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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!' s8 X- k1 O r
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9 M% R! C( r1 O" Y. _9 t$ w 爱屋及乌
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" E; D+ U$ h8 f( K% d6 [ Love me, love my dog.6 e8 Z0 K/ V6 ~" ]
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One look is worth a thousand words.- @ |0 }) T* d! ^
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Seeing is believing.: F( N: D6 y% ]' n; q9 l$ Y4 G
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# H" K, H, O5 @. A' o+ w 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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: x( S Q, }' [ spare no effort; go all out; do one's best5 b5 K: l3 A3 S" {- h6 ]
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5 q8 n9 y3 Q6 B5 T 不打不成交
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No discord, no concord.
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拆东墙补西墙
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rob Peter to pay Paul
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bid farewell to the old and usher in the new% p* n- O( x# K" X. J6 S
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大事化小,小事化了
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4 X& _6 P/ }9 Z/ g: K b try first to make their mistake sound less serious and then to reduce it to nothing at all$ X# H+ S( }$ J( f% q
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broaden one's horizon; be an eye-opener
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: Y3 s+ }. a: W) r, E 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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too much is as bad as too little7 ~ D; c' Y( S! m: l# U/ D
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once on shore, one prays no more
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$ P3 @* { h/ d. Q7 [ X1 U 和气生财
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friendliness is conducive to business success
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$ P: Y" g' z. B- B( I7 m Treasures fill the home.
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脚踏实地
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sit on the fence; be a fence-sitter; have a foot in either camp
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cut and dried; cliché
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茅塞顿开
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' {/ Y2 ?: ~1 `5 ~3 T2 G. W6 j 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.
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弄巧成拙
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, k+ z) ?4 X2 A* M 赔了夫人又折兵2 O9 Q& T$ C3 K) s& D
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fear wolves ahead and tigers behind; hesitate in doing something
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The mighty dragon is no match for the native serpent.
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People are in high spirits when involved in happy events.
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Humans are born good.
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Just as there is paradise in heaven, there are Suzhou and Hangzhou on earth6 D) H( ^* l L8 x2 U/ n
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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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天有不测风云
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seek nothing but profits; be blind to all but one's own interests
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a sheer fabrication out of nothing; fabricate rumors out of thin air
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twist the law to suit one's own purpose
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心想事成
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May all your wish come true
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The best defense is offense.
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pour oil on troubled waters; patch up a quarrel and reconcile the parties concerned
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有钱能使鬼推磨
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英雄所见略同
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bring in wealth and treasure
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