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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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# j S# I% U" R& Z$ G 爱屋及乌6 W+ V9 |/ P5 p
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Love me, love my dog.' E) I# d! Q4 e: z' \8 C1 a
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& s. { R( N+ o- g 百闻不如一见, H6 N: y3 @( S+ C
2 E. ]- X3 I! W6 E One look is worth a thousand words.
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# @3 s) E K9 j( x+ V Seeing is believing.& I, ?7 O3 w9 v; E, ?, s. H- N7 m
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7 s* D2 E8 A( ]) l3 L' g 比上不足,比下有余
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to fall short of the best, but be better than the worst; J; _ w- {+ F) F
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A slow sparrow should make an early start.
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spare no effort; go all out; do one's best/ b! v7 l6 I( L0 Z8 u7 }$ R
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M& J0 i8 o! b 不打不成交
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No discord, no concord.( j# F5 Y/ B% c! J
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bid farewell to the old and usher in the new
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3 a0 K0 o/ C' A( k6 d% b7 K4 O 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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going beyond the limit is as bad as falling short; excess is just as bad as deficiency;% k0 |2 y1 Q- l
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4 z4 I4 c+ ~4 L5 \ 好了伤疤忘了疼
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好事不出门,坏事传千里" B) p5 u7 J* q: }6 @
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和气生财
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harmony brings wealth;
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friendliness is conducive to business success6 F; e, C7 p) O
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既往不咎
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let bygones be bygones; U3 l* V) B$ S, C- D( s& L& W
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" Y+ |0 b$ m8 j' @2 g There are spots even on the sun.
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1 |0 Z2 q' W. m" {7 Q2 [0 V 金玉满堂
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Treasures fill the home.
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脚踏实地
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) Q |( |# A0 z% i# G7 f) n7 l# k2 Z$ D0 a$ b 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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# G# e0 Z/ M) l; J4 | 礼尚往来
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Where there is life, there is hope.
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名利双收
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/ Y q( G! d$ M% A' p% { gain both fame and wealth
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/ ?& i8 t9 M$ s0 P- N! n 茅塞顿开" e4 Q. {9 }. A3 P2 I6 T/ F
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没有规矩,不成方圆
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make a fool of oneself in trying to be smart
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0 J/ a, t# I( e6 j 赔了夫人又折兵; K/ l! C, ]0 X( h) E: V/ N! L. t6 t
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suffer a double loss; lose the bait along with the fish
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抛砖引玉
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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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7 \5 Z Q/ ^8 [! H5 [ a thousand-li journey begins with the first step--the highest eminence is to be gained step by step
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7 ]3 ] O0 G7 ] The mighty dragon is no match for the native serpent.
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People are in high spirits when involved in happy events.
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( b, g+ `" l. b e e! O4 M a retreat away from the turmoil of the world
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Humans are born good.
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: t3 ?* J; s \+ m 上有天堂,下有苏杭" O4 }3 V: {# p- q
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Just as there is paradise in heaven, there are Suzhou and Hangzhou on earth# v }- F( a, ^
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: m( z# p2 y9 }* P0 A$ ?& B) H Every cloud has a silver lining.
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/ b' t# M( [0 G6 z A man should be independent at the age of thirty. /At thirty, a man should be able to think for himself.; u5 P& ~, `" R- `) q3 ]
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c& v' F( G5 g$ o/ n& i 实践是检验真理的唯一标准
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天有不测风云
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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.# N- O8 p' N9 K* R0 \) a' ?
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! \* A3 `4 Q2 g( ^4 P8 J twist the law to suit one's own purpose
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3 \7 P" T* z0 g, I, E0 L% l a new broom sweeps clean
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accumulate strength for a take-off
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May all your wish come true& v! f" r9 M j* f3 E) F2 w
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1 U5 n N# e: U5 Z have a tacit understanding; thoroughly understand each other, without having exchanged a word of explanation
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+ t1 Q0 N7 u$ }/ r; E$ [ 先入为主 N$ V; y }# z# H1 T
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% X7 _0 I1 \# L& }1 E; Y2 A8 ]# H 现身说法
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pour oil on troubled waters; patch up a quarrel and reconcile the parties concerned
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/ O; D: B* X6 ^ 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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people-oriented
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Great minds think alike.
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! l; {) X. A7 j) ]; W 一言既出,驷马难追
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纸上谈兵
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be an armchair strategist
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9 E6 G6 F- d7 J( H: J _! g You can't wrap fire in paper.
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What's done by night appears by day.
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