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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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Love me, love my dog.
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One look is worth a thousand words.
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. X" F8 K; A: o6 e 比上不足,比下有余
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4 b1 w7 h8 d" Z$ u! t' a* y; l9 { 不遗余力; {9 W- d: u- e2 ^- E2 p$ W Q
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bid farewell to the old and usher in the new
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3 O# Q4 F. \/ u5 I" p& H try first to make their mistake sound less serious and then to reduce it to nothing at all
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: Y% Z$ E) z4 M 大开眼界
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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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好了伤疤忘了疼
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和气生财
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9 X+ L0 \7 }; l/ B 金无足赤,人无完人
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sit on the fence; be a fence-sitter; have a foot in either camp
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老生常谈,陈词滥调
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+ i3 W2 ] |( r0 G& o- ] 礼尚往来
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Courtesy calls for reciprocity.
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achieve immediate victory; win instant success
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1 e# n" h, M' b+ q8 y/ i 每逢佳节倍思亲
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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 modest spur to induce others to come forward with valuable contributions; throw a sprat to catch a whale+ {- D' o( g S) m! j4 L; Y
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( x+ l6 g4 G0 y* @6 M3 p One can't make bricks without straw.
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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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6 [9 w5 B# w; r4 M! i9 K/ z 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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实话实说
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; q* W" a+ e! t, G 团结就是力量
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Unity is strength.
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望子成龙
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无中生有
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无风不起浪
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+ A. C- k; h5 L 心想事成
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May all your wish come true
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1 Y$ ~# u4 m8 C6 B 心照不宣
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8 N9 |' T0 h; a$ ^2 Z% Z. T 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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# _ j' } D! H6 [6 T2 w; Y First impressions are firmly entrenched.
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! O3 y$ j$ q0 D: W He who strikes first gains the advantage.
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9 J3 u4 Z" w8 k, Z7 x$ M5 x The best defense is offense.
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5 p) ^; ]' L" v, P& {% l- f 循序渐进
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) o. O' k* n' l/ U proceed in an orderly way and step by step; advance gradually in due order
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严以律己,宽以待人
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be strict with oneself and lenient with others
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Jack shall have Jill, all shall be well.81
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* y0 S8 g: Z6 A P 有钱能使鬼推磨
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Money makes the mare go./ Money talks.825 \4 B7 l9 D. q, z
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与时俱进
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; n0 q+ A- l! K8 l; p- T& q Better make friends than make enemies.
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become debt-ridden
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