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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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Love me, love my dog.
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. _8 W3 E2 C6 y' m; `) Z! W3 K G$ e 百闻不如一见) |" o( V$ B; j* h
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One look is worth a thousand words.9 Q1 ~9 ?' ~/ }7 |& J
8 s9 P6 H8 t3 E2 ?1 v Seeing is believing.
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笨鸟先飞
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A slow sparrow should make an early start.
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spare no effort; go all out; do one's best
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5 N4 n" m$ V6 _- c2 ^* @ 不打不成交
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No discord, no concord.
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拆东墙补西墙
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bid farewell to the old and usher in the new
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0 o2 h9 C) T6 A% A% L" 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- {6 n4 k( Z4 \
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going beyond the limit is as bad as falling short; excess is just as bad as deficiency;
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0 i% n' G: z- r. b 好了伤疤忘了疼
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0 Q1 u; ^2 u& r& S; X1 z once on shore, one prays no more
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好事不出门,坏事传千里
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Bad news travels fast.
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和气生财9 d; G7 @1 ^: W8 m/ b
: d0 g0 q" e1 t- ? harmony brings wealth;
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friendliness is conducive to business success
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, t; j- e5 D6 U F 金玉满堂
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8 C J0 Q) g( C6 Y& `( ] Treasures fill the home.: t7 ^! n% A( G$ Z( I
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be down-to-earth
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1 Y; {2 ^7 a9 U4 H p A hedge between keeps friendship green.
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老生常谈,陈词滥调
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) S3 n6 |6 ^% Q+ Z% e' ^: s cut and dried; cliché
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. j$ V: [) E0 S& ]! T) ^- R Courtesy calls for reciprocity.3 _3 ~7 n3 n4 v# M( O0 r
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achieve immediate victory; win instant success
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% K5 {+ [0 d6 k4 s7 F 名利双收
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gain both fame and wealth
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每逢佳节倍思亲
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! M/ O9 V$ R6 w6 P! n+ M, K 谋事在人,成事在天
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赔了夫人又折兵
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P& M) g/ c! J a modest spur to induce others to come forward with valuable contributions; throw a sprat to catch a whale
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9 z$ i8 y$ w+ b3 C8 f$ c! o B 破釜沉舟+ Q: P, Q3 R! R0 ?" Y1 i; }
( k% ~6 {8 Y' e8 w cut off all means of retreat;burn one's own way of retreat and be determined to fight to the end# \1 P, O) F d6 p9 j
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One can't make bricks without straw.
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5 |/ W4 ]9 _! K' j* i6 x A fall of seasonal snow gives promise of a fruitful year
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Just as there is paradise in heaven, there are Suzhou and Hangzhou on earth
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塞翁失马,焉知非福
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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.; b) D& O5 e3 X' \9 A( O2 S$ `4 I4 y
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seek truth from facts; be practical and realistic; be true to facts
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" C6 Q1 r! y2 N 糖衣炮弹9 C9 v7 J+ W3 B2 {
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1 h* }0 V8 m/ V6 p+ r 天有不测风云
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5 t, K5 K2 @2 J. Y) L: D. { seek nothing but profits; be blind to all but one's own interests
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a sheer fabrication out of nothing; fabricate rumors out of thin air
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5 l) ~; S# G: x2 Z6 S 无风不起浪
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There are no waves without wind. Nothing comes of nothing.: _8 c/ l% F, c
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徇私枉法
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twist the law to suit one's own purpose6 Z6 c* y" R. z' e
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( t1 d/ \; _0 A 新官上任三把火 v# f5 q2 K# g' J( }" N
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a new broom sweeps clean, j# ~# M% o7 ~. F2 i4 m
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蓄势待发$ K0 U9 s+ p. T9 K. a, a
( o7 y: Q/ Y* }/ C, L accumulate strength for a take-off
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心想事成
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: |, I+ J( ?$ }: V7 N% A x- q May all your wish come true1 C7 }& d/ Z: d" R) P
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have a tacit understanding; thoroughly understand each other, without having exchanged a word of explanation8 \3 E& T! t- e
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先入为主& L; M1 G: F' ]0 L- Q j
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First impressions are firmly entrenched.$ s/ W+ _! H) O: J: m
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0 p7 \) b/ g( F1 d0 M- k3 r; a 先下手为强 @5 R5 Y; w( a: `$ X5 [6 w
+ K5 D4 x1 w3 Y( O5 ?; s He who strikes first gains the advantage.
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4 s, N" u, d- `& O E The best defense is offense.5 ?; U0 g; V& R ^. r- U
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# _; U* Y1 |. B: l' u+ H1 V0 C 热锅上的蚂蚁( y4 z* ^ |6 _1 T8 K/ o& S
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现身说法' s4 [+ U3 U" W* K, G) E E
8 J# q# A% \& y1 z warn people by taking oneself as an example ~9 i4 C9 o) ?0 m; r* ]$ c q
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: E6 b7 c% N; z- ~8 B 息事宁人3 e+ p( {9 @6 n& }; H
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pour oil on troubled waters; patch up a quarrel and reconcile the parties concerned
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; j! E1 m& B9 _# X) j9 ^ 循序渐进- _% N) O* c2 t3 r3 `8 i! M
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proceed in an orderly way and step by step; advance gradually in due order3 ^5 m3 g% `% U' `3 Q
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严以律己,宽以待人( c0 A! P- v3 u: q+ z- {
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be strict with oneself and lenient with others* `. V, G: D" Q. C D
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- u: l2 e! G$ E5 P& r0 @ 有情人终成眷属
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Jack shall have Jill, all shall be well.81: g( o$ J) M5 g$ u; |! h; r/ n' _
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有钱能使鬼推磨
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Money makes the mare go./ Money talks.82; h. Y$ _% O t. q0 D- Q/ v
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有勇无谋
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% j. `3 q6 m. \& N 有缘千里来相会
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" @, p# F/ ], P1 ^- ~1 ?+ _( `! e9 I Separated as we are thousands of miles apart, we come together as if by predestination.85; Y' h. ]/ y( E8 h3 s7 R
" q+ H O- V, M$ O0 y 与时俱进
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keep pace with the times86
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5 J' u( f v; b: ~, n6 C! c# S 以人为本4 ^" |9 R9 n) C# ^, }3 q
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2 D: c) o9 c5 S8 ?1 l$ [ 因材施教1 ~3 F9 U6 O5 d0 W5 a7 M; ^
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* U. c. h6 N6 b& p; ?1 c# r; P" O 欲穷千里目,更上一层楼
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3 J) t, k! [0 w6 _3 A* I2 C 欲速则不达# S E- u: b* a' N% r l9 }
5 E6 ~( M- ]* \: s' L Haste makes waste.
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! z0 y0 W% T5 j- [6 E* w More haste, less speed.% X3 S5 f0 O2 h2 ]
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优胜劣汰9 T5 t- L. e& w9 G, A f& s! x
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英雄所见略同
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6 @! K3 {" {- }( l4 y: H& v Great minds think alike.; w; \# H) S, F) M. g
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. j3 _! C) m+ k 冤家宜解不宜结
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Better make friends than make enemies.- R- f/ I) M* Q2 N
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! O! o3 w; @. q6 P3 P: a" a cases in which people were unjustly, falsely or wrongly charged or sentenced; unjust, false or wrong cases
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一言既出,驷马难追* w- y9 V0 [* W9 f' m+ G" A
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A promise is a promise.
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5 Y% \) S" g' q+ O( z G 招财进宝7 d: z& u$ X5 J8 v3 _7 j; G
7 Z/ M' A+ p* j bring in wealth and treasure
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" P9 X6 N/ @9 a) e 债台高筑8 o; V* C, h- G f' ^+ T& I
' P" I' `2 j5 ]5 b2 `% i become debt-ridden1 ]0 a) f, F ]
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target of public criticism# R. b; {# f! ^ a2 o! @
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- }$ G4 ~* O7 ]1 U9 q9 A2 t9 ^4 h be an armchair strategist8 t8 ]: ~: I, b1 F- g
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You can't wrap fire in paper.
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3 x# [& @) U5 K0 ^1 K `# v$ M/ x What's done by night appears by day.$ r7 f' S% b- l% a7 O) }# o$ A
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