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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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6 v7 {$ i" d2 b) p1 U t 爱屋及乌* C$ x7 ~& F4 N$ Q- O$ D/ F
& a' h3 Y5 j1 K1 E! z" r; [ Love me, love my dog.
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百闻不如一见
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3 R) q- @$ f, |4 ~ One look is worth a thousand words.1 U% Z/ \2 A' k" Y
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Seeing is believing.
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# v7 B4 E( N( Y! {. f9 `' ? A slow sparrow should make an early start.
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6 ]6 d E7 S$ r- h5 r- y 不打不成交6 L) O. M* O; u3 b& V% ?
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rob Peter to pay Paul
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3 e! q- S6 {5 J 大事化小,小事化了& O5 C7 Q' J% r9 a4 V7 P
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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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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;1 n4 r2 C$ T D9 S( h
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?% ~) j5 Z3 h$ f: ]$ f) T 好了伤疤忘了疼
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# [+ F7 A' f: z' E 和气生财# R8 P; y7 \( u: D( {
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% Z# d( N- j- e! l6 f' r6 z Treasures fill the home.
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5 t' \: D; R' b# g! I 脚踏实地
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9 ]- B' p6 Q O, |1 } 脚踩两只船
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A hedge between keeps friendship green.* q3 F! }' N* v7 W: `
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cut and dried; cliché
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Courtesy calls for reciprocity.
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Where there is life, there is hope.
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5 N9 j' G, Q/ d0 m; c+ z; e* n achieve immediate victory; win instant success
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0 W, z1 a7 ^ g. L: n2 q 茅塞顿开
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be suddenly enlightened
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8 L4 O7 }- o& o$ w- ~: l8 x' ` 没有规矩,不成方圆! ~2 h9 q4 i. }! c+ |0 B
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4 x4 k. X3 f) E2 R8 w On festive occasions more than ever one thinks of one's dear ones far away.6 n; \# ]/ \3 R
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Man proposes; God disposes.
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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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4 x1 H* M# T7 p; X4 z I' j* W 千里之行始于足下
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Past experience, if not forgotten, is a guide for the future.
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fear wolves ahead and tigers behind; hesitate in doing something
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The mighty dragon is no match for the native serpent.
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A fall of seasonal snow gives promise of a fruitful year
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) _# [. Y+ I: P& O9 I7 H 人逢喜事精神爽
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People are in high spirits when involved in happy events.
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5 q% S& |4 Q" c2 e8 z 世外桃源
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a retreat away from the turmoil of the world
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Just as there is paradise in heaven, there are Suzhou and Hangzhou on earth
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4 o7 w! Y8 l2 g9 v. y a blessing in disguise;
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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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9 D0 C- m Y# ]* X$ G& X seek truth from facts; be practical and realistic; be true to facts
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; E8 Y- L7 J U" H5 o8 ^8 Q 天有不测风云1 @1 T' o% D, x' F7 _
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团结就是力量
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1 n: ~% y( m/ Y- f9 _) A5 I Unity is strength.
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8 v7 T8 _" Y0 P Even if one jumped into the Yellow River, one can not wash oneself clean - there's nothing one can do to clear one's name3 _8 S6 s W2 s8 N2 a8 k2 m
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2 x+ G2 _9 P, N7 y 唯利是图
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无风不起浪
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+ A6 P% n, C: I9 |* C8 y: n 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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蓄势待发
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心想事成
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" S% \7 n4 [% ~ O May all your wish come true
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have a tacit understanding; thoroughly understand each other, without having exchanged a word of explanation
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2 G$ r) z; j- ~4 ^. W+ B 先入为主
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First impressions are firmly entrenched.
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; @/ @9 o9 K+ I( l9 n/ u- h He who strikes first gains the advantage.
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The best defense is offense.
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; z p; K, L! [- _3 z 热锅上的蚂蚁
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- C3 _; F2 q- X8 p: V3 H! a ants on a hot pan
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warn people by taking oneself as an example
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( E# z( y% ~4 H5 T2 X" d1 _ pour oil on troubled waters; patch up a quarrel and reconcile the parties concerned
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2 C3 P$ n1 l: ^- S, U& _& d proceed in an orderly way and step by step; advance gradually in due order
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严以律己,宽以待人
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2 v5 G: x7 W a- w be strict with oneself and lenient with others
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Jack shall have Jill, all shall be well.81/ F4 {; d6 G0 j: C4 a2 F* e- P" Q
; ~4 M5 p1 Z9 S( B5 H5 h% i 有钱能使鬼推磨8 ]6 t' E- N/ ~
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Money makes the mare go./ Money talks.82
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8 H+ @( K* U( M 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.859 e( r" w6 f3 j3 h* U/ v
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keep pace with the times86
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) s0 F# O/ t; p- e' N3 S to ascend another storey to see a thousand miles further; Ascend further, were you to look farther.
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冤家宜解不宜结
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A promise is a promise.
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) [$ B; b+ k. k1 C- M 招财进宝
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bring in wealth and treasure
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纸包不住火: [6 ~ `0 _1 U% Q" F
5 B6 Z6 {5 U( L) ^* }/ P0 X- b You can't wrap fire in paper.
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What's done by night appears by day.& H2 Y8 e, U! i9 U0 |9 ~. p, P" m A
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