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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.
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( A8 l# Z5 |+ L5 o 百闻不如一见6 w d' S' _. c% r
$ ]" s+ B$ e ]5 A( [, L One look is worth a thousand words.
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比上不足,比下有余
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8 f3 X( V4 e4 Z. j0 _ 不遗余力
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! D" @' b, u9 { w7 e y: ]2 s spare no effort; go all out; do one's best
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7 Y. w, D( J, | 不打不成交
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& J8 z# R. P9 u3 m0 d 辞旧迎新
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大事化小,小事化了
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$ m S0 `1 X/ `9 ~ try first to make their mistake sound less serious and then to reduce it to nothing at all
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going beyond the limit is as bad as falling short; excess is just as bad as deficiency;/ u7 x& S+ P9 ?* S f
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too much is as bad as too little
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8 g2 h2 H# M3 A0 C2 b 和气生财/ {" P% |( \: n" }. v5 p) N
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let bygones be bygones
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Treasures fill the home.
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sit on the fence; be a fence-sitter; have a foot in either camp
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$ J; |- ~- i! L1 x cut and dried; cliché
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留得青山在,不怕没柴烧
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On festive occasions more than ever one thinks of one's dear ones far away.
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( g1 t) w- y/ ?' E 弄巧成拙
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# l1 i! [5 _( {6 B8 } make a fool of oneself in trying to be smart
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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 end3 [& u+ u5 ^8 B
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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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瑞雪兆丰年
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A fall of seasonal snow gives promise of a fruitful year
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People are in high spirits when involved in happy events.
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5 T' M9 T3 C- ?8 H) b, | 世外桃源
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5 V' S2 Y3 H' D* x& ] 人之初,性本善
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a blessing in disguise;
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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.
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seek truth from facts; be practical and realistic; be true to facts
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speak the plain truth; call a spade a spade; tell it as it is
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3 o/ l: L6 g4 |9 H5 | 天有不测风云& ?8 m& E( I j
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a sheer fabrication out of nothing; fabricate rumors out of thin air
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7 q2 R1 |: C- g% C 无风不起浪$ e3 _+ L2 b; Q/ X. Y- `! h) M
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There are no waves without wind. Nothing comes of nothing.. A# C2 _; q; i9 ^2 o. q
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徇私枉法; u6 t6 p+ e* v% T/ P9 [
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twist the law to suit one's own purpose \/ y- o, i; g7 q
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+ Q7 `! T, l' O" F# Q 新官上任三把火
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a new broom sweeps clean
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* H l' ]7 H/ Q+ {2 g4 ]* F+ ? 蓄势待发! u5 Y+ [+ O0 X* f! H
0 c1 F# c. \* B) H+ @4 }& v accumulate strength for a take-off
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心想事成* y5 J. c( @& p( v5 i+ B
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May all your wish come true
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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, w6 f8 D) P( Y) Y1 F+ g
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) j- B) E5 I8 p5 W ]1 v8 k' e 先入为主
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First impressions are firmly entrenched.4 M" J" `7 r+ Y. M: X# y
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# ~( _4 {6 U5 c The best defense is offense.
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热锅上的蚂蚁
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息事宁人
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proceed in an orderly way and step by step; advance gradually in due order
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! A# t1 q5 |, e9 Z; Y$ L 严以律己,宽以待人
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Jack shall have Jill, all shall be well.81* s2 G/ Q5 Y; K% C; C" w4 b
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有钱能使鬼推磨
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有识之士
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4 ~: M$ v2 }2 t ? 有勇无谋
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bold but not crafty84
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# B* `0 j# T2 t 与时俱进
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Haste makes waste.
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survival of the fittest
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cases in which people were unjustly, falsely or wrongly charged or sentenced; unjust, false or wrong cases* ?6 r8 f$ h$ u% b) v8 A
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一言既出,驷马难追
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A real man never goes back on his words.
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众矢之的
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target of public criticism/ `' ~7 f( t9 ~9 C
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You can't wrap fire in paper.
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C. u4 z& T* X0 H What's done by night appears by day." V( e8 d. U% H6 d4 i* A( v1 e4 u
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: [6 e5 W# o$ h& m; I caught in a dilemma; between the devil and the deep blue sea |
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