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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!5 C- V9 u" f8 S& B; d0 d
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' [$ Z; P# ~6 }. ?/ g7 ] 百闻不如一见
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One look is worth a thousand words.
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比上不足,比下有余
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to fall short of the best, but be better than the worst
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g1 O. }2 t" F3 V7 W A slow sparrow should make an early start.$ k+ V/ v5 @8 T Y
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spare no effort; go all out; do one's best* _' t# V5 f7 P! m# {$ L4 m( q
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; E/ d' t1 [- g0 B& v 不打不成交3 @3 L8 X( B2 K/ j* Y
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bid farewell to the old and usher in the new, K% Z7 b% E* y: B' ^' V) k
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2 u) o/ d& i* V B5 h 大事化小,小事化了
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$ c$ K9 t5 T, a1 W) o: l' q. Y try first to make their mistake sound less serious and then to reduce it to nothing at all
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! K' w4 l4 y2 r/ t$ _ 大开眼界
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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;
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好事不出门,坏事传千里
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和气生财
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A hedge between keeps friendship green.
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$ |9 r3 f2 q6 \; O( Z/ M 老生常谈,陈词滥调. }( h. C6 H) v! V" V. b
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每逢佳节倍思亲
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On festive occasions more than ever one thinks of one's dear ones far away.( l" C- d3 \8 J2 e: S( {
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a modest spur to induce others to come forward with valuable contributions; throw a sprat to catch a whale" {, w4 {7 J, t, V3 I' A( Q
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take the preemptive opportunities
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巧妇难为无米之炊
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强龙难压地头蛇
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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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上有天堂,下有苏杭
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# O6 J0 q" Z- J( \. h: W1 G! X0 n: u 塞翁失马,焉知非福
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a blessing in disguise;
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望子成龙
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无中生有
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0 G: g+ A1 J/ y; X9 c: h 无风不起浪
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a new broom sweeps clean
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1 H4 g, n) ?9 k7 x" L" G+ } 蓄势待发
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心想事成9 ~" u/ M+ ^9 Q
/ f3 t3 v) O/ z+ l/ l" f& | May all your wish come true
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have a tacit understanding; thoroughly understand each other, without having exchanged a word of explanation0 V3 K- c& m, t6 o6 L5 U
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The best defense is offense.
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ants on a hot pan
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$ L2 u2 r+ a0 v 循序渐进
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proceed in an orderly way and step by step; advance gradually in due order
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严以律己,宽以待人
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有情人终成眷属
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Jack shall have Jill, all shall be well.815 u! J5 A9 v" \ `% [1 C
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有钱能使鬼推磨
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Money makes the mare go./ Money talks.82 I7 X' u- B: H% \2 A# A
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Z( t& e T4 h9 d( ]& l, u 有勇无谋
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1 e, k3 p$ X" {3 r" p/ _; a, } 有缘千里来相会/ w1 V$ w' D, R0 ~
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" v* F2 A# F# `) z 与时俱进
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以人为本
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people-oriented
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英雄所见略同
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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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You can't wrap fire in paper.
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