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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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+ w/ j9 n2 `# K' G 百闻不如一见
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One look is worth a thousand words.
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Seeing is believing.
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p6 D' j8 J; m( Q 比上不足，比下有余& P) i: r. C' n! ^
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to fall short of the best, but be better than the worst! d( }/ C4 J& o0 a
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' f# z; K; D7 S9 f- O7 q4 [# u 不遗余力
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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.
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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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6 e2 u9 F5 L7 Y- B9 I! Y! e7 E' ~ 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. M3 [( |" h* z m4 B& ]
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8 \' K! D/ N9 x/ S3 R) K 大开眼界
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the country flourishes and people live in peace
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too much is as bad as too little* e7 P& L" } b* M
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once on shore, one prays no more
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Bad news travels fast.
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和气生财% c2 G [! W# ?0 [
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harmony brings wealth;
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friendliness is conducive to business success
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活到老学到老
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3 N8 r+ J/ R4 y( } 金无足赤，人无完人+ j" e! V2 b: b9 b6 G* W, u/ e, b
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! i3 N! |7 f- V: K% e( H Treasures fill the home.+ [& h9 t- N( l" ^. X4 ^
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) a2 d* z+ r& A3 I 脚踏实地& Z" s; v9 c0 V9 D, n$ g
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sit on the fence; be a fence-sitter; have a foot in either camp
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君子之交淡如水
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0 ^( i$ C! r" e G: o! d Courtesy calls for reciprocity.
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Where there is life, there is hope.
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茅塞顿开
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be suddenly enlightened
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2 y9 u7 k4 N* \, Y* ~( g& f: ] 没有规矩，不成方圆
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On festive occasions more than ever one thinks of one's dear ones far away.
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谋事在人，成事在天
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$ s* t1 ]- T M6 w) t 弄巧成拙
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make a fool of oneself in trying to be smart
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抛砖引玉
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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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take the preemptive opportunities
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Past experience, if not forgotten, is a guide for the future.
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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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A fall of seasonal snow gives promise of a fruitful year9 E; {$ F E, N8 G& z
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0 H3 @% G2 W6 |( z: m. z 人逢喜事精神爽
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Where there is a will, there is a way.
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4 J6 u6 W9 Q, H' i& l6 m0 Z 人之初，性本善- e7 R, t& g5 |/ Y5 ]0 ^
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% ]9 R( G" E9 u; x 塞翁失马，焉知非福6 i6 u9 o7 E7 M- P) B W
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4 N& D. o4 `* p5 j' I Every cloud has a silver lining.
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/ N" N/ t4 s3 y8 @ 三十而立- H2 W6 T: E8 F6 E; H! \
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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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A ship rises with the tide
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seek truth from facts; be practical and realistic; be true to facts
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speak of the devil
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speak the plain truth; call a spade a spade; tell it as it is
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天有不测风云
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* o$ I- t1 L% \4 f" \7 z8 z" z 团结就是力量% ]0 X8 ^5 p: L5 I, K
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% y! U8 W4 w2 a 物以类聚，人以群分
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hold high hopes for one's child
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/ n' M& ^' m) n& p a sheer fabrication out of nothing; fabricate rumors out of thin air
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" \- i" a3 k' r6 H! Y There are no waves without wind. Nothing comes of nothing.
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b2 ~0 ~! ]( x/ V( Q 徇私枉法
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新官上任三把火
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; D! |0 q, u1 C2 K1 q$ P& m# h 蓄势待发
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accumulate strength for a take-off
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心想事成
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May all your wish come true
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( z2 J' u$ M3 D$ n/ h" f 心照不宣! y- ^0 t% t; p1 B% f1 `- x/ @: {( S
) W0 h2 {+ J# o" s- } have a tacit understanding; thoroughly understand each other, without having exchanged a word of explanation
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先入为主
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The best defense is offense.# [" k, L9 X+ q/ w, |, O
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+ b4 `# I; y0 {9 d8 r! F ants on a hot pan
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1 Y" l. c" T3 k( V# G 息事宁人
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! I1 V/ D% n8 a7 l# e pour oil on troubled waters; patch up a quarrel and reconcile the parties concerned/ J! W& z: n0 R! ^- J
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3 |: P7 `/ a* t- M/ C/ b 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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( K" v% z. ?) |1 L* f( d& z4 g 严以律己，宽以待人
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6 f& H! Q/ l% ^% n' q# e+ O. L 有情人终成眷属( n/ y6 k0 y* C1 X
# q6 ?. @7 w- N" J. D' V b. g+ [ Jack shall have Jill, all shall be well.81
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有钱能使鬼推磨* j1 E; r7 w, K& `( M' ~
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Money makes the mare go./ Money talks.82: q+ A- [! m0 \' q
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& e( F+ z* L; x0 c" V* V# { 有勇无谋
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有缘千里来相会
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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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teach students according to their aptitude
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欲速则不达
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More haste, less speed.
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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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bring in wealth and treasure
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债台高筑
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become debt-ridden
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target of public criticism
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! x' A1 ? B. D! V+ @- S 纸上谈兵
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, N4 d z8 H7 r/ ? You can't wrap fire in paper.
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9 J: r3 P1 D7 G0 x6 V& a What's done by night appears by day.
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caught in a dilemma; between the devil and the deep blue sea |
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