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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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One look is worth a thousand words.
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% ^$ ~0 o- K4 t/ ?% K; _ Seeing is believing.7 C, r8 I5 L' T' X% Q4 b1 B( a
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9 X6 ^7 k0 H) [& \# T/ y) g 比上不足,比下有余
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不遗余力
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4 k: P$ C! v/ S+ G 不打不成交
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+ @( h8 ^9 j5 _" }- G6 n5 Q4 B7 H No discord, no concord.
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8 p0 \3 [# n7 w: G! l7 t 拆东墙补西墙
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rob Peter to pay Paul
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5 ?2 A9 ], P. G8 p9 l 辞旧迎新) [) C3 M% K5 d; S6 s/ D
# P7 g0 n5 ]2 U( U bid farewell to the old and usher in the new4 Y8 {! ~ O6 A8 @- R7 A2 N2 S. `
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2 x+ j: ]/ C) Q2 @9 R% N1 Z: \ 大事化小,小事化了
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% o# c' Q. \1 j' i; | try first to make their mistake sound less serious and then to reduce it to nothing at all1 c% J' t; h$ V' `
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大开眼界
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broaden one's horizon; be an eye-opener
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going beyond the limit is as bad as falling short; excess is just as bad as deficiency;$ G. y( ~7 ]6 N& Z
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once on shore, one prays no more
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和气生财
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7 Z( w( P* |/ _ friendliness is conducive to business success
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" v+ _! D+ i* l- { 金无足赤,人无完人
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& h5 P1 E" p2 C9 R& z: F! z Treasures fill the home.
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% d; D& `# g, {+ w 留得青山在,不怕没柴烧$ E" q5 k0 |; ~" T7 ?9 e4 S
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没有规矩,不成方圆
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8 C! e3 t! z0 ^1 p 谋事在人,成事在天
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( O7 V, Y. B/ G# ~ 赔了夫人又折兵! ]$ @: G0 e) v: u6 D$ v9 Q
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a modest spur to induce others to come forward with valuable contributions; throw a sprat to catch a whale
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% [. {. W, b( ^0 l The mighty dragon is no match for the native serpent.
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- Z1 k- I$ J" i' }; H8 w 人之初,性本善
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Just as there is paradise in heaven, there are Suzhou and Hangzhou on earth
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, U6 G1 x9 r) ?- t a blessing in disguise;
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! L2 f) t) N$ j/ s7 B: ` 团结就是力量
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6 r8 c; ? \) j3 [ 物以类聚,人以群分
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There are no waves without wind. Nothing comes of nothing.
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9 f' Y$ m4 P2 D# G$ R0 _ twist the law to suit one's own purpose
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a new broom sweeps clean
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蓄势待发
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accumulate strength for a take-off
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B; V8 U) G3 x 心想事成
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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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3 _* J9 t8 H0 `+ n% N0 \$ O/ j First impressions are firmly entrenched.
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He who strikes first gains the advantage.
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! ~) B- q$ _ v0 v2 z 热锅上的蚂蚁
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ants on a hot pan
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4 E( t* F9 H9 _8 g4 l 现身说法
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! `4 I: r' J4 G v9 t pour oil on troubled waters; patch up a quarrel and reconcile the parties concerned
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: X- F- s3 Y& O# g proceed in an orderly way and step by step; advance gradually in due order
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* _* c4 g: a2 H# _3 N$ U 有识之士
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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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英雄所见略同
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众矢之的
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纸包不住火
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You can't wrap fire in paper.
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