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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!- F9 Z, z* \; @' A K3 y5 h4 u
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# I% _- u+ s+ F% G0 H" t Love me, love my dog.
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( W1 `, O' B8 t) q' \% I 百闻不如一见( \* T, t, F# Y2 y- ~6 B, \
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" U% t& u; I. k' I# P 比上不足,比下有余0 f( G6 Y4 j6 W4 ]
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1 c' l/ [& s8 g2 O, q 笨鸟先飞
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% f: n5 ?$ i, E z9 F( K$ a0 P& e2 ] A slow sparrow should make an early start.
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不遗余力
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spare no effort; go all out; do one's best
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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
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大开眼界
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broaden one's horizon; be an eye-opener
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; o8 b4 u, O% \: Q6 x2 q j 好了伤疤忘了疼. D7 k( `2 I/ A
6 q2 C8 k6 e2 S( { once on shore, one prays no more
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! w. f3 G: y3 r5 A2 e 好事不出门,坏事传千里
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8 s: X+ I. Q; R) }2 H+ m' m Bad news travels fast.; y3 Z8 ], c1 r( R% v* v5 P
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let bygones be bygones
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金玉满堂
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& \/ ^2 U8 L$ t; m$ O; } F3 D Treasures fill the home.
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sit on the fence; be a fence-sitter; have a foot in either camp
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" G/ m! i5 ^0 }7 g$ A" E8 l0 [6 L 老生常谈,陈词滥调' _; k; j6 @, b3 L7 n8 m
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cut and dried; cliché
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: Y! L$ N2 E! T 留得青山在,不怕没柴烧% R' R2 R5 Z }# j9 v z9 N: K
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gain both fame and wealth
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- H& J; y* X' Z) M 抛砖引玉% x$ F7 m: v. l. D' z, I
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' w, [0 H9 M0 d. ?4 F0 f 破釜沉舟
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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- U$ u! J, N! F s9 q. t$ O
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9 N; I) g N% x$ O 人逢喜事精神爽
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- K0 f$ O# z8 t0 `' m 世外桃源
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a blessing in disguise;
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Every cloud has a silver lining.
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' O+ L- o) q/ l0 D 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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2 o. R4 r) A! v" H seek truth from facts; be practical and realistic; be true to facts- K- P2 ^5 n4 e7 J
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9 o( v& t1 o2 C+ s# v 说曹操,曹操到
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糖衣炮弹
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% _5 Y0 c* a- X 物以类聚,人以群分
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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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心想事成
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May all your wish come true* s* M: u) j) E, l7 ~8 Z
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) a0 k3 i6 H' `# u- F+ \+ R 先入为主
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First impressions are firmly entrenched.' m2 i9 E7 l5 l5 n. A" b
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The best defense is offense.
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warn people by taking oneself as an example: C0 c) F" g- i1 s" g
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4 L& V7 A* z& L: v U2 o 息事宁人* Q; U+ }. @& c! b! G; a* f0 J
9 o w( k1 E" c9 } pour oil on troubled waters; patch up a quarrel and reconcile the parties concerned7 M( S% y" C( Y0 u- i" t
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循序渐进
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有钱能使鬼推磨
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以人为本
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欲穷千里目,更上一层楼
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to ascend another storey to see a thousand miles further; Ascend further, were you to look farther.
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欲速则不达
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More haste, less speed.
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survival of the fittest
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冤家宜解不宜结7 {" I0 e% f) B C x2 }$ N
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Better make friends than make enemies.
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7 {, x S2 Y$ o cases in which people were unjustly, falsely or wrongly charged or sentenced; unjust, false or wrong cases
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招财进宝
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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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be an armchair strategist
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