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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!. d/ ]: ] f4 @2 h) c. v
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G$ `9 r; Y' ]: R: ?. E Love me, love my dog.2 x4 s: s" n" R
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: z' g" ]% ]& n# y) \5 q3 t- j; T 百闻不如一见+ s6 O6 `) [) P' L2 }6 G; W
7 k/ ?2 `. ?& l! H+ k One look is worth a thousand words.9 x+ j6 r4 i! V' t0 Z1 {
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Seeing is believing.
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to fall short of the best, but be better than the worst
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7 o3 D. U& U6 ? 笨鸟先飞
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spare no effort; go all out; do one's best
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; \1 e3 l9 Z; D No discord, no concord.
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* J6 X/ _3 N) F/ W8 ~2 P6 o% m 拆东墙补西墙+ o0 W8 [- s/ V8 ]# R
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+ S2 w8 s0 R0 ~, F 辞旧迎新
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9 l/ h: g# U7 I2 ^1 w9 o bid farewell to the old and usher in the new' N8 U9 `9 s: m! n- [8 r4 C/ ~+ i8 d
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大事化小,小事化了3 G9 j8 f4 x0 {$ O
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try first to make their mistake sound less serious and then to reduce it to nothing at all6 o9 C9 a) M: M
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8 b Y* M7 c; _* I, H8 q. E* A2 B 大开眼界2 R, r+ x2 h' u! T& H
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broaden one's horizon; be an eye-opener
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the country flourishes and people live in peace
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过犹不及
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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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6 G. C; ^, Z# X7 F 好了伤疤忘了疼; Q s7 E. [& ~* f# ~! H
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once on shore, one prays no more
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8 u) ]8 I) L4 r; v 和气生财
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7 l; b& T6 V1 n' T0 D 活到老学到老6 ]: S8 a3 Z) ~3 { j! i0 ~( F: ^3 q
' t/ c2 w! p+ ` a0 W& | never too old to learn
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) I& L0 m; T3 g1 R& W 既往不咎5 [: _1 s0 Z% y6 C, u0 Z
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+ Q( }. O0 J2 s/ i( q. H 脚踏实地
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7 L) ~9 N9 f2 w } be down-to-earth
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6 P5 t% ?4 i* b4 x! ]3 s G 脚踩两只船
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sit on the fence; be a fence-sitter; have a foot in either camp
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9 g$ `$ P' f7 P5 D+ E Courtesy calls for reciprocity.
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achieve immediate victory; win instant success
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9 O4 H6 h# f- H* [. p 茅塞顿开
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be suddenly enlightened
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没有规矩,不成方圆
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Nothing can be accomplished without norms or standards.
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: o9 a$ p2 {: X- W On festive occasions more than ever one thinks of one's dear ones far away.
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Man proposes; God disposes.
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! Q, f& h$ B6 `! x) L 千里之行始于足下
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A fall of seasonal snow gives promise of a fruitful year
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4 ]% v# `3 ?' I' C$ Q Where there is a will, there is a way.
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a blessing in disguise;
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Every cloud has a silver lining.
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# e5 ~9 w/ C% [9 [ seek truth from facts; be practical and realistic; be true to facts% h- @; K7 M+ H( [- ~! E
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Even if one jumped into the Yellow River, one can not wash oneself clean - there's nothing one can do to clear one's name
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There are no waves without wind. Nothing comes of nothing.
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a new broom sweeps clean
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蓄势待发
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accumulate strength for a take-off
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May all your wish come true$ D2 L4 u! G6 r6 T# T
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心照不宣
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have a tacit understanding; thoroughly understand each other, without having exchanged a word of explanation
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先下手为强
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The best defense is offense.
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ants on a hot pan
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; k+ q* j6 g6 v% C 现身说法: R! R2 r+ H% B$ K7 x. l1 F
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pour oil on troubled waters; patch up a quarrel and reconcile the parties concerned
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严以律己,宽以待人
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有情人终成眷属
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Money makes the mare go./ Money talks.82
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与时俱进
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因材施教
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bring in wealth and treasure
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become debt-ridden
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be an armchair strategist
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What's done by night appears by day.
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1 @; I# h, Q9 |8 b. g: Q 左右为难
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