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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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" C8 X0 I u& \2 [ 百闻不如一见
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比上不足,比下有余7 ~7 n/ F1 P6 M. |, f, r
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to fall short of the best, but be better than the worst
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A slow sparrow should make an early start.
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& V- p4 c( N' A: j7 o& ] 不遗余力
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spare no effort; go all out; do one's best. `. o K. h$ \3 R& ^4 g) |, s
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1 y0 D' Y: z+ ~" V/ f+ \- R 不打不成交6 B! N# O+ J- Z2 N9 P
2 O7 c \% P7 u$ X9 {9 e No discord, no concord.
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拆东墙补西墙
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辞旧迎新
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6 y+ Y. [1 G f6 a _( z; M6 P" n6 Q 大事化小,小事化了
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8 }* F: c3 _6 \6 @, v try first to make their mistake sound less serious and then to reduce it to nothing at all
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broaden one's horizon; be an eye-opener
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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;* O& X/ O0 X( F: J
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3 S& V; y- i7 Z, g [0 c3 H 好了伤疤忘了疼
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6 z( ~' u4 Q5 p& i 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
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harmony brings wealth;
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friendliness is conducive to business success
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( @2 I: j6 ^1 B+ Y2 f1 d. D! K: p There are spots even on the sun.
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7 D; n4 z/ D, }4 l; G 金玉满堂7 p7 y$ j) @" T4 n2 j% }2 g7 ?- y
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脚踏实地
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sit on the fence; be a fence-sitter; have a foot in either camp
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A hedge between keeps friendship green.
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cut and dried; cliché
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/ O6 s5 B6 R& N& L 礼尚往来
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$ M; b, e* \4 R/ e/ B; x; S3 f Where there is life, there is hope.
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! J* d: Z8 i8 i& A On festive occasions more than ever one thinks of one's dear ones far away.
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suffer a double loss; lose the bait along with the fish
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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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! v, l) u( x2 }6 ~; ~ L 千里之行始于足下
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强龙难压地头蛇
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A fall of seasonal snow gives promise of a fruitful year
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& g7 A7 G7 _# V. f People are in high spirits when involved in happy events.
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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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人之初,性本善
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Just as there is paradise in heaven, there are Suzhou and Hangzhou on earth
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1 y/ w( ^8 B/ O& [ 时不我待
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seek truth from facts; be practical and realistic; be true to facts
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speak of the devil
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Even if one jumped into the Yellow River, one can not wash oneself clean - there's nothing one can do to clear one's name
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无中生有
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a sheer fabrication out of nothing; fabricate rumors out of thin air
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$ f8 E* O- c9 t: } There are no waves without wind. Nothing comes of nothing.
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徇私枉法/ r; n& h5 @! C0 [- z7 M7 X3 s: W0 }
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twist the law to suit one's own purpose
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0 V) Q, A, F9 j. N 新官上任三把火- `. r+ N6 v. z" V" K9 a
1 C( z5 ~" u6 z' R: K0 V a new broom sweeps clean
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accumulate strength for a take-off
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心想事成9 x) X0 F4 z; r3 u7 O" \/ \* ^# w" U
+ ^* |9 ~/ `8 E9 B1 l May all your wish come true& V0 p, @9 H( o9 g! ?
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心照不宣
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have a tacit understanding; thoroughly understand each other, without having exchanged a word of explanation% G( s [5 ]* t5 ?- A" @
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+ P8 l, |- g% n+ f3 G. ~5 `7 h0 G 先入为主
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He who strikes first gains the advantage.
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The best defense is offense.
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/ i6 `7 l; {0 Z7 x! M- j 现身说法
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% ^ K) a, r+ e; v. c: T6 }0 P 息事宁人
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2 U4 n3 @+ H6 q; `+ A pour oil on troubled waters; patch up a quarrel and reconcile the parties concerned
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' Q1 V: t& O6 {% P7 z/ X 循序渐进
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Jack shall have Jill, all shall be well.818 Z3 ]) P& z+ w% k* P" g$ m) S
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& C" R! J; v+ y- h+ M3 @ 有识之士( W4 _" E2 d2 |* V/ Q$ b
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Separated as we are thousands of miles apart, we come together as if by predestination.85
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与时俱进1 p, a% O, Y: _( T
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keep pace with the times86
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欲速则不达
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Haste makes waste.
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优胜劣汰% M/ S3 E8 m% M
S1 J$ M) ^8 g: o survival of the fittest
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# ]5 f% O# _( m 英雄所见略同
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Great minds think alike.
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冤家宜解不宜结
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Better make friends than make enemies.
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& ?0 q2 ~2 h K; u cases in which people were unjustly, falsely or wrongly charged or sentenced; unjust, false or wrong cases0 x" l- G' i" W8 h M: _1 o/ P& f
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) W7 w/ a* F% s5 `7 q 一言既出,驷马难追
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A promise is a promise.( X) e. R" r! \" F. f' L& d
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bring in wealth and treasure3 k2 [" F: j2 G! @, O+ M* ~! O
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债台高筑
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become debt-ridden
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众矢之的
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target of public criticism
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be an armchair strategist
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: h S* T1 g, q) v- a1 E& i You can't wrap fire in paper.; v+ i$ W1 z7 ~
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