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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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One look is worth a thousand words.
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5 k8 v8 O- t* Y) }0 ]. p: n 比上不足,比下有余4 S/ z/ Q3 g+ H4 }0 _
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5 I+ i9 @- f7 @- w3 O0 T8 l6 i 拆东墙补西墙
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try first to make their mistake sound less serious and then to reduce it to nothing at all
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5 u- c+ \6 }0 e broaden one's horizon; be an eye-opener
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the country flourishes and people live in peace. ]- f7 l% V2 l
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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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6 W, z$ V; n) L6 X 好了伤疤忘了疼, H1 o7 m) ~4 T# s$ r( P
* y# }1 D% ]3 N% y( Q1 W" ^ once on shore, one prays no more2 Z% Z! e$ i% A0 `2 T" }$ I5 D0 f
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和气生财
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) B. @! m6 I: f harmony brings wealth;
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never too old to learn
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let bygones be bygones
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There are spots even on the sun.+ v3 p$ i/ a, s' A1 E( m
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脚踩两只船
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sit on the fence; be a fence-sitter; have a foot in either camp
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5 `. B% i. m# n6 k4 h" ?. z 老生常谈,陈词滥调
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cut and dried; cliché/ W1 x6 T; v. ?0 V8 r/ `, t
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留得青山在,不怕没柴烧
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gain both fame and wealth
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]& F7 B7 F6 a, O4 X5 T, P+ M 没有规矩,不成方圆
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On festive occasions more than ever one thinks of one's dear ones far away.
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谋事在人,成事在天
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make a fool of oneself in trying to be smart
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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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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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4 g% [. Z" z9 s: n0 T! X y1 }7 { The mighty dragon is no match for the native serpent.
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世外桃源
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a retreat away from the turmoil of the world
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a blessing in disguise;
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7 a# \& z5 b: r2 A1 n; s" g$ ] Every cloud has a silver lining.4 \+ p& X: f* g3 V! i: V+ v
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4 h7 Z" ]2 f4 z; Q5 U! u$ Q 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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Unity is strength.
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跳进黄河洗不清
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unhealthy trends and vulgar practices
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物以类聚,人以群分
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望子成龙
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seek nothing but profits; be blind to all but one's own interests
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a sheer fabrication out of nothing; fabricate rumors out of thin air' p) M+ |) j: N7 V5 \. _4 o. c
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There are no waves without wind. Nothing comes of nothing.3 P' C, d+ S* x% T9 y4 N1 l
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徇私枉法
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twist the law to suit one's own purpose
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, ?. t+ { e! e+ H& e" w 新官上任三把火2 M0 |- \* ^, X: Q1 T" _
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蓄势待发# ^5 y% j" g4 m) y' u' g
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5 K3 S3 C$ X# G 心想事成
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4 z# ~& h# q; C$ J May all your wish come true
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& h( b0 R7 T: X 心照不宣
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; M0 O8 [9 {' z W$ G" ^" ~ have a tacit understanding; thoroughly understand each other, without having exchanged a word of explanation
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$ W; \% G& o8 S+ ?6 H1 u) _ 先入为主8 B2 e' f* ~8 S2 y# `8 z. c
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First impressions are firmly entrenched.
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8 N. Y) V* N& ~5 ^+ w t. n He who strikes first gains the advantage.
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ants on a hot pan
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8 s% v0 ~' U8 d, f, V$ N. c! G! Q" F 现身说法
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Jack shall have Jill, all shall be well.81
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有识之士
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有缘千里来相会
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9 Q" [ f+ P l 因材施教
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3 k% G7 o: h1 H teach students according to their aptitude
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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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Better make friends than make enemies.
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冤假错案
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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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become debt-ridden6 u1 {1 C2 |; S/ ~! t1 S8 l' i' m9 R
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