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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! T! k, r0 J! C& O$ R: B, a1 }
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One look is worth a thousand words.
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Seeing is believing.
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7 w/ g$ K& {6 c: Y0 t; k% N: h( l 比上不足,比下有余9 t/ X. o/ O+ C- J; g; A
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to fall short of the best, but be better than the worst
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spare no effort; go all out; do one's best7 Z: l2 c( K, }/ h
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No discord, no concord.
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rob Peter to pay Paul
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* o5 M+ @& `7 p: [" P' n 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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大开眼界
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broaden one's horizon; be an eye-opener {* @( ~! ]! ^4 }: R+ c) `
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the country flourishes and people live in peace
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好事不出门,坏事传千里
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friendliness is conducive to business success8 X& y6 W) v! X$ D% }4 q0 _ M
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2 |" A8 v L! v1 b1 \% u2 E 活到老学到老- f* X( t0 ^8 u5 P$ |
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既往不咎
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# g; L2 @7 W3 W3 ]$ x, h4 M 金无足赤,人无完人
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There are spots even on the sun.
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/ b0 P) i4 X0 [1 | 金玉满堂
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脚踏实地
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$ d" r5 E1 i! n6 S- C+ G be down-to-earth
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6 k: z* f6 j& N2 T E7 n! G 脚踩两只船
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0 [) d/ N$ U( m* T/ U& | A hedge between keeps friendship green.
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老生常谈,陈词滥调
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Where there is life, there is hope.( _( [+ f/ K0 @7 ^) u. \
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gain both fame and wealth
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7 i+ t1 g* o7 h! P& X- N Nothing can be accomplished without norms or standards.
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( w% i& h& p2 N* d 每逢佳节倍思亲
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弄巧成拙
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8 Q' m3 G- {; f! K, d- ~& j! J 赔了夫人又折兵
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; K8 O- k' @0 \ 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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# C' P' I/ [% R* `; | 破釜沉舟/ Q3 v6 B4 P# a5 B# p+ I+ q! {
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5 D9 E6 C0 |: t) U5 d% t 巧妇难为无米之炊9 \4 F/ N9 d. t! `' k1 d
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One can't make bricks without straw.
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: @5 H1 i. D2 F The mighty dragon is no match for the native serpent.
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7 A0 r. U4 i) h* Z% m9 `2 z a retreat away from the turmoil of the world
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' J9 F1 Q( |0 R% H5 c. m Just as there is paradise in heaven, there are Suzhou and Hangzhou on earth
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, A/ j0 W; S) w7 |; ]5 \# X" `" l' ~ 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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( P! a; I% Y3 y& { seek truth from facts; be practical and realistic; be true to facts0 Z+ k! X' n `
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/ \8 @1 E- ]6 } 实话实说
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) E1 `4 R+ T+ o 糖衣炮弹
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天有不测风云
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团结就是力量
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Unity is strength.
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unhealthy trends and vulgar practices
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徇私枉法
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a new broom sweeps clean
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蓄势待发) N# d( i% {% E9 P T3 }
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accumulate strength for a take-off
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心想事成5 d: o; W: f. ~! P8 R
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May all your wish come true
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4 n0 v# _# e# u& C6 j5 e 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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9 x4 n4 P% m7 {# S9 T First impressions are firmly entrenched.
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warn people by taking oneself as an example
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proceed in an orderly way and step by step; advance gradually in due order
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有钱能使鬼推磨
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有缘千里来相会
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* B( I' p. Z/ H 与时俱进
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以人为本
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0 [1 v% ~# [6 y4 c; K 欲穷千里目,更上一层楼
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优胜劣汰
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be an armchair strategist
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! G- f7 V! @+ D% w- j6 f0 ?. p What's done by night appears by day.
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