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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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$ T4 I$ I- m: l( S5 ~ 爱屋及乌
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Love me, love my dog.
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6 y: g5 h& q2 ^ 百闻不如一见7 p2 F5 O/ E4 N; q& N& e2 p3 o
$ \ U; g* d* C. }2 T g+ }, [" f; }# S One look is worth a thousand words.) r4 E" c3 ~- z8 `: x5 V7 w" o& r
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Seeing is believing.
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笨鸟先飞
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' a7 }6 }8 L; ] Z1 { A slow sparrow should make an early start., J+ f$ J8 U% w- n! S! y8 y* {
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No discord, no concord.
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! o! t+ e7 l) I/ } @* B/ Z1 @7 o, l 拆东墙补西墙& |8 @9 {! J* ]3 w
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rob Peter to pay Paul
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8 U# G# |+ h0 f8 n 辞旧迎新$ E" L! ~- G& U) A! K) C
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bid farewell to the old and usher in the new9 N) f3 N: }5 ^* g' N
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2 U# b" J0 ^8 j8 v8 {$ q3 m' y 大事化小,小事化了
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7 x1 M: V* b1 J {3 m: k) T# r 大开眼界
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broaden one's horizon; be an eye-opener \( T1 d% c6 j0 Q6 n
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% V# Q. T! G2 n$ ~5 r0 w8 ` 国泰民安
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$ x+ }% S1 W" u' D O8 j going beyond the limit is as bad as falling short; excess is just as bad as deficiency;
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too much is as bad as too little
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once on shore, one prays no more" n7 l; ?. E+ u0 A; c+ Y \
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好事不出门,坏事传千里
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和气生财/ O: V4 D1 J# a) ~+ C5 W. O6 k
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0 o9 _7 `& G% |1 w+ O. l 活到老学到老: m7 w# i6 l8 D1 R
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既往不咎
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) N5 X3 X2 p8 k' a) b* p9 X 金无足赤,人无完人
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There are spots even on the sun.
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Treasures fill the home.
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+ m# N* y# T& Q% z" v, ] 脚踏实地8 z9 `7 {' {. D9 d. e* s9 _
/ L5 J: O: ?$ O9 X, j$ q be down-to-earth8 |4 Q) m6 @2 \3 {& e3 J
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$ C7 j# ?1 C5 r3 L 脚踩两只船
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. ^5 f8 x3 M n2 W6 i. i) B2 u/ x A hedge between keeps friendship green.
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8 h! Y, |& C9 w$ @8 G 老生常谈,陈词滥调+ N- w5 \) ]1 ~
5 E& P$ r" J6 w$ z1 o cut and dried; cliché
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留得青山在,不怕没柴烧
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; B0 @; L* C0 r$ ]+ n0 W8 k6 Q/ r 马到成功
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- x1 @1 `9 i8 v achieve immediate victory; win instant success9 N" V- L$ N3 B6 ~8 ?1 [
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* A* W* U! C0 ^ 名利双收5 y, B/ O7 Z5 R( f
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gain both fame and wealth
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+ r5 d* C$ m: t, T3 I$ w 每逢佳节倍思亲' A5 k& I6 v4 g" p3 g
9 g- X* u) ^! N- g( } On festive occasions more than ever one thinks of one's dear ones far away.
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谋事在人,成事在天
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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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" \# j9 O/ b8 P' N* |" ^ 巧妇难为无米之炊4 j: b! o/ F% T$ a9 b# s7 p; @
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fear wolves ahead and tigers behind; hesitate in doing something
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世外桃源
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a retreat away from the turmoil of the world
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人之初,性本善
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Humans are born good.
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上有天堂,下有苏杭
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$ v% z! u# n& e6 }* O1 | Every cloud has a silver lining.
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; M5 F) L- S! r& | A man should be independent at the age of thirty. /At thirty, a man should be able to think for himself.8 o( D2 g* {) r! v, Z
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seek truth from facts; be practical and realistic; be true to facts
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实践是检验真理的唯一标准
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糖衣炮弹
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seek nothing but profits; be blind to all but one's own interests& M% F% E" T+ `/ q3 N
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无中生有
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a sheer fabrication out of nothing; fabricate rumors out of thin air+ ~2 Z; E5 d v
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# [+ V/ N/ R" N& a% |+ N There are no waves without wind. Nothing comes of nothing.
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7 p7 V1 O& d8 o twist the law to suit one's own purpose
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新官上任三把火
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accumulate strength for a take-off# L r3 u: C* V7 d: N) U
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心想事成
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$ l0 H7 X' A& D( h# M May all your wish come true
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8 W1 G e- p8 X8 O. t8 Z$ g have a tacit understanding; thoroughly understand each other, without having exchanged a word of explanation+ x3 o7 F1 A/ a
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先入为主
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ants on a hot pan
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( Z u; y* n3 m0 @1 `: J7 x6 [7 h7 v 循序渐进2 _4 l7 U: ]4 Q2 `% e) j
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Jack shall have Jill, all shall be well.817 ?! V' U2 }4 \
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有钱能使鬼推磨
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Money makes the mare go./ Money talks.82( Z6 }* {7 G7 Y# }, B
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有识之士
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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.85
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因材施教
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survival of the fittest
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一言既出,驷马难追
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A promise is a promise.
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bring in wealth and treasure6 Y/ ?. C5 N; q9 C5 _. i: T: |
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# _$ V3 y1 z' }: Z( ?" S! F% j 众矢之的 H9 Q: q" O8 Z+ C- [1 }, a% q
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纸上谈兵
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be an armchair strategist8 O) C% \/ Z0 l2 Y, k1 ?9 s g1 X
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纸包不住火
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You can't wrap fire in paper.
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