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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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3 @# c' U) Q. t% D4 T3 o 爱屋及乌
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Love me, love my dog.! g. h/ g$ E" M {
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百闻不如一见$ H2 X, W" I/ f& c7 h
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One look is worth a thousand words.
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比上不足，比下有余
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! j" s% z1 y. R! U; q% ? 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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不打不成交
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# h: ?/ P. {- X2 l+ g 拆东墙补西墙. _% A: L, z/ A& g' q9 b
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辞旧迎新
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bid farewell to the old and usher in the new2 M0 C. h3 l; z% ~, G
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3 P, L# k( h, N# S 大事化小，小事化了
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; C# W8 P# P8 `. V# a# A try first to make their mistake sound less serious and then to reduce it to nothing at all u+ L4 y7 G% a7 T+ [. J1 ]" ]
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: q; W4 Q- g( q 大开眼界
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broaden one's horizon; be an eye-opener
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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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好了伤疤忘了疼
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9 O! Y% U* c" l# P' i+ L3 L 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1 z& G6 G- i9 a8 e3 ] Y
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harmony brings wealth;7 R$ f/ B# R& q( }
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never too old to learn2 A) U9 B7 f' J+ j# j
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既往不咎
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! \, g: e2 ~6 q/ J let bygones be bygones2 |0 c! m6 h" ?5 P
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' Q; ^( E( w8 @! V$ C& [+ F1 A1 A 金无足赤，人无完人
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There are spots even on the sun.
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be down-to-earth
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* F* N- z' u, b$ u; O! g 君子之交淡如水
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3 Z5 [3 w# W! B$ } t% x; h A hedge between keeps friendship green.# h3 y! `9 w8 S$ O4 o7 i0 w: n' x
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老生常谈，陈词滥调
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! n. p% s: ? R achieve immediate victory; win instant success
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gain both fame and wealth
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每逢佳节倍思亲
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On festive occasions more than ever one thinks of one's dear ones far away.- _: ^! k" Y% ~' Z. J B
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- r' h2 ~! c4 K, I5 h- B 抛砖引玉! F4 Q1 [% _" T
7 @$ k# \- U8 m: M: Z c a modest spur to induce others to come forward with valuable contributions; throw a sprat to catch a whale
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One can't make bricks without straw.
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1 T2 H4 g1 j! d5 s' C 千里之行始于足下
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People are in high spirits when involved in happy events.
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0 |! e, y, I) k- K( ~' W Just as there is paradise in heaven, there are Suzhou and Hangzhou on earth
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a blessing in disguise;
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# v7 j [& L$ h. U2 ?# l 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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; j3 I5 L! o$ t2 V5 X seek truth from facts; be practical and realistic; be true to facts
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3 a, \9 ^$ N% [9 M, R 韬光养晦
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! t! z# }* T; y- p$ H8 \ Unity is strength.
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Birds of a feather flock together.
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seek nothing but profits; be blind to all but one's own interests- J1 n" S, }* T; G6 O( m% r
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无中生有! k. |% o+ L0 H# F; o* V' [
. ?2 B0 S! v0 H a sheer fabrication out of nothing; fabricate rumors out of thin air
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" H# r- X |! N- X' [* r8 a 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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; J# b5 m6 F8 r) V 新官上任三把火7 `3 x% D# H; j4 e6 I/ ?4 h
8 U$ g9 ~4 D0 t* i- f$ I a new broom sweeps clean
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; I& ?; ]* q. C% L$ I4 h 蓄势待发4 F' c& h6 o3 U' e
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& T8 s) d- u2 o- a# v 心想事成
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6 @" O w5 o/ e; a# z May all your wish come true4 G, y/ q2 n8 G U, D0 T6 ]9 u9 f- ^
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' @, m' f5 N- `; e 心照不宣
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have a tacit understanding; thoroughly understand each other, without having exchanged a word of explanation8 m8 k6 _8 C1 s9 @
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8 K1 D" \' V0 J. x0 z6 ]% J A 先入为主% y1 L( t1 M# E0 Y6 R6 m4 I
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First impressions are firmly entrenched.* L) W/ f. h+ Z3 ]8 O) ]5 B
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先下手为强
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He who strikes first gains the advantage.
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The best defense is offense.' H) G9 t1 s/ i4 t9 v
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ants on a hot pan
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3 `/ Q& J' [% I3 U/ Q 现身说法
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' |5 \. s/ d# M; k$ ` ^2 N& r warn people by taking oneself as an example
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息事宁人( Y6 P2 c% \$ }' a$ i1 ?5 p+ }( c
- [5 I! u+ }# M pour oil on troubled waters; patch up a quarrel and reconcile the parties concerned
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循序渐进4 P7 g5 R7 \) w; }
1 ^1 e1 z3 j% u proceed in an orderly way and step by step; advance gradually in due order, D, I ~4 k9 t8 J) J; b% L' S
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be strict with oneself and lenient with others& C9 i- l/ t2 I
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1 h z+ _- P0 C 有情人终成眷属
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Jack shall have Jill, all shall be well.81
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有钱能使鬼推磨
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a man of insight83
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bold but not crafty84
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有缘千里来相会) I3 y: K1 h; N' O
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与时俱进
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+ _, J8 Z5 @, s- l5 G6 Y- e people-oriented
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因材施教
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# ?' u5 z& E' t teach students according to their aptitude
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9 b( |. ?( }; Q L7 J5 X( ^ 欲穷千里目，更上一层楼* f$ F. ?% |& m0 v+ D5 |
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to ascend another storey to see a thousand miles further; Ascend further, were you to look farther.8 o/ {. A' i1 u- n" k
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Haste makes waste.
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More haste, less speed.. ~) k i; i" z
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& M S! e: W% J8 u, K! w 优胜劣汰
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survival of the fittest; i& c2 C! h; R: q! r. e( V1 E
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" c; ~) N5 I% G2 N9 l) d- t) M 英雄所见略同
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Great minds think alike.
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1 ^( L) G: L$ E 冤家宜解不宜结9 M5 [+ q/ l# B$ f
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Better make friends than make enemies.* G7 J/ E5 |( x9 R+ m5 ?
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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
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招财进宝* y) t; \' J3 S$ q; e
/ G$ m ?8 l3 u bring in wealth and treasure8 [" W! k& E+ x
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become debt-ridden
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众矢之的0 s% M* g2 F% W. s+ E# O! A: Y7 W
1 d' U8 L" j9 K target of public criticism; O4 v! f; x& B/ _6 w
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纸上谈兵
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, u; d; [1 _ ?9 o$ U( Q be an armchair strategist
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2 E% j$ j, f4 ]) Q5 }7 V( D; ^6 d, M 纸包不住火
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" f0 S, e1 I/ U+ Y6 s5 p You can't wrap fire in paper.
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% ?* A2 \0 i, T6 X9 q; G What's done by night appears by day." u0 _5 B* w9 b$ ]1 N
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6 K- T9 ^4 B5 W% p1 x0 u( b% g8 v 左右为难
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2 v( L! `* c7 H3 j caught in a dilemma; between the devil and the deep blue sea |
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