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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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- I3 f& m: z( M& \ One look is worth a thousand words.5 i: D+ R, ^. ]( M3 Q
: K# |" V% ]) p3 T. |1 ?: \" O* d6 A Seeing is believing.0 T4 J! M4 J* `% K+ Q2 B0 A! ^
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笨鸟先飞
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A slow sparrow should make an early start.
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拆东墙补西墙& Y6 n7 Z+ x& K0 b; ^& L* }- V, I
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# K4 ^' r! l" ~& I& [/ f( P 辞旧迎新
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0 r% _. Y: ~1 m+ k X4 I. {/ b bid farewell to the old and usher in the new- K, g, z& x3 a
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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' k3 _! C2 @! w5 B9 _
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/ U7 E/ S' W; W& n5 L 大开眼界# t4 f& s3 M7 j. A/ m6 ?7 k
9 x4 p/ G9 D% \% v, S. @ broaden one's horizon; be an eye-opener
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u) ~( K% }4 W( F1 i 国泰民安
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the country flourishes and people live in peace! p1 t1 `* `7 n" \* X* }# O
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too much is as bad as too little5 b# v% A& D7 |6 W- }& F# m
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# }+ U) t: }! ]$ n" v 好了伤疤忘了疼 a" d6 I3 D2 \) | a
- o( P1 @3 e( q# @( s9 O3 w once on shore, one prays no more
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% V0 \1 a& z) U7 x5 H& Q! _ friendliness is conducive to business success
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活到老学到老
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金玉满堂
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Treasures fill the home.
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老生常谈,陈词滥调
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% @/ X6 l& D+ ^& | Where there is life, there is hope.
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茅塞顿开
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0 g0 y) M! P3 x \ Nothing can be accomplished without norms or standards.
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每逢佳节倍思亲
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Man proposes; God disposes.
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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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" T0 g0 v/ B0 \ 巧妇难为无米之炊
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千里之行始于足下
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Past experience, if not forgotten, is a guide for the future.
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强龙难压地头蛇
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A fall of seasonal snow gives promise of a fruitful year
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People are in high spirits when involved in happy events.
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世外桃源
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Just as there is paradise in heaven, there are Suzhou and Hangzhou on earth
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a blessing in disguise;
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3 j5 Z% R, @' W Z Every cloud has a silver lining." ~9 w! p7 V1 h. w7 j" d
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# m( d$ N7 [$ j; u3 g 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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; p1 a. [3 k0 ^* c) z- ?# k A ship rises with the tide
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, y7 M; f+ _ s6 g! G g! t 实话实说
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韬光养晦
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糖衣炮弹
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天有不测风云
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跳进黄河洗不清
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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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Birds of a feather flock together.
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seek nothing but profits; be blind to all but one's own interests
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- D& n$ e- m* m5 X, T9 u* w 无中生有8 ]/ c# @6 @# k- {
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a sheer fabrication out of nothing; fabricate rumors out of thin air
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There are no waves without wind. Nothing comes of nothing.
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徇私枉法
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twist the law to suit one's own purpose
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心想事成
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May all your wish come true
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: d# Q5 f* o! |+ O7 v 心照不宣0 b: a0 I6 j- x# k& h
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' c0 a3 Q6 [/ o R' e 先入为主
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First impressions are firmly entrenched.+ E" c: p$ \- H4 Y. }3 o1 @
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$ l% T; E ^9 E( s The best defense is offense.
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ants on a hot pan
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$ {# y- f3 b m9 f warn people by taking oneself as an example4 ]' F5 p7 e B; W/ o
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1 s$ r% U! t& O0 R 息事宁人' B7 g. d" W8 D9 A
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循序渐进
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proceed in an orderly way and step by step; advance gradually in due order4 Y e; y; }) J2 h
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be strict with oneself and lenient with others
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1 Y8 J0 G: v; b4 N 有情人终成眷属
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2 w1 z% J: N" S 有钱能使鬼推磨
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2 j; n* B, D9 g+ s3 i1 K 有勇无谋
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bold but not crafty84
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5 u5 [8 B6 [% U7 P 有缘千里来相会
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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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; C( V9 K6 H& h$ b1 s4 t 优胜劣汰
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英雄所见略同
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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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A promise is a promise.
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A real man never goes back on his words.
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become debt-ridden
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target of public criticism
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