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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!3 c1 @( w; H( O$ P5 ?: J3 C1 h
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( b8 \* K# N3 N ?5 f" q 爱屋及乌
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$ v+ f) Y7 ^9 a8 a# t One look is worth a thousand words.; r: A/ t1 _$ n. U# o- v
5 V, J! Q3 Z% O6 H Seeing is believing.
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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 worst9 T& l* E7 m c# T9 ?3 V$ P6 t L
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& D4 Z& \8 |0 ?$ J' Q# @ 笨鸟先飞1 d P# T! R) p5 ^
6 I: g9 z' p- c! e( g A slow sparrow should make an early start.
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0 q* F4 V3 j' P) B0 A5 C 不遗余力' M1 ]7 L- F5 g* c
6 E* G6 e9 V* J% |2 [ spare no effort; go all out; do one's best
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& G0 u" b* r0 [; a% t* [3 ? 不打不成交
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1 c, ^$ A: B1 w7 ?" {1 {2 a) w3 d+ T rob Peter to pay Paul
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辞旧迎新
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3 T3 c% i+ G$ J. h- ?" V3 n3 U: Z bid farewell to the old and usher in the new
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/ O3 u$ t1 F" F* J4 [ 大事化小,小事化了- u& K7 A4 V# `- j/ s' X; k" U- j
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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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! [! L2 |" h$ I9 M% H: B- A 大开眼界7 m3 y. @( W& P$ E3 i$ d, {
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broaden one's horizon; be an eye-opener
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$ S4 b+ M, E4 W4 a the country flourishes and people live in peace
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going beyond the limit is as bad as falling short; excess is just as bad as deficiency;
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* C! V4 Z% E: Q' l 好了伤疤忘了疼) N) }0 m- @1 q9 j/ l4 @
" C- |" f) M0 B9 H' f once on shore, one prays no more
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Bad news travels fast.
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harmony brings wealth;
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) u, M1 o$ D& T8 u5 L- z 活到老学到老
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" L) `) E1 b- t# g8 ]2 q( O( A9 I never too old to learn1 V* n9 y; t' \0 {2 j* x1 j/ n. R
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# ]0 X# y! \8 L% ~- |' y There are spots even on the sun.
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Treasures fill the home.
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2 z/ l2 |" B$ Z# J* p+ c 脚踏实地
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' T# N" C& H, D% J 君子之交淡如水
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老生常谈,陈词滥调
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' t; e/ g% L1 D% A5 L$ { achieve immediate victory; win instant success
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名利双收
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- |4 C9 h2 f& [! K& n 每逢佳节倍思亲& S% p r# y8 {; p
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9 w2 p, r' {( ` Man proposes; God disposes.
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- Y/ F! y# K/ F5 t 弄巧成拙
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4 O* }. L+ @& f4 h1 U9 } The mighty dragon is no match for the native serpent.
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世外桃源
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" b7 z2 D( B# z: z 天有不测风云
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unhealthy trends and vulgar practices
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" U0 X1 I0 _; Z3 f3 Y3 v x 无风不起浪
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& H# s# p5 o4 d1 v* U: s. y 徇私枉法
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# o. ]- J K B0 W$ z9 Y7 R 新官上任三把火
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& f- `1 O- c4 ^# i7 l7 N a new broom sweeps clean- A- w# L2 B X: [) f& x4 W- C
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6 ?# |4 v# b7 i8 ^2 K8 ? 蓄势待发
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accumulate strength for a take-off$ t s0 V* a8 ~ l! H5 K
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2 w3 n" i. ?2 Z0 V" W) e" c5 L 心想事成- j! J& W6 _$ H
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May all your wish come true+ o! c$ \ T# n% y. D8 p' }
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; V2 r9 E: z" f: S8 j* g: [9 l% q2 ? 心照不宣
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% [8 I+ s( E8 I5 c! B have a tacit understanding; thoroughly understand each other, without having exchanged a word of explanation
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先入为主" G+ _( [( J m% x' b9 p7 U4 N3 d
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First impressions are firmly entrenched.
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The best defense is offense.
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热锅上的蚂蚁
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0 Y$ A! W& B+ D$ ]. W2 N 现身说法
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9 |2 v b; h3 N warn people by taking oneself as an example
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息事宁人
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循序渐进
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7 `$ H/ }/ O0 t 严以律己,宽以待人
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Jack shall have Jill, all shall be well.815 d& o' v3 ~/ o9 w; ~
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有识之士
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' z5 G) N9 x- G3 L4 ]+ P1 l 有勇无谋
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有缘千里来相会
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" `: @/ |' f1 b4 T/ I 因材施教
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欲穷千里目,更上一层楼
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! ~! h- H% Y" ?. x9 n 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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英雄所见略同
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& m y& Z7 X! _. E+ @ Great minds think alike.
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& W: I& T. k ~8 L 冤家宜解不宜结9 G2 q I4 P; ^7 J4 _( A! C) h
) D3 k/ |0 k( l! w8 c6 V/ s Better make friends than make enemies.
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cases in which people were unjustly, falsely or wrongly charged or sentenced; unjust, false or wrong cases. a# L0 \* D: B7 N9 ]% W5 u
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! C+ X( f3 ?# i2 Q3 V 一言既出,驷马难追
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/ P' ^5 E1 U, K* s/ a: @ A promise is a promise.! V$ w" Q! V7 Z6 O2 w
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1 n r. F' M: b" F# u4 z bring in wealth and treasure
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target of public criticism
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% L0 R4 R( ]9 O4 o0 B% e! T3 M 纸上谈兵* d# T# X* j: r2 C
, ^9 y! _' W! a( M( r be an armchair strategist" @1 y+ v7 D3 J, t
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" l; \$ @% e4 z% k: h 纸包不住火0 H- @/ @5 t# a$ M z6 |* _6 E+ h
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. a* d$ W0 K+ ?8 n4 n4 k What's done by night appears by day.
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