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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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% l7 T" P- f, Z9 z 爱屋及乌
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4 Q8 U6 ]1 t3 d' e 笨鸟先飞
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6 y0 z2 I, }2 z# m q. m2 v 不打不成交* R3 R6 ~# r' V+ w c; J/ K
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, H7 ?& x' n a& O) r 拆东墙补西墙
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rob Peter to pay Paul
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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 all9 H: V# G; R5 H/ a
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* W3 `# \: w9 b* ~2 J broaden one's horizon; be an eye-opener
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3 n. n9 e# w5 G2 N9 l7 e 国泰民安
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the country flourishes and people live in peace
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过犹不及
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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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too much is as bad as too little
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0 [( M. q. z' v% Y 好事不出门，坏事传千里
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活到老学到老
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留得青山在，不怕没柴烧
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马到成功
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; G J: n5 V9 s3 l6 a 没有规矩，不成方圆
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3 T! v/ p% A* A: q- E- m$ b 每逢佳节倍思亲" X& e0 z5 B4 [$ ?, {
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cut off all means of retreat;burn one's own way of retreat and be determined to fight to the end
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$ }$ a/ n7 q; a( L4 H* X: S Where there is a will, there is a way.
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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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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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4 _! \3 c/ F; j: [, H) K: ? use a steam-hammer to crack nuts
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3 j$ i: ]$ Y# Q 说曹操，曹操到
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speak the plain truth; call a spade a spade; tell it as it is
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a sheer fabrication out of nothing; fabricate rumors out of thin air
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" b+ Z0 x2 W% {. y, K8 U* V There are no waves without wind. Nothing comes of nothing.
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徇私枉法
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twist the law to suit one's own purpose
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新官上任三把火
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蓄势待发
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accumulate strength for a take-off
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心想事成( d! n3 }; G+ U8 z% Z3 K1 p, }/ H
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May all your wish come true
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6 I! a. \- n2 \. q. o have a tacit understanding; thoroughly understand each other, without having exchanged a word of explanation
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. A6 T( `% G" B- ?. U/ `1 S9 ? 先入为主
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7 @. k, J) b: B First impressions are firmly entrenched.
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8 O0 [" S7 ^$ ~- t& `, B. @7 x( S 先下手为强
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8 y# U" L# e1 U He who strikes first gains the advantage.
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The best defense is offense., F$ [, |4 X: S( \$ `
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热锅上的蚂蚁
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ants on a hot pan
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现身说法
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warn people by taking oneself as an example
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& q# V( K1 f! i& z+ O" s& a" a1 l, I pour oil on troubled waters; patch up a quarrel and reconcile the parties concerned
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, S; k( Q4 Q% n" m D, s 严以律己，宽以待人
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be strict with oneself and lenient with others
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Jack shall have Jill, all shall be well.81
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有缘千里来相会
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% g+ b2 \: s: @# B o 与时俱进
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1 u: G: u* J) U0 J1 E" v- ~. X keep pace with the times86$ L @; K; h4 l0 r& u
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people-oriented
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因材施教
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teach students according to their aptitude
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欲穷千里目，更上一层楼
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to ascend another storey to see a thousand miles further; Ascend further, were you to look farther.
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More haste, less speed.
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survival of the fittest
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6 [( e0 `' ?' [/ c. A. u& E cases in which people were unjustly, falsely or wrongly charged or sentenced; unjust, false or wrong cases
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6 f) R' y; o o( m* O& z( d4 V 一言既出，驷马难追
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A promise is a promise.
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A real man never goes back on his words.
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bring in wealth and treasure
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债台高筑7 V3 L& h2 I/ D: N: c1 X
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target of public criticism5 r3 J- K* Q, |. v. p. k1 G$ f
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2 s- I6 s& U# ~0 Z3 @& v You can't wrap fire in paper.
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6 U# X4 [% u. ^" n$ N What's done by night appears by day.( L2 G W! u% B- \4 p2 Z% g8 d6 x
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caught in a dilemma; between the devil and the deep blue sea |
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