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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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Love me, love my dog.
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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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比上不足，比下有余
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to fall short of the best, but be better than the worst
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$ m- [7 ?7 o2 h A slow sparrow should make an early start.
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不遗余力
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拆东墙补西墙
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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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3 {+ W* R# P( {8 \, [) Q 大开眼界1 C0 K$ O: ]: L% X- o x
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y/ n9 c0 k/ E) p the country flourishes and people live in peace: N8 q# u/ F4 h/ ~+ q
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% c" r" i% r; u- r once on shore, one prays no more
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/ o/ N* f# ^) R6 U 和气生财
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活到老学到老
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脚踏实地
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3 c6 l6 W! W7 `6 L0 M 君子之交淡如水5 W# B3 _) w, ]
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A hedge between keeps friendship green.
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Where there is life, there is hope.
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' ^5 t; s* U1 G achieve immediate victory; win instant success
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名利双收
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茅塞顿开
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7 Q) M9 d' h$ H" g/ ^+ k' E 没有规矩，不成方圆0 Y. @9 L0 l7 t5 c! z
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Nothing can be accomplished without norms or standards.
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On festive occasions more than ever one thinks of one's dear ones far away.
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: K; K, u& f9 }% R ^ ^ a modest spur to induce others to come forward with valuable contributions; throw a sprat to catch a whale: q# u/ {- e" @4 S& R1 ^
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cut off all means of retreat;burn one's own way of retreat and be determined to fight to the end$ h4 ~/ r( H' t8 u8 A
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take the preemptive opportunities
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巧妇难为无米之炊
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One can't make bricks without straw.
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Past experience, if not forgotten, is a guide for the future.
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0 [5 P* q" D! a" ~' J 前怕狼，后怕虎
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fear wolves ahead and tigers behind; hesitate in doing something7 ~2 G/ }5 |* |# W! C
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强龙难压地头蛇
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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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世上无难事，只怕有心人
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a retreat away from the turmoil of the world
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/ O. W0 J0 T9 V* d4 o V* }2 O3 Z' h 人之初，性本善
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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.! T1 f; o: b+ `7 s1 f4 L6 ^9 P. M- c
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说曹操，曹操到
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speak the plain truth; call a spade a spade; tell it as it is
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实践是检验真理的唯一标准
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' J a6 s9 a1 m0 I/ d 团结就是力量3 V f* |. D. \5 R
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2 I4 s5 e% b* h* j/ ? 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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a sheer fabrication out of nothing; fabricate rumors out of thin air
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( D F! L- ?/ Z9 K4 x# K8 d- T# H7 Y 无风不起浪7 i5 O& u% r4 O" p% C
8 O+ L1 ?7 D: L. \ There are no waves without wind. Nothing comes of nothing.
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徇私枉法- M' e p$ }0 _& m" j: ]
, r6 r0 X' {; F, k. | twist the law to suit one's own purpose
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0 [) X/ `5 _" x$ y% x2 M% I! X( { 新官上任三把火
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7 F. @( {7 E% n1 D; u9 U a new broom sweeps clean9 {$ l. j% G: _
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3 W! p) x& G( R/ s8 u% f 蓄势待发
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accumulate strength for a take-off: n( S, K1 d: e" Y: K9 X
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- M8 e1 u& M0 O7 m. A' v 心想事成, Z; @2 U4 ]! v
! ~3 M% _3 |3 Q, g$ N1 v3 l May all your wish come true
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+ Z) @. o4 g+ X2 b 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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7 h) \3 Y* J2 y y* {6 ?9 V First impressions are firmly entrenched.. m! R: j! u1 \& `! i2 Y; \+ F) Y+ P
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3 C' n6 n8 N7 o6 M$ ^ 先下手为强
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The best defense is offense.
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, R6 J7 a. @& L1 b$ P0 p! E! C- } 热锅上的蚂蚁/ d" g$ u% B. a7 U% u
0 T8 K$ ^" F6 W ants on a hot pan% A- Y9 C8 K1 \1 m
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warn people by taking oneself as an example
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" {$ j0 N. u, t' V# b# m* l! f9 `+ E 息事宁人' t. ~2 D a% l% Y
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pour oil on troubled waters; patch up a quarrel and reconcile the parties concerned
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& J0 _% m- k2 q% O% Y 循序渐进# }+ l" y. {3 _" G
2 Z f( Q( V% c8 P) l: D) Z proceed in an orderly way and step by step; advance gradually in due order: x$ E8 }2 c8 B' f# H
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严以律己，宽以待人
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4 |! j" n% r% C/ B1 C2 M be strict with oneself and lenient with others0 W: T0 @. J4 b- H0 ~
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" E7 X$ ]0 Y; ^. { Jack shall have Jill, all shall be well.81% h: @; x( {5 v1 g: t, q) n5 b
$ [- P. M6 d( h, N4 N6 \7 x; t 有钱能使鬼推磨
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Money makes the mare go./ Money talks.82. \; f: O: ?% c$ z; V1 d& r9 N
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有识之士
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a man of insight83
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0 u1 D1 r0 j/ d8 B8 b2 ^7 N4 r, P/ O4 r bold but not crafty84, R- B* _, K1 M3 i3 j5 C0 L( e
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有缘千里来相会' \1 q9 ]3 P U) s. q7 |/ R5 k
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Separated as we are thousands of miles apart, we come together as if by predestination.85
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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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teach students according to their aptitude
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欲穷千里目，更上一层楼
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to ascend another storey to see a thousand miles further; Ascend further, were you to look farther.) c4 x# \& T" N! G8 z, U3 V2 z9 S
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" ?. C% K3 R @! J" Q Haste makes waste.- r: C1 \$ U4 I% t# ]
5 i/ q6 k+ a3 w+ _$ V More haste, less speed.
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survival of the fittest- S6 p7 ~: j; {3 t: _ J/ r
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英雄所见略同
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, d1 [1 ] \( X9 p Great minds think alike." z, j% d/ k7 s7 |
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' q; O, X( D% Y _4 p2 f 冤家宜解不宜结2 G) E; u; s0 R9 p& _
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+ |6 H* p/ O* c* U2 P9 g' {2 E' O8 g cases in which people were unjustly, falsely or wrongly charged or sentenced; unjust, false or wrong cases- [6 B9 Z* m P
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bring in wealth and treasure
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become debt-ridden
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target of public criticism
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% V3 q# B r) S# i u) f0 a" l- ~ 纸包不住火
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You can't wrap fire in paper.9 Y+ I5 p! B* ~9 A& I+ V
+ j& f. s& I. j% c: v# T What's done by night appears by day.+ A% z9 l8 ~* M; m3 R" x
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caught in a dilemma; between the devil and the deep blue sea |
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