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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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& g5 \5 P3 z; e 爱屋及乌
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# }+ B% l9 l0 k6 r% e# [2 H ? Love me, love my dog.
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One look is worth a thousand words.
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& ^' v8 y1 @: S7 B 比上不足,比下有余
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+ u" l9 M; v& `2 a8 T5 |5 } to fall short of the best, but be better than the worst: j- Z( D% s2 D' H
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笨鸟先飞
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A slow sparrow should make an early start.
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# y* G; f6 O5 d: q/ \. W8 s 不遗余力
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不打不成交
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No discord, no concord.7 ^) F/ _' [5 }# @! c% S
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+ z b& z, ]' H4 j 拆东墙补西墙
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辞旧迎新
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bid farewell to the old and usher in the new
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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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broaden one's horizon; be an eye-opener
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the country flourishes and people live in peace
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过犹不及
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1 ^8 Q- g$ K' Y: B too much is as bad as too little
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( a# S# i+ i) K1 t3 ? 和气生财
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! r7 z8 t2 G) j0 ~) |2 ? friendliness is conducive to business success
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# c' G' @: z8 f8 x7 k: F 活到老学到老
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2 N; h) O3 F3 ?0 ]5 |- ]- t 既往不咎
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let bygones be bygones
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6 T7 K5 Q3 U, m" A3 V( A 金无足赤,人无完人
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There are spots even on the sun.
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金玉满堂
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Treasures fill the home.
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' W$ w% c' V1 ~- ^$ \0 g0 K0 J 脚踏实地
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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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老生常谈,陈词滥调
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礼尚往来
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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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名利双收
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茅塞顿开
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9 v q, @4 u" v6 e4 I3 O 没有规矩,不成方圆
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Nothing can be accomplished without norms or standards.
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H B5 _. C& i/ G 每逢佳节倍思亲
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: u" { \4 D- f 谋事在人,成事在天
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弄巧成拙
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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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) x& G; |+ g+ u" z+ f 巧妇难为无米之炊1 @, ~6 P7 X* R, T7 _2 F
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: M0 K: O% z$ T' ^" G. q' b5 c 千里之行始于足下8 X# B) C2 D7 B% s) a6 [
; L# P7 |! V( ?: h a thousand-li journey begins with the first step--the highest eminence is to be gained step by step' I0 V' O! V8 w) [! }
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1 {) O% p' U# F 强龙难压地头蛇
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A fall of seasonal snow gives promise of a fruitful year
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People are in high spirits when involved in happy events.
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Where there is a will, there is a way.
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世外桃源
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人之初,性本善
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说曹操,曹操到
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4 o0 q T$ J4 C/ `% h Unity is strength.
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无中生有
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a sheer fabrication out of nothing; fabricate rumors out of thin air
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/ d4 N5 e: ^7 V ?+ i 无风不起浪
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$ C1 n3 o+ t$ b. b( j' {. i# c There are no waves without wind. Nothing comes of nothing.
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' a5 u9 |) m! o6 t" g+ } twist the law to suit one's own purpose
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% {" E) ^% \( b" _' x 新官上任三把火( H, _' i% `9 D
: U0 h0 j, v' Q4 E3 v: T4 h a new broom sweeps clean5 r# B) ~8 b5 h: I
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+ N! X# a+ g0 V6 G 心想事成
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3 E: X5 Z" ]7 [8 j3 _4 R7 W# P Q- C; } May all your wish come true- q, t$ T; v9 g3 ]! j v
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have a tacit understanding; thoroughly understand each other, without having exchanged a word of explanation
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% N: O. R! x, _; q) p 先入为主6 Y: y$ a' u/ ^
6 M/ \& M+ `& \ First impressions are firmly entrenched.
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: T8 M2 ?4 r$ v! m3 }9 p$ y( ?4 D ants on a hot pan
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warn people by taking oneself as an example
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有识之士
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2 l W0 p% {, I1 M 有勇无谋% _9 M( |- E7 L6 I* s; |1 e
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有缘千里来相会
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d. g l( N) B+ W- y; Z% t 与时俱进1 o, |2 Q& y2 l' p+ u0 u
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teach students according to their aptitude
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. G2 J5 d1 S3 ]' R) r8 t0 V 欲速则不达
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& w0 f5 q a, E2 D) R More haste, less speed.
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. ]5 H& |- p) M7 }, e cases in which people were unjustly, falsely or wrongly charged or sentenced; unjust, false or wrong cases; X* T# H9 h! G( e+ x) V4 a: F
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一言既出,驷马难追
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A promise is a promise.
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