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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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爱屋及乌
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Love me, love my dog.
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百闻不如一见
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9 K& {8 j6 I8 s6 {# e$ Z One look is worth a thousand words.
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比上不足,比下有余
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spare no effort; go all out; do one's best
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/ m' P* [9 ~$ [8 p 不打不成交2 K+ I8 M( g4 g9 O, `. a: J; ]
- B4 F4 P9 t8 n. p) e No discord, no concord.
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rob Peter to pay Paul
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& ^' x6 H' S8 v! Q& K 辞旧迎新
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, U# x9 A# G) N3 x8 |1 m 大事化小,小事化了# y" K3 `6 l `& C* U3 b( A. Q4 |( s
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6 g' \+ m$ J5 y/ | 大开眼界
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国泰民安
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the country flourishes and people live in peace
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too much is as bad as too little
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! U- f, w6 r" M6 a4 x$ c 好了伤疤忘了疼
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# ?0 `- o* e8 X! t$ ` 好事不出门,坏事传千里
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1 J* a/ `6 Y. y. {! M( V Bad news travels fast.8 y* L# E9 b" m
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4 W8 I6 O- t. H- h9 Q( u 和气生财4 t8 S( D9 s3 v2 I* W
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9 k* C. C8 q6 i! h 活到老学到老
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There are spots even on the sun.
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Treasures fill the home.
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sit on the fence; be a fence-sitter; have a foot in either camp
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8 d6 e2 L& l3 V6 s0 a A hedge between keeps friendship green.
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# l8 L* O- [6 Y 礼尚往来
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gain both fame and wealth
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9 M+ a$ {( G( u 没有规矩,不成方圆7 @, Y# P' S% X1 A" q* y/ k V
& s/ v* ^" s2 i8 U Nothing can be accomplished without norms or standards.! Y$ _. ^% I! [! Y% c# V B
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1 e8 S" S- v8 O On festive occasions more than ever one thinks of one's dear ones far away.2 G# x6 d* ^9 d G) K9 ]
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, p# D' Q) ?$ ]6 t5 ] 谋事在人,成事在天
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@; N) C7 Z, H7 v( l Man proposes; God disposes.
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" ~; d$ y5 v2 p2 h 弄巧成拙
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1 |/ s$ F/ c1 U P6 N1 I 抛砖引玉
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r0 _+ |" g1 _: B( s2 i 破釜沉舟
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One can't make bricks without straw.
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a thousand-li journey begins with the first step--the highest eminence is to be gained step by step
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' f2 s2 @/ L/ j, P$ Q v fear wolves ahead and tigers behind; hesitate in doing something
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The mighty dragon is no match for the native serpent.
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A fall of seasonal snow gives promise of a fruitful year
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) u. y0 P- m' Y 世外桃源
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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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" }/ V- }" E) P, i) } 水涨船高
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seek truth from facts; be practical and realistic; be true to facts
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韬光养晦
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7 u6 C6 s9 L3 j% w. Y) }$ s 天有不测风云* D, c7 a# F# i( B: n" v
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3 ?3 w4 t9 O7 _2 \ 团结就是力量5 q7 `1 T5 I g8 m$ ^: [# l, z
3 i: L. u. b5 t2 {5 a: Z; q Unity is strength.2 ~5 ^# D O5 s0 F* Z3 Y3 j
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a sheer fabrication out of nothing; fabricate rumors out of thin air- `9 \5 r: J" b# _
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3 e. v/ y( Z9 z2 [1 O 无风不起浪
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There are no waves without wind. Nothing comes of nothing.
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$ o7 x* f1 E; L3 A 徇私枉法
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twist the law to suit one's own purpose
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: \. D' C$ s& D$ G w, g a new broom sweeps clean
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! W% n) U% C4 Y) l" [ 蓄势待发; Q% S/ j6 o( G6 ^# h
9 \1 |; N& t- T4 y+ [3 p% F$ m accumulate strength for a take-off
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- E5 A) }( a2 Y4 Z 心想事成6 L% u9 n h" k+ O; K N
6 M9 a3 s" R9 Q7 K$ q1 n& R0 B4 z May all your wish come true
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& |1 P/ |0 ^3 Y3 X1 R# x) c# K 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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- Z6 M7 m A& x, g! V p; M) P First impressions are firmly entrenched.
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He who strikes first gains the advantage.
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# Z6 M) x' d; R$ m The best defense is offense.
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热锅上的蚂蚁
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- R, _, J5 f# U; z* v L$ g/ T 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 concerned0 y' f" G6 g! l: |" x+ @% K9 d
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proceed in an orderly way and step by step; advance gradually in due order. T, u4 Q2 Y" z0 k( i8 U, ?
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be strict with oneself and lenient with others
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4 N3 I* l3 a* l. }- p 有情人终成眷属% Q( W( ]. i8 B7 S2 G# c: ^5 W
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有钱能使鬼推磨
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Money makes the mare go./ Money talks.82
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a man of insight83! R, O, A8 J. X$ ~+ P
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有勇无谋
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有缘千里来相会
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Separated as we are thousands of miles apart, we come together as if by predestination.855 t: m& ` ~3 p
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keep pace with the times86& ?, k. j' D) B2 X( C& y5 D" l
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以人为本
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people-oriented
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Haste makes waste.
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More haste, less speed.3 y: S: O& q" {; z6 y9 D
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: ~/ T. g* u) Z; ]' j8 G 优胜劣汰+ x1 s: W1 G' R" p2 U- m' I
) @6 J& ]! z0 X- R$ b9 l" c0 j survival of the fittest
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Q% {0 @; A! E- h1 y/ C Better make friends than make enemies.
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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 cases8 _/ t ~3 C8 N+ ~ A4 N
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一言既出,驷马难追
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& S( P9 y% T0 u: Y% n4 J bring in wealth and treasure* @5 S. b3 I0 M, |2 ]
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众矢之的
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target of public criticism
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纸上谈兵
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' P* {. N& k0 `% _ z You can't wrap fire in paper.
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