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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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百闻不如一见
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to fall short of the best, but be better than the worst
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rob Peter to pay Paul
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try first to make their mistake sound less serious and then to reduce it to nothing at all. \- _5 h1 s, I" ^
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* Z) r% q6 ? b8 V4 Y6 e8 _ 大开眼界
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broaden one's horizon; be an eye-opener* U/ b! w" V; t9 P; s n% X
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the country flourishes and people live in peace
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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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好了伤疤忘了疼
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let bygones be bygones
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脚踏实地
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be down-to-earth
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$ b% p: h7 @/ @3 q+ _2 H 脚踩两只船
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# G2 H) }+ F3 n! I7 I$ F 老生常谈,陈词滥调, f$ ~) [3 L/ C6 }% B7 ~/ e
, m: w/ {& M& ? cut and dried; cliché
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礼尚往来
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留得青山在,不怕没柴烧
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Where there is life, there is hope.
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马到成功
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" O+ n' Q* f6 { 名利双收
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be suddenly enlightened
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) s; m5 c8 f; y7 i$ h Nothing can be accomplished without norms or standards.
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' ?; K: h. V# r% i( y- q9 p0 u 谋事在人,成事在天3 x' x8 C8 P# p
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Man proposes; God disposes.
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a modest spur to induce others to come forward with valuable contributions; throw a sprat to catch a whale
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. Q* Z5 F4 z7 s! N9 u 千里之行始于足下
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Past experience, if not forgotten, is a guide for the future.
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The mighty dragon is no match for the native serpent.6 x7 Z, _1 c9 j+ s
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People are in high spirits when involved in happy events.
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1 u8 ?0 O4 a i6 f3 j7 { 上有天堂,下有苏杭
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; W" J& r( u1 U4 d 塞翁失马,焉知非福
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0 {- Z/ W8 {) j) I- A Every cloud has a silver lining.
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杀鸡用牛刀
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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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- ?" w3 N' a# ~& N! x; R9 @ 实话实说
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韬光养晦
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跳进黄河洗不清
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Birds of a feather flock together.
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望子成龙
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唯利是图
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a sheer fabrication out of nothing; fabricate rumors out of thin air
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m5 z+ M2 O4 g% \; m 无风不起浪: O' L! |: M3 m0 b' G
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twist the law to suit one's own purpose9 d( G3 Q* r! D% c
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a new broom sweeps clean
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accumulate strength for a take-off
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, u( {8 r2 o e, X& I3 } have a tacit understanding; thoroughly understand each other, without having exchanged a word of explanation4 Y$ D$ k, u, d9 N
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% k) b8 {( c* W 先入为主
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+ [! I* d4 c5 n% K7 R First impressions are firmly entrenched.
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c; h9 [9 k& N7 O: Z- S He who strikes first gains the advantage.
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- T9 V: V. ?4 A5 m9 o2 c+ t1 A( S 现身说法
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2 {# B, t/ ^. w 息事宁人
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pour oil on troubled waters; patch up a quarrel and reconcile the parties concerned
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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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Jack shall have Jill, all shall be well.81& m& y& D$ e. u3 |0 y# a- A
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有钱能使鬼推磨
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a man of insight83
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( M" U4 [; q; ]: F; F4 O 有勇无谋; K% w4 Z# y1 e' i0 U E0 Q
1 \) A+ _8 X1 R5 ?! V7 G* l9 @" R bold but not crafty84% [9 G* P/ b2 R. M& \
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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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以人为本
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Haste makes waste.
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+ r1 A4 ^5 a$ ^, s y3 G2 O* O5 u {5 W Better make friends than make enemies.
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cases in which people were unjustly, falsely or wrongly charged or sentenced; unjust, false or wrong cases# P w* |* P- @
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A real man never goes back on his words.
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x& r# j! `* T0 Q5 H& S 债台高筑
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become debt-ridden
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众矢之的
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纸上谈兵
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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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