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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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爱屋及乌( C5 a4 m+ B7 m0 T% [; [: D
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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! h9 t- p J% J* F1 q( S. a' v
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to fall short of the best, but be better than the worst
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7 @" ~9 {! P( O0 i3 U% f A 不遗余力) b: u W: D2 `
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spare no effort; go all out; do one's best
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No discord, no concord.
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/ T* |' ~/ b: ~( P) N rob Peter to pay Paul
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5 P0 O: I! ]% ]) E' m 辞旧迎新
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7 B& j9 A: I: O1 C# I0 S try first to make their mistake sound less serious and then to reduce it to nothing at all
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4 Q4 t+ I5 j7 i6 z9 s9 X9 a 大开眼界
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broaden one's horizon; be an eye-opener1 V3 x c! A) b1 N
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国泰民安
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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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9 o7 C) P3 _, N, v0 I8 L 好了伤疤忘了疼
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0 \# h4 H) c# Z& c! ` once on shore, one prays no more
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+ m& r9 Q/ V5 I( u- G' l 好事不出门，坏事传千里* ]) j# y! w+ j; C7 M3 R& I. F
3 l7 }& s* x6 Q- c8 d4 L9 { Bad news travels fast.
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friendliness is conducive to business success
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Treasures fill the home.
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脚踩两只船
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Nothing can be accomplished without norms or standards.
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On festive occasions more than ever one thinks of one's dear ones far away.4 P1 H5 c% K% l
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4 f s. f4 d& T! `3 ~: q 弄巧成拙
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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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a thousand-li journey begins with the first step--the highest eminence is to be gained step by step
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Past experience, if not forgotten, is a guide for the future.
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前怕狼，后怕虎
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3 U* r3 N% e. \% | A fall of seasonal snow gives promise of a fruitful year
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( H5 {: Y$ U. `* u5 | 上有天堂，下有苏杭7 a/ s0 }: C5 y& @( M
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& o, Z0 g0 c) f) N$ x 天有不测风云
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2 G/ i* ~6 K% o" e( e, n/ V 团结就是力量4 U) o3 a3 J& Q" S2 d7 F
3 v H4 t3 f; g8 M: n6 G+ G. Y5 G( ^ Unity is strength.
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a sheer fabrication out of nothing; fabricate rumors out of thin air# K" w: K. ^1 x F/ R+ o3 O
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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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3 }$ o( Q! R1 w9 E 徇私枉法
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6 t9 ~( }) \5 Y# u! h twist the law to suit one's own purpose) B4 @% P% r R {
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1 f" C: M/ M# R 新官上任三把火
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蓄势待发$ b# ?9 D8 B% {" u
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( J( L- e% d& p2 e 心想事成
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3 _! d& K4 |$ t/ o2 d# b May all your wish come true9 P7 B5 k( r" ?* i! s5 R3 y
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1 q0 z$ z+ _1 z- p8 f 心照不宣
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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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( |9 u8 T% }8 t First impressions are firmly entrenched.: x2 ~ F8 L& u' Z0 @
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* [' ~* [' D8 Q" v5 R The best defense is offense.
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热锅上的蚂蚁
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c4 t9 e' J( c5 u) | ants on a hot pan7 ?9 z* m& p5 T: ^2 I
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warn people by taking oneself as an example0 U5 {) t0 v7 h5 a/ T2 b
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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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proceed in an orderly way and step by step; advance gradually in due order
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3 ^5 M3 s8 x, U1 \3 J0 Y 严以律己，宽以待人1 _8 }8 }4 A" o- \- R
3 e0 ^8 k `" w8 H# ? be strict with oneself and lenient with others
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. ]5 V2 t( ~: A8 I# |4 {6 K& h9 ? Jack shall have Jill, all shall be well.81* {# z+ `( o0 K% J" J- ?! m/ T
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( A9 ^' @0 `9 n Money makes the mare go./ Money talks.822 d/ q; `$ J/ ~' e* ^ @
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a man of insight83
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有勇无谋
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有缘千里来相会
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teach students according to their aptitude
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to ascend another storey to see a thousand miles further; Ascend further, were you to look farther.
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More haste, less speed.
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8 d1 P- b) X7 e$ R 优胜劣汰
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survival of the fittest3 A V" Z7 q, t$ E Z+ l
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冤家宜解不宜结$ Z1 v9 H4 ~5 r8 Z
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Better make friends than make enemies.
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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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招财进宝
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bring in wealth and treasure1 i. h: z. X& i8 [
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become debt-ridden3 h9 a; e8 c. v
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target of public criticism
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纸上谈兵
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7 o, C* @! E5 n2 z4 T' n p8 G# k( x be an armchair strategist; a/ e* K! d1 y5 d/ H; H
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纸包不住火
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You can't wrap fire in paper.
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4 x H6 x- S8 h0 L What's done by night appears by day.5 C# C, s2 D% F: f" I8 L0 i
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