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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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爱屋及乌
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百闻不如一见
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3 D4 d' y; h! ^ 笨鸟先飞
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不打不成交
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7 \% G( _! U* J6 q- @ 拆东墙补西墙8 @# R3 [2 E: }0 P$ n& v7 U8 F
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9 Q+ h: N8 [ K6 X bid farewell to the old and usher in the new
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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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the country flourishes and people live in peace3 H' V) [: Y* B2 T4 w; c/ T$ H
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going beyond the limit is as bad as falling short; excess is just as bad as deficiency;9 f, y! a4 F- c' J3 F
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好事不出门,坏事传千里# c, ?8 J: _/ Z" Y
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和气生财
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harmony brings wealth;
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There are spots even on the sun.
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金玉满堂
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% r4 P, Z+ C+ I. b% | 每逢佳节倍思亲+ E1 [' d/ w! @2 \: {! m
! ^ |9 l3 k! Z4 |, f On festive occasions more than ever one thinks of one's dear ones far away.
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' h9 S! N% U8 X" b- V$ u; { O 谋事在人,成事在天
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, Z2 L/ v0 R9 j8 _' C# l6 H& ?0 H 弄巧成拙3 y6 Q' m; \5 S2 {! C* c/ P& m& C" O
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- n) r! M e7 c* f$ m1 }6 x 赔了夫人又折兵
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: p( d9 y1 I1 z4 K' n suffer a double loss; lose the bait along with the fish" \+ u% C) W6 b) j( y
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巧妇难为无米之炊
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a thousand-li journey begins with the first step--the highest eminence is to be gained step by step' X+ W7 }) b# h
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V' G" T0 D5 _- S The mighty dragon is no match for the native serpent.
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( Y$ r) ~/ S+ \$ t$ Z Where there is a will, there is a way.
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7 w4 b T8 |3 O! X3 @' D 世外桃源; L( d) Q- l( R% N# D- W
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上有天堂,下有苏杭
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8 b# e5 @( ~0 D( V( E I$ N/ v( h Just as there is paradise in heaven, there are Suzhou and Hangzhou on earth
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seek truth from facts; be practical and realistic; be true to facts
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天有不测风云
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跳进黄河洗不清
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Even if one jumped into the Yellow River, one can not wash oneself clean - there's nothing one can do to clear one's name
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歪风邪气
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望子成龙
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无中生有 H6 i2 V3 w1 @
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a sheer fabrication out of nothing; fabricate rumors out of thin air
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' E9 f1 q# w( d) [5 O9 L* ] 无风不起浪
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9 Y( }% L. j3 \( ]6 p t0 U7 J% k There are no waves without wind. Nothing comes of nothing.& J8 j2 ~1 c9 t/ \# S- H# }$ v
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; Q, N, e# S+ s' k9 L( ~1 r 徇私枉法- y/ u% M o% z3 Y, O
. A8 j1 z) p/ Y! O& q6 W" i& y twist the law to suit one's own purpose
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5 G2 M2 h; U& s2 }4 V 新官上任三把火7 I" {6 W7 b' m3 \/ \* ~1 E& E. O
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F- K4 n! S3 h t& c 蓄势待发# E' y: y. \9 U0 _0 e5 \8 R
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心想事成
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L. L* D- m, F9 J) a+ i0 v have a tacit understanding; thoroughly understand each other, without having exchanged a word of explanation
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先入为主* G) ~2 c h6 w; `/ ]6 ^
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ants on a hot pan
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循序渐进
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严以律己,宽以待人
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有情人终成眷属
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Jack shall have Jill, all shall be well.810 Z+ ]( A3 B: J4 h N4 l
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有钱能使鬼推磨
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有识之士
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有缘千里来相会
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% T1 y9 h1 r) C: X0 Z 与时俱进
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people-oriented
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欲穷千里目,更上一层楼
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优胜劣汰
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: X' |" Z* a5 B' v4 B* S 英雄所见略同
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Great minds think alike.# `* E3 V l5 [
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冤假错案
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cases in which people were unjustly, falsely or wrongly charged or sentenced; unjust, false or wrong cases
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一言既出,驷马难追
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?$ ?5 ^6 |: e8 [0 y2 |0 n A promise is a promise.
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债台高筑
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become debt-ridden4 L3 C. `# g& z4 p) A* G6 j
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target of public criticism
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be an armchair strategist4 \3 H# b% X( d/ [3 A, c
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纸包不住火
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You can't wrap fire in paper.1 K* G S! T; N2 C" ~2 o8 f
x+ Y! A# K5 ~: |' c* p+ ? What's done by night appears by day.
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