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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!. \+ }+ T6 C" h3 v/ i
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6 G" l2 [; ~1 {. d! P6 O, _# s 爱屋及乌
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One look is worth a thousand words.
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* d! l+ V1 j! @9 g 比上不足,比下有余' _- ?9 j- N4 }' o, M0 ]: X
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No discord, no concord.
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0 b! _$ r" Q4 f: B2 P4 S 辞旧迎新
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bid farewell to the old and usher in the new
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2 Y2 T5 ]7 l+ n! i# u6 e 大事化小,小事化了
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try first to make their mistake sound less serious and then to reduce it to nothing at all( B( J- F( q$ d1 o: u) |
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大开眼界
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! z" C2 O5 g- ?0 ^ broaden one's horizon; be an eye-opener
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国泰民安
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the country flourishes and people live in peace
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going beyond the limit is as bad as falling short; excess is just as bad as deficiency;' h$ c" S3 `9 J" |
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; h8 u7 F& k$ F- ]% w- P 好了伤疤忘了疼
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once on shore, one prays no more
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3 W7 T5 s2 v. T$ H1 v5 B5 m 好事不出门,坏事传千里9 m9 l; @3 Q8 i- U6 l! U) S* f9 I
. L$ o: F& f# n8 w) i4 f Bad news travels fast.' P0 M* C- s. J' v: m7 B5 J* b8 S9 _ \
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和气生财
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1 |% v* }9 u' U 活到老学到老
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never too old to learn
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There are spots even on the sun.
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sit on the fence; be a fence-sitter; have a foot in either camp
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老生常谈,陈词滥调
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9 q2 y9 V! o9 Q: Z$ @( `: o Nothing can be accomplished without norms or standards.
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~1 k# r- @. a1 [( U On festive occasions more than ever one thinks of one's dear ones far away.
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3 A8 s. z& y( _; ~3 T; b a modest spur to induce others to come forward with valuable contributions; throw a sprat to catch a whale
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A fall of seasonal snow gives promise of a fruitful year
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Humans are born good.
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Just as there is paradise in heaven, there are Suzhou and Hangzhou on earth
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三十而立
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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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speak of the devil
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speak the plain truth; call a spade a spade; tell it as it is
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$ l! Q! c# y4 ^1 c6 I1 p 实践是检验真理的唯一标准
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+ w' [; J/ r+ P0 [2 [ a sheer fabrication out of nothing; fabricate rumors out of thin air& @; v& {& i E7 o. J$ v' J
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! k! X( a# ~4 l% D! m8 l$ g 无风不起浪" D! O& |" H3 N5 ]+ G3 d2 `
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) P( g& a0 y; \9 f 徇私枉法
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' `6 J8 ?7 F6 O$ o; \! R/ H twist the law to suit one's own purpose6 e1 u1 I9 @- Y/ J
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2 h$ c% |1 N# t6 [1 J 新官上任三把火& G* ^8 I& \' l6 o- q
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$ N7 B! C1 c/ m# _3 P 蓄势待发
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9 }0 h; `* O5 g: ]: M) g; M* P& L! \ accumulate strength for a take-off6 Z: E& Y# h$ V3 ?0 e
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' b4 L7 I+ N* k3 G6 l 心照不宣
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" ~# t7 `$ K: V" a- P# S have a tacit understanding; thoroughly understand each other, without having exchanged a word of explanation6 k( ?! d9 y' Z8 t3 K3 z
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) S q, [4 D a5 A" u9 I; z/ i He who strikes first gains the advantage.
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$ G# x4 y" N8 H4 y/ t2 P' n 循序渐进
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proceed in an orderly way and step by step; advance gradually in due order% T# S7 g& `" a/ T
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be strict with oneself and lenient with others
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有情人终成眷属
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. z0 {4 i# `5 s; ?& J Jack shall have Jill, all shall be well.81$ C: y5 U" ^% M9 c5 U
1 z% H* S" ?1 R6 J2 O 有钱能使鬼推磨
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( w- f' L# Q; m0 ~9 h9 \ Money makes the mare go./ Money talks.824 y" Z* P! ~' A
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( d) c2 T5 }3 H# a* r( J; _ 有勇无谋
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. N3 g' q9 @7 y J 有缘千里来相会2 d" b% f4 W f' W" V
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冤家宜解不宜结
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Better make friends than make enemies.
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A real man never goes back on his words.
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纸上谈兵
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be an armchair strategist
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4 t! G1 y0 b, b' Y& V 纸包不住火! Y5 p" a- l1 ]7 `& F. G
9 M, l8 B. x+ o" G You can't wrap fire in paper.
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