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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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爱屋及乌: g; Y& L. u3 \' Q5 }% X
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Love me, love my dog.
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One look is worth a thousand words.
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Seeing is believing.4 G* w9 S- k; ?! s2 V& C, D
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不遗余力
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spare no effort; go all out; do one's best1 E4 f; q7 P) j% h- ]; C8 W
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不打不成交
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拆东墙补西墙
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rob Peter to pay Paul
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1 P0 {( m6 {! n. S) S 辞旧迎新
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j4 e' O" Y& C1 } 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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try first to make their mistake sound less serious and then to reduce it to nothing at all! x3 b/ f4 @8 c( a: \0 L$ q
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( D% r) ~) \+ y, J& ?' K 大开眼界6 I! ^2 y9 ~. G$ E& K/ Q
; n- B- \' Y# W, F& h4 S" Q broaden one's horizon; be an eye-opener
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; o% k3 h( g9 g 国泰民安
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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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: s7 Z4 s+ d" o8 E3 `8 m 和气生财
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% e3 |$ \6 ?9 X/ V% g friendliness is conducive to business success
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活到老学到老
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9 y9 t1 z& g' w) n o$ P 金无足赤,人无完人
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There are spots even on the sun.
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金玉满堂2 [1 m4 N3 z2 y* f R! D
, f7 @3 O7 Y, |( r, F* l, X9 u8 O# G Treasures fill the home.# i. g. [8 w4 f) n' Q
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脚踏实地
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A hedge between keeps friendship green.
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) g4 Y& m9 b/ w* p7 J 老生常谈,陈词滥调. t. m# ~% ]: ]2 J; \: \, M
, `7 J! V# ]$ f5 [( J( f" ~ cut and dried; cliché
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5 J8 }8 |& b* _) F 马到成功- h9 p# C' S8 w1 V J0 \ S* |
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achieve immediate victory; win instant success
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茅塞顿开
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be suddenly enlightened
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/ {' b$ g: T8 c# d# a0 I On festive occasions more than ever one thinks of one's dear ones far away.
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1 ]# f6 B/ L5 Z( Q1 C% T$ P 谋事在人,成事在天3 u7 y. W) J+ O, T; @: o3 g2 L: A
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suffer a double loss; lose the bait along with the fish
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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, ?2 y# x3 a7 w3 W8 ^# B2 L* `
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One can't make bricks without straw.
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1 M8 k5 V; P4 g People are in high spirits when involved in happy events.
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a retreat away from the turmoil of the world
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人之初,性本善
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1 ~1 ^. Y5 T* D3 O) w/ ` Just as there is paradise in heaven, there are Suzhou and Hangzhou on earth0 K9 `: N6 y+ b3 }# X% F
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1 c7 ?& l* Z' O 三十而立
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seek truth from facts; be practical and realistic; be true to facts
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speak the plain truth; call a spade a spade; tell it as it is
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- p0 i, z1 ^+ q5 ? 实践是检验真理的唯一标准
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糖衣炮弹
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0 F4 K6 a- i' ]( Y+ P4 r5 H 歪风邪气
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Birds of a feather flock together.
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seek nothing but profits; be blind to all but one's own interests
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1 a7 ~' I$ X9 o( A* m There are no waves without wind. Nothing comes of nothing.
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徇私枉法
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twist the law to suit one's own purpose! P. e7 x2 f! q/ ?3 y$ }
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a new broom sweeps clean
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accumulate strength for a take-off1 u6 S- W9 q9 R/ x
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have a tacit understanding; thoroughly understand each other, without having exchanged a word of explanation& k7 K5 z' ], B
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The best defense is offense.
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; N# y$ n6 _1 d( \% {( Q; n6 X( P pour oil on troubled waters; patch up a quarrel and reconcile the parties concerned, A$ {* L" o& r9 S6 c- K( ?
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be strict with oneself and lenient with others
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Jack shall have Jill, all shall be well.813 {0 S' X3 u% T( Y
9 G1 ]' w! K" q9 ~4 o% k" f 有钱能使鬼推磨
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Money makes the mare go./ Money talks.82
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有勇无谋
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teach students according to their aptitude
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survival of the fittest
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become debt-ridden
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target of public criticism
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纸包不住火
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What's done by night appears by day.
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