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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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4 n( g$ y" y2 f$ _ 爱屋及乌; v; H* n9 x: l t
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Love me, love my dog.6 w- Q# z" U0 J9 |+ [" ]0 [
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One look is worth a thousand words.
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Seeing is believing.
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k6 _: y1 L+ m" i7 ~, w 不遗余力
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No discord, no concord.
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3 J3 o4 `& C& j- [$ C 辞旧迎新! b' r- o2 d, @$ z
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bid farewell to the old and usher in the new
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大事化小,小事化了5 R) {( n- v" x
( R! Q; z* j) x% l+ P try first to make their mistake sound less serious and then to reduce it to nothing at all, o* J% R/ n8 y0 l9 D0 X* ^
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大开眼界
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broaden one's horizon; be an eye-opener6 v" p6 G; J& a9 d
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+ r8 g* }7 z, }- D) x7 \; b7 f 国泰民安
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* e) t, ^; J* M7 f3 i7 s4 v 过犹不及7 K, i- g% U( j9 v% ?
! U, A$ h8 m5 u$ ~5 D- ] going beyond the limit is as bad as falling short; excess is just as bad as deficiency;4 Y! G9 K: v# S) ^
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1 v5 `& C1 }2 ? 好了伤疤忘了疼! t0 g' M6 e. y1 k5 s+ x# O2 i
+ C# L* X1 y6 N1 p* s3 Z8 i2 F once on shore, one prays no more
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/ ~! A" Z) ~/ m& { n2 I 好事不出门,坏事传千里
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+ i9 U- [2 t& @' d& _# J. Q" p5 B 和气生财" ~7 Q1 q! @8 X) \
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# ~3 q" G" a. v; [( D5 H" p; D& \. M friendliness is conducive to business success
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1 Z' [0 J" _+ F$ k H 活到老学到老
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never too old to learn
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let bygones be bygones
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6 C+ K" r( D+ a! |, K$ i There are spots even on the sun.0 V% M3 A$ b0 w2 V5 C: T+ l# q
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% m0 J" z" ]( a, V! g 金玉满堂
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, @; r$ V g6 |6 L Treasures fill the home.
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3 y5 n S% r2 r) X1 f# L( e 脚踏实地
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. Y. v6 W5 }* A R be down-to-earth; O3 f5 z: {5 U/ K* p) G
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/ E- a; \1 M/ [3 t$ A5 k 脚踩两只船$ U7 N7 m' O2 f2 \7 ]( S
, u0 r7 H% T8 ^8 `* H$ I8 \$ y1 b sit on the fence; be a fence-sitter; have a foot in either camp4 y5 ?0 f0 P4 h+ B
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/ r, a5 w. v g' b8 Z5 q" j 君子之交淡如水, \7 z8 |) }8 e1 V" t$ Q; y4 `
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: @) {, o& m6 ]- @( U 老生常谈,陈词滥调
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9 ]% H! ^3 K% m# A+ a# V1 X3 w Courtesy calls for reciprocity.& N: d# z; s" T" p6 Q; k2 s
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Where there is life, there is hope.
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6 Q# y% I. S ?/ R gain both fame and wealth
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. ]# j* ]* t- y! {) c( m3 k" q 茅塞顿开
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没有规矩,不成方圆
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8 y8 t* r" o. j* m! g 谋事在人,成事在天' V* ^# e: |* M- W) t
k q1 c9 {: b! u0 a6 @ Man proposes; God disposes.
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* o ^+ K5 p" S; u0 q/ E; Y 弄巧成拙
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suffer a double loss; lose the bait along with the fish
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抢得先机
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take the preemptive opportunities
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前事不忘,后事之师
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Past experience, if not forgotten, is a guide for the future.
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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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瑞雪兆丰年
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, ~3 g8 h$ W$ a+ h" A) A* S Every cloud has a silver lining.
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7 ]# N* a# ^3 K3 [/ Y* V$ A9 i 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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1 r3 H1 {: o, x+ T6 v) I 杀鸡用牛刀
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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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Unity is strength.
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Birds of a feather flock together.
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0 l, \' t. g5 x- b( ?( u( j There are no waves without wind. Nothing comes of nothing.
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! ^! x: T, {+ L twist the law to suit one's own purpose
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新官上任三把火
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a new broom sweeps clean0 J; E, n I/ N' M1 \1 S) w
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8 b1 ^) x- x3 X; }, E1 u+ Q: T 蓄势待发7 k4 }$ ^, k S
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May all your wish come true
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' B8 I" O; e* @6 P have a tacit understanding; thoroughly understand each other, without having exchanged a word of explanation
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" g$ a( R1 v f) z- L( f% q* T 先入为主
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First impressions are firmly entrenched.
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! c+ b$ V/ ?3 I 先下手为强
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He who strikes first gains the advantage.
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5 e2 ?6 S! n% X! b 热锅上的蚂蚁$ p, I# v* Z3 T" Q& p& M0 L% m
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warn people by taking oneself as an example
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pour oil on troubled waters; patch up a quarrel and reconcile the parties concerned
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循序渐进
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" d6 ]) T/ o6 n9 p' `* \ 严以律己,宽以待人
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8 v% ?- t) Z4 R- ?$ d7 d be strict with oneself and lenient with others
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0 O$ F1 }0 b, W, K 有情人终成眷属
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Jack shall have Jill, all shall be well.81" m8 e# v2 i7 E a( c3 B
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Money makes the mare go./ Money talks.82) b3 z1 F$ k e/ H0 ?
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a man of insight83
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) p, b. n0 E0 a* K( ^% l 有勇无谋
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8 T* y; j: s. W# w) H- k bold but not crafty84
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. V" K, Q7 T3 h5 ~+ A5 G1 K 有缘千里来相会
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( M0 N- F. Y7 ~ 与时俱进
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: d# f7 |6 E3 g1 u" ^/ o 以人为本
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欲速则不达
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( x& p% ^2 F) J# G survival of the fittest
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: c0 o7 h3 j$ o K Great minds think alike.+ ~2 b* X7 v1 w6 a; |0 O
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2 s1 Z Y0 g# O( t& u 一言既出,驷马难追
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7 m* D: H6 m2 Q& M3 p A promise is a promise.
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纸上谈兵
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You can't wrap fire in paper.
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/ }( s' K4 ?$ Q# S# O What's done by night appears by day.
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+ w8 C& h6 Q. ] caught in a dilemma; between the devil and the deep blue sea |
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