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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!3 ?% Z8 E/ A5 O0 k
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爱屋及乌
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Love me, love my dog.
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3 M/ a2 { C$ v S, X One look is worth a thousand words.
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Seeing is believing.2 H) H Y6 g7 R/ x' |4 H- ?' C& \7 Y
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/ A8 I8 N' C7 b' S3 n. n" {, f 比上不足,比下有余* h4 ]# u" L0 h
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& _; D" q, b2 B- k8 H9 @2 c 笨鸟先飞) b( X% C" ~: U4 q( b
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不遗余力
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/ e2 Z# \' t0 C/ U+ P9 I 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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$ e2 r2 U: V6 s) T K 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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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;. k4 |6 y! q2 |: t1 r% F4 u8 ]
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/ e4 E8 m$ T8 {7 D% s$ \ 好了伤疤忘了疼
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) `1 X# t% S# K5 j4 C! [ once on shore, one prays no more, L/ _4 H. o# ^8 T3 S% N: i* s3 y
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harmony brings wealth;
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活到老学到老
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( b, d% h6 Z9 @: A6 Q9 L 既往不咎" K1 V' A% C/ p
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be down-to-earth
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, K# b$ G; t1 B& g 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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cut and dried; cliché
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% g% F9 v# H+ e' Y; J; I 礼尚往来: C5 N7 d/ F; N
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7 }, S1 E( Y. D achieve immediate victory; win instant success
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名利双收
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4 M4 ~6 O* K. K! p7 K& x 茅塞顿开) L1 G/ f: K8 Y% n
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) ~8 X" x7 u6 r; R8 n Nothing can be accomplished without norms or standards.
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) Q1 b. I4 {! P- `6 F 每逢佳节倍思亲
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& h2 _4 J) [9 z% ?- l! Q On festive occasions more than ever one thinks of one's dear ones far away.% k$ I+ U6 w# ?6 Q
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% F' [) l. D1 h0 ~+ K+ }$ U 弄巧成拙
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make a fool of oneself in trying to be smart
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$ m' v. j# }# w( B# A: I 赔了夫人又折兵+ X! G/ U+ c, l* M
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) @7 Z: A$ z( O" c, [ a modest spur to induce others to come forward with valuable contributions; throw a sprat to catch a whale
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fear wolves ahead and tigers behind; hesitate in doing something
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! o2 \: a$ G8 ]1 N 强龙难压地头蛇
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The mighty dragon is no match for the native serpent.
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Humans are born good.
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7 s n; s3 _3 T5 m% x5 w( O a blessing in disguise;
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Every cloud has a silver lining.
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三十而立
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Unity is strength.
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Even if one jumped into the Yellow River, one can not wash oneself clean - there's nothing one can do to clear one's name
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There are no waves without wind. Nothing comes of nothing.
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$ v i+ b0 x4 P/ N! L; o- b/ R 徇私枉法* h' [ `0 r) |; E0 X9 n& A [6 u4 q
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3 `, N1 U8 f" ~/ O# O; P May all your wish come true
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, Y7 U" d% N& ^) S have a tacit understanding; thoroughly understand each other, without having exchanged a word of explanation
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& @# ?8 O$ \$ i" O. W" {; | 先入为主
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First impressions are firmly entrenched.
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; C- y) y# a; D& `- W5 H 现身说法
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) W8 G5 H6 ^* A. k 息事宁人
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be strict with oneself and lenient with others
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Money makes the mare go./ Money talks.82
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有识之士
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( o+ H$ c1 f! C5 x+ C+ m" D% b 有勇无谋6 G, w) u$ p, F4 x2 O- B( m/ n! @
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bold but not crafty84
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/ D1 G# f- [' F% [6 { 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
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7 u+ h& Z6 E4 K& f 与时俱进3 l! O2 I7 K$ q" F4 a
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keep pace with the times86
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teach students according to their aptitude
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to ascend another storey to see a thousand miles further; Ascend further, were you to look farther.4 s" T" O7 G2 B* N; y+ U
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欲速则不达
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Haste makes waste.
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8 q9 v8 Y: I- n2 E 英雄所见略同
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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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9 T% u- v+ _9 t 一言既出,驷马难追
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A real man never goes back on his words.
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target of public criticism
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be an armchair strategist
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1 j2 E; P* A$ l0 `% v 纸包不住火
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