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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!% V$ S, z! w* ~! B/ ~' r' D
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( x9 q1 Q/ {# p5 K7 t K Love me, love my dog.
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; D4 Q' ~# D9 v# @& f6 x: N One look is worth a thousand words.
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Seeing is believing.
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笨鸟先飞
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9 r1 k$ h# l2 I- W8 N5 g, N A slow sparrow should make an early start.
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% |2 @9 Q0 Z- R6 P9 c/ {7 f+ z/ q" X* j 不遗余力
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" J) t$ }2 y$ @2 {% X! F; Q 拆东墙补西墙4 Y( l3 Z! h0 r" z. u
; S/ z/ l5 T6 P' e rob Peter to pay Paul
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bid farewell to the old and usher in the new
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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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% ^. X I) E2 ]/ F, v 大开眼界
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broaden one's horizon; be an eye-opener
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1 [1 r* A4 n% v 国泰民安
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过犹不及
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going beyond the limit is as bad as falling short; excess is just as bad as deficiency;; D; [; L) F! K2 w. Y
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! C$ g/ H5 V6 F* t* ? 好了伤疤忘了疼
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9 n9 [! p {2 x2 c 好事不出门,坏事传千里
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7 ?/ x; l$ ]5 u, q" B+ | Bad news travels fast.
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harmony brings wealth;
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5 G8 Y# }. e. {1 H% [" ^ 金无足赤,人无完人
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) z/ m! {: `% B. w 脚踏实地
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) K' u" k4 o l& T" V5 T be down-to-earth
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sit on the fence; be a fence-sitter; have a foot in either camp
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2 O5 [2 P" j" A+ P 君子之交淡如水
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礼尚往来1 ?7 I. Y4 X- D; W
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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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be suddenly enlightened
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; ?# B/ h$ u" M/ G 没有规矩,不成方圆5 x/ V2 O5 q8 A, w% U4 q3 ]
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4 z( r# Z, m, K- A) J6 n, i2 f7 E 每逢佳节倍思亲
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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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' N2 t2 ]( q5 U1 c# ] 抛砖引玉
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People are in high spirits when involved in happy events.
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! u1 X: D2 s V& ^) |% u Just as there is paradise in heaven, there are Suzhou and Hangzhou on earth
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塞翁失马,焉知非福
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) K8 y. D( `5 j9 k3 I* N 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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A ship rises with the tide
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speak the plain truth; call a spade a spade; tell it as it is2 F3 n# C3 j( O, ?& j% v
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unhealthy trends and vulgar practices
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Birds of a feather flock together.
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4 Y, Q0 F& ^8 A; I6 Z 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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心想事成
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have a tacit understanding; thoroughly understand each other, without having exchanged a word of explanation0 M f* ^4 {9 {; @, i& Y
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现身说法
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息事宁人
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pour oil on troubled waters; patch up a quarrel and reconcile the parties concerned
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有识之士
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有缘千里来相会
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3 R/ Y h( B& d' ]2 v 与时俱进
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\4 G* }, \) Y1 W4 I# y7 d- T Better make friends than make enemies.* N& P ^4 z# a q
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cases in which people were unjustly, falsely or wrongly charged or sentenced; unjust, false or wrong cases4 C& o# b! t( z ~! N: b2 m! b
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一言既出,驷马难追
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. q% M- {. y5 m1 v6 ]/ v 众矢之的
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