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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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( n# K# g2 a ?, `( ^ 爱屋及乌* N4 x. m$ A H; h. }' _: \$ O
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Love me, love my dog.
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百闻不如一见
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* e, K: ]' L: J* \. d One look is worth a thousand words.
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, @& r5 q H7 b6 y& w4 U Seeing is believing.0 @8 n A5 y5 H
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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: M- Y7 g( p% c) j8 ~
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; e& E# w/ }0 J* Y 笨鸟先飞8 L% L8 f n0 E: X
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A slow sparrow should make an early start.
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不遗余力
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4 d1 W4 C+ V: R0 y 拆东墙补西墙
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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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try first to make their mistake sound less serious and then to reduce it to nothing at all. @4 x" j+ A( ^* i s* b3 q$ V4 e
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国泰民安' S' |. D( `/ z" T% h0 u9 A. f8 J+ @
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' P1 u( c3 t# n2 _& b I 过犹不及
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1 j; W; u! ^% { going beyond the limit is as bad as falling short; excess is just as bad as deficiency;0 l8 t9 g2 m! |" D6 }
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too much is as bad as too little
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( _, B2 p& u) g+ f. R0 V% J once on shore, one prays no more
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( G% F& D' r4 a 和气生财0 C2 j6 N% B0 p; h3 r
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friendliness is conducive to business success1 x# M( M( s+ y2 @
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活到老学到老
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% U+ L9 q: Y$ W5 B, U; ] never too old to learn
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既往不咎
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There are spots even on the sun.
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金玉满堂
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Treasures fill the home.
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+ y8 j8 a3 n( t8 V 脚踏实地
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be down-to-earth
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脚踩两只船
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sit on the fence; be a fence-sitter; have a foot in either camp
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君子之交淡如水4 Z! `1 U0 U' e
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. M4 F9 n, |8 ~% j. l* | 老生常谈，陈词滥调4 `; D+ F/ R9 R) O7 v! w
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7 Q+ P7 q8 K9 b& Y# _ 留得青山在，不怕没柴烧' ` [& R4 t& f3 ~
" w# ]2 }) U" Q5 F Where there is life, there is hope.. p7 @! }; ]3 Q! s+ V; w7 U
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+ o. f+ m1 E1 e7 F3 p achieve immediate victory; win instant success
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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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谋事在人，成事在天
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: _" T7 q) T6 v" ? 弄巧成拙9 u y# k: f% A
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make a fool of oneself in trying to be smart
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0 w* s% i! g2 n0 R+ T# k2 | 赔了夫人又折兵
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3 } h! l0 { ^/ V% e" R 抛砖引玉. ^% O9 b4 l4 L5 ^+ u) l! p
+ y# |/ w7 b4 i! r! ?3 Q4 } a modest spur to induce others to come forward with valuable contributions; throw a sprat to catch a whale, Z6 b" i- M/ p$ e5 B5 W8 N* q& B
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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
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+ i Y U" p' A% u1 E 抢得先机
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( i3 F: h8 N6 v; D 巧妇难为无米之炊
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Past experience, if not forgotten, is a guide for the future.
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3 O! A. F% J' N c F2 y( q) Z7 y The mighty dragon is no match for the native serpent.
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瑞雪兆丰年
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A fall of seasonal snow gives promise of a fruitful year
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9 w+ z1 h D' v 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.+ d$ g+ J( W, N. w/ r
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杀鸡用牛刀
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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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Birds of a feather flock together.# _" G+ E, m! }
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9 { K* V+ Q( J- d5 S2 z7 u, t. ]0 P3 i G 无风不起浪* N9 P0 |3 {0 S8 n; _) h
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There are no waves without wind. Nothing comes of nothing.
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徇私枉法
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twist the law to suit one's own purpose
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新官上任三把火
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a new broom sweeps clean
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心照不宣
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9 M1 x% x8 G% k0 D' g' P 先下手为强5 g" C& Z0 V# a5 G
1 L$ G+ q+ |4 q1 G5 s# z8 }* ] He who strikes first gains the advantage.
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The best defense is offense.
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1 N% l8 {1 u5 B; t* \3 M# V ants on a hot pan
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warn people by taking oneself as an example
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息事宁人
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4 ?+ a/ y, d2 i8 a proceed in an orderly way and step by step; advance gradually in due order9 y: t( i7 b: T7 V% U
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5 H+ t1 H' D$ Y. f7 S0 G( o# a" O7 d 严以律己，宽以待人* Z* w Y- q; O- W3 j4 i; f
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4 R5 G% b9 g& k, M 有情人终成眷属
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Money makes the mare go./ Money talks.82
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/ v: T# _0 J. Q2 E0 k' w 有勇无谋
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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( V9 a* G! k5 d7 B. F
/ N" n9 m4 P! t0 K6 p9 c9 C 与时俱进
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keep pace with the times86
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因材施教
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欲速则不达
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Haste makes waste.
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英雄所见略同" F( r- m `1 F4 k+ y1 x, u; u
9 F" R8 l' {% W+ ? Great minds think alike.
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冤家宜解不宜结
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9 x* P9 l+ q% s/ e Better make friends than make enemies.
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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( J8 Q. d# ^7 _2 W. p0 ]# j& Y9 e
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一言既出，驷马难追
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招财进宝
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Y" G( d/ V- \0 X Z- f6 v 债台高筑
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众矢之的
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target of public criticism
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纸上谈兵
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You can't wrap fire in paper.
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左右为难
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