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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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7 K, q- @0 _. w5 C% C2 ^ 爱屋及乌) S1 d' H1 [8 v* b9 C" P
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Love me, love my dog.& j0 v. e4 k/ m' `) O
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$ Q4 [3 k5 F/ M3 { One look is worth a thousand words.
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Seeing is believing.
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0 b6 {: P- u I) m- w% ^7 R h 比上不足，比下有余4 p) K2 D7 c8 X- w! n% n
2 y3 J6 H1 ?7 ` to fall short of the best, but be better than the worst% Y5 Z$ R) q) x; o5 Y
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# W9 t% V" B( `6 G 笨鸟先飞
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A slow sparrow should make an early start.6 d) c" S2 D$ l& W
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8 Z! h, a4 P% L- S3 d, a 不遗余力5 x! Z" I" Y# @' y, |2 _
8 ? L7 c0 z2 Z" l 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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辞旧迎新
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bid farewell to the old and usher in the new6 G- u0 x! @' c) q ~8 Q
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; m4 E7 n' P$ Z3 ^, z, { 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
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( r/ o) `7 h- R5 H, K) j 大开眼界
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; {0 Q! {. L5 U+ v6 f; a broaden one's horizon; be an eye-opener
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: M6 x3 ]1 s! F" q1 D$ P4 k 国泰民安$ I5 \* M: B7 h/ W3 j; d8 j1 O6 O
# C% G/ H0 j; c0 d# x- ?- \ the country flourishes and people live in peace6 n T. E9 i' }2 @, ]
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过犹不及
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好了伤疤忘了疼
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once on shore, one prays no more
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好事不出门，坏事传千里
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和气生财
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F, K0 s5 P* k `3 i, R! { harmony brings wealth;: C# K9 r3 A. [9 T1 r) p7 F: I( ?
( w0 @. S4 x' n' |. p3 r friendliness is conducive to business success
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7 n7 c9 d2 p& [* ]1 l# n 既往不咎
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let bygones be bygones
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/ J4 h* o; m) o) W, z1 e There are spots even on the sun.1 D; s4 _% ^) D' \& i" G4 r
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, k6 x$ m9 _7 a4 d4 ~9 O 金玉满堂( ]: B, q2 w) ^( `) @
0 f& r j( v8 i h. S Treasures fill the home.
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m# j5 A0 t5 }- J be down-to-earth2 r8 Q9 D1 Q' ]
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8 n, R/ i, |- D( w6 X 脚踩两只船8 u5 b( H v! @% }: G) c
! C4 [6 Y. ~' S sit on the fence; be a fence-sitter; have a foot in either camp4 H, W- i1 S* r' j$ o+ w5 H
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君子之交淡如水
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4 u+ q+ f0 y) v/ z9 I1 r2 I 老生常谈，陈词滥调& i/ L5 g7 N, V- G+ W
1 p4 l1 b' z/ n! v# n; r$ P, k cut and dried; cliché
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留得青山在，不怕没柴烧
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马到成功3 \0 N$ I: m, }4 s) F2 U% t
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- _- v0 U9 N! {6 Q F) g 茅塞顿开
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+ H( S) v, i- z- Q# Y: k, y5 M 每逢佳节倍思亲
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On festive occasions more than ever one thinks of one's dear ones far away.7 T8 O; n2 Q, _. e2 O: V1 w
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: a8 j X7 t0 m6 n* T; t& z 谋事在人，成事在天
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& D+ m1 m+ }$ r% v, ^* {- f4 U suffer a double loss; lose the bait along with the fish
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; G2 R; z- D0 c7 s8 j 巧妇难为无米之炊
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One can't make bricks without straw.
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Past experience, if not forgotten, is a guide for the future.
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$ Q! y) c7 E! V. W. p 前怕狼，后怕虎7 K; M& L: \7 `2 h- [% G
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The mighty dragon is no match for the native serpent.# {2 R' t. L3 [% [) ]
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7 `+ t9 j: H# b- K+ H A fall of seasonal snow gives promise of a fruitful year
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F0 P5 U. n0 |+ h Where there is a will, there is a way.: q9 U, Z8 P: J+ T1 e. p( B* Y
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9 l5 g+ u1 P; f3 I$ s7 C$ X a retreat away from the turmoil of the world
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人之初，性本善
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a blessing in disguise;
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Every cloud has a silver lining.
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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.0 e3 f m3 z7 u/ F5 v4 f: m# c
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( ^! t0 g1 f5 K2 s( A9 { Time and tide wait for no man.
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( z- s4 u! {1 a* G seek truth from facts; be practical and realistic; be true to facts" u/ K8 s+ }1 @. q3 i: h9 a( u
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实践是检验真理的唯一标准
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Unity is strength.
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# O/ R+ v$ P5 X8 J& G# J' F 无中生有
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a sheer fabrication out of nothing; fabricate rumors out of thin air
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* k/ J8 T) Q% n. _4 @- a 无风不起浪
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There are no waves without wind. Nothing comes of nothing.
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7 S4 z5 M' a- Z ]3 O; b d+ b# \ 徇私枉法
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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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accumulate strength for a take-off% o) U# s8 Q# z/ f9 B: a
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1 W. M' T& C; a1 P* q1 s 心想事成
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3 e+ Q+ i V4 I0 h9 ~% e7 S 心照不宣) `- p1 v6 h/ o
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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! E p8 m0 R& I
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He who strikes first gains the advantage.& X- d" j% c, ^7 Z* m
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7 ^1 V0 H/ }% c* P8 O2 h1 s 热锅上的蚂蚁
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ants on a hot pan
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现身说法
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warn people by taking oneself as an example
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息事宁人
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proceed in an orderly way and step by step; advance gradually in due order5 G8 K6 f- u& a8 n5 G
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1 Q- c0 @$ q+ z m be strict with oneself and lenient with others
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6 _" A6 o @* a$ ~# R' T0 ^; Y 有情人终成眷属# u }% |2 |" V' R6 [& p% }
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有钱能使鬼推磨
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有勇无谋
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/ b, a1 z8 \6 K- \% [+ q 与时俱进
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people-oriented
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teach students according to their aptitude
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. z5 Q( O' y7 C' \. u 欲穷千里目，更上一层楼3 o/ T7 F( K; F% G2 d$ Z8 [
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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.: ?! ~! i& m( e! _3 K/ v5 y
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Great minds think alike.
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, |3 U/ s- _& V Better make friends than make enemies.
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cases in which people were unjustly, falsely or wrongly charged or sentenced; unjust, false or wrong cases( N* M3 _) o! p8 ?
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: L6 [) i: `8 a) A/ z' W 债台高筑! `$ E" F! {2 b+ o6 e9 `
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纸上谈兵
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be an armchair strategist
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^7 e- v; L/ o5 ] 纸包不住火! [) ?4 ^/ J% K! s6 ^- s
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You can't wrap fire in paper.
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What's done by night appears by day.
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