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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!$ R; y \) ]8 O/ T% V8 ~% Y: i% x
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爱屋及乌
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百闻不如一见
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3 R: w& e7 C' u; [6 { One look is worth a thousand words.
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6 p3 o% [3 U% a, R 比上不足,比下有余! ?. h% z% K! @5 S# o- t
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- Q4 N4 y$ p S9 d 笨鸟先飞
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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 all1 U8 h4 @/ u3 `7 ?" Z
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% k0 Q5 |7 i4 s! Q; a 国泰民安
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7 {+ ~' {: f" `! ^3 c$ R the country flourishes and people live in peace
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once on shore, one prays no more
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h: X0 n3 B4 [( j% r: f There are spots even on the sun.
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' U8 \ k& G: R# I 君子之交淡如水
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老生常谈,陈词滥调
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6 A) q' Z# }9 u7 h; w, G 没有规矩,不成方圆
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Nothing can be accomplished without norms or standards.
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On festive occasions more than ever one thinks of one's dear ones far away.
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% i; z! z, o6 G One can't make bricks without straw.
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* Y o( Q& s; j0 V: X 千里之行始于足下
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" |' i& w" C. D0 q( J; \ Past experience, if not forgotten, is a guide for the future.
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人逢喜事精神爽
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世上无难事,只怕有心人
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Where there is a will, there is a way.
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; V3 J* Y6 g2 Q1 z, [( h 人之初,性本善
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Humans are born good.
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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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Time and tide wait for no man.
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use a steam-hammer to crack nuts
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! C$ ^: {5 x7 F( T7 y2 V seek truth from facts; be practical and realistic; be true to facts
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糖衣炮弹
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团结就是力量
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Even if one jumped into the Yellow River, one can not wash oneself clean - there's nothing one can do to clear one's name
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6 D4 h( X* f& B1 B- U b3 Q. X7 {* h$ i a sheer fabrication out of nothing; fabricate rumors out of thin air" K' C2 w3 K' k7 y& o5 X' ^
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9 \1 ^9 Z" k* x$ Z* N. Q 徇私枉法. f( k# o6 }- q' R4 F5 C
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twist the law to suit one's own purpose
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V. J- m2 t6 _3 L: B4 `: k M 新官上任三把火
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8 }5 Y/ P* B4 C 蓄势待发' q* A4 h5 [7 a# J) q/ V! ~
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accumulate strength for a take-off
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May all your wish come true
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心照不宣
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2 b5 B r& [' q) ^5 K have a tacit understanding; thoroughly understand each other, without having exchanged a word of explanation
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ants on a hot pan
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warn people by taking oneself as an example
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Jack shall have Jill, all shall be well.81
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与时俱进
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因材施教
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欲穷千里目,更上一层楼
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bring in wealth and treasure
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纸上谈兵
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1 b. M; D7 ~2 ~6 p, J be an armchair strategist
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; V" x# ~6 h6 F8 H 纸包不住火
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You can't wrap fire in paper.
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1 k: F; S, q: E& k0 j6 R caught in a dilemma; between the devil and the deep blue sea |
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