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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!2 t( Y! ^4 u3 V" u: U
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) d+ X! I" P9 J: n- N. f 爱屋及乌5 |/ |) A1 B; G' ]# Q; }" F9 J
# Y) c2 e8 v6 j0 {9 T* @ Love me, love my dog.0 s8 M k7 v' W7 F( W
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百闻不如一见! B, E$ Q$ P T; ~5 @" q' }
4 i* b) m2 b6 d. c One look is worth a thousand words.
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Seeing is believing.5 z5 j9 H5 M* _# K
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笨鸟先飞
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spare no effort; go all out; do one's best
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拆东墙补西墙
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bid farewell to the old and usher in the new, v3 N9 _! D& h% i6 y% |7 F
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大事化小,小事化了
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: y9 U1 q$ q5 z! c try first to make their mistake sound less serious and then to reduce it to nothing at all
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the country flourishes and people live in peace
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6 o& z* L9 \# |# ]* @3 n7 m 过犹不及 ^( E. q2 d. T* M N
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going beyond the limit is as bad as falling short; excess is just as bad as deficiency;
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once on shore, one prays no more
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* {2 S$ [+ x" J% l 好事不出门,坏事传千里) W+ F# u0 x; O/ ]
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' J4 ^* R3 j0 I$ ` 和气生财- E0 w; \1 J0 \* @& V
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harmony brings wealth;
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friendliness is conducive to business success
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活到老学到老
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7 Z. d+ M5 A: a( @: r6 q 金无足赤,人无完人+ t9 Z- \, n0 d3 L& ]" D8 X% v
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金玉满堂
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脚踏实地
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be down-to-earth
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脚踩两只船
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君子之交淡如水
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0 ~% b/ ~' K4 T7 [) S9 s+ M 老生常谈,陈词滥调
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0 o" E0 W/ Y* ~$ R cut and dried; cliché
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$ M- X0 [7 S3 X2 d 马到成功3 E% l2 @. l- C7 f. s% o+ J
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gain both fame and wealth
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* H! C1 Q0 X6 y 没有规矩,不成方圆
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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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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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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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The mighty dragon is no match for the native serpent.
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) U `5 u' Q; F3 B 世上无难事,只怕有心人
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人之初,性本善
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Humans are born good.
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Every cloud has a silver lining.
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: j8 G% T# \, w# G/ ]/ u 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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说曹操,曹操到
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speak the plain truth; call a spade a spade; tell it as it is
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实践是检验真理的唯一标准
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# X9 Z; m( a" O1 j( ^ 天有不测风云
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. k1 v" n& |( v 团结就是力量- M1 x5 w2 ]8 [( R0 j
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Unity is strength.
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跳进黄河洗不清
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# L: h }& N6 ^ Birds of a feather flock together.
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a sheer fabrication out of nothing; fabricate rumors out of thin air
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无风不起浪
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There are no waves without wind. Nothing comes of nothing.
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& J8 b- D8 O' u; X0 W# { twist the law to suit one's own purpose
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; H. y3 V0 d0 u( d5 C! ]2 r have a tacit understanding; thoroughly understand each other, without having exchanged a word of explanation
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& S$ _' Y: y/ \1 [/ s* g7 v 先入为主
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First impressions are firmly entrenched.
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He who strikes first gains the advantage.
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The best defense is offense.2 s, w& J/ ]- S
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热锅上的蚂蚁
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ants on a hot pan
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0 m6 L& H& a$ R z5 Q 现身说法
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I( Y2 n) ~8 u1 _* Q warn people by taking oneself as an example
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$ v! o; Y( D( Y' D5 \; i, Y 息事宁人 q) F* @8 O* s( L) g
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循序渐进
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严以律己,宽以待人
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Jack shall have Jill, all shall be well.81
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Money makes the mare go./ Money talks.82
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有识之士
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2 r9 @6 }: k: N8 G, E1 j 有勇无谋
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: h, F x/ Q/ V# l Y/ y4 V 有缘千里来相会
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与时俱进
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欲速则不达
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More haste, less speed.
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Great minds think alike.
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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 cases
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一言既出,驷马难追
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bring in wealth and treasure
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众矢之的
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纸包不住火
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You can't wrap fire in paper.
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i2 `8 _; s" S6 t. s1 M+ K) | What's done by night appears by day.
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左右为难
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