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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!% R' b/ n+ v* @. s: ^& _
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爱屋及乌
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百闻不如一见
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One look is worth a thousand words.
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Seeing is believing.
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( d, {7 q% `- @( l8 K( I7 _( }5 y% [; H 笨鸟先飞
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' c1 n- n4 H% u+ ] A slow sparrow should make an early start.4 c0 N) {) A8 I) V8 O* w
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spare no effort; go all out; do one's best
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No discord, no concord.
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拆东墙补西墙
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" J6 Q4 O# |1 b0 s 辞旧迎新
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- a+ b, u' c' z& \ bid farewell to the old and usher in the new& Y1 N5 U; _7 k9 g- N l+ }
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: Q5 A# O& L$ C 大事化小，小事化了" D+ A# L" O" H) k. ?
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try first to make their mistake sound less serious and then to reduce it to nothing at all8 V1 e) G1 u" `/ X, k; i% R# ]
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1 V- Q$ J& I/ [2 x2 Q) K8 @ 大开眼界1 O, D: H5 F0 |# f$ L' _
. W6 R( h: O. }' v broaden one's horizon; be an eye-opener- y" B9 g$ i- I9 a$ J
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国泰民安8 z8 C/ I1 ]6 P9 G& ~
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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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3 o' \0 F9 O1 y; @9 \* z 好了伤疤忘了疼$ |! ?/ n! G/ z# b0 N9 A% m! T9 b
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2 |9 `, i1 y4 g+ M8 h# d* C7 K Bad news travels fast.
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friendliness is conducive to business success
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活到老学到老
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既往不咎
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$ r6 K2 Z6 ~9 V8 e6 x7 O2 C 金无足赤，人无完人
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金玉满堂
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$ L& j* ~0 Q& Y% r. n. }4 E 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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! ^/ O9 c6 U1 j 老生常谈，陈词滥调
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( u% [( _/ e; y% f( J* w 礼尚往来
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$ t Q: Z; i) e2 U5 ?9 u Courtesy calls for reciprocity.
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留得青山在，不怕没柴烧
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gain both fame and wealth
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be suddenly enlightened
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+ y# m2 X: v$ C2 X 没有规矩，不成方圆
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3 B* e* _) c5 s4 K) G7 b$ I1 t! c Nothing can be accomplished without norms or standards.
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$ G t! w, I, t 谋事在人，成事在天( w+ Y2 X$ M7 b# D: a, _
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抛砖引玉
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a modest spur to induce others to come forward with valuable contributions; throw a sprat to catch a whale
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6 |% W3 y* u% x5 ^8 { 千里之行始于足下, b0 g/ b$ g6 D B
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Where there is a will, there is a way.
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2 y$ I! C3 ~6 J% k2 Q 世外桃源4 ~" M/ F! ]& V1 s: B
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a retreat away from the turmoil of the world
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人之初，性本善
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Humans are born good.
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$ g9 K0 G% ^% ?) k" T% z 上有天堂，下有苏杭
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& w. O$ G9 ^- B9 g 塞翁失马，焉知非福
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) ]9 p9 z6 g8 s( F$ n' o( j a blessing in disguise;
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Every cloud has a silver lining.
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3 i3 X I3 t. l; L2 k9 z0 u 三十而立( a1 e3 q0 H# ]. N* w1 {: L
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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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A ship rises with the tide
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seek truth from facts; be practical and realistic; be true to facts
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说曹操，曹操到
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0 r+ \. I2 J: L9 S 实践是检验真理的唯一标准2 i5 M8 g* G$ s8 Z9 ?' A) }
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糖衣炮弹
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团结就是力量
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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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5 L. K4 n% X/ ^2 h* s& v 物以类聚，人以群分
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1 |" C8 i, r) z 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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0 c* x, |# _5 ^8 a( ` 徇私枉法
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twist the law to suit one's own purpose/ S& F4 y4 u: l) o+ y; B% M( A: c- D
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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 C' z4 e( o3 A: Y( ]% 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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先入为主
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First impressions are firmly entrenched.
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/ ?6 A, F4 g) S( n$ K5 c( w 严以律己，宽以待人) W5 S/ H9 s1 Z/ @
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Jack shall have Jill, all shall be well.81
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有识之士
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' e! K+ L4 ?( g7 z) V 有缘千里来相会
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people-oriented
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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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Haste makes waste.
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$ _$ `/ m( [- b! Q Great minds think alike.
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You can't wrap fire in paper.
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- B& w D; g( X9 W( q4 V% b What's done by night appears by day.
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