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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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爱屋及乌
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Love me, love my dog.
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百闻不如一见
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to fall short of the best, but be better than the worst
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7 N6 t' [$ Z2 B 不遗余力
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. B. [0 ]7 ~6 I 拆东墙补西墙
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rob Peter to pay Paul
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$ y1 W7 R- i( h7 L8 | bid farewell to the old and usher in the new7 n4 S% C ~/ g$ h) \ z
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大事化小,小事化了
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5 f7 `7 x/ l. @0 W n 大开眼界$ g, T/ u4 t5 a9 }- j
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the country flourishes and people live in peace3 o2 G: s% k4 R Z* ]9 w
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好事不出门,坏事传千里
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; O3 T; `( w) u! C1 s1 } harmony brings wealth;6 K7 @8 w) {' }4 k2 u$ a
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friendliness is conducive to business success
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There are spots even on the sun.
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5 z) J- i' Z8 P# b w* G 金玉满堂
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$ W1 A% O: J6 K! |# K: y Treasures fill the home.
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* H2 f: w( K8 h be down-to-earth
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) G8 K0 i p% M; ^) z. Y* j 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
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! o3 j4 I9 f# u 老生常谈,陈词滥调
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4 @6 n; A4 h* ^; O0 B6 | cut and dried; cliché
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Where there is life, there is hope.
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achieve immediate victory; win instant success
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名利双收
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茅塞顿开
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Nothing can be accomplished without norms or standards.
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- |* Y) U' r: h8 F4 \! W 每逢佳节倍思亲7 b: i9 o s5 ^* M; v. G
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On festive occasions more than ever one thinks of one's dear ones far away.
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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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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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a thousand-li journey begins with the first step--the highest eminence is to be gained step by step
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5 P" X7 B% _9 m4 r3 {2 d 强龙难压地头蛇
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A fall of seasonal snow gives promise of a fruitful year
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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.- Z) S9 Y! a; y6 O* t
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4 [5 @& Q. V* y$ J* c" o seek truth from facts; be practical and realistic; be true to facts
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6 T! i2 \0 [1 ]! `8 \7 N- ~8 k5 [ Unity is strength.
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seek nothing but profits; be blind to all but one's own interests
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无中生有
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, C) r8 e; f- C+ A/ s a sheer fabrication out of nothing; fabricate rumors out of thin air
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无风不起浪
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There are no waves without wind. Nothing comes of nothing.
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; W \4 F5 ?5 D5 J- t: I7 q 蓄势待发7 e7 }7 C$ O6 ^! S
- x2 T! A9 q0 |: Q4 X+ w) o5 D) } accumulate strength for a take-off% Y& ~7 ^6 F2 ~$ @) d P2 d; s
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9 P! w2 C) {5 [- X 先入为主5 Z6 [. y. c- ] z5 m
# {+ H$ j( z( N5 f+ R First impressions are firmly entrenched.$ M% c; \" y8 [% [4 @
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The best defense is offense.
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9 |+ \0 w: j, q- \" j warn people by taking oneself as an example0 R, r5 J# r3 T! j
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严以律己,宽以待人
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Jack shall have Jill, all shall be well.81
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有钱能使鬼推磨2 Q% J/ F( h% A0 T( n$ ?; }) p/ e
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Money makes the mare go./ Money talks.82% d1 i2 ?0 E& A* g( m7 x+ ^+ W
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people-oriented
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teach students according to their aptitude
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9 ?- `; {9 Y( {7 q" A# H) n Haste makes waste.
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survival of the fittest
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* _' g* q/ P1 B9 ?& j9 T 冤家宜解不宜结
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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
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A real man never goes back on his words.
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招财进宝
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% x1 U/ w% I# W2 V" K! ] bring in wealth and treasure
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债台高筑
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众矢之的
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! W& N: w9 H' J* A% ~4 X What's done by night appears by day.+ E+ w4 @' U8 m/ S
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