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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!6 N6 o9 B; V0 t' E1 e$ N
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爱屋及乌
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+ |! N( I/ j7 F 百闻不如一见
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9 H- J! s- B: b: b# C, |6 y Seeing is believing.
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比上不足,比下有余
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spare no effort; go all out; do one's best
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* ^/ |, i1 P4 X- ^: w2 x* D No discord, no concord.
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rob Peter to pay Paul
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" D2 Q; d1 y5 f' a& l 辞旧迎新, P# j3 Q! y" J0 C5 I' J* P
# y* Q% x2 O. Z/ G! |3 h9 Z# k bid farewell to the old and usher in the new# B$ S6 ?, p, O" w- G
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7 ?* R. {9 t l, x1 U4 t9 N 大事化小,小事化了
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# {/ j* ]' A) G( ~0 v" G( x. K* ` try first to make their mistake sound less serious and then to reduce it to nothing at all- L7 r7 N0 y, f+ i4 M; a; D
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6 ^ V, o& Q0 C$ F9 Z 大开眼界 p6 D; @9 z( C( T4 p0 \
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国泰民安
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和气生财
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; s# E; S" V3 R0 D- {8 w: G harmony brings wealth;
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There are spots even on the sun.
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be down-to-earth
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A hedge between keeps friendship green.
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& l4 ?/ e1 ^# c1 U5 L$ E( e 老生常谈,陈词滥调+ T: o" b1 B& I2 w# l6 V
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cut and dried; cliché
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3 ^1 ?6 W2 l' h9 g1 I! o1 N6 Q3 t 名利双收
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9 a! x& r$ W& g/ x& n7 k. Y; b 没有规矩,不成方圆& `' j+ C3 h: T. w6 v
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* O2 _2 ^( V7 e) X 每逢佳节倍思亲; M" q1 k6 Z; O" O5 ?
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# d1 v4 n1 c9 R& H$ ~% S 弄巧成拙
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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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5 H3 ]% b7 i6 q 唯利是图
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2 V5 ~) }5 }- S6 x, x& v5 X a sheer fabrication out of nothing; fabricate rumors out of thin air
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4 H+ o3 L4 ?% ]- B% X: k There are no waves without wind. Nothing comes of nothing.8 `7 G) F2 u8 }
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6 P V5 B7 h! h8 D/ o1 A0 _ 徇私枉法
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twist the law to suit one's own purpose
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% } Y3 n6 Q; c( W; y 新官上任三把火1 L' M$ u W- l; V0 z
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心想事成
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( X' c5 _/ c5 u& E* f2 k$ M May all your wish come true
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have a tacit understanding; thoroughly understand each other, without having exchanged a word of explanation5 G* I# r$ ^: r1 f5 G
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先入为主
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$ w+ ]2 X; p1 y, h' \, P# S First impressions are firmly entrenched.
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先下手为强6 N$ z# h3 \1 g4 l# B u( C
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He who strikes first gains the advantage.- m! B: U5 z1 ~6 ^/ t: I$ [& Y2 ?( f
9 V8 j b# V7 q+ [+ s5 p4 N% d The best defense is offense." V/ [; g& E2 {+ a+ L e' x+ p8 i6 H
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; x6 H I2 n% d# q+ L: D 现身说法, @2 c. E& L# @8 h
7 D* [0 u( p6 X( Y$ P+ [ warn people by taking oneself as an example
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proceed in an orderly way and step by step; advance gradually in due order$ B9 n! f" U( G& _8 Z
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4 P, k5 A- p# c3 u( a. ~( | 有情人终成眷属
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有钱能使鬼推磨
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有缘千里来相会
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与时俱进
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people-oriented
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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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! C0 Y% z; I1 ~' v a 英雄所见略同
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bring in wealth and treasure
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become debt-ridden
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What's done by night appears by day.
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左右为难
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