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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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1 E+ v2 U& O1 j 百闻不如一见5 b6 q4 ]! U6 u% Z4 B, S- M
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One look is worth a thousand words.
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* \( S, o) X' h4 ?: A2 U& T$ S. P- g, G 比上不足,比下有余
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. w4 I j' T& ^) S 笨鸟先飞" @3 s6 A4 i3 f9 E* s1 s( b
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A slow sparrow should make an early start.
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$ m! G( z# }; E( z9 {8 v 不遗余力5 C8 }* M# `0 [0 o. Q- [) N, E( ]( l$ d
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No discord, no concord.
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0 c+ l7 r* }4 r, F+ A 拆东墙补西墙
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4 V4 p- o1 C8 Y. G$ {8 f 辞旧迎新$ ?3 i9 _5 ~6 o5 F \
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$ W u- k9 Y/ l8 e; k k3 q1 @: a 大事化小,小事化了0 D& B( p. r7 W: F) d
( x& W/ i: k. {* s$ b& @0 n# q try first to make their mistake sound less serious and then to reduce it to nothing at all6 G' L: w6 t0 \3 i% ~% P$ S+ y
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国泰民安5 ?4 ~* ?: H4 {& D4 X" M
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过犹不及
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going beyond the limit is as bad as falling short; excess is just as bad as deficiency;6 M0 N9 R6 u% o' N# ]: S5 H
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( E7 g) R v, d% u" ` 好事不出门,坏事传千里
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Bad news travels fast.
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friendliness is conducive to business success
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$ }: x3 U* F! {( l+ ?9 y 活到老学到老
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never too old to learn
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脚踏实地
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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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) p: L' ?, ~( r 君子之交淡如水
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A hedge between keeps friendship green.
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9 I; V& K! C: m% j, J) O 老生常谈,陈词滥调- d. i4 k) S1 f2 D0 ?$ R4 T
% h4 ^0 j9 X- q) x+ v0 g# Q cut and dried; cliché& J0 ^7 A8 z- s& R# P9 q# C3 l" p) D# Q
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' X( U5 k1 ~$ |# n, t/ Y l 礼尚往来
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4 s9 O/ @2 F2 v# \0 J 留得青山在,不怕没柴烧; H3 ^; f; e# K! {9 d+ t- j
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Where there is life, there is hope.
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1 ~) [+ k$ `7 T$ G1 t& m& X achieve immediate victory; win instant success/ m! _+ f! O) G2 \4 k! A8 c
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) ]3 `; ?1 Z1 y2 k: ~* j Nothing can be accomplished without norms or standards.
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# M. q; U% r5 A' K; U' V make a fool of oneself in trying to be smart
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抛砖引玉
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2 R2 ?7 f- K& {# q 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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+ z2 L; v+ e5 \6 q5 C2 T: J 巧妇难为无米之炊( D6 q7 h: B& B
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" ~. o) _% F+ e7 c. B7 X5 S a thousand-li journey begins with the first step--the highest eminence is to be gained step by step5 k: {% r' _7 V4 {1 i, ^
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; M# L5 Z) D- ]8 i 前怕狼,后怕虎
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fear wolves ahead and tigers behind; hesitate in doing something
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强龙难压地头蛇
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The mighty dragon is no match for the native serpent.
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People are in high spirits when involved in happy events.
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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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% {/ |6 R8 a% `4 f Just as there is paradise in heaven, there are Suzhou and Hangzhou on earth
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塞翁失马,焉知非福
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seek truth from facts; be practical and realistic; be true to facts
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speak the plain truth; call a spade a spade; tell it as it is
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9 Z: u/ r) \# f( J0 \ 实践是检验真理的唯一标准
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韬光养晦
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q9 x/ Z' B0 T" x( W# } 团结就是力量5 z% p# X& t3 U) l7 Z7 i7 j
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: z$ N& @* Y: q5 ]& e0 I9 }% Q 无中生有/ }1 S" f0 }7 Y) H
; m: C2 V. i1 L; G a sheer fabrication out of nothing; fabricate rumors out of thin air
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% N3 O6 R: X! e9 B$ [( U 无风不起浪' j% R$ X/ W. l0 ^$ U5 x3 D; T, h' E
9 W/ p. r1 a4 N4 L8 w6 [ There are no waves without wind. Nothing comes of nothing.
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徇私枉法7 m6 i. W" @* Z3 w8 l
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twist the law to suit one's own purpose
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蓄势待发
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心想事成
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May all your wish come true
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& c1 `' o& l( | ?2 P 心照不宣
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have a tacit understanding; thoroughly understand each other, without having exchanged a word of explanation3 o, e! R, |& R
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He who strikes first gains the advantage.
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) Q5 n. O" x" S( y7 _ pour oil on troubled waters; patch up a quarrel and reconcile the parties concerned
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1 t+ E0 A5 B X# R1 z be strict with oneself and lenient with others
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Jack shall have Jill, all shall be well.810 {" b( |. C* q# b
7 y& V$ g8 q X& o 有钱能使鬼推磨
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Money makes the mare go./ Money talks.82, s/ a1 r8 P6 R% b
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a man of insight83
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有勇无谋
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Separated as we are thousands of miles apart, we come together as if by predestination.85
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与时俱进
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以人为本
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2 u! i8 w' f7 ` m, } Haste makes waste.
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( Z8 L7 V4 S" ~$ O! y; ~" N More haste, less speed.
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优胜劣汰
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survival of the fittest
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4 W5 |8 o% l, H: Z0 @+ ?4 C Great minds think alike.
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冤家宜解不宜结
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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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招财进宝
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bring in wealth and treasure
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become debt-ridden
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( X$ o8 f; q* e5 v 众矢之的
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n0 B u; X6 U- I' P 纸上谈兵
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纸包不住火
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% @( V) R9 |, [4 z9 `8 F2 f You can't wrap fire in paper.
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- {3 @4 ~* L- H4 D5 j9 p" ?1 h What's done by night appears by day.
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左右为难
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caught in a dilemma; between the devil and the deep blue sea |
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