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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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爱屋及乌& ]" c; j* \ N* k9 K0 p5 {" w L
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Love me, love my dog.; x7 X& p4 V$ z4 _; R/ b, U! g' ^
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* f) Y! ?! q! [$ @; y4 }' G 百闻不如一见* C. A1 Z! W4 h- |( m/ R3 v
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比上不足,比下有余
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& P# j, @1 C) _6 J# z: S 笨鸟先飞
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9 @* Z+ F L, G9 _ spare no effort; go all out; do one's best
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不打不成交
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No discord, no concord.5 p# \2 L4 ^0 n1 P+ v! d9 L
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. i. a5 o7 H% r) L' g; @, y 拆东墙补西墙* @8 J% ~# V- A! z$ P4 w
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bid farewell to the old and usher in the new# d2 F+ U% @3 s/ N8 A3 m
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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 all
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3 I9 @2 Q2 Q6 E( D' C) k 大开眼界
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6 m/ m/ a- V0 ^9 @- f; K# h 过犹不及
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too much is as bad as too little
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; Q2 u4 B' v. ^, Z# f 好了伤疤忘了疼$ v5 v; E4 H1 Z: J4 g6 J' ]& w$ N
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# r& R" s% c& x4 n 和气生财
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/ j3 \/ f9 j' o* B1 U3 ^ 活到老学到老6 @0 {7 F$ E5 X: i
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let bygones be bygones
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金无足赤,人无完人
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There are spots even on the sun.& n# s) m# J$ V5 z3 ]2 E y
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( I" d/ V9 _5 @, O* f: F 金玉满堂
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$ ]' J4 q$ v- s! v 脚踏实地
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0 E5 H, m0 Z3 a5 ^$ B1 \! S1 x A hedge between keeps friendship green.
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- q3 a9 Q8 c4 V4 v 老生常谈,陈词滥调
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" d; Y' b6 T8 l) B5 v cut and dried; cliché
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' C5 Y: u! d# _, n; q5 z 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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achieve immediate victory; win instant success
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Man proposes; God disposes.
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6 j3 o# J! }# L. q make a fool of oneself in trying to be smart
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7 }% U( [( K) M- l2 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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/ S# g6 `& i! i- K 破釜沉舟
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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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强龙难压地头蛇
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世外桃源
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a blessing in disguise;
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! c+ U/ g* o- O( E4 P$ ] A ship rises with the tide
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# k3 k8 L1 S: D/ N0 d% _2 D seek truth from facts; be practical and realistic; be true to facts
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实话实说
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糖衣炮弹
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Unity is strength.
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% ^0 p- r8 o5 w L hold high hopes for one's child
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无风不起浪
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* ^0 t" I8 ~2 l( X) M. W/ S 徇私枉法
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twist the law to suit one's own purpose
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8 V! E% c2 h" o1 n: R0 f 心想事成
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May all your wish come true
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" [1 T( l! g% \( | have a tacit understanding; thoroughly understand each other, without having exchanged a word of explanation5 z( V1 P! p; ^2 `8 d
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, R4 n) a- D( y6 x% W$ Y The best defense is offense.' q5 L% O) u2 t0 B' i! b
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热锅上的蚂蚁
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5 j u( E; U5 r$ j* c$ G 有钱能使鬼推磨8 Z9 u! F$ o. k
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有缘千里来相会
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