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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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! v8 y* K* D2 S/ \& s 百闻不如一见
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One look is worth a thousand words.. ^$ d! Y$ j" I1 ]4 [; `# e5 G7 t
2 |2 o' ?7 v& F x5 y2 [ Seeing is believing.
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+ {; i" o2 [: ^" g: x& E& W( B 比上不足,比下有余
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6 |4 W; L6 Q% h0 e to fall short of the best, but be better than the worst
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A slow sparrow should make an early start.
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不打不成交
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/ z7 |; X0 o- q5 {/ r No discord, no concord.
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rob Peter to pay Paul
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bid farewell to the old and usher in the new; E# \6 o R5 W' x" D: r
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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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国泰民安
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) s; X1 p: m/ ? too much is as bad as too little
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+ o% k- L9 g& p; W% ?. D once on shore, one prays no more7 l- Z" L. z* s& p( G7 ]8 {+ S& M
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Bad news travels fast.
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harmony brings wealth;
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friendliness is conducive to business success
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2 W6 L2 Y( p1 v 活到老学到老
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8 \4 s) O& }2 m& _. w0 c never too old to learn
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君子之交淡如水
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A hedge between keeps friendship green.
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1 s5 f% h3 l. d achieve immediate victory; win instant success
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) B9 v# j- d5 E 名利双收
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gain both fame and wealth
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2 i1 X0 v6 _ t; D& Q be suddenly enlightened! I5 ^8 y. F: i3 w$ `4 M" R3 W
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谋事在人,成事在天
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: ^' O, R; b$ l0 [' o make a fool of oneself in trying to be smart0 n) [ r# Z; W
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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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巧妇难为无米之炊
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& A, _7 C# i6 ]* E; U$ r 千里之行始于足下( q% Q$ ?/ E) w4 E$ s3 I4 i6 w* ?
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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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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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; \ E# k7 o% P. F 人之初,性本善8 J m$ w4 y, N) P9 z
8 x! |2 D$ S7 Z% W5 U! K Humans are born good.
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1 e! n: P) s: G. @( O4 M* N3 o 上有天堂,下有苏杭2 o4 l* y1 G$ [0 E+ ]* k
1 J* Z, x6 I9 X! W; Y( f Just as there is paradise in heaven, there are Suzhou and Hangzhou on earth
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a blessing in disguise;
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) h) G# h; N# @# z4 O( J, J 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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实话实说
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speak the plain truth; call a spade a spade; tell it as it is3 i3 ?7 ^4 j: e1 G: S
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实践是检验真理的唯一标准
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Unity is strength.
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2 G, G+ r5 `7 @! q" A1 `# o# b a sheer fabrication out of nothing; fabricate rumors out of thin air: X0 @' ?3 R: h* G9 @
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无风不起浪
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There are no waves without wind. Nothing comes of nothing.
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徇私枉法6 ~7 I, D2 o. G h/ ?
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twist the law to suit one's own purpose/ ?; n5 G Q$ g1 R; O
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9 C* e# R$ W! ~7 N {: w' f 新官上任三把火
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a new broom sweeps clean8 f2 y: [+ z' Y/ C5 @! x1 ^
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1 g: b+ o/ @$ V' @$ b: o accumulate strength for a take-off
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& I0 G( [" c$ K. C* l7 B$ A; T 心想事成 H* ^9 o( l: L' n9 ?
% r8 ^+ U6 Q+ K1 w3 u May all your wish come true
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先入为主
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First impressions are firmly entrenched.
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+ s1 r' f6 f5 z% e8 c" i He who strikes first gains the advantage.4 |& ~- A, p6 h1 _, s4 h
: T+ Z& Y& E& T The best defense is offense.
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; W/ v; ^2 C$ e0 E 息事宁人* I% A+ w, Y: v W0 k$ M
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pour oil on troubled waters; patch up a quarrel and reconcile the parties concerned
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Jack shall have Jill, all shall be well.81) A. E! x" Z9 C) w' m% y% c
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有钱能使鬼推磨
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bold but not crafty84
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有缘千里来相会; ]. Z$ r. s, [1 x4 t. }
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Separated as we are thousands of miles apart, we come together as if by predestination.85
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6 l* S+ ?: ]) y' n3 i* N 因材施教
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0 M# m: K# A& T+ i/ ?2 }2 w teach students according to their aptitude
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9 q5 D, a/ J# ^4 s 欲穷千里目,更上一层楼
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8 Z6 [ p$ k5 J; @' v6 ]9 y to ascend another storey to see a thousand miles further; Ascend further, were you to look farther.
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优胜劣汰
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; u8 |- A5 J% [' | survival of the fittest
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Great minds think alike.
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冤家宜解不宜结
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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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A promise is a promise.
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target of public criticism
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R; }7 @/ R; M+ r5 C1 s What's done by night appears by day.
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+ ^3 ^# {) _8 j l9 k3 r 左右为难
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' L0 B1 s5 f- t caught in a dilemma; between the devil and the deep blue sea |
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