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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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爱屋及乌
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Love me, love my dog.+ h# x8 |" h! Q( U0 h9 |
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) D% [, z- G! @+ [8 ?* y 百闻不如一见5 ]- k. v0 d, O- [
0 `" w! \1 d$ j7 ~! i One look is worth a thousand words." a; T# {- p- A( x4 _
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Seeing is believing.
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; Y: y6 H& o, k: k* T 拆东墙补西墙
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y8 L* v9 G5 S5 K) e+ z+ \ bid farewell to the old and usher in the new
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7 K1 Z# @4 c+ S% N, F, k" t* M try first to make their mistake sound less serious and then to reduce it to nothing at all7 C! }4 w7 T- W Y( e8 o
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- b" m- |! R3 f5 m- Z7 g) u1 ~ 大开眼界9 w/ a& f( r% s @' i( Z. h
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- p0 h+ h6 _9 d& N$ } 过犹不及1 K' w- f: O- s! p& w
9 k+ P* ]) z$ q% l going beyond the limit is as bad as falling short; excess is just as bad as deficiency;
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0 X: I0 {6 D2 l/ j$ a 好了伤疤忘了疼
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once on shore, one prays no more
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' u: [/ |4 V+ Y) ]( U+ h 好事不出门,坏事传千里, S4 `0 x- q& U! Y. F' x
/ \# V8 K9 F' {* \, q) `( B Bad news travels fast.; } y |; [8 W% D; I; V& m0 X$ U3 q
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friendliness is conducive to business success
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% R8 q( |' Y, l H5 d never too old to learn
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) D9 n0 Z2 i2 H. I There are spots even on the sun.
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! v" [% L0 n) Z2 L6 j$ v% Q 金玉满堂
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be down-to-earth
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3 w% m4 {- v# f9 V' I9 R$ T, C8 l A hedge between keeps friendship green.
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老生常谈,陈词滥调
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cut and dried; cliché( y8 V6 Z# u+ H3 ^0 g5 ^. G
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留得青山在,不怕没柴烧
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2 B* F) C S W: o0 h 马到成功
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gain both fame and wealth
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0 g! }7 L& B8 |; q 没有规矩,不成方圆
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7 j8 i' \% q4 H 每逢佳节倍思亲' k3 ~# u% \& D
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On festive occasions more than ever one thinks of one's dear ones far away.
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谋事在人,成事在天
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$ l- Z- z0 H6 w1 \( [ make a fool of oneself in trying to be smart
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a modest spur to induce others to come forward with valuable contributions; throw a sprat to catch a whale
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$ w8 w2 G; [7 E3 F One can't make bricks without straw.
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a thousand-li journey begins with the first step--the highest eminence is to be gained step by step
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7 D# x4 ?! P' ^ 强龙难压地头蛇
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人逢喜事精神爽
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a retreat away from the turmoil of the world
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8 y9 _* G; n: K; [! _0 v/ k3 f 塞翁失马,焉知非福
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; m6 R" C. _9 ^ A man should be independent at the age of thirty. /At thirty, a man should be able to think for himself.
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; K& {6 }9 n! |4 J+ m) t9 a Time and tide wait for no man.
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" A2 F! D3 M: d& e' I seek truth from facts; be practical and realistic; be true to facts
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, }! C0 \) |1 o 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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" \/ T2 I; d1 o& a( D; a 实践是检验真理的唯一标准
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% w. B( Z- _7 y9 a2 f3 J Unity is strength.
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unhealthy trends and vulgar practices
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seek nothing but profits; be blind to all but one's own interests
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a sheer fabrication out of nothing; fabricate rumors out of thin air
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}' s1 [* d$ [5 l) ?) f 无风不起浪
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5 y0 ~' t2 f, [. i 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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a new broom sweeps clean8 z$ u5 z8 s- l( i( a0 F
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- l/ X3 V/ l" @& B8 p 心想事成. D T9 y. K( i8 L. {/ o8 N
% f* B3 i% M& |0 G May all your wish come true2 y$ _/ I) g, u# {: S, L5 n
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) I8 |' i* w8 I2 F2 ~* P7 y 心照不宣6 V) p" z- Q3 B; t5 M7 O1 M
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have a tacit understanding; thoroughly understand each other, without having exchanged a word of explanation7 P! W. |. y y
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3 x3 ?9 n* {0 r% E) @- X 先入为主; \, ^% t9 w7 E- b% @. H
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First impressions are firmly entrenched.
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( n h* g8 z: S% q" T H" q+ p" C4 \ 先下手为强
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He who strikes first gains the advantage.6 U$ T3 |- c* l
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The best defense is offense.
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ants on a hot pan
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% i5 i6 x9 f6 S, I0 z- g 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 concerned2 S k4 c8 p" d8 k' W
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( G5 c. J( L2 l% m proceed in an orderly way and step by step; advance gradually in due order
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有情人终成眷属
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7 x# w7 ?% b2 g 有钱能使鬼推磨
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" B Q; y" J2 u Money makes the mare go./ Money talks.827 _, q0 |7 y, C
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" C( U, O) C* s4 w# h 有勇无谋9 {' B! s* m, W; ~0 {) L
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8 h7 `$ B* w7 _( f9 r8 B5 p0 I teach students according to their aptitude0 Y7 B4 h8 C9 k1 G
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. Z& B, A+ K- | to ascend another storey to see a thousand miles further; Ascend further, were you to look farther.' _! Y$ G. w; Q( y" `
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More haste, less speed.4 p! o! z. [$ q* d$ K
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survival of the fittest! S" y! P) ~/ m" V: }: C
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6 W- [- R% ^! c6 [ 英雄所见略同; T& {! c% G) {8 X0 w
, N7 ]1 Z) w2 x+ ]( E Great minds think alike.3 T5 {0 o; }) ~; [4 [( k0 u
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% v) ~3 S, G' U& | 冤家宜解不宜结
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5 j$ h S, A& H0 d* h2 W: J Better make friends than make enemies.3 ^9 Y: F+ J& c. _5 x$ B1 w7 z
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( e3 S2 i$ c' p# v 冤假错案
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: g' g1 V! J) @. _' N b 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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A promise is a promise.
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招财进宝+ h9 I) [) D; M1 N; N) o
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bring in wealth and treasure
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# S* U* [1 Y" j; B1 N( G% ?- c' d& d 债台高筑
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$ Q) j, B! [7 J9 K5 ]' F2 M7 @0 { become debt-ridden
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7 s" o5 C0 p/ G* c" \( S6 H 众矢之的
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target of public criticism
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( P/ h! V( i( g be an armchair strategist
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0 m" r5 W; B8 K$ g: }; g 纸包不住火
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You can't wrap fire in paper., {( E0 w' v, B. J6 D
5 p3 P W2 Z9 g What's done by night appears by day.
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左右为难
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