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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!* t- u* _% j# @$ F8 M6 i
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& ~+ E8 D8 W6 V. j, T 爱屋及乌
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百闻不如一见
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: H! g, J* M9 p+ a7 r2 e One look is worth a thousand words.# G- b4 v% B# M4 {1 n3 E# d
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比上不足,比下有余
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笨鸟先飞
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不遗余力
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* v* ?! m$ l: F/ x/ a No discord, no concord.
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( J+ l. Z3 W( x 拆东墙补西墙; l' a+ w2 X/ s! Z1 M0 X* b# c
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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
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' t+ m+ k( Y& i! _- Y 大开眼界
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broaden one's horizon; be an eye-opener8 M& R& C5 H$ v; h1 @
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国泰民安
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the country flourishes and people live in peace
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( m+ G! Y( |: e* J going beyond the limit is as bad as falling short; excess is just as bad as deficiency;
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9 x$ ^' n; l& `, Y9 \+ V1 u0 w9 E 好了伤疤忘了疼: s3 H( w, O; W6 u; ]
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G" ~* E/ M; m( Z: _ 好事不出门,坏事传千里
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Bad news travels fast.
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friendliness is conducive to business success
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活到老学到老
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4 \% d9 [1 S& }* p 金玉满堂
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4 l" J1 [ M2 I4 p6 s 君子之交淡如水
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老生常谈,陈词滥调
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cut and dried; cliché
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留得青山在,不怕没柴烧
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Where there is life, there is hope.
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# x8 P% _3 `5 ~% l# i 马到成功
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没有规矩,不成方圆
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Nothing can be accomplished without norms or standards.
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, d/ p W& R9 W 每逢佳节倍思亲* ]3 ?# v7 C6 }
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Man proposes; God disposes.
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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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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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前怕狼,后怕虎
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A fall of seasonal snow gives promise of a fruitful year, i0 ]3 b) F2 K6 s) l9 f3 {8 _
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Where there is a will, there is a way.
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4 T3 q& @* ]& _5 ]5 {* Q 世外桃源
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6 X! f. v: r v4 h) } Just as there is paradise in heaven, there are Suzhou and Hangzhou on earth& v5 g$ P; g! Y$ G. j% W4 O% q
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E) Z5 ]- b# W. Q: B- z$ H Every cloud has a silver lining.
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2 X6 w7 T) p0 V2 j" H. A0 N: E$ w 实践是检验真理的唯一标准
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Unity is strength.
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跳进黄河洗不清
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There are no waves without wind. Nothing comes of nothing.
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5 H: { o6 s/ b8 q. K 徇私枉法$ J8 v* M e3 W# k2 |& ?
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# P7 B- }2 ~0 Q0 V) R 新官上任三把火
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May all your wish come true }) w* `+ O. }0 Q$ U0 x3 z+ i
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2 M' f4 j+ t# Z! ^3 w: h have a tacit understanding; thoroughly understand each other, without having exchanged a word of explanation
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$ k+ O" u/ c4 D6 b He who strikes first gains the advantage.
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现身说法
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0 ~- ]$ K! D7 [7 ^6 v( U1 } warn people by taking oneself as an example
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be strict with oneself and lenient with others
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有钱能使鬼推磨
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有勇无谋
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有缘千里来相会
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people-oriented
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/ K% _2 q6 k6 M, `1 m( P 欲穷千里目,更上一层楼6 X6 a& F/ G: V, j7 ?2 r
/ n% D2 P2 V% n8 V9 ^2 D to ascend another storey to see a thousand miles further; Ascend further, were you to look farther.+ |% q! ?- X! s' y( |; \. _) G
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优胜劣汰
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英雄所见略同
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Great minds think alike.$ @7 b( s& m% m* X% D
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( n- r7 C# Q" ` A promise is a promise.
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招财进宝
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be an armchair strategist
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What's done by night appears by day.
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# w) L) R3 g# n 左右为难
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