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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
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7 Y2 s1 L" U+ @& G2 r5 t* \ Love me, love my dog.; t J% x# D& W9 Q/ U
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One look is worth a thousand words.
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Seeing is believing.
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比上不足，比下有余. N4 h6 w1 a$ F2 G [/ R
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笨鸟先飞
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A slow sparrow should make an early start." O' g! X+ T9 b; _5 j' P
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* ~% ~5 }: l9 e! L: g4 X- l$ R 不遗余力/ v' }2 }1 L, l. C8 n4 U/ X
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不打不成交
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No discord, no concord.
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" P a2 ^9 n; W4 t: ~" ] 拆东墙补西墙3 A( b! e- [+ } m
( _* A( `2 \. E rob Peter to pay Paul
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辞旧迎新
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bid farewell to the old and usher in the new' }! Q4 W8 ?- o* |
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大事化小，小事化了
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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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the country flourishes and people live in peace! \$ e! m2 Q2 K6 D0 J
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: K0 b, y7 f, H+ k 过犹不及/ C2 I! B9 j1 J" K7 ^
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going beyond the limit is as bad as falling short; excess is just as bad as deficiency;" r( a6 H* \( I" `& f2 P2 k) Y
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too much is as bad as too little/ u% d7 j: c7 {9 l9 |* t, S
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7 Y- ]& o f( [, K: q 好了伤疤忘了疼# ]5 T/ Q/ Z( q; O0 {
- d# ~( A5 m W1 _0 b3 a once on shore, one prays no more
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好事不出门，坏事传千里
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Bad news travels fast.
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4 v& |8 f/ F1 W2 h9 F 和气生财
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) Y. F; ]/ Q8 k0 E6 j7 ` friendliness is conducive to business success4 X( z& {1 G5 n2 B
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+ {9 P9 T4 _2 s( j J 活到老学到老
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$ N2 I) r" \+ V: c3 e2 e+ J let bygones be bygones
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$ Y. M; a( f1 ]* a. Y There are spots even on the sun.
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, P/ P2 D* o4 T7 m7 ^) j 金玉满堂
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Treasures fill the home.
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V- U. Z0 S6 ^: O7 } F% f+ k& ? be down-to-earth
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老生常谈，陈词滥调
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Where there is life, there is hope.
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9 u4 a! j2 ^* v achieve immediate victory; win instant success
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茅塞顿开
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be suddenly enlightened
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8 B( m o' r: F Nothing can be accomplished without norms or standards.
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: U' O/ a& L, ~- c4 ~! r 每逢佳节倍思亲
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5 l5 o" z+ K2 n% l, X4 C 谋事在人，成事在天* J2 p5 ?7 r# g, O8 |
0 T' ?8 D+ ]- G, L; Z+ \ Man proposes; God disposes.
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suffer a double loss; lose the bait along with the fish* v9 S) W- a. m
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a modest spur to induce others to come forward with valuable contributions; throw a sprat to catch a whale1 D' c+ N8 I' c' M& Q6 D! T
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cut off all means of retreat;burn one's own way of retreat and be determined to fight to the end
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$ F L7 w' O* ]' g5 s' R7 ?) o0 K 巧妇难为无米之炊
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The mighty dragon is no match for the native serpent.
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A fall of seasonal snow gives promise of a fruitful year
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! |! P( U! p: _. h ^ Where there is a will, there is a way.
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4 H1 R0 d# J9 m; y a retreat away from the turmoil of the world
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人之初，性本善
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! ~9 f& h; Q* C5 t9 X0 v 上有天堂，下有苏杭; ^/ \2 W, U' J5 `, H% j S, x; v
}" f( {' \- m$ b r5 h Just as there is paradise in heaven, there are Suzhou and Hangzhou on earth
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塞翁失马，焉知非福
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% _" q9 }" X- D a blessing in disguise;
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Every cloud has a silver lining.
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+ h, h& k! t2 i( t 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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杀鸡用牛刀
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use a steam-hammer to crack nuts
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; ~ Y+ _" ^/ p' R4 T seek truth from facts; be practical and realistic; be true to facts
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* E/ S9 F$ ^/ S6 D) e0 y 实话实说6 h' ~0 O6 e/ _* J! Z( J0 R
$ D5 b# E7 V% E- P* c1 z speak the plain truth; call a spade a spade; tell it as it is
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实践是检验真理的唯一标准
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Practice is the sole criterion for testing truth.573 b1 t& @! d) K* w$ w5 w0 B. @
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糖衣炮弹
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天有不测风云
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6 a( o0 }& b" _ 团结就是力量
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Unity is strength.
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seek nothing but profits; be blind to all but one's own interests
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- W/ h' n) u& l0 E% J: r: @+ T 无中生有
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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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8 J" S2 [3 T- ~ 徇私枉法
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twist the law to suit one's own purpose! P% I% R3 y' X) [: u
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a new broom sweeps clean
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' i7 ^3 ]& L% L' B- v May all your wish come true+ N% X( ]8 y( N4 o+ r( ?
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先入为主
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* O9 `) b+ _6 q( P$ S# h First impressions are firmly entrenched.9 f1 A0 H9 I$ _+ i. ^( ?
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热锅上的蚂蚁
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" q# v- W$ |# T5 S0 X0 s 现身说法
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warn people by taking oneself as an example
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9 s6 A: R% e9 P' h) {0 e 息事宁人
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be strict with oneself and lenient with others
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有钱能使鬼推磨
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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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survival of the fittest
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cases in which people were unjustly, falsely or wrongly charged or sentenced; unjust, false or wrong cases5 |' T1 B- y M0 N/ ~! A
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招财进宝
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bring in wealth and treasure4 C+ L5 B) h+ b
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become debt-ridden
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