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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!' h/ W* \1 Y/ @9 v/ y( q
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! m# O% _" @" r; L 爱屋及乌
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6 b2 l: G6 `% B0 ^) C# _ Love me, love my dog.
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百闻不如一见
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0 O* M+ J: f: p1 G9 o q One look is worth a thousand words.
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) r; O' g1 y5 T e* n5 p' T Seeing is believing.
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7 v% _, j7 ^) Y! D1 ]$ j 笨鸟先飞' c' j: F, V& f& B
1 f7 D6 \7 W) L( n7 g( m6 Q A slow sparrow should make an early start.3 Z9 L% z0 b# _/ d1 Z
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% K% S' c1 W) h 不遗余力
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spare no effort; go all out; do one's best
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" T) B$ ^% t( |: Q 不打不成交
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' l& s S7 l. J% i9 D 拆东墙补西墙; l9 `. j& ^9 F+ i
9 C7 ?2 i8 ?' M# D, K' Y rob Peter to pay Paul
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0 y! C5 K& M1 O. H# g% F( u9 h 大开眼界
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1 z2 P, @) \3 L$ X/ r broaden one's horizon; be an eye-opener8 @' _2 Y: z! u; |) ?! @" {) ^1 R
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8 [5 j' |- j F; A the country flourishes and people live in peace
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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;* a9 T* X6 K' Z: [/ A
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* ~5 S/ a/ q S5 w once on shore, one prays no more
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& S8 c8 H1 g, a% ?8 ] 和气生财
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harmony brings wealth;
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活到老学到老
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$ L$ N/ Z2 P5 Q7 r% p8 ^ let bygones be bygones
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5 w v: Z) f3 L% h. d6 k, g6 j 金无足赤，人无完人' v( H. B% I8 n1 ], ~. }
5 h7 Q/ [: F+ I, h: `, F) D There are spots even on the sun.
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Treasures fill the home.
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be down-to-earth
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: D" a! f+ S# e; C 老生常谈，陈词滥调
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cut and dried; cliché
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/ G' l- `% I0 {6 y( ?" U/ i Courtesy calls for reciprocity.
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' X2 I9 u& m% p7 Z0 p Where there is life, there is hope.
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: w! C/ ^0 w) V% g 马到成功2 C/ K9 C3 t! |" S
6 Y' \- N* r* f achieve immediate victory; win instant success
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; B; x* I+ [$ h0 ` J& m, A. e 没有规矩，不成方圆
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4 X6 E# P2 f7 @6 u On festive occasions more than ever one thinks of one's dear ones far away.
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# K5 R% Y8 {% k 谋事在人，成事在天5 B$ g$ k" R. d& r
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make a fool of oneself in trying to be smart
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fear wolves ahead and tigers behind; hesitate in doing something
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$ {6 L2 g& d+ E, y- s 塞翁失马，焉知非福$ Q4 A* W9 U3 c/ b( }- f! l- e
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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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: b0 S% _1 R4 S" t# z$ h 实话实说
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& K7 `0 B0 T* ^8 w Unity is strength.
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. K8 q6 Q8 R& Q( q; M- t- Y There are no waves without wind. Nothing comes of nothing.
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徇私枉法
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' F) Z2 S- a) Z7 f0 b. a 心想事成
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May all your wish come true
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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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, `! _; C8 J: V 先入为主
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First impressions are firmly entrenched.
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9 {! Y% [3 `( y' O He who strikes first gains the advantage.
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ants on a hot pan
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有缘千里来相会
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与时俱进
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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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Haste makes waste.
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survival of the fittest
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A promise is a promise.
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招财进宝
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# I& _3 C* x( _) T+ J) O 众矢之的
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target of public criticism
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纸上谈兵
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You can't wrap fire in paper.
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What's done by night appears by day.
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