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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!: M6 v/ I# [" R/ X$ u' F
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7 j- j9 ~' S4 k% ^- C Love me, love my dog.
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4 `0 ]: S, z$ Y" l5 o: l 百闻不如一见* A" I8 S* S0 U8 ~& N: ~
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One look is worth a thousand words.
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* _' S0 ~* u. W9 x# @! ^ 比上不足，比下有余
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笨鸟先飞
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7 k" k* G* W0 L( x! ` 拆东墙补西墙
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( |& _4 H% f/ E( e bid farewell to the old and usher in the new5 p1 H F0 R9 o) W. }- s
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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, w5 B/ {2 Y: q
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8 Q4 s; V# l: f j7 {7 q 大开眼界
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# c+ a. G: m1 ?- }, A broaden one's horizon; be an eye-opener
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国泰民安
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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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too much is as bad as too little( R+ _8 {/ _, N5 G: z+ a) o2 ?
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- P& `4 U; c% i3 D! s4 w3 q, l# A once on shore, one prays no more
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Bad news travels fast.
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金玉满堂
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( `# k, J& |1 l% c 君子之交淡如水
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老生常谈，陈词滥调
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cut and dried; cliché
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! d4 h9 d3 a( a achieve immediate victory; win instant success
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5 c9 {7 m( s# i' c8 q( E 每逢佳节倍思亲
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谋事在人，成事在天
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make a fool of oneself in trying to be smart
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suffer a double loss; lose the bait along with the fish
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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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& H3 W4 _$ r2 T, a9 S 千里之行始于足下
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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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: N! A3 ?# |2 }' `& i 前怕狼，后怕虎
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fear wolves ahead and tigers behind; hesitate in doing something
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8 a0 e. p* W1 K3 d, w$ U 世外桃源
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5 W8 M* g# _9 @8 H& \ seek truth from facts; be practical and realistic; be true to facts
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a sheer fabrication out of nothing; fabricate rumors out of thin air" e3 t) {0 ~9 g- Z- w/ N( |% B$ q
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徇私枉法
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a new broom sweeps clean
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accumulate strength for a take-off% [- {6 B& G( h6 A8 g. j
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心想事成! V0 x1 r; `; {( R& o/ A3 p7 J
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May all your wish come true% E. N* l* h) X$ V6 \+ M
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7 Q6 _7 E$ ]8 j- \ 心照不宣2 T" x+ R& a! m. E+ [( V% X6 I
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have a tacit understanding; thoroughly understand each other, without having exchanged a word of explanation% h8 |2 k8 u1 {; H/ |6 G2 u# T
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先入为主
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先下手为强! X# E. n" ^4 z1 }6 F
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He who strikes first gains the advantage.
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8 f! \1 O% d$ T( }9 L: q6 f0 C ants on a hot pan
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现身说法
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" G( }, m* Y" o+ [$ R0 L) z* m warn people by taking oneself as an example2 F3 h$ y A+ @# g& q
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循序渐进
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严以律己，宽以待人# {& t f* R/ C. c
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. v! T6 E, [+ D4 s& f$ ~+ P Jack shall have Jill, all shall be well.81
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4 Z% N6 v% t. Q* L 有钱能使鬼推磨
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Money makes the mare go./ Money talks.82
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有识之士
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a man of insight838 H, x5 P+ u$ C7 l# x
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因材施教
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* X" [- n' R+ q+ q$ w 欲速则不达
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Haste makes waste.
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优胜劣汰
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英雄所见略同
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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 promise is a promise.
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1 _# H! _6 \% L" J2 _ A real man never goes back on his words.
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* J( T0 z8 I) T, e) J2 F0 q 招财进宝9 K" k. w. {: H$ X& x+ k) K
# d% n" k. J* N W bring in wealth and treasure
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become debt-ridden: Z. m+ d: E9 j4 A+ D& G" p( I/ j
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be an armchair strategist( _; [) B; q* m6 V3 r9 J) z
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纸包不住火
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You can't wrap fire in paper.
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What's done by night appears by day.
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左右为难
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caught in a dilemma; between the devil and the deep blue sea |
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