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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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百闻不如一见
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$ m$ [2 a( V" R6 C. O One look is worth a thousand words.
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Seeing is believing.
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3 C7 x8 q) |+ d' i1 J 比上不足,比下有余
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笨鸟先飞
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A slow sparrow should make an early start.# E5 ^. X8 p2 q! E5 h. C0 M
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spare no effort; go all out; do one's best
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拆东墙补西墙
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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
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8 t0 Q( I' @& f9 X! d! q 大事化小,小事化了9 j& e3 h3 j/ f9 ~ z; W
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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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" h: W% K5 e% ` F7 a7 z. m 大开眼界5 {) @; h5 I$ w4 `& L
5 x) C8 B* e" \ broaden one's horizon; be an eye-opener
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) U. |0 [) n7 k& `6 q1 u once on shore, one prays no more
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harmony brings wealth;2 x$ R0 d9 o: s6 ~1 |( M& J- C% Q. m
- Q; \! B/ Z" m/ }6 L, l: [ friendliness is conducive to business success
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let bygones be bygones
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Q0 U. M# y* B7 |5 p 金无足赤,人无完人
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There are spots even on the sun.
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金玉满堂
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Treasures fill the home.
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4 ?+ S* j/ ?, n$ t; p4 X4 ] Courtesy calls for reciprocity.
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名利双收
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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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make a fool of oneself in trying to be smart
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! q9 X7 c1 F0 o- T suffer a double loss; lose the bait along with the fish
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2 b. Q2 w# r Q+ ^& T* c 抛砖引玉
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' z' J4 V; |3 U( B+ n5 r a modest spur to induce others to come forward with valuable contributions; throw a sprat to catch a whale
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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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take the preemptive opportunities
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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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世外桃源
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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 earth
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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.3 X: L' X( C8 `* O5 ?1 N+ S" X$ h; j/ d
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Time and tide wait for no man.
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& G! S8 D- D. ~8 H- K- l seek truth from facts; be practical and realistic; be true to facts
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团结就是力量
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6 \6 k, a/ d+ i z 心想事成
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8 U& @; z1 R3 _6 h; x+ f 心照不宣
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bring in wealth and treasure
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