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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!7 I% b% \" E/ @: I: ~# K! ]
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9 S2 u* F5 a9 b. H 爱屋及乌1 m: L z; B+ @6 H7 s
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Love me, love my dog.0 ?" X$ E8 j/ Z# K N
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百闻不如一见
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! M8 w6 {: [9 _) ?8 i: d One look is worth a thousand words.
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Seeing is believing.
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比上不足,比下有余! Y& a! o) ~/ s8 S/ y1 t1 W
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to fall short of the best, but be better than the worst
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# r% T/ |- ~5 r" a; S9 F A slow sparrow should make an early start.
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# u0 S0 F! e) e' L 不遗余力
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spare no effort; go all out; do one's best4 g. V6 a7 x+ _ s# u) i2 f
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不打不成交
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拆东墙补西墙
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rob Peter to pay Paul
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bid farewell to the old and usher in the new
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) ?: {$ j( a7 Z K 大事化小,小事化了
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try first to make their mistake sound less serious and then to reduce it to nothing at all% M$ q7 F' H6 g; U \# p
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3 i/ I: ~: d% p1 m6 p8 E; G* N1 x% { 大开眼界5 S- T) {9 W! Z8 l+ \ W" [% f
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broaden one's horizon; be an eye-opener
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the country flourishes and people live in peace
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4 u6 t0 Y8 i' w going beyond the limit is as bad as falling short; excess is just as bad as deficiency;8 {7 E% S- y2 D$ `
+ ?7 O+ l8 x( A' C9 n7 Y3 h too much is as bad as too little
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好了伤疤忘了疼
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once on shore, one prays no more
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1 Q; `- ]) i* M" r 好事不出门,坏事传千里
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和气生财
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5 K- j% O! O: {+ l$ t9 h0 ~" m harmony brings wealth;
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There are spots even on the sun.
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be down-to-earth
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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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/ o* _; C n7 S- U; V: [/ g* x 老生常谈,陈词滥调
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' R3 Q- k7 ^/ o4 U cut and dried; cliché
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. y1 y% \: e0 F- U Courtesy calls for reciprocity.
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Where there is life, there is hope.
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achieve immediate victory; win instant success
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gain both fame and wealth
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2 k4 K! ? f# o. }/ r; L1 R Nothing can be accomplished without norms or standards.
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/ q- [3 m2 T! L5 f+ V 每逢佳节倍思亲
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3 A3 }; k- B0 y4 m0 _4 ~% [" r 谋事在人,成事在天
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+ X$ F2 Z \$ l 抛砖引玉
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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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a thousand-li journey begins with the first step--the highest eminence is to be gained step by step& G. M- g- B* n$ _
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Past experience, if not forgotten, is a guide for the future.+ z8 T4 C( t/ D0 O
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前怕狼,后怕虎
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$ i0 `3 k9 O- I5 E A fall of seasonal snow gives promise of a fruitful year
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Just as there is paradise in heaven, there are Suzhou and Hangzhou on earth
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" i% M8 C5 U+ h6 m Birds of a feather flock together.
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$ Z. d) O; k" \, `" r; h 唯利是图! `0 v" W E/ y1 J
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seek nothing but profits; be blind to all but one's own interests# f; G0 o' m8 `. A& z% {
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7 ~! m! X* n6 b' k/ f 无风不起浪
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# U! T1 A" ]+ w" }# B! M { There are no waves without wind. Nothing comes of nothing.
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) x" l. ~ \9 m4 Y0 O+ _ 徇私枉法
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twist the law to suit one's own purpose
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新官上任三把火! v# w6 c n$ ?5 @2 |4 l
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a new broom sweeps clean
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心想事成
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3 d3 _3 C. L1 o May all your wish come true' {( H) f Z' X% U
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8 `9 M: `2 W" Q. h1 Z& J have a tacit understanding; thoroughly understand each other, without having exchanged a word of explanation
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( E( c2 z/ ]/ t' ]; a4 a- ] 先入为主8 y$ L: R/ ^/ f' F
0 {/ l3 ^) G# C2 q9 i4 [, y First impressions are firmly entrenched.
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1 g1 i, @& `: D4 M7 m ^/ k R 先下手为强
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He who strikes first gains the advantage.) ]0 N# x9 T+ M5 y
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The best defense is offense.
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1 f! ^4 \( g) l; p 热锅上的蚂蚁; }( @4 r, O9 V1 O
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* M/ Q' K8 N; d% |5 F- ] 现身说法
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warn people by taking oneself as an example
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( o/ W, B( ?2 t ` be strict with oneself and lenient with others
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Jack shall have Jill, all shall be well.810 O3 G3 N3 R) i5 Z5 T
- q, J' ]' \4 e 有钱能使鬼推磨
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6 a! f( T A3 u: ? 有缘千里来相会8 Z- c6 u2 O$ q; |
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9 B( u% f" h. I/ e$ q% z5 i/ H: y3 Z 因材施教
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( S r3 r" Z: R2 R& J1 B 欲穷千里目,更上一层楼$ h) S* i0 {( @
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( s+ C* z6 Y: U, z1 n9 ? Great minds think alike.. c1 F' h4 r+ A! P# d
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8 y" P( q7 }8 S9 H0 N. Q; _ 冤家宜解不宜结 W) X% _( W3 o
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cases in which people were unjustly, falsely or wrongly charged or sentenced; unjust, false or wrong cases6 `9 c" H0 p. t, Y# N0 K8 C8 {
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2 {' O. L$ e" D1 k( D/ ]( W You can't wrap fire in paper.
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