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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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One look is worth a thousand words.
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$ j4 ?# ~1 C$ [& ? h4 D4 \ Seeing is believing.
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2 ]1 W# s; H Z2 x 比上不足,比下有余
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g2 Q& q$ q: q to fall short of the best, but be better than the worst
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+ U1 m) C& _) i- A 笨鸟先飞
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" \2 B' \' I7 C# e$ X: x 不遗余力
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spare no effort; go all out; do one's best
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8 ?6 d' S% b' R 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
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大事化小,小事化了- \. O1 g; p) A& D* Q7 P" Z' @
& ^- Z8 I, Q6 _6 C; \8 P try first to make their mistake sound less serious and then to reduce it to nothing at all8 b7 Q i$ c2 z7 q) C9 h/ \
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5 |3 |& _0 q# V) v1 C6 M 大开眼界8 ^/ E5 |' d% w9 @% ?5 J Y
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4 j J* w: ?' k! l going beyond the limit is as bad as falling short; excess is just as bad as deficiency;
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" q8 \4 U+ Q. x; B 活到老学到老
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9 O3 Q% ]7 f+ W/ a0 q 既往不咎2 q9 I0 t0 Z+ ^: ~4 D7 K3 }3 C" M9 A
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Treasures fill the home.
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, o6 P+ @- [+ O# | 脚踏实地: J: x, Q r# h5 N$ ?5 J
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老生常谈,陈词滥调
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On festive occasions more than ever one thinks of one's dear ones far away.
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% g4 k0 ~/ I* g% k: L 抛砖引玉
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& m1 s' t2 z$ Y/ v9 R( h% r$ ^ a modest spur to induce others to come forward with valuable contributions; throw a sprat to catch a whale
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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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% E* s0 [3 U: G! ~ a. K5 @ 世外桃源
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a retreat away from the turmoil of the world
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9 f& ~, Y9 h- O) i9 C: j Humans are born good.
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6 I8 r1 B. d- J. x+ ~, F a blessing in disguise;
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" g4 t( w0 j7 S Every cloud has a silver lining.
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5 D+ w8 I9 ~0 V- k 实话实说
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speak the plain truth; call a spade a spade; tell it as it is
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Even if one jumped into the Yellow River, one can not wash oneself clean - there's nothing one can do to clear one's name
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There are no waves without wind. Nothing comes of nothing.6 \7 @8 t3 ~5 K1 T$ X) |
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徇私枉法) [7 ?) a& @& Y3 k9 {) u& z+ e: V
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新官上任三把火
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# P/ X! h* B! d; k; S a new broom sweeps clean0 m2 b) d( { }! r9 R b2 E; Q
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) Y; r6 r# k6 [ 心想事成
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$ K2 ^7 |7 k/ a5 F) @ May all your wish come true' U2 j% R) X7 p3 T& P
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心照不宣 {: c5 q0 F( a, x2 Q
6 m" N' L! a/ r" L# h have a tacit understanding; thoroughly understand each other, without having exchanged a word of explanation8 r0 b9 a7 o4 x1 F- p+ W! {1 f4 ^
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& ^/ f& F* W: ?1 K6 Z% O! C/ \( Q 先入为主
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First impressions are firmly entrenched.$ \; z7 l. t& f5 Y9 l) p7 H
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# {: {7 i# P0 a& E& P/ Z9 X. y 先下手为强- Q9 K, b7 }- E' m. p/ p( o
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He who strikes first gains the advantage.
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The best defense is offense. h' C2 X3 Y: L# m# M3 G
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热锅上的蚂蚁
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现身说法0 V$ b) J' v h5 E' p
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' r4 Q8 L0 q% M# ]0 ^ 息事宁人
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8 m7 U/ |# C+ u! a: O, ^- _9 c# @ pour oil on troubled waters; patch up a quarrel and reconcile the parties concerned
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3 q2 ^# A) g! r @" k; F \0 ]7 j1 R 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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有情人终成眷属
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Jack shall have Jill, all shall be well.81
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有钱能使鬼推磨5 e. @3 W, v& b" i. g
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. P- d! b5 v) O, \ K% g6 I 有识之士
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" J! R1 g2 M8 E+ m1 \/ n/ Z a man of insight838 |( D# q2 K- z, A' o# ^! W
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@8 j) V. I; V- U bold but not crafty841 t" C! b2 G5 G# ~! q _% J5 a
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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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8 q2 Z1 J) h) T# b$ Y 与时俱进
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( h% B- }5 \; [$ ?6 C' [- \ 以人为本
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英雄所见略同
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Great minds think alike., [7 j, Y. i9 k' @
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5 x" _& Y& t+ q8 W4 j$ x7 M$ h Better make friends than make enemies.
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招财进宝
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债台高筑
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caught in a dilemma; between the devil and the deep blue sea |
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