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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!+ ^5 X$ t1 v- C! K# ~
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- Y% l. o z4 p0 q8 ?! W& h! e' Q 爱屋及乌$ T4 K# p9 Q: m( N4 _
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) `' ^' W; @( Y0 g! b5 ?( o! e One look is worth a thousand words.1 [$ `- ?- d# L
- N3 ]" k6 C( f9 p2 B% k K7 ] Seeing is believing.6 J. e4 Q$ `+ W+ m# j" D
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比上不足，比下有余& M* N0 ?/ r- v* s. b6 F5 f
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to fall short of the best, but be better than the worst
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5 n. V' M% D' t9 }; z$ x 笨鸟先飞. L& g; ?) N$ f
5 v. g' c7 w: o3 k) T$ | A slow sparrow should make an early start.
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# \$ y8 B5 O3 x' W3 f 不遗余力# H1 F6 h! \- x- n4 N9 \" K/ ^
) A5 g8 o! u2 |' r spare no effort; go all out; do one's best
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* V) f' C5 x# p: ?, R2 s' m0 Q 不打不成交
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: j! U2 H1 u+ T. A 辞旧迎新
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bid farewell to the old and usher in the new
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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1 ^* K: G- \% q; X3 t+ b k" R. u
2 z# V1 o/ F! ~; {4 P$ ] broaden one's horizon; be an eye-opener% M' J( ~8 x( L- k5 p: c. d
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! J) e% a; Q B$ f: u 国泰民安: }4 p% @: h( C& C, J3 V: ^
7 \' T, N2 C0 @7 b0 @ the country flourishes and people live in peace
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过犹不及
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# }8 O: ?- r6 A* o/ D! Z 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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( }3 O- U$ l# ~ R 好了伤疤忘了疼: w5 ?: }6 Z0 R3 F7 J
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6 o q$ Q. b+ F& S% f; Z 好事不出门，坏事传千里/ `" w% U3 t3 }& v6 R& x5 G2 }
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7 T5 B+ i( Y6 y: Y) s4 J) x- D. g7 z 和气生财+ ~! C7 ?" z0 J+ q8 j8 f
$ v0 W( J& P; `: ?7 l7 Y8 l harmony brings wealth;
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, b) a- r) [/ {+ S k7 d friendliness is conducive to business success
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* K/ Q7 m4 h7 _& {! H. {9 j 活到老学到老( S" K9 L) b& T" l' L7 u7 H/ R
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never too old to learn
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既往不咎
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$ {0 n0 [# }0 A6 r2 ` ? 脚踏实地
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( p2 d' r0 p" n' i% }. ~9 l 君子之交淡如水
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老生常谈，陈词滥调
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3 u0 C* Q/ d. _8 w& \/ H 礼尚往来
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* m4 ]5 Z7 j, B% @ Courtesy calls for reciprocity.
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9 n* K, j! |) D8 I8 c1 K' n) a 名利双收
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be suddenly enlightened
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6 Z2 u( h1 P& \* i; d Nothing can be accomplished without norms or standards.
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. C" L8 i g: V0 [: t. V+ h2 Q On festive occasions more than ever one thinks of one's dear ones far away.
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9 N5 d* R* d2 L 谋事在人，成事在天. Q3 t8 R" \! G4 E8 b
6 e# O; w, e7 ~8 T- A4 S Man proposes; God disposes.
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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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2 k" L( M: Q2 X/ s* h 破釜沉舟5 C$ R" U. q) N# R
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4 M% ]* Y$ T; p1 b One can't make bricks without straw.
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强龙难压地头蛇4 A4 W* ]# c9 Q3 q2 p" j7 ?0 |
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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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( o8 g. E* j2 g5 m3 a Where there is a will, there is a way.
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# E4 a$ w* s0 L6 T 世外桃源
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W# p4 T' k$ ?2 ^ Humans are born good.2 e. G1 N4 v% k5 r9 r, J- y
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7 R! k# }/ N* A" Z% Q Just as there is paradise in heaven, there are Suzhou and Hangzhou on earth6 u5 ~7 x, V* m6 c+ K
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. p2 ~; s# r" n2 ] { q5 ^9 h! t+ t 三十而立2 G8 Z8 Y* x v6 v8 x& z& A
0 j" K+ t& m- q* C 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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speak the plain truth; call a spade a spade; tell it as it is
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, N# S. R& f: j9 z7 ]3 J, O 团结就是力量
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There are no waves without wind. Nothing comes of nothing.
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* w4 t* w0 x/ X2 S" b+ M twist the law to suit one's own purpose8 j6 N" G" S4 u; a; u" p8 O3 @
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新官上任三把火
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8 u" s3 K) I1 e z 蓄势待发
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accumulate strength for a take-off
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* z0 ?5 B) l! [; L2 J7 U5 L0 L 心想事成
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) p' b$ u7 J" _; A0 ~- G" k3 T May all your wish come true: W$ b5 ]! w. c @3 _& u
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have a tacit understanding; thoroughly understand each other, without having exchanged a word of explanation
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先下手为强4 G4 |: W- I h4 }* j, m
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The best defense is offense.
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warn people by taking oneself as an example
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息事宁人
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/ g7 T( A+ W- ?# H% i* H- k 严以律己，宽以待人
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$ Q/ v" @* r* q6 L; u Jack shall have Jill, all shall be well.81
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Money makes the mare go./ Money talks.82* g' W: i/ ^9 _8 C
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$ E. S* M5 V$ t9 e9 N 与时俱进! p m+ z; M0 \2 X% D% Z5 L
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Haste makes waste.
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More haste, less speed./ M% b5 a. W' V3 d. H
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survival of the fittest
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; H2 `% ^! m; o& Z3 W Great minds think alike.# E1 `0 r0 n. d/ m
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Better make friends than make enemies.
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5 |) c( `' M! n: b# a# W. k5 C7 W8 I cases in which people were unjustly, falsely or wrongly charged or sentenced; unjust, false or wrong cases! q5 f. w: `4 b0 H* @6 T
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8 @ x5 e' G: _) q1 J0 b* p' e% | 一言既出，驷马难追! u5 q4 G: i m1 \+ l
. J3 g3 P, C" q, k) u, ], _3 X% ? A promise is a promise.
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招财进宝
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bring in wealth and treasure' M# [) ^, A6 Z: m
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become debt-ridden
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# I9 Y# u7 c0 T+ R4 j 纸包不住火
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" U, Z! ~/ F: U1 n" X4 g0 I! v You can't wrap fire in paper.
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% y1 J' l* }1 g, M2 G What's done by night appears by day.
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