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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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5 d$ m! x' `% _: ~/ S 爱屋及乌
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Love me, love my dog.
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百闻不如一见
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One look is worth a thousand words.1 b0 [* \7 v, a+ J9 O9 f
4 F4 Y9 c# F) Q/ U' b+ L Seeing is believing.
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比上不足,比下有余1 B7 ^: m% n9 n; f7 c& p7 p1 _
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to fall short of the best, but be better than the worst5 } W J8 s+ p+ c; `% O8 ~* g( [: {
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( W B& G. G1 D7 [2 l8 w 笨鸟先飞0 Q" E0 D5 h6 j& Q' w
Z. O9 T ?5 _9 o A slow sparrow should make an early start.
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不遗余力
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* b7 Y" Q; A) f0 f" q: j2 T5 N spare no effort; go all out; do one's best
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1 J) E B1 U& Y5 h0 ? l 不打不成交
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辞旧迎新
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大事化小,小事化了+ H* p: Y7 r: y5 J) c5 S
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大开眼界! p3 ^7 s. B0 A, u2 K y2 H+ F* @! M
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2 c; j' W6 w0 t8 V5 u( H 国泰民安
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the country flourishes and people live in peace( w/ k' ]* T; y9 ^, a& O
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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;9 @5 I$ Y- X. @; s
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too much is as bad as too little
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好了伤疤忘了疼
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和气生财* _% U0 h' B1 _ w) d5 @
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never too old to learn
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" J& K+ |3 h. s! S# x' H let bygones be bygones
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( {+ r+ T4 x9 M) a1 g% K/ f 金无足赤,人无完人9 L" D% G6 O: R5 {! W( E: y+ E
3 B8 l' D& x+ P0 h% z There are spots even on the sun.' U8 Y% C) _5 b
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3 `1 u8 M1 M; x6 g Treasures fill the home.) T4 j7 @# J8 ~ W
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be down-to-earth
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A hedge between keeps friendship green.
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* i' g" }0 S. A' @; C. q 老生常谈,陈词滥调/ A) Z k$ @8 Q" q0 N
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$ X3 |, K* _3 ~2 t: R+ |1 p0 g; x' Q) B 礼尚往来
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# g5 W, j! e6 v Courtesy calls for reciprocity.9 M9 b: { ?9 p/ j" s# P* @+ k1 b: V
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" r3 \4 f; p# B6 \ 名利双收
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( L( z0 `) X- x; x3 s4 P1 o$ @ Nothing can be accomplished without norms or standards.3 z# B/ L }$ ?3 @1 a# X, }- [8 e. C u
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& F+ G; d# |/ x' }4 F$ R O 每逢佳节倍思亲 h! |: x( z: J5 U
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On festive occasions more than ever one thinks of one's dear ones far away., T4 ~2 |1 d: \6 O" w3 y
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谋事在人,成事在天
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Man proposes; God disposes.
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3 y8 c& z4 }- X# N! z- O0 T make a fool of oneself in trying to be smart
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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
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take the preemptive opportunities
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8 g3 ^7 m' ?8 Y' [5 z: f& Q% {. c6 c One can't make bricks without straw.
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fear wolves ahead and tigers behind; hesitate in doing something
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. Y+ C9 g9 _' k4 u- D# N- a The mighty dragon is no match for the native serpent.3 M" E& ?7 C* {0 G1 }# b
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" y# B; p, k* x# h+ C; A# ?; m. u" r 人逢喜事精神爽7 @8 q) j+ K/ i: }5 J# Q
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" y- Z; Y; ^, ?. k: q3 W a retreat away from the turmoil of the world7 C; r4 h9 \/ G. F! ]5 [
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' I& w0 e, W% p/ n 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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& Q) I) Y1 a, b l6 o4 A { seek truth from facts; be practical and realistic; be true to facts
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" m/ P8 C f2 X! _ speak the plain truth; call a spade a spade; tell it as it is2 K: V" D) t! X* {6 d6 ^1 h
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$ ?! L' I3 P* i/ z$ q 团结就是力量% p/ o, l' d5 F0 @: O" E. `5 p+ @' b
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hold high hopes for one's child
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seek nothing but profits; be blind to all but one's own interests9 D1 n2 S6 V/ s4 u* g/ u
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; ]. d9 m1 T/ l$ h \% Y/ K! {; ?& n There are no waves without wind. Nothing comes of nothing.8 h- Y# N/ t( e6 A( g8 l
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7 v5 T0 B2 ^8 D5 {+ Q& G' y6 Y) ` 徇私枉法% J+ v. a8 H- H7 F1 \
9 P' k+ m4 ~0 v$ f* m+ y twist the law to suit one's own purpose
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a new broom sweeps clean
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accumulate strength for a take-off
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May all your wish come true1 x" S( a4 A7 `( b0 f1 A* h
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8 o( a- U, p; [: z3 X He who strikes first gains the advantage.
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循序渐进
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" `' B! \' X3 { 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.81
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$ v0 `; Z/ {" A! S& P' @0 P m 有钱能使鬼推磨
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Money makes the mare go./ Money talks.82' N9 m) Q! H# l5 V2 }( O5 L
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a man of insight83
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有勇无谋
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0 d+ R$ z1 Y- _* T+ ~. w- {$ H1 Y 有缘千里来相会
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. h; v6 [7 t4 W( Q Separated as we are thousands of miles apart, we come together as if by predestination.85* m" S% i$ O1 Z* ^) y
1 ]' D- _% z- p" H 与时俱进
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5 o* b! |. J( L2 a 欲穷千里目,更上一层楼4 l* Q% H7 ?5 Y
8 p8 @; V1 k, ^- D8 L" |. r w$ ^ to ascend another storey to see a thousand miles further; Ascend further, were you to look farther.
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Haste makes waste.
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优胜劣汰
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# I# r# ^0 p1 W& I9 [ survival of the fittest
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7 [- K* V d! f Z$ l 英雄所见略同
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Great minds think alike.
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9 W3 b2 T% p# R' T0 [3 L Better make friends than make enemies.! J. Y5 z. y5 C2 D( Y6 K. @, Q
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A promise is a promise.
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bring in wealth and treasure
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become debt-ridden
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be an armchair strategist
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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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