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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!; y! C( S3 E+ F7 N' E
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5 O% V* r6 i0 J& j4 E7 S7 w 百闻不如一见
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) L6 @" @- N- B' I7 O) X One look is worth a thousand words.
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4 m H+ @9 Q! P7 Q Seeing is believing./ K: V1 y+ x2 n0 P B' B% H
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6 i1 m7 L# v/ j, Y, L0 g9 X0 W$ B' V8 N 笨鸟先飞
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; x9 t" @$ `6 u( s* ]& E6 ^- V A slow sparrow should make an early start.
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No discord, no concord.
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7 D! K0 G/ Z7 [ S: T 拆东墙补西墙
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/ t0 V, \6 t2 p1 k5 y8 T 辞旧迎新
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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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2 X! m* U K- ~ 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;
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好了伤疤忘了疼
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once on shore, one prays no more
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" Z5 \& ^5 g1 k1 R+ | h0 A) i 好事不出门，坏事传千里0 Q; g1 e$ _7 K. R+ Z. M% O
! t- W3 f6 i# p Q6 t/ E2 [ Bad news travels fast.
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! }; a0 r" [( Y+ L2 v% Q5 B6 r 活到老学到老
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脚踏实地
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be down-to-earth
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+ _/ Z; ~. n& o2 J# L 脚踩两只船
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$ M' s7 v. [) n6 v! | 礼尚往来
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4 e8 F- m& x8 Z" L0 Q( _; b8 V) H! b! g 没有规矩，不成方圆7 O6 N& O* D; Z. h% n
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On festive occasions more than ever one thinks of one's dear ones far away.! F% R* u' A& O5 i, S
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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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1 _: n( G/ l. W' e! F 巧妇难为无米之炊
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# n6 S5 w7 |* H1 T 前怕狼，后怕虎( L% B) s/ z' C& ]+ a1 I0 f0 U
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3 n! f) K3 W1 b 世外桃源
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a retreat away from the turmoil of the world
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( H2 r$ g& x+ | seek nothing but profits; be blind to all but one's own interests
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2 I) h, g) N7 A" ], m There are no waves without wind. Nothing comes of nothing.
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: q# {, w: `, j5 t# |% D8 K 徇私枉法
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蓄势待发
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accumulate strength for a take-off
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心想事成3 o" {. c% q/ O4 M. x$ a
# u9 [1 B$ s m) D May all your wish come true0 |! f! T, s7 v8 w; m) _
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) j) C! c4 Q) _ 先入为主: [* \+ a, ~( ]$ }" g. g0 b- X
. Y' @7 b2 P& q/ D+ G First impressions are firmly entrenched.
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He who strikes first gains the advantage.
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The best defense is offense.
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现身说法
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息事宁人
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6 [" d: k" v i2 j6 o$ q# v pour oil on troubled waters; patch up a quarrel and reconcile the parties concerned
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proceed in an orderly way and step by step; advance gradually in due order
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" g5 ?% q' V0 c7 ~8 {' \6 d9 E Jack shall have Jill, all shall be well.81+ l: N; u( [' P( K9 e' A% v( }4 h
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有勇无谋
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3 M A( u! B) n( d+ q5 i6 u 有缘千里来相会
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Great minds think alike.
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纸上谈兵
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