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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!( L3 g8 @7 y/ @- ~* e
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爱屋及乌) t7 d5 K, t: K* N2 i. j
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百闻不如一见
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( X( P8 G( g* R0 k S' o1 G4 E One look is worth a thousand words. D$ ?- i) }! @
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* r+ W$ o8 n% M5 P* g 比上不足,比下有余 q. a- e# Q2 o1 L2 G
3 ?; q4 w6 a; y0 W$ |# `/ c to fall short of the best, but be better than the worst
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spare no effort; go all out; do one's best
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rob Peter to pay Paul
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6 \4 G( r7 j. a4 ] bid farewell to the old and usher in the new. G( L R/ g% z0 q( `! }3 M9 A. S
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- H! E4 p% e$ E5 V- ~ 大事化小,小事化了
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. ~6 g# F# r% H9 U+ O2 G( i [ try first to make their mistake sound less serious and then to reduce it to nothing at all
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/ m- R( n2 P6 e5 J& ?1 V 大开眼界
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, c' O) s( h7 D9 E5 C& [: W broaden one's horizon; be an eye-opener. `7 o2 J, {4 M; m! F4 o
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too much is as bad as too little
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和气生财% y3 m; w. t6 q) x$ u6 v8 m! K
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harmony brings wealth;
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let bygones be bygones
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脚踏实地
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A hedge between keeps friendship green.
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. o& `& N& a' i 没有规矩,不成方圆
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6 Y# D9 k7 {* Q Nothing can be accomplished without norms or standards.
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每逢佳节倍思亲
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a thousand-li journey begins with the first step--the highest eminence is to be gained step by step V7 X; B& t! ^
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The mighty dragon is no match for the native serpent.
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Where there is a will, there is a way.
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世外桃源
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Humans are born good.
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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.
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团结就是力量
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: p V, H" p$ V/ [5 x/ ] seek nothing but profits; be blind to all but one's own interests/ @: q* n+ G" D' ]# X9 x
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+ k4 g5 p1 b. H( Q% i+ r 无中生有
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a sheer fabrication out of nothing; fabricate rumors out of thin air
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There are no waves without wind. Nothing comes of nothing.
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) h" R3 g1 U9 |4 F 徇私枉法
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% {+ X! O! `# \/ y twist the law to suit one's own purpose
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蓄势待发& x$ s! K, Q8 \/ O- t6 Z% ]1 h
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& F% j4 ~+ P7 Y5 W2 m- T 心想事成+ H f0 B$ @; a: ^7 T3 ^
1 ^/ ]! a7 z) M S8 X May all your wish come true
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心照不宣
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have a tacit understanding; thoroughly understand each other, without having exchanged a word of explanation, a* }* \( L1 i" |3 Q/ f0 I
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First impressions are firmly entrenched.( H* p" R4 C* H! I7 H! j
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He who strikes first gains the advantage.
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现身说法
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0 f1 A( _$ @3 H8 l$ a 循序渐进
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Money makes the mare go./ Money talks.82
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有勇无谋
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4 p" e2 _' z5 ]! ]! f4 Q, P 有缘千里来相会1 @4 }# k0 W" V7 Z
6 x1 [$ G& k7 X q" Z Separated as we are thousands of miles apart, we come together as if by predestination.85
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7 C, b0 T% Y4 |- X 与时俱进
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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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More haste, less speed.
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survival of the fittest
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8 s4 Q6 P' S3 C8 }5 A Better make friends than make enemies.' v: C* L. l0 Y) v
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冤假错案
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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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7 k t8 q5 G! x; m 众矢之的
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be an armchair strategist
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What's done by night appears by day.
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caught in a dilemma; between the devil and the deep blue sea |
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