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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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# @8 }, J. W9 U 爱屋及乌5 Z' H' A+ i9 d1 z. j! _' p
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" `( \. y. i4 D6 p 百闻不如一见
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5 \2 x+ q) l; a% I- t$ }# Q0 { One look is worth a thousand words.
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0 o# j' R" y6 _# S0 y9 E Seeing is believing., O; G. n4 U' r0 l$ r: ]
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" i% j$ ~. P9 {8 O# h 笨鸟先飞2 x: [5 P( ~: [% a2 f. ?
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Y/ k% P; y, e5 t1 ^ 不打不成交5 R( t6 y1 G* L8 T
( o% }$ F* S4 C0 u( T3 } No discord, no concord.
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rob Peter to pay Paul
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, `3 T0 Q) d6 u$ f 辞旧迎新
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V4 M/ m3 Y. L; t! c* a) _ bid farewell to the old and usher in the new
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broaden one's horizon; be an eye-opener }; _9 B& j: ~6 f- B9 c
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the country flourishes and people live in peace
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2 K( p* m' Z. Z3 H. L going beyond the limit is as bad as falling short; excess is just as bad as deficiency;
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q) e% Z6 N. C- n once on shore, one prays no more
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* D( J+ D& D0 Q$ S4 s 好事不出门，坏事传千里0 @# N. |6 u+ e) A9 t' f/ l
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1 j$ K2 A' I% i0 ]' } 和气生财
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4 _* g0 s5 |' a0 q 活到老学到老
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既往不咎
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2 p6 F4 d- m. H4 ]# a0 n: b 金无足赤，人无完人9 c$ Z- t0 I( ]7 f% h
& Y1 \7 V, K) B" K5 @& _- i! c There are spots even on the sun.4 y/ @/ t" I1 e6 z: I( x8 [8 f
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- o- M* \& P q/ i) } 金玉满堂; V4 P. q# O" t% P* `2 d4 J
% p) w) w1 Q5 Z' d* C Treasures fill the home.
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, S2 Z' M- m: b& l9 V% R; H! k+ @; V8 j 脚踩两只船( O! \# ?1 Z$ A/ N. P) K4 \1 k
* a7 K. u- `) l) n sit on the fence; be a fence-sitter; have a foot in either camp
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4 ]" n3 I1 _# }: w A hedge between keeps friendship green.7 ^8 y# Z9 c6 [ n! S4 o
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cut and dried; cliché
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& _0 H( o, f! H7 H0 q y& f# \ 名利双收6 ^! b1 s1 }9 c9 ]+ _" I& Z: B
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! M1 _4 e, [7 S( ?$ Z8 }3 a Nothing can be accomplished without norms or standards.
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3 M6 g$ P; Y* C( W 每逢佳节倍思亲( u7 u0 ?- q# h3 H" B
& A( _2 O% ]! t4 A9 t4 _+ {1 J: \ On festive occasions more than ever one thinks of one's dear ones far away.
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# d) s7 Z1 R8 E8 X$ P4 y 谋事在人，成事在天
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! S" z4 r, h' l" | 赔了夫人又折兵3 C, R; q# o. L, x3 E
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suffer a double loss; lose the bait along with the fish/ C% r2 |; w/ r
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/ k& p8 n/ q0 ]& c5 K a modest spur to induce others to come forward with valuable contributions; throw a sprat to catch a whale' I6 S) }5 o, ? Y" Z5 \, C% q
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3 `- D d& Z- ~; P- { 破釜沉舟# d' c. Q1 X& _ V
4 L$ X7 p9 t7 G v: ~( y8 D cut off all means of retreat;burn one's own way of retreat and be determined to fight to the end/ Z, s* o5 E) \/ }! p1 q) \
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8 g: f5 T m: W! L Just as there is paradise in heaven, there are Suzhou and Hangzhou on earth% V8 j+ Y! Q- J$ f
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' @8 @, c- |8 J- U, }0 ^3 @+ i) D 塞翁失马，焉知非福7 ~- Y( o/ c u3 [$ {
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, e5 ~( p8 l0 c* J Every cloud has a silver lining.
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$ }$ i$ K j% k$ h( X- y 三十而立
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/ H( B! q8 [: E 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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( h! ~6 e; ?3 v A ship rises with the tide
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1 W) [" m" |! y 说曹操，曹操到
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speak the plain truth; call a spade a spade; tell it as it is
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3 n! y f( f5 W! U7 x7 o8 P 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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% D1 j. u% [: h" {# z$ o 无中生有
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a sheer fabrication out of nothing; fabricate rumors out of thin air
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徇私枉法$ y# c4 i" H0 I8 v- l
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twist the law to suit one's own purpose
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6 p# c, {5 y3 v4 Q" D; | 新官上任三把火. G& P- g4 d8 ?) n. O* x6 K. l
8 d3 S! }0 `( O5 c4 c 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
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have a tacit understanding; thoroughly understand each other, without having exchanged a word of explanation! H$ L: b( `" Z. {7 c- J
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1 f! O6 v+ _( x u: T 先入为主" k4 ^3 \) X* |, w w
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' a' g; n7 p' y" n 先下手为强1 m b9 h: H6 ~
. m7 w% P1 ~8 S6 m6 o0 _! o He who strikes first gains the advantage.
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) e& T' n+ Z& R v0 v& y0 ? 现身说法
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warn people by taking oneself as an example
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, d1 V* ~" W/ L5 t) n- C/ K pour oil on troubled waters; patch up a quarrel and reconcile the parties concerned
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! b& c% ?; w" s9 r* \4 n 严以律己，宽以待人
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有钱能使鬼推磨
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有识之士
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有勇无谋
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: m) V: V+ U ^ 有缘千里来相会2 x" J! \+ U0 o: ~( ^& U
7 U% ]& b4 |# H6 y0 _( h Separated as we are thousands of miles apart, we come together as if by predestination.85+ T% B; J) O" K, b( A
. D2 D* x' {8 W3 R; D' C5 n 与时俱进
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keep pace with the times86
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teach students according to their aptitude
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9 [6 e1 `2 Z6 c& e1 d( v1 | 优胜劣汰
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Great minds think alike.
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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: i/ M/ o/ c+ y( K& X
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一言既出，驷马难追$ t5 C8 x5 w4 j) i$ g% X& p
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become debt-ridden
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1 V" c% `4 v3 V; U% a/ W, Z$ V! x be an armchair strategist
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左右为难
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caught in a dilemma; between the devil and the deep blue sea |
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