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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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One look is worth a thousand words.
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Seeing is believing.
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, A# I- r( O6 j8 j8 ]4 S 不遗余力
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- U4 R' b+ L7 ^4 E 不打不成交
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No discord, no concord.
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$ s) L" V2 {3 G# N4 X 辞旧迎新
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. m: w1 k( K. e' h' n9 F! S, z* C4 ? bid farewell to the old and usher in the new
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; h. q/ e" z% }# V 大开眼界
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broaden one's horizon; be an eye-opener
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the country flourishes and people live in peace" j7 R2 P9 q7 Y' x- N% ^+ Q
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, [( P) H, D4 z4 M9 @ 好了伤疤忘了疼( _! d+ F0 S$ p0 G1 o o8 N
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once on shore, one prays no more
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harmony brings wealth;
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5 k( `( g; ~' Q3 b' U! v 活到老学到老$ {7 G; R1 B. {9 B' k: w: j
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There are spots even on the sun.6 `! n2 K+ g6 _# ^( a Z6 A
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6 m, j" w8 i3 J) m- p' s7 D! Y 脚踩两只船
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: A( F S% Y. c* B) P5 ^ 君子之交淡如水
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A hedge between keeps friendship green.
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老生常谈,陈词滥调
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留得青山在,不怕没柴烧
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名利双收
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gain both fame and wealth
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没有规矩,不成方圆
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Nothing can be accomplished without norms or standards.
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/ m7 p) j9 J5 E9 Q 每逢佳节倍思亲6 X4 T% b+ e% K) t
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On festive occasions more than ever one thinks of one's dear ones far away.3 Z0 K; M- F; q* p
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Man proposes; God disposes.
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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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抢得先机
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take the preemptive opportunities
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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* A U: W1 ]! C/ ~% t( @8 F6 w' ^; H) B
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fear wolves ahead and tigers behind; hesitate in doing something
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A fall of seasonal snow gives promise of a fruitful year
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People are in high spirits when involved in happy events.
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Where there is a will, there is a way.
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1 K F6 _* u6 W& v( @9 g7 q u Just as there is paradise in heaven, there are Suzhou and Hangzhou on earth
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a blessing in disguise;
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Every cloud has a silver lining.
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糖衣炮弹
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seek nothing but profits; be blind to all but one's own interests
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无中生有
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: z2 F! c7 q" m 无风不起浪
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- u- l5 ^* G0 d9 [: n f 徇私枉法
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5 d4 N* e# Y* k2 B0 W! r twist the law to suit one's own purpose" u! h0 V8 v" e
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新官上任三把火
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3 |" ]' @; n( |' |+ t& Y 蓄势待发, g r$ p( ], t3 q
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p9 F0 d* U- T6 \7 D. {. |( u% v May all your wish come true
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, N9 O+ F# t/ _& k 先入为主
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He who strikes first gains the advantage.
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热锅上的蚂蚁
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ants on a hot pan
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proceed in an orderly way and step by step; advance gradually in due order
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Jack shall have Jill, all shall be well.81; f- i/ m3 N: n3 ~& U; ^( {; Z
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有缘千里来相会
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6 g; {" D5 H, Z; ]' c, \7 G Separated as we are thousands of miles apart, we come together as if by predestination.85
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/ g4 J0 i2 f4 [6 |# [: u 与时俱进
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keep pace with the times86
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以人为本
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7 N( r! E. L- g8 e to ascend another storey to see a thousand miles further; Ascend further, were you to look farther.3 L0 i: \8 C- B( r. W
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欲速则不达
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+ a$ K4 Q1 ~* @/ p More haste, less speed.
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2 [& H' G* v. }4 g9 G D2 ~/ M 优胜劣汰5 @4 R. L6 ~5 y! r' |1 i
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英雄所见略同
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8 F" f' h7 W9 Z8 X* j9 V5 T Great minds think alike.+ e/ A5 J8 Y2 X$ f1 F3 C$ k: d
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冤家宜解不宜结
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# p4 g1 c2 ]$ Y5 {( ^4 B7 v* M Better make friends than make enemies.
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冤假错案
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; v6 s" r# G O: `8 W7 {8 T4 X cases in which people were unjustly, falsely or wrongly charged or sentenced; unjust, false or wrong cases
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# b0 W$ G& S) x, P6 |7 F6 \- o% {) O A promise is a promise.& _, I! f6 m( p2 X+ F. y5 }
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招财进宝
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债台高筑
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众矢之的
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; q/ Z- f. S! ^0 y 纸上谈兵
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be an armchair strategist
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2 T! a" `8 m: o3 ~1 T- ] U. \$ F" G, X What's done by night appears by day.
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caught in a dilemma; between the devil and the deep blue sea |
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