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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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+ T3 M, Y+ D* b- G! v 爱屋及乌
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Love me, love my dog.
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! n1 }' }2 B6 V0 K% o2 P 百闻不如一见
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/ v; {3 \5 G: x2 ~ One look is worth a thousand words.5 W7 u: m6 G) |' L+ n
. U; m _- {- R; O4 S9 j Seeing is believing.
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to fall short of the best, but be better than the worst+ a5 F$ ^8 k* T8 Y4 g7 W
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spare no effort; go all out; do one's best
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8 I) v" v* z& p 不打不成交
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9 D) t6 ~% C8 M3 ? 拆东墙补西墙
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rob Peter to pay Paul
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辞旧迎新
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! W8 } m% j3 \ bid farewell to the old and usher in the new
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大事化小,小事化了
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, y8 ?$ d( o( j. S3 a7 S5 _ try first to make their mistake sound less serious and then to reduce it to nothing at all9 o( I9 N/ g; h# _' H
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# M1 w* g# X% j2 Y9 M; _' J, O 国泰民安 D2 e( H# ~5 H
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过犹不及
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" t9 [; ]& I9 F* _, C8 [ going beyond the limit is as bad as falling short; excess is just as bad as deficiency;
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Bad news travels fast.
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和气生财
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活到老学到老; ?, q3 v$ Q5 W! {
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never too old to learn
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既往不咎
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let bygones be bygones
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Treasures fill the home.
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, }, F& p$ [- ~4 q 脚踏实地
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% i" n7 ^: V3 l. j4 n 君子之交淡如水
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! _$ U0 w. ^7 G- Z7 E' e6 ^ cut and dried; cliché3 @' Q+ e5 V; G+ b9 ~% @
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Courtesy calls for reciprocity.
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gain both fame and wealth
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On festive occasions more than ever one thinks of one's dear ones far away.
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弄巧成拙
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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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take the preemptive opportunities
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" i/ x8 @4 R" p0 ~ The mighty dragon is no match for the native serpent.
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世外桃源
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; v4 q+ O, ]+ N* I 上有天堂,下有苏杭
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Just as there is paradise in heaven, there are Suzhou and Hangzhou on earth
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塞翁失马,焉知非福
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a blessing in disguise;
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" i6 q* H' s# m" M" S( n 三十而立
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! ^4 {" b1 t+ j8 Y A man should be independent at the age of thirty. /At thirty, a man should be able to think for himself.0 d4 [) o/ q& s+ ^6 m( n: q
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水涨船高
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seek truth from facts; be practical and realistic; be true to facts
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( T# y6 a! a$ M, W% F 说曹操,曹操到
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天有不测风云
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Unity is strength.
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There are no waves without wind. Nothing comes of nothing.3 N/ h$ Q- j" \, E! L/ z3 d
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% P- u Y* d% {/ n1 m 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4 q: ~& D& r" A" p" e; v, F; O
8 l k# j: f, I6 A' z6 |+ v a new broom sweeps clean
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蓄势待发/ ]" Q5 u( Z4 h8 F) f+ D6 d
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accumulate strength for a take-off
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: L7 u5 Z8 W/ ]5 r 心想事成0 E# I9 U2 @" q! w$ a% G. E
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May all your wish come true
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# A3 E: D' K* B1 P; z have a tacit understanding; thoroughly understand each other, without having exchanged a word of explanation7 }8 s) i/ F3 Q" T; g: L
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先入为主
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First impressions are firmly entrenched.! L2 P; \2 {4 d
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$ e( |! ^( ^' s ]: o* {: ] He who strikes first gains the advantage.
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warn people by taking oneself as an example
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/ S+ e8 d1 x3 k$ Y* |1 g- L# I# R- _ pour oil on troubled waters; patch up a quarrel and reconcile the parties concerned
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3 a& F5 G, y' B/ z 循序渐进
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7 d b9 K3 q1 j+ t( G6 ~* ~ proceed in an orderly way and step by step; advance gradually in due order/ a+ W _! q/ q/ ^. j
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# [* _0 L+ @" F, V: L 严以律己,宽以待人
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be strict with oneself and lenient with others
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有情人终成眷属
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Jack shall have Jill, all shall be well.81* s9 l" A. N) U
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有钱能使鬼推磨
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8 L% G5 M# x- A( W3 w' ~0 J Money makes the mare go./ Money talks.82( `0 ~- K- J: V1 X
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$ O# C- [; X) i/ d% }1 | a man of insight83- q' Z. b) G* J0 f. Y4 w
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Separated as we are thousands of miles apart, we come together as if by predestination.852 |' g$ w- ^- ?- X9 o
) i' c; l$ a. E 与时俱进
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keep pace with the times86
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( }7 B5 c+ a z! @( f 以人为本
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( E. g: h F) R' `9 l9 Q& k teach students according to their aptitude
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to ascend another storey to see a thousand miles further; Ascend further, were you to look farther.& B, H' q5 U6 M
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欲速则不达
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) ~9 c. e4 r% S More haste, less speed.
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survival of the fittest
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$ \; a3 v; {- ]$ d5 k( |7 f9 d Great minds think alike.
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$ a) h' S' B P2 |+ w+ H0 [ Better make friends than make enemies.
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cases in which people were unjustly, falsely or wrongly charged or sentenced; unjust, false or wrong cases( P' a0 ?5 s* t: c1 K! B
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一言既出,驷马难追
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3 T1 G6 i7 V# b2 \ A promise is a promise.
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招财进宝
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bring in wealth and treasure; Y1 ]8 q8 Y6 P' i/ R" V U! I/ Z
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: x N2 I" }: N& q 众矢之的
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target of public criticism
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be an armchair strategist6 Q: Q; x0 j7 F" [( z$ s% W
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纸包不住火
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You can't wrap fire in paper.
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What's done by night appears by day.) @, {6 J( N( ^, x
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) ~( ]/ U+ B2 ~6 @ caught in a dilemma; between the devil and the deep blue sea |
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