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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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One look is worth a thousand words.
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2 V3 w4 k* l4 o, Q2 {0 b* b+ t! { Seeing is believing.
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比上不足,比下有余
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to fall short of the best, but be better than the worst! B! W% F7 V+ R5 n
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A slow sparrow should make an early start.
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. B2 l0 A( t! }5 S8 Z 拆东墙补西墙
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# E! i1 w" r( }7 n+ V- C rob Peter to pay Paul
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bid farewell to the old and usher in the new
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# e/ d8 a4 j/ D! k( M 大事化小,小事化了/ z4 y: s/ e' }, W7 m
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try first to make their mistake sound less serious and then to reduce it to nothing at all
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# V: z, j3 W# s5 Y4 T9 L! g. Z 大开眼界
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broaden one's horizon; be an eye-opener/ N: P* w- K- K
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the country flourishes and people live in peace* U9 {6 j/ ^/ O; Z$ l2 y, Z
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! i, x4 b7 Q/ k$ ]2 g; a2 S 过犹不及
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& j( X* R) G, w, H1 u0 Q going beyond the limit is as bad as falling short; excess is just as bad as deficiency;
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too much is as bad as too little
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. [# t/ f; ^- g" J% c# ~5 _ 好了伤疤忘了疼
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/ [9 Y. b, q- P/ v% j 好事不出门,坏事传千里
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! {4 h, W2 u+ [/ U# W2 v8 u4 R6 G% P Bad news travels fast.8 a* W( z& |3 u
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0 K% {% o, y' F) `- R& t, ] 和气生财. Z' R' q. N: ~* [8 P) E# t
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6 |$ I. Z; D4 f" E friendliness is conducive to business success; Y J: {5 U) E4 S
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活到老学到老1 P- K) k, g, W9 v: J5 r
4 H4 B5 D1 S' ^ never too old to learn
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既往不咎
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5 G2 h% T/ h: w6 } 脚踏实地
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sit on the fence; be a fence-sitter; have a foot in either camp
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; |7 T, |4 q1 t( @ 君子之交淡如水
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老生常谈,陈词滥调
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% B( Q/ H, g. Y) b Where there is life, there is hope.
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名利双收
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be suddenly enlightened
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; L* J+ B4 b8 \ 没有规矩,不成方圆
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$ a0 j5 w, o% I: P8 V% c 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.
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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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: M4 W' L/ L! h. G6 v, y% P; [$ Z a modest spur to induce others to come forward with valuable contributions; throw a sprat to catch a whale
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) X3 J- F: g# ]7 X; T 破釜沉舟
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; A7 u1 q& ]2 _$ @8 } 前怕狼,后怕虎
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The mighty dragon is no match for the native serpent.
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世外桃源
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上有天堂,下有苏杭
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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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糖衣炮弹
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Even if one jumped into the Yellow River, one can not wash oneself clean - there's nothing one can do to clear one's name4 b" S7 p: ^3 ]# ?. r7 _
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hold high hopes for one's child
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9 Z& W% |3 {% c9 W6 \" x 唯利是图
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, r, J* w0 u5 v, l% T9 x1 K seek nothing but profits; be blind to all but one's own interests
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无中生有
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$ T$ U) `0 m7 t6 R! U4 c a sheer fabrication out of nothing; fabricate rumors out of thin air4 q2 f: [ O- g
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0 j3 i, | ~- L7 H: a( R There are no waves without wind. Nothing comes of nothing.$ U- B3 i( L) T E
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7 S. Z: r# A, F( R" [5 ` 徇私枉法2 @- ]$ v( m4 M- z& |5 U6 b9 D
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twist the law to suit one's own purpose& O/ G G+ ]5 @, T
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- Q5 E+ r# i( E+ J 新官上任三把火; {) L1 D# T9 P
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i' I8 q5 n2 i# q accumulate strength for a take-off
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心想事成
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have a tacit understanding; thoroughly understand each other, without having exchanged a word of explanation
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$ B3 X% m2 M; } 先入为主
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& @/ b1 _: y- V1 _$ v First impressions are firmly entrenched.& M3 v+ q7 h: I# ? D' y3 @
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) [" q2 k, v7 a6 C8 I6 L% Z 先下手为强* ^: x0 b+ s$ y9 n/ h
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He who strikes first gains the advantage.5 h# X* z3 o2 m$ Y7 |$ l3 e9 T
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The best defense is offense.
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3 m/ R2 W( g1 C( ] 热锅上的蚂蚁
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, i/ m4 v7 z. b8 }+ d% x ants on a hot pan
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! t/ J; l# r; [5 H: G 现身说法) E) ?& h* ~. d) y" O1 |# a
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息事宁人2 X I0 z% `/ C% i4 K
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pour oil on troubled waters; patch up a quarrel and reconcile the parties concerned7 i4 n7 l E; H: _9 x$ X
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# ~! L0 y+ u7 @! |9 D- m% D1 E( s 循序渐进
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2 ^5 c, ~+ i$ c( E1 V proceed in an orderly way and step by step; advance gradually in due order$ }& x9 G6 t4 l f
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) b( f+ [+ s. F, g# F/ H 严以律己,宽以待人0 _) r t6 i+ o2 W* I; O3 p
$ t/ ~. m, ]3 x! |- |. o0 C8 G be strict with oneself and lenient with others
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有情人终成眷属
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( m* {3 [ w) \6 q8 b5 y Jack shall have Jill, all shall be well.81
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有钱能使鬼推磨
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Money makes the mare go./ Money talks.82. F# ]6 m) }; H* \1 ?5 o6 D
5 i4 i" T6 i9 G# x X6 G6 o 有识之士1 D2 _% y# _* C% B& V3 _
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# K3 S Z# I: `* w$ C: B0 q7 K6 G$ T 有勇无谋
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有缘千里来相会5 G$ R1 | L0 P- K, I
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以人为本
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因材施教
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teach students according to their aptitude
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欲穷千里目,更上一层楼
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/ |1 u; ~# g% X! i to ascend another storey to see a thousand miles further; Ascend further, were you to look farther.) B/ v- x' [1 B
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. x& I9 x; t& c' _ 欲速则不达4 A* h3 |! J: m0 Z+ J
$ c8 v4 q- |$ R+ A, ]! G2 ^ Haste makes waste.
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$ s& Z) z3 G( d) R: s8 {# A7 f7 v survival of the fittest% ^, m3 V6 i- w0 D
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" j9 }4 D3 M/ r) d) c" P 英雄所见略同
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Great minds think alike./ A( v; c# ?. g' e5 n1 P$ ]
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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 cases4 \$ r; F4 I F0 x+ R$ [
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* i3 S2 G: T t5 u3 Y 一言既出,驷马难追1 P- @! ?4 l E# b
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bring in wealth and treasure
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7 [+ ]; n6 c `+ S; b; ^% E 债台高筑
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众矢之的
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) }' @ Y, v7 @' }* M2 r, ^ 纸上谈兵
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& ]8 n4 U* u/ l/ V be an armchair strategist3 Q# W1 R. N/ r2 |
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) u/ O* R/ ~1 L( ?8 _ 纸包不住火
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You can't wrap fire in paper.
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* c2 y. |1 D$ z3 d P, D What's done by night appears by day.: i% g$ Y6 L0 N f9 V; ~, N7 \ r( j
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* b8 f2 h- N6 ^ 左右为难
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caught in a dilemma; between the devil and the deep blue sea |
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