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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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& v5 M' c) j1 N( G0 h9 s 爱屋及乌
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; [- q, G/ k" }" b# g Love me, love my dog./ ~; k: W: Y! T1 M* v2 L1 _* c& R
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百闻不如一见8 ?+ o% G/ f x+ c/ N4 B1 ?
- ?4 I) {9 f9 x+ a$ s% s7 R6 g One look is worth a thousand words.
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* S" L; v E2 @% {! E, p0 a 比上不足,比下有余
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2 P! n) @: S% W* n4 N. } to fall short of the best, but be better than the worst
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& _: D% N" ?: T 不遗余力
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spare no effort; go all out; do one's best
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7 n7 L. R' r5 m+ \- t) o 拆东墙补西墙
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; ]9 b+ }7 Y1 q+ R* g" q+ ~ bid farewell to the old and usher in the new. n9 {* j$ q/ j" Q
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3 n7 Z# [1 }6 b; s: M# [+ x 大事化小,小事化了( n4 q' _9 f l7 Z6 u) \
* W( K- I: t9 E* L+ S try first to make their mistake sound less serious and then to reduce it to nothing at all
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* ]5 e* d8 Y6 |3 |* D# A) {7 ] 大开眼界9 n0 K/ e1 `4 d1 ?8 g- |+ |8 M
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the country flourishes and people live in peace( B! m1 \' w3 y+ ?$ a- k. s/ f& y
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going beyond the limit is as bad as falling short; excess is just as bad as deficiency;, i! S7 i B+ K1 Z$ T8 i1 K
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* m7 r1 a, f) z, ~' O- i* T1 g 好了伤疤忘了疼
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once on shore, one prays no more9 f) z" n' D" }
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let bygones be bygones
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! o. f2 i% r" B, b: k+ U/ @. k There are spots even on the sun.
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金玉满堂
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/ c% D# U( S& m1 u3 G' L" h! j 君子之交淡如水
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/ D1 |; b" \+ e+ Z, R 老生常谈,陈词滥调# v0 O: `4 H6 M
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cut and dried; cliché
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& `/ \8 c5 D$ l$ z& v' ~ 留得青山在,不怕没柴烧% L) h& D( ~* E
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名利双收
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Man proposes; God disposes.
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8 d* }" B# @ w! v. ^ 弄巧成拙
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; ~! E. l! p) n' X 赔了夫人又折兵
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suffer a double loss; lose the bait along with the fish
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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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cut off all means of retreat;burn one's own way of retreat and be determined to fight to the end8 ^9 S% [3 v% O% S$ x" R; h' J
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take the preemptive opportunities
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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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; X7 @+ a1 H5 W- N! z Past experience, if not forgotten, is a guide for the future.
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/ j B. w s) @& e6 B 前怕狼,后怕虎
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fear wolves ahead and tigers behind; hesitate in doing something
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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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9 B% G6 L3 z0 W0 i3 s+ x: C a retreat away from the turmoil of the world
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' C2 N+ a! L: j& {3 `' O Just as there is paradise in heaven, there are Suzhou and Hangzhou on earth
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A man should be independent at the age of thirty. /At thirty, a man should be able to think for himself.4 n8 j: W6 ^" v# M5 r
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Time and tide wait for no man.
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团结就是力量
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Unity is strength.
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5 h9 U- [+ A, I- W4 G; w a sheer fabrication out of nothing; fabricate rumors out of thin air
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( \* y5 R6 l6 J4 C/ C+ @" z7 S& U There are no waves without wind. Nothing comes of nothing.- A- I) Y' G# I7 u9 @0 X; s* V
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twist the law to suit one's own purpose
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May all your wish come true
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先入为主
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First impressions are firmly entrenched.
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1 a/ V6 l) u1 t) Z 先下手为强
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He who strikes first gains the advantage.
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2 Y; o0 O0 M# K) {% B; z7 x( P2 P 现身说法
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& Q9 c' b+ R2 j1 o3 g, }$ m warn people by taking oneself as an example
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" g% f6 g% e \( H 息事宁人
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pour oil on troubled waters; patch up a quarrel and reconcile the parties concerned
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, x4 H3 I( a' B# L. K p 严以律己,宽以待人+ V! x* g" p4 K0 B/ U( y
" s2 F, C% M" n) {) z* b be strict with oneself and lenient with others! C) V) u5 N" q
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' c: T) |8 |. |: g3 I 有钱能使鬼推磨
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1 u+ y' x$ K o/ `, E+ I Money makes the mare go./ Money talks.82 r1 l) A! S& [, M+ e7 Y
$ W5 f3 n3 i7 ` p 有识之士
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D4 d; l* z- ?4 L7 \* A; C, B 有勇无谋
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( ]8 |6 J# ~( u; ^ bold but not crafty846 @! |" u' A/ Y2 H! |- L5 i
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7 X& m+ D% R2 U$ J! I' e2 K4 M 与时俱进
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More haste, less speed.
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Great minds think alike.
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! Y5 M8 |% k3 {" Z Better make friends than make enemies.
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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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become debt-ridden
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8 Y' ^8 I* P) e$ f! p( U0 M' p3 r You can't wrap fire in paper.! V, V t$ s3 L1 Z
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What's done by night appears by day.
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