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中华文化博大精深,成语俗语都是智慧结晶,但翻译成英文如果表达不当,却容易引起误解。所以,一起来学学常见中文成语的英译很有必要!! ~( n0 J: A! X
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2 p, w6 H$ s4 A2 x5 I 爱屋及乌
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3 w- d: v3 [; P6 }. x" d Love me, love my dog.! O; N8 z% M2 d% w7 Y3 T" b0 x6 U
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! V7 w U7 h( x6 r" U5 F 百闻不如一见/ W5 o9 {" w) G; T- l! B& e; E& k
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One look is worth a thousand words.
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/ n7 q1 G. s _/ x* r Seeing is believing.
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比上不足,比下有余
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& R3 J: m" M3 o 不遗余力, G, B/ `9 C, z2 T( L
. }2 k0 i1 J+ C$ d spare no effort; go all out; do one's best
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4 h1 d! q9 z8 B5 H 不打不成交
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3 \0 ^2 Z s6 b4 {2 i9 L 拆东墙补西墙
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辞旧迎新
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try first to make their mistake sound less serious and then to reduce it to nothing at all+ T; [: P7 [( `4 W
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4 T3 p' _, |' F+ o% W 大开眼界, ?8 s. m( Z" x$ N+ F% K
( s- D' }) z2 L" D$ R broaden one's horizon; be an eye-opener
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, X8 d* w6 T8 y y going beyond the limit is as bad as falling short; excess is just as bad as deficiency;
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once on shore, one prays no more
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- B* |3 P* \ E3 m& {, x( S/ x Bad news travels fast.
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% l- k6 H* z3 @7 g' x9 E) R4 U 和气生财+ ?( g. \/ N4 `1 M1 o
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friendliness is conducive to business success
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活到老学到老
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never too old to learn
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4 N2 ?9 k' F' S3 p# j# I9 T There are spots even on the sun.
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4 @8 D X& I+ k) Z- s5 \6 o 金玉满堂
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Treasures fill the home.
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be down-to-earth
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7 Q- B% l) h7 O" W) Y 君子之交淡如水
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& m0 ?, b" }: `8 C9 V, A 老生常谈,陈词滥调
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cut and dried; cliché
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achieve immediate victory; win instant success
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8 h$ g9 u7 M$ J1 \9 G1 ? On festive occasions more than ever one thinks of one's dear ones far away.
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; y9 [- y: Z' F2 c3 X3 U7 g a modest spur to induce others to come forward with valuable contributions; throw a sprat to catch a whale! k! ]; I' G& e0 ?& B
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0 y9 p" U1 x3 A6 r" a. q6 ~ 破釜沉舟5 Q/ ?$ X- K% M
8 D" L* t$ d$ J; x! Z cut off all means of retreat;burn one's own way of retreat and be determined to fight to the end7 f, a8 `. j" y
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People are in high spirits when involved in happy events.
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a retreat away from the turmoil of the world
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% h( D- s6 h% E3 F. m( n3 k' E Just as there is paradise in heaven, there are Suzhou and Hangzhou on earth( X5 Y! u% Z" c$ \3 ]% }
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A man should be independent at the age of thirty. /At thirty, a man should be able to think for himself.
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seek truth from facts; be practical and realistic; be true to facts
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seek nothing but profits; be blind to all but one's own interests
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a sheer fabrication out of nothing; fabricate rumors out of thin air
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无风不起浪
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There are no waves without wind. Nothing comes of nothing.* V3 R! c! j2 x0 D# }- ?
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1 \. f" F3 |2 n 徇私枉法
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% X) _! N, n8 Q! X# A; u f twist the law to suit one's own purpose* i. J9 a Q6 n: q, x; r
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新官上任三把火1 c) f' Y% h+ v( p4 J' J) |
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蓄势待发
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心想事成
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have a tacit understanding; thoroughly understand each other, without having exchanged a word of explanation
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; e9 C% w0 U# M6 H) m* X 先入为主- W% J9 |- N! N! V1 B
. @% G6 R ]2 @, t- H First impressions are firmly entrenched.
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) H) g4 a% y8 s9 H- T He who strikes first gains the advantage.
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7 P; P t @1 n, H+ y' I+ f9 F 现身说法4 q, I* Z% R1 b! {! o+ U1 _7 [4 g
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+ t( S. ~. |% V, }' @ 息事宁人4 e7 `8 Q, E) j" {! V5 g: d0 A
! O/ N4 p$ H# z6 v" ^ pour oil on troubled waters; patch up a quarrel and reconcile the parties concerned
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proceed in an orderly way and step by step; advance gradually in due order
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( @* o# S) i; ^ 严以律己,宽以待人
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be strict with oneself and lenient with others
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0 `# m' D7 z1 i Jack shall have Jill, all shall be well.81: P) Y2 t- Q: @; n5 [9 r0 k/ Q
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2 y2 z" `" S- \; F: v 有识之士
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以人为本
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7 q$ r4 p k0 Y' a 因材施教
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teach students according to their aptitude
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to ascend another storey to see a thousand miles further; Ascend further, were you to look farther.
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欲速则不达
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Haste makes waste.
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survival of the fittest
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Great minds think alike.
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cases in which people were unjustly, falsely or wrongly charged or sentenced; unjust, false or wrong cases5 [' @6 {0 p% W+ i0 ~. l
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