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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!$ d/ M- r# [1 e; P. o* c0 E' I: ^
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/ s. c1 C8 a; @' S" v7 A 爱屋及乌
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百闻不如一见
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One look is worth a thousand words./ f$ v. I# ~! ]; n' i% R9 v
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to fall short of the best, but be better than the worst
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- }) Z3 z! C p# ] 笨鸟先飞! b' S% Y0 H* w I1 g/ G, B: i$ E6 f
! B% H& K Q9 o A slow sparrow should make an early start.4 J' y/ Q7 y, e
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! {$ a# \) C9 J# b spare no effort; go all out; do one's best
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rob Peter to pay Paul
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! i7 ~5 m6 A+ D8 G bid farewell to the old and usher in the new
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; ^7 L8 F% A9 w V4 D/ f/ p& Z try first to make their mistake sound less serious and then to reduce it to nothing at all
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# x/ R B) |) |2 o, O1 e7 } 大开眼界
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过犹不及
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好了伤疤忘了疼
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/ L7 ]5 l5 u5 S5 P. y: K 好事不出门,坏事传千里5 d! y Q0 ` j
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harmony brings wealth;
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; f8 Q; z9 D9 B; N) t4 K* {( Z6 [ friendliness is conducive to business success
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活到老学到老
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let bygones be bygones
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! [+ P6 Z( U1 F- W. |7 ?4 i6 O* t There are spots even on the sun.
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5 a" N* t) f {( v' q: } 金玉满堂
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( ^5 Q! _: `% d* `9 S; | 脚踩两只船
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8 h. c% R: p% Q! J 君子之交淡如水
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老生常谈,陈词滥调
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$ M' T( w7 q7 L) n 礼尚往来
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gain both fame and wealth
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be suddenly enlightened
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Nothing can be accomplished without norms or standards.
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: Q& Q' [( C/ K+ X) z- ^ suffer a double loss; lose the bait along with the fish
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$ |$ w( \4 f' z fear wolves ahead and tigers behind; hesitate in doing something
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The mighty dragon is no match for the native serpent.
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5 e8 I# t' J/ U% p3 U 上有天堂,下有苏杭6 P6 b" [' L2 i; A! U8 @" J4 o
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0 l3 J7 H- M2 [: _! q+ o 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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' [7 Y" V2 w B) @ 天有不测风云
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9 A% j/ {$ D, P9 ~ 团结就是力量
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seek nothing but profits; be blind to all but one's own interests3 O* ^) I8 ^9 }& {( m- X
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There are no waves without wind. Nothing comes of nothing.
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9 y; X0 z# A* C# v2 f1 ] 徇私枉法+ S! p. F6 \. J/ i
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! F! g1 e' s" ~$ u, j1 c 心想事成
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5 d) S0 l5 A5 ~1 Y9 k, t 心照不宣
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: X1 }3 w# b$ T& e6 N1 V; K 先入为主
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First impressions are firmly entrenched.* h" `) Y! R& U- X8 `* m! |3 X
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ants on a hot pan
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息事宁人
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严以律己,宽以待人
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$ Y2 ], @/ i+ O be strict with oneself and lenient with others
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有钱能使鬼推磨7 g( `) m& h' R) P/ s8 L% x e
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8 c' F5 w5 U [* h2 y/ L+ h% R 有缘千里来相会
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; I' x3 l( E+ Q. \ 英雄所见略同
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冤家宜解不宜结
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Better make friends than make enemies.
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target of public criticism
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! N* w( o, w9 Z, A5 O2 x+ ~7 Z You can't wrap fire in paper.8 N# y& J" r. G- ~+ z2 |
1 d# O6 o& u8 q: D0 t What's done by night appears by day.
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