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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!' W$ `* n& d* |9 R+ A- d2 g& O
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( K1 u: X: _0 P& Y0 @ 爱屋及乌
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8 a5 ~9 v. E) f2 \" b1 a1 l, q Love me, love my dog.# c; Z. Y% n( H; D9 {
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. F" w U. D7 p+ C! s7 G1 k 百闻不如一见
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5 s/ I4 r0 E8 A One look is worth a thousand words.+ I: W! \# ^: v @5 [% F# z. \
, t6 z0 ?5 \- T) K Seeing is believing.; h& D, o4 J$ n: U; w! B
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4 _' x4 B* h0 v, Z4 t4 s' J to fall short of the best, but be better than the worst
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% c, v( \% K/ V' L, {/ {3 k A slow sparrow should make an early start.
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2 c" K R1 w; }' q+ `+ R8 }! R 拆东墙补西墙
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' k: V5 Q5 g) P$ e+ N4 o/ I& s 辞旧迎新" l3 |. x3 a A4 ]7 f, W
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, o% ^2 [" Z- j. o/ q$ Y# D, V, C 大事化小，小事化了 ?$ Q5 f. K; l% o0 Q1 F9 H
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8 m1 b3 j! [& k5 x/ q, g6 D- ] 大开眼界* G; G2 g# R+ L; Z
& d& x, O8 Z5 o' h! W' A broaden one's horizon; be an eye-opener
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going beyond the limit is as bad as falling short; excess is just as bad as deficiency;
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7 n' e+ K3 v; r6 @& @6 v 好了伤疤忘了疼2 l* {/ |/ p1 P1 M8 Y# ]
- t- h1 e* H3 J* U& F0 G- {7 g" j6 l once on shore, one prays no more
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) v3 p. R u+ B* m# h1 B 好事不出门，坏事传千里
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* A' c* b# t; r3 { Bad news travels fast." G5 m# `& u. {" j k6 H
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1 d8 G& S! [1 D8 x harmony brings wealth;
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friendliness is conducive to business success( [7 C# ?) [3 R, W* y" }
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活到老学到老/ k$ J6 C7 k! v1 U
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! K$ p: I- F9 O! | let bygones be bygones
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9 z7 k9 O- Z/ h" }' B7 S There are spots even on the sun.
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' }& M$ G- f" g* `; B2 `( i0 j 金玉满堂
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Treasures fill the home.
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% H4 E0 u4 W( P4 Q$ d, |. B Z 脚踩两只船8 [# I6 ]( ]4 F* X* {$ Z p) ]
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8 d& [! V% |7 g# }9 s cut and dried; cliché
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4 v6 N* q9 |! I: M Courtesy calls for reciprocity.
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1 n! y+ O" Q+ ~+ l Where there is life, there is hope.! I# [! [* i# U, Y* w2 L
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名利双收
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1 `& m3 I3 x! G5 Z On festive occasions more than ever one thinks of one's dear ones far away.
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, |- H% x8 } A% D0 S. } make a fool of oneself in trying to be smart6 ~, `6 L' s) Q
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1 S% @% {4 z2 ^0 { 抛砖引玉
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- E9 R m2 }' X9 B* H 抢得先机
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( M, x2 w2 V. v; M$ S# D+ J 千里之行始于足下
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fear wolves ahead and tigers behind; hesitate in doing something
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瑞雪兆丰年
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Where there is a will, there is a way.
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a retreat away from the turmoil of the world
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7 ]$ ?3 i$ n8 _0 ~& a, `6 ` Humans are born good.
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1 G2 m" j7 ~* l4 j 上有天堂，下有苏杭
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Just as there is paradise in heaven, there are Suzhou and Hangzhou on earth7 U, ^* B: h: R" z. ?2 {# k- m
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9 g, }+ m8 c( g% [# M5 O; N7 a# v5 _ a blessing in disguise;% x. ]. x Q4 s; I
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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.1 k% B" Y* a. `/ r; u, l
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2 u: B s: z8 r4 w* |- R 水涨船高
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1 W$ j, ^/ d C; t" k: h y+ g 实践是检验真理的唯一标准3 g0 q+ m# d: t3 s, k, v K
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天有不测风云
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唯利是图
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- h& B8 G$ `4 F0 d seek nothing but profits; be blind to all but one's own interests# J% W }. L) b+ `: t6 ]7 ?
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无中生有 } {$ A0 P& G' p1 L0 s; C7 p
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" |- k; S9 ?2 w( z( z) @1 f There are no waves without wind. Nothing comes of nothing.
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: T) w/ X! j4 a 徇私枉法
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* l( I1 Q9 \8 F( T9 x8 C% k4 m 新官上任三把火. m8 Z1 P5 i& m( }* z1 b/ {, G2 A
' X* d/ A q% O1 |, g a new broom sweeps clean
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心想事成
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- ]0 L: ^, s1 ~ l9 p 心照不宣
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have a tacit understanding; thoroughly understand each other, without having exchanged a word of explanation% u8 g2 Y! t! @% A- s. |7 g
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先入为主
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First impressions are firmly entrenched./ ^6 S! U% _4 T7 I J8 d3 g8 M' j+ O
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The best defense is offense.
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$ P, C, e0 L" O ants on a hot pan
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warn people by taking oneself as an example
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息事宁人
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pour oil on troubled waters; patch up a quarrel and reconcile the parties concerned( i; J0 E$ d: `
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) |8 F4 W& K7 g( w M 循序渐进
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proceed in an orderly way and step by step; advance gradually in due order
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be strict with oneself and lenient with others
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( Z2 U" z3 b1 b) l 有情人终成眷属
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Jack shall have Jill, all shall be well.81
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有钱能使鬼推磨
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Money makes the mare go./ Money talks.82
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! |! p3 _, R$ d/ S2 r 有勇无谋' f( z, k4 X E$ S1 S: h3 F/ @% N
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有缘千里来相会
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Separated as we are thousands of miles apart, we come together as if by predestination.85
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+ } k% U/ ^& H 以人为本
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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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More haste, less speed.
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Great minds think alike.) m" v/ x5 O& O) i; D8 g
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1 F* V7 w8 T7 E' N! w 冤假错案
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cases in which people were unjustly, falsely or wrongly charged or sentenced; unjust, false or wrong cases
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become debt-ridden
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target of public criticism
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5 x2 _9 g; P' m# |2 P& V 纸包不住火9 i m9 L" O# E* M* b5 d& X- P
6 [3 I4 I* {4 z" H! Y You can't wrap fire in paper. n, w$ O! \3 X* L
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What's done by night appears by day.
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