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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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, |1 K# U* L9 |& p5 `- K One look is worth a thousand words.
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) ]4 h5 w: d- o1 {* o; S, p Seeing is believing.
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% h) z: L, o; x# p 比上不足,比下有余. I2 _) [ `& C" o- j% h# e
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' e" B. Y3 L7 L8 S/ J$ I 笨鸟先飞 l# G* m2 i# E9 @0 C7 I
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辞旧迎新
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bid farewell to the old and usher in the new
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5 S! b2 O! N9 G, w( V `; h 大事化小,小事化了
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) c3 ~. k6 n2 }# k4 b' o try first to make their mistake sound less serious and then to reduce it to nothing at all2 ?9 Q v8 y% |2 G( Z. E5 a Z
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5 b3 c" k& E+ |' h; `3 C 大开眼界4 X" a, t* n8 _* V$ j; G0 v3 A D
k1 z( f \4 d: }1 Z% z broaden one's horizon; be an eye-opener
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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;/ T( P* |. K, V
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好事不出门,坏事传千里
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) i* Y7 j+ N/ e 和气生财
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) J1 ~7 q4 T' J 活到老学到老
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never too old to learn
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let bygones be bygones
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There are spots even on the sun.
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Treasures fill the home.
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be down-to-earth
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老生常谈,陈词滥调
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留得青山在,不怕没柴烧
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Where there is life, there is hope.
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; w# D9 h" Z+ k% P' J- G 马到成功
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achieve immediate victory; win instant success
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名利双收
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be suddenly enlightened
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Nothing can be accomplished without norms or standards.
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: m+ W! y) E/ u 每逢佳节倍思亲
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谋事在人,成事在天
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弄巧成拙
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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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a thousand-li journey begins with the first step--the highest eminence is to be gained step by step
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fear wolves ahead and tigers behind; hesitate in doing something
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强龙难压地头蛇( B g3 O1 i y/ z( u
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瑞雪兆丰年
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' C# H* z6 x' m8 j3 z A fall of seasonal snow gives promise of a fruitful year
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人逢喜事精神爽
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# V2 k/ x+ R% W3 M 世外桃源5 j/ |, w% G! `+ z; W: s# I8 b
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a retreat away from the turmoil of the world
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2 H* M* ~7 d# N 人之初,性本善
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Just as there is paradise in heaven, there are Suzhou and Hangzhou on earth
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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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I& U$ W" H. k4 l 说曹操,曹操到
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实践是检验真理的唯一标准
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糖衣炮弹
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天有不测风云
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5 A% L; l# n" C# B1 V( _" y a sheer fabrication out of nothing; fabricate rumors out of thin air# H8 w) h$ k8 u, v4 V( A
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无风不起浪
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) B# K3 K0 Z0 L+ L There are no waves without wind. Nothing comes of nothing.* i" D* v' }- O K- ]5 M) M" }
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徇私枉法
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4 }" N4 _- Q, o twist the law to suit one's own purpose
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新官上任三把火5 S C, J) d+ b) a9 c( e5 R! F0 I
: L; Z- h: g# E4 _1 Y6 K( \% E a new broom sweeps clean5 A8 J, V' ?, h+ Z6 g
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蓄势待发9 Q, n5 k$ Z2 v2 v% G. T
7 }! u) b M: {9 e accumulate strength for a take-off6 k- I3 J: @. s
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( w# N5 _3 x* y( ^7 X! S% W: A May all your wish come true$ B' R' V1 z% }3 d" E5 {- t
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心照不宣
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+ V$ H7 N- S1 U' r 先入为主
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6 y/ J5 {% [3 ]/ C First impressions are firmly entrenched.7 K- |5 D8 E6 Q1 U' c
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2 J" M8 B# ^1 Y: ^+ B 先下手为强; k. b3 l+ P/ y' w
, D6 u2 t% l7 M0 s- P% m% u | He who strikes first gains the advantage.3 B# W' b! ^' X/ X1 V9 o" f
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+ i( D" F% D6 `. F7 u, f W( m 热锅上的蚂蚁
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5 f5 O) g9 F" |( j- e ants on a hot pan
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4 r5 a! y& B5 E 现身说法
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息事宁人
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4 V% T0 H& v% l( `6 r+ W pour oil on troubled waters; patch up a quarrel and reconcile the parties concerned
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# ~# y5 h2 a6 K( A4 [ 循序渐进% O1 A' S$ D8 Y$ ~% L6 x
$ m! ?. a! m5 S' @! s& a proceed in an orderly way and step by step; advance gradually in due order
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7 B8 j: w2 [8 h 严以律己,宽以待人6 e- c" M* X1 d# M/ Q4 Z( B
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be strict with oneself and lenient with others1 m2 q3 O9 A4 i) G+ a
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有情人终成眷属
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Jack shall have Jill, all shall be well.81# R" v# k* [# }' W% }6 i. G; `
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有钱能使鬼推磨
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Money makes the mare go./ Money talks.82
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/ j- n! k% X- s 有识之士
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有勇无谋( B7 ^' D, s) h# b) F+ \1 \
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3 [' t6 N9 I `' \1 X 有缘千里来相会
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Separated as we are thousands of miles apart, we come together as if by predestination.85' I1 E& ~/ n8 X- G: R
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与时俱进
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5 e) a! \. z* k o 因材施教7 F1 v4 {, I& c$ z" _7 b* q" k
3 \8 k @0 a( D1 r2 m0 q teach students according to their aptitude7 |* Q+ J& X k2 f
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$ M0 R/ j. ^/ z! O to ascend another storey to see a thousand miles further; Ascend further, were you to look farther., I4 G1 p, B. ~8 [$ |
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9 F0 j4 `" P0 G& s 欲速则不达! d2 c4 ~: C+ w. k. Q' T& y
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优胜劣汰
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. h7 I4 w' L4 F( }; ? survival of the fittest
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5 X- X7 c; }! O6 [+ t 英雄所见略同5 D' [8 ^- T. n1 H9 x* Q
' b' a7 l9 n+ T# L6 b Great minds think alike.
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( Y3 f( T9 |5 H3 N1 l" O" ~ Better make friends than make enemies./ h! {8 `: \- Y F% x' ?4 Q" _+ v
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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# r2 @1 I* J+ w- @' U
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' `$ [0 [2 z& r. y, ]$ j 一言既出,驷马难追. l9 O$ O% P" F" J/ N
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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; h2 r! D- [4 |" h8 Z
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债台高筑0 s$ v. ~" ]+ k
, x" u7 o1 C7 K1 E3 ?: t become debt-ridden
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众矢之的
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" z5 R' C \: z$ E 纸上谈兵
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, z/ d' J6 E7 p be an armchair strategist$ } m7 F# e" V- P- G
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纸包不住火8 @; f3 N9 p! A/ Q9 ?) K
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You can't wrap fire in paper.
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What's done by night appears by day.5 ?' l- ?7 R& H ~# d
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左右为难
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* R, Q6 j! V! X- |; n caught in a dilemma; between the devil and the deep blue sea |
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