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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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百闻不如一见
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9 |( _, ?* q; M: ^: g0 q5 Q One look is worth a thousand words.+ \/ B7 r+ E9 E5 C' x
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Seeing is believing.
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to fall short of the best, but be better than the worst
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A slow sparrow should make an early start.
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1 J: d, B/ p8 S' r 不打不成交
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1 W% s4 E& r& I: R No discord, no concord.3 x! A; e: S) y
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- n2 w: G) T3 B$ k try first to make their mistake sound less serious and then to reduce it to nothing at all
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: R* p) ]" d' e4 j 大开眼界
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" C7 a6 B4 m5 @! D( P7 c going beyond the limit is as bad as falling short; excess is just as bad as deficiency;' l2 L% x& K3 P! L- Z5 C
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; d* ^* s2 w8 o( {/ E. ?! T- ? once on shore, one prays no more- R7 F7 {/ e0 w; P9 x3 v/ H; Z$ o
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Bad news travels fast.
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. y( I* X& ]! j" G# H9 j 和气生财
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friendliness is conducive to business success" A0 L O& b! G+ A% ^2 r$ c
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/ L- `# v* V0 ~) H 活到老学到老' I* r- Y: L( y2 \* _2 @/ K
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$ a( ~& m$ }6 T+ k 既往不咎
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2 F5 d) A! D+ l& f* q b There are spots even on the sun.
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Treasures fill the home.
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脚踏实地
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be down-to-earth+ {2 w& j m7 W/ t- u/ s) B! Q
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sit on the fence; be a fence-sitter; have a foot in either camp
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A hedge between keeps friendship green.
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老生常谈,陈词滥调
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, i i1 h8 P% u" D7 ~ achieve immediate victory; win instant success
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名利双收
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gain both fame and wealth4 B; V) t! T8 ]( v6 S# J4 G. U
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. ]/ k2 _3 z K9 d Nothing can be accomplished without norms or standards.0 i# g: f( w' c1 I
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make a fool of oneself in trying to be smart
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o9 @, e, k$ v( l a modest spur to induce others to come forward with valuable contributions; throw a sprat to catch a whale
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0 }0 r$ w' S% K# N 抢得先机
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One can't make bricks without straw.
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! @" b6 X# |! a7 X, j a thousand-li journey begins with the first step--the highest eminence is to be gained step by step0 C* F. h9 O( N. S2 q& W/ y }
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$ |/ ?+ E/ ^3 u: D 强龙难压地头蛇
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People are in high spirits when involved in happy events.
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Where there is a will, there is a way.
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a retreat away from the turmoil of the world
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. Z Q7 F* ?) ?3 w 上有天堂,下有苏杭
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Every cloud has a silver lining.3 C7 W# ^3 b2 W/ M" e# Q. G y! k
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seek truth from facts; be practical and realistic; be true to facts
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* ]( M% o' _1 _0 _ 说曹操,曹操到
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# B: R7 B. D8 L, d 实话实说
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韬光养晦
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天有不测风云
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a sheer fabrication out of nothing; fabricate rumors out of thin air) \, N. `7 t1 z; A3 f$ p% V
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twist the law to suit one's own purpose
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a new broom sweeps clean5 Q. h) O B. h D
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/ y! s3 i1 u7 | 心想事成% V* l; r4 A+ ~/ W# O) F P# K
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心照不宣
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; b; F7 L3 r9 ^ have a tacit understanding; thoroughly understand each other, without having exchanged a word of explanation; T3 R' ]2 F2 S v
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先入为主
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He who strikes first gains the advantage.
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pour oil on troubled waters; patch up a quarrel and reconcile the parties concerned8 ~0 b9 ?; I6 P% F7 n. q/ V) i
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! {1 Y% O! h& A: R! T proceed in an orderly way and step by step; advance gradually in due order. `. Y7 U' r# e) X: Y* }8 Y0 u
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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( \8 _ ?0 K& Z& C" ~; r2 p r" m2 T
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与时俱进
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欲穷千里目,更上一层楼
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to ascend another storey to see a thousand miles further; Ascend further, were you to look farther.
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优胜劣汰
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纸包不住火
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What's done by night appears by day.
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