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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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; P; V( o+ I2 o+ v8 b; e 百闻不如一见+ @0 S, M5 N, n/ {( c2 T- I
! K/ V. `% }1 }( g One look is worth a thousand words.
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% `, U) O6 H( a+ Q$ o w Seeing is believing.
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5 v- ?) A2 N$ X9 X* o 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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5 z0 G% e; G( T, ?7 U' A' s 笨鸟先飞' J2 G1 i% a% w2 H% v9 T3 P: e' R
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A slow sparrow should make an early start.: i9 {# h; \5 ^2 U6 _
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& o1 T6 F8 S$ L9 X$ x+ o 不遗余力
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spare no effort; go all out; do one's best
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( K/ U( ]" {9 Y) H! z& j 不打不成交
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! u7 H" P, X3 j! i8 Z+ L) ]3 k0 V No discord, no concord.
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rob Peter to pay Paul5 C' M1 ]" g% @* d8 j1 T
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1 S; _2 {/ ? j3 u, g bid farewell to the old and usher in the new
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大事化小，小事化了
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大开眼界! S8 a/ _! B) w/ M* X
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broaden one's horizon; be an eye-opener
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the country flourishes and people live in peace
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过犹不及
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too much is as bad as too little
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好事不出门，坏事传千里
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Bad news travels fast.
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和气生财
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harmony brings wealth;
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% x# r. t0 k9 O2 v3 } 活到老学到老
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/ `" H& H' P( E* M# Z never too old to learn
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既往不咎& k1 h* [9 r8 f, Z8 v9 ^& [, R, @
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Treasures fill the home.
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$ e: ^. c% v$ u 脚踏实地
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% ]: ?2 H0 N8 N+ u M' c, D 脚踩两只船+ N$ M; i$ s8 n: J( D3 A
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君子之交淡如水
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6 p. G3 y/ X/ m9 }2 E 老生常谈，陈词滥调
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Where there is life, there is hope.
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茅塞顿开
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. a, n, C) L4 u/ p( j/ n" k 每逢佳节倍思亲, f1 x9 h: i. v* n/ x& z1 }
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On festive occasions more than ever one thinks of one's dear ones far away.
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6 Q$ C9 J2 b/ e 谋事在人，成事在天& @- n! v* r0 @) N6 l
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Man proposes; God disposes.
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a modest spur to induce others to come forward with valuable contributions; throw a sprat to catch a whale' S/ l5 S+ Y* }
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3 A$ l& Q8 R6 {) v One can't make bricks without straw.
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6 t7 b. }. T2 G* O, k The mighty dragon is no match for the native serpent.
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People are in high spirits when involved in happy events.
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! E0 D7 |' e, {0 c& I" I2 i$ _ Where there is a will, there is a way.( Q6 f7 j8 o. q7 w# q" z% V# z
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: i! q4 F [2 j) l' _2 |" C 上有天堂，下有苏杭
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Just as there is paradise in heaven, there are Suzhou and Hangzhou on earth
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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." D1 S/ u& W$ R$ H- O/ N
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$ z) ?5 P6 [9 o9 b5 n 说曹操，曹操到
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) k6 {9 N$ g! v+ _7 R( K6 B 实话实说
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speak the plain truth; call a spade a spade; tell it as it is
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" r# }$ @8 b/ B% @, `" O; Y/ H 实践是检验真理的唯一标准
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韬光养晦
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糖衣炮弹
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; s6 Q2 P, d X. K# Y: C 团结就是力量
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4 B# F) `. Q! K! z2 t; y 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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9 f4 ?, q+ c# c9 t- ]" ^, w Birds of a feather flock together.
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+ q& w" [ Q/ f2 V- S 唯利是图" K6 S2 c: F1 g% |' M6 g$ k/ m
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seek nothing but profits; be blind to all but one's own interests. I" N2 ?' N$ V& r9 a
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+ Z6 w6 p+ L$ M6 I' y0 T% E 无中生有
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无风不起浪
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: H' u3 s7 H- x4 Q$ N% D6 l4 j$ D There are no waves without wind. Nothing comes of nothing.) X* e W/ r$ g% H' }7 b( \( T$ @+ B
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twist the law to suit one's own purpose
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9 c2 Q6 h5 t+ \7 O- [ ~' u! M a. D 新官上任三把火
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$ @. l# ~3 ?. z. j% Y* R: E1 \ a new broom sweeps clean
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& Q5 i7 R+ s5 d 蓄势待发
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# s( F3 [6 t9 a8 P/ D* H accumulate strength for a take-off$ ~0 {2 l9 T$ y" [6 Y/ A+ z
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$ w* n2 |0 \! m/ K5 b& U6 v May all your wish come true( T% O% t! c) H0 ]: I
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) g4 H% L3 N( K i \! f 心照不宣
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have a tacit understanding; thoroughly understand each other, without having exchanged a word of explanation
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$ ^# c6 x$ d* L6 g1 F, R U First impressions are firmly entrenched.! e8 C. O. A& `3 Y/ ^# u7 C
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4 q# C: `! H1 H: h0 j" u He who strikes first gains the advantage.
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The best defense is offense.
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`/ @# Y3 x# i( R5 u; s& d 热锅上的蚂蚁
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ants on a hot pan
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# F! T4 ~4 S( o0 E. j: s7 [ warn people by taking oneself as an example
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6 Q# J/ P. w, s% ^8 g1 x# Z2 Z4 V Jack shall have Jill, all shall be well.81
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9 ?' {- q( p$ t- Z% a& g 有识之士1 h5 r! Y, S' }: @. t
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a man of insight83
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有勇无谋
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4 H$ p; ]" q0 B& A 有缘千里来相会
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与时俱进
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6 ~6 F) K$ \- s4 S# I keep pace with the times86* A) B+ X4 C1 z8 \# _+ }+ y
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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.7 E( x# [: V3 Q0 `# B( n4 d7 D, h: w
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More haste, less speed.
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( ]0 P0 x+ u4 S' x& n 优胜劣汰
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" A l- A2 H9 e/ e1 d; U: ]. w5 | survival of the fittest
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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, y. ^8 s3 x* k, d, {! Q
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3 R5 I# o1 c. l4 r 一言既出，驷马难追
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( v. E5 X1 h% f& l0 K$ v8 B A promise is a promise.
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招财进宝
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bring in wealth and treasure
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become debt-ridden
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众矢之的
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target of public criticism
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6 e6 R0 j: w' ?9 U0 @ 纸上谈兵
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5 i$ N3 N$ o1 Q% w0 o* @1 Y 纸包不住火
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3 k y" ?. i. _6 U, h. }0 a You can't wrap fire in paper.8 V f* e! X6 x% n4 l, y8 g1 s0 s8 {
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What's done by night appears by day.
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1 _' U' X/ \. u V y k- \ 左右为难
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6 N8 m& A' t$ ^$ Y( k: @ caught in a dilemma; between the devil and the deep blue sea |
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