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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!2 v3 _9 L5 u, L
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6 U1 U+ i9 z3 C/ D3 v, c 爱屋及乌6 T1 {4 d8 t: K& N. [8 `
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3 b0 Y- B3 {( X" d" E( q4 x% D 百闻不如一见6 G4 S; q- v( B
5 M: x. O* I/ l7 D One look is worth a thousand words.
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2 o5 ?- e. d1 O1 ~$ b7 T) \ Seeing is believing.& P* E3 _% s [+ U3 I: R
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7 E, T& B9 O: ~2 e0 B6 d8 m 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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笨鸟先飞
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A slow sparrow should make an early start.
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* `" m% n9 P. s* | 大事化小,小事化了" T% _7 U+ q( `) E
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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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大开眼界
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国泰民安
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4 t5 Y& D+ i* m: u going beyond the limit is as bad as falling short; excess is just as bad as deficiency;, K4 H- \- b& t
\# l) g5 r2 o% |9 H too much is as bad as too little
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% D" x3 d7 g3 e 好事不出门,坏事传千里
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! c: i9 i6 E* [ Bad news travels fast.
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和气生财& t2 s; s1 `4 @2 m
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harmony brings wealth;
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friendliness is conducive to business success: ^ i( f4 B3 n f/ O) [
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, B4 h1 q) w) h& U2 n 活到老学到老
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never too old to learn
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既往不咎
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9 {4 m, n; z3 D4 j% p: H. I 金无足赤,人无完人
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金玉满堂
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O) o+ x: f; g% V/ ` A hedge between keeps friendship green.& N7 e* n$ z1 a7 V, l
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" d) p% p- O2 g* P 老生常谈,陈词滥调
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9 O2 Y t U* [6 F; O9 {0 W 礼尚往来6 A2 h$ t; _ X' {' V1 P
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Courtesy calls for reciprocity.
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马到成功
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名利双收
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gain both fame and wealth
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茅塞顿开
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be suddenly enlightened
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: m t# d0 D: c0 m# z 没有规矩,不成方圆
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每逢佳节倍思亲
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Man proposes; God disposes.
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make a fool of oneself in trying to be smart
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suffer a double loss; lose the bait along with the fish
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前事不忘,后事之师
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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 blessing in disguise;
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Every cloud has a silver lining.
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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.0 P, G7 F4 A4 m
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A ship rises with the tide
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Unity is strength.
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) W) A2 m @2 Z a sheer fabrication out of nothing; fabricate rumors out of thin air
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There are no waves without wind. Nothing comes of nothing.
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: E y; @7 B5 u twist the law to suit one's own purpose
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O* Y7 m8 v( s2 w a new broom sweeps clean
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蓄势待发
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accumulate strength for a take-off1 J$ N8 |3 P( [ U' F, A
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' W- B7 i& O K) g/ ?# U May all your wish come true, ~1 G/ \/ X( z; ~' }6 v7 d" ?
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have a tacit understanding; thoroughly understand each other, without having exchanged a word of explanation# ^8 M) V2 e; |7 d8 f# k+ N
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先入为主
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First impressions are firmly entrenched.
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The best defense is offense.
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热锅上的蚂蚁
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ants on a hot pan
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现身说法
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息事宁人
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/ A2 Q. j+ r0 ]) o 严以律己,宽以待人
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be strict with oneself and lenient with others
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5 ^! [, ~% j/ o/ x9 [2 l; p 有情人终成眷属: I5 `4 X; ]$ [( c5 h. @* m
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Jack shall have Jill, all shall be well.810 @4 Y* ?9 F( e. l; R& v8 f: J
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6 ^5 M9 h& _; ?5 ]/ b 有识之士
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! u5 ^. V" l4 ^, u8 h5 j$ z. w8 U; H a man of insight83( Q) B& Z1 V- U3 s
/ U$ B: ^" k+ v) T 有勇无谋 Y4 ?; T) E+ g7 f" C' t8 `
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有缘千里来相会
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% H/ @0 H/ \% f5 Y5 D to ascend another storey to see a thousand miles further; Ascend further, were you to look farther.
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' }6 @+ N7 o f$ K0 ? Haste makes waste.
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, G- O8 k" w6 E1 y$ G. s 优胜劣汰
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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 cases3 T5 T7 O# B! N0 Q, U
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become debt-ridden
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target of public criticism
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3 P( {) i; u, _* g) A/ L 纸包不住火
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You can't wrap fire in paper.
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1 ?/ c. c: ?8 y& ]7 ?$ m6 { What's done by night appears by day." R7 l( Q5 V3 n- y/ Z
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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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