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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!! }! Z1 ]# v b1 `' o( T1 O9 c
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爱屋及乌( X( Y' ~2 P" o8 l/ t' y3 e
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百闻不如一见
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7 M4 E2 B$ o+ t8 _9 p0 h8 n One look is worth a thousand words. ] R! v: ~9 H. D; s3 r7 l4 f
0 b2 @- R* h& S- E3 G3 r Seeing is believing.
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to fall short of the best, but be better than the worst o7 P; `3 J* d% N
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( [# Z/ U( Q3 n0 @4 j. g6 \ A slow sparrow should make an early start.1 |3 B/ d. b7 G
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6 u- R5 Y. h e8 ~# Y; z 不遗余力- ~1 H% d3 d9 n2 O" [' a j: ~8 H
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% L4 `: e7 p3 D0 \. r" t' ~ 不打不成交
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7 X5 K g# f& m* R9 z O# M7 }4 d/ b 大事化小,小事化了
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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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国泰民安
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the country flourishes and people live in peace5 ]4 M! a. F! D- z
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过犹不及
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going beyond the limit is as bad as falling short; excess is just as bad as deficiency;( V+ d! Q' {, u* f* @( G
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too much is as bad as too little
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) a, Z) Q* @( [; I7 }- l' T friendliness is conducive to business success
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never too old to learn
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8 d# y0 n2 Z+ r 金无足赤,人无完人9 A5 W u) M! E- r
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A hedge between keeps friendship green.
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% D0 p4 y% i0 k1 P1 D 礼尚往来
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( s% D- B3 ?3 K0 D 没有规矩,不成方圆0 m+ i' K1 C5 `, t! c
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On festive occasions more than ever one thinks of one's dear ones far away./ F7 `5 L+ }# V8 t$ P
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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
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take the preemptive opportunities
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- L" G$ h9 b& y( Z 巧妇难为无米之炊
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3 q7 ~. p$ o5 N 千里之行始于足下
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* \. u5 x7 N' @2 D 强龙难压地头蛇
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a retreat away from the turmoil of the world
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Every cloud has a silver lining.
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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.& z5 z4 I/ A) A# h: r4 ]6 ?9 \4 K
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9 A* `9 `1 j' h5 K1 q 实践是检验真理的唯一标准3 y' C' y' D4 W8 V
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韬光养晦
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# s7 @) ?7 q* A. t1 t 团结就是力量
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Birds of a feather flock together.
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望子成龙
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8 U* j: S7 O( A( j5 p! ~* J a sheer fabrication out of nothing; fabricate rumors out of thin air
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2 a& J t- o6 ^8 R 徇私枉法
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have a tacit understanding; thoroughly understand each other, without having exchanged a word of explanation
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The best defense is offense.
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warn people by taking oneself as an example* Y8 W/ E) x$ s. O' Y) _
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be strict with oneself and lenient with others
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Great minds think alike.
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bring in wealth and treasure
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6 W/ }' Z* _9 Q$ p5 H( V You can't wrap fire in paper.
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