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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!
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Love me, love my dog.
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One look is worth a thousand words., J" r3 p+ a& ]% {3 n' Q7 n
" Y- j3 g! R$ L5 n! ?2 r Seeing is believing.
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$ r& N' M# s% l- i. n 比上不足,比下有余3 ?1 q5 @5 M; _' u: N. v9 }
2 |7 Q- D0 ]0 s3 C" Y$ [ to fall short of the best, but be better than the worst+ l8 X9 H+ }! D+ J
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笨鸟先飞
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A slow sparrow should make an early start.* _* R7 `, V% s
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* Z$ Y5 r0 W- i5 {0 s' j 不遗余力+ B0 Z B2 K7 K9 d1 o
( J, J6 B U: I& R5 r" N* ? spare no effort; go all out; do one's best
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5 I3 i5 ?- i: O' x 大事化小,小事化了
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try first to make their mistake sound less serious and then to reduce it to nothing at all$ L' q9 n) U0 s+ m" L# Z$ e
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8 f5 N% @/ f5 V- k 大开眼界7 |. ^6 q* D1 U# |8 b' [
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the country flourishes and people live in peace Q! F' d: B5 c5 Y9 {" j' l% o
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, I0 [3 a. c7 s going beyond the limit is as bad as falling short; excess is just as bad as deficiency;
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too much is as bad as too little
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once on shore, one prays no more
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4 X- E- R& F" s+ l9 u" j 和气生财
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活到老学到老
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& h+ |' u4 ~2 B+ P3 r$ r9 F There are spots even on the sun.! f( u' E: y# F5 p; t
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- j9 C8 d" E% M 金玉满堂, X' j d& B2 _! U
* m6 b; D) L( x/ k5 g$ c# ? Treasures fill the home.
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6 D8 F+ `4 Y& c8 l* p 脚踏实地
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A hedge between keeps friendship green.3 z% Z U* V5 @- Q" H
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, {% U# s6 Y. Q( T6 ~0 w Courtesy calls for reciprocity.
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茅塞顿开
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( k5 D, k3 l0 B9 t6 A- T2 a be suddenly enlightened
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每逢佳节倍思亲
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5 y( h. ]* p4 F" E Man proposes; God disposes.
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弄巧成拙
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make a fool of oneself in trying to be smart
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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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cut off all means of retreat;burn one's own way of retreat and be determined to fight to the end
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Where there is a will, there is a way.
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Just as there is paradise in heaven, there are Suzhou and Hangzhou on earth
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; Y, I/ Y2 N, m: r Every cloud has a silver lining.
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use a steam-hammer to crack nuts
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实话实说
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/ ~$ L5 M- R9 X. c Unity is strength.
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unhealthy trends and vulgar practices
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a sheer fabrication out of nothing; fabricate rumors out of thin air
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twist the law to suit one's own purpose
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a new broom sweeps clean
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心想事成
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2 g+ G9 g5 P4 J2 X% y6 r$ c' W have a tacit understanding; thoroughly understand each other, without having exchanged a word of explanation
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/ n5 U' A, U* K& N( R& E2 y4 R 先下手为强
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, {2 a3 L' ^' ~$ c V He who strikes first gains the advantage.
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热锅上的蚂蚁9 b& ]/ ]* W: y( o N0 @6 P
Z e6 w0 r `$ q- I ants on a hot pan
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9 [! D+ ~, t/ R7 ~: P( ~; N 现身说法
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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# z+ b1 S& q/ c
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; b1 f8 y) B S3 | Jack shall have Jill, all shall be well.81
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' b6 u6 c# U/ v 有钱能使鬼推磨/ n( q" ?/ T' S0 h; r& p- a
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有识之士
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' w# w& C4 L+ [8 K 有缘千里来相会7 q& P7 z, Q7 {9 G$ I$ J
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8 o p1 O) u! v keep pace with the times86% ]4 p. G. c. \ w8 ~% k! c
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7 k! w2 \( b9 @% l# \' F% s/ `3 N 欲穷千里目,更上一层楼
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5 m: X6 j5 x' i* D5 Z! { to ascend another storey to see a thousand miles further; Ascend further, were you to look farther.& w! \, o0 H* a5 A' I# F9 y
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Haste makes waste.
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优胜劣汰
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