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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
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5 D3 a3 ?" m! j \9 f! z4 t7 q, x* }: ^ One look is worth a thousand words.$ Z9 A0 B1 p" @! j. s
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Seeing is believing.
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# @1 { s. e9 P9 Y3 r) P" d 比上不足,比下有余
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7 S2 w0 M6 d: [' N& D5 t 笨鸟先飞
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2 ]3 B. O7 E( ^# L: l) a9 ? A slow sparrow should make an early start.
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spare no effort; go all out; do one's best
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/ _$ A$ Y8 U% H1 R 不打不成交+ `' l3 A e7 F5 o; [1 g) x& j& x6 o
7 T( W9 R, s. I No discord, no concord.
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8 C" M0 c, z% t* c$ { 拆东墙补西墙. ~* ?7 j8 J. t- X8 `3 S( Q$ w$ ^
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rob Peter to pay Paul
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bid farewell to the old and usher in the new, ?2 T; d( Q/ V
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大事化小,小事化了
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9 [0 F$ F+ R& _6 h3 x' U1 \ `8 m try first to make their mistake sound less serious and then to reduce it to nothing at all
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% {: A# V# z2 x6 P' Q: B 大开眼界
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( Z' V6 P8 f; B 国泰民安
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- x/ a+ N0 y5 o D$ ~8 G the country flourishes and people live in peace
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过犹不及
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# p; g" {- d6 j5 l1 v b going beyond the limit is as bad as falling short; excess is just as bad as deficiency;6 j2 O! O, d, L$ p, N
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好了伤疤忘了疼
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- v& G- r4 Y8 M( y3 P0 t: B9 A, ? once on shore, one prays no more3 b9 |$ _- @- }5 F' B" i2 N' D
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Bad news travels fast.' J3 T- A, S( \, u& \( m
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harmony brings wealth;
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friendliness is conducive to business success
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活到老学到老
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# _( a; w$ k; ]8 ?; s! F2 L never too old to learn
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# Z; ?; X6 S' J 既往不咎
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; C) V% o( L5 u& C let bygones be bygones& N3 Y; V% b9 Q* j% u
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There are spots even on the sun.
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Treasures fill the home.
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脚踏实地
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be down-to-earth
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4 N# X+ P7 v* I! K7 O 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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" b: `! D3 l+ x3 F8 w 君子之交淡如水5 ]. e) k, L! a, O
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Where there is life, there is hope.
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) x. G4 M+ e' d. @1 y& C# C be suddenly enlightened
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( d6 R( V/ ?+ o8 T4 P. F 弄巧成拙3 c( w/ m; Q" {5 D5 F+ q7 J
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suffer a double loss; lose the bait along with the fish
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巧妇难为无米之炊
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千里之行始于足下
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a thousand-li journey begins with the first step--the highest eminence is to be gained step by step
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fear wolves ahead and tigers behind; hesitate in doing something
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* I* W/ e$ b- m- G0 K 强龙难压地头蛇( L6 o+ w: _3 \0 G
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The mighty dragon is no match for the native serpent.
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瑞雪兆丰年
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People are in high spirits when involved in happy events.
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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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a blessing in disguise;
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* o3 v9 Q# x' m0 ~6 C n: I A man should be independent at the age of thirty. /At thirty, a man should be able to think for himself.$ K$ o/ C T. l
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* q3 B% R" Y; T8 T7 ~: A3 E A ship rises with the tide
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speak the plain truth; call a spade a spade; tell it as it is5 k! Z8 ^5 [8 ^ }1 x8 p, J4 D+ l
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实践是检验真理的唯一标准
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Practice is the sole criterion for testing truth.577 G7 Z1 S) ?* p
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" H$ w3 Q4 X+ X$ q+ J) ] 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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a sheer fabrication out of nothing; fabricate rumors out of thin air
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& U# K! a, u( w0 f8 l4 [0 v) F There are no waves without wind. Nothing comes of nothing.
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7 u) z& m3 G; f# C6 ?3 e* U/ g% Q0 R twist the law to suit one's own purpose
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3 [/ [$ z# W9 L$ s 新官上任三把火
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a new broom sweeps clean8 [* M# k1 K. l, {: Y3 ]
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" y% Z# i/ K$ m8 {4 v# ^" Z 心想事成
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% o4 w, p( E! \9 Z May all your wish come true7 w& t7 U/ ? P/ U- h
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2 _' u1 g# J9 F0 v$ @$ I2 i. A& j 心照不宣! \7 I# E( {% j# c. s; j
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have a tacit understanding; thoroughly understand each other, without having exchanged a word of explanation
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/ S8 W, Q z6 k+ |6 B, u% W# M 先入为主% P2 N; e4 F7 y" k6 U9 j6 V5 b& \, L* J
" V( q3 k: E5 z$ [; N7 U First impressions are firmly entrenched.9 y- w. ]' ~8 H: z2 R' J
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2 y2 ~! q0 e0 l/ o$ B 先下手为强
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" o% g4 U/ ?) m! c He who strikes first gains the advantage.# e: N/ t. I! N E9 b. l
. `; J9 y u1 w/ N3 i The best defense is offense.
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# c6 k! f- C+ b, j 热锅上的蚂蚁
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2 h: @+ C. A6 k) ]" g1 q 严以律己,宽以待人
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be strict with oneself and lenient with others
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Jack shall have Jill, all shall be well.819 z S3 A+ W( J: \, }1 d9 Q* f
: Y" U9 v, s; L$ H. C 有钱能使鬼推磨
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Money makes the mare go./ Money talks.823 S, [- |2 X, U9 Z4 \8 M( f
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与时俱进
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7 u/ ]5 s8 v5 o% ?, W( Y# j 因材施教* b. X9 p9 q$ F1 O Z0 z j
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to ascend another storey to see a thousand miles further; Ascend further, were you to look farther.
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More haste, less speed.
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