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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!/ H( u+ [. I9 f: C# _
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7 \3 m" B% J9 \ 爱屋及乌: \ O1 F+ ?' y; x
) S7 \5 {6 @; x1 u' H3 y Love me, love my dog.
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百闻不如一见
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) u; [; Q7 Y4 Q/ T# ~8 w One look is worth a thousand words.& ?% Q5 v% t: _' X7 l2 \% e
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比上不足,比下有余
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to fall short of the best, but be better than the worst# H; @% z n6 M/ a
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A slow sparrow should make an early start.
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不遗余力
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spare no effort; go all out; do one's best- {; D' f) U* |" c* T: H
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Z0 O8 Y9 S; p4 ] 拆东墙补西墙
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; s' \( ]) v; u; _1 V) T! [9 M 辞旧迎新
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bid farewell to the old and usher in the new
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9 j( Z/ }2 P! Q* a* i7 Z, h 大事化小,小事化了- \* z# h/ Y, \- U
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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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# `% S/ C: I1 u 大开眼界
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broaden one's horizon; be an eye-opener
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国泰民安
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the country flourishes and people live in peace
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7 l( b# H) ?. i+ ~# ` 过犹不及2 v2 ]' g$ {! N$ B0 M- T, ^% r/ ]
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Bad news travels fast.
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( X+ ]; H) [$ @0 V never too old to learn
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7 o7 S- B7 |0 j$ _/ u+ ^ 既往不咎
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: [* J1 L0 j2 Z 金玉满堂! X8 u2 _: b+ T& X; n. A% X
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# L) i A. `+ S% @/ d 脚踏实地
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be down-to-earth
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* l( R- u3 C0 j) U 君子之交淡如水9 u+ P/ ^: K% q+ _; t; |
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6 S9 K1 r' [* T4 z( N3 e8 ] 老生常谈,陈词滥调+ P3 k/ V( d# c+ D k1 p) Y/ Q0 d
( a2 \# ~% `" J: ^8 V* _ cut and dried; cliché
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achieve immediate victory; win instant success
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( k E$ v, r* ]2 b 谋事在人,成事在天3 E! b8 E- w9 o! p$ ~
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人逢喜事精神爽
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Humans are born good.
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a blessing in disguise;
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- {" i7 I0 [0 @, W1 G 说曹操,曹操到
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韬光养晦
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4 Q; X, l* g0 R& m' g3 u5 { a sheer fabrication out of nothing; fabricate rumors out of thin air
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3 G* e8 l$ Z0 d2 H- E7 S$ y% ? 无风不起浪; K$ v* Y0 w& I( ?
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. m& @& Z9 a( x }8 D6 I/ ^ 徇私枉法
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twist the law to suit one's own purpose
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# }8 I2 D1 |( U( D" {' l 心想事成
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) {3 c; _! [: ]9 g9 M. y/ P* Z6 N. M 心照不宣
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* L0 X7 Q% K( i! k% r% ?1 L have a tacit understanding; thoroughly understand each other, without having exchanged a word of explanation' M5 h: r/ h" J# N
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先入为主
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0 U- z* F' h( i8 J/ r7 X; \5 T warn people by taking oneself as an example
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pour oil on troubled waters; patch up a quarrel and reconcile the parties concerned
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proceed in an orderly way and step by step; advance gradually in due order
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1 o1 x* I* }8 S 有情人终成眷属
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与时俱进
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$ [9 C, D' e$ d; @$ x 优胜劣汰
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target of public criticism
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