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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!, a U3 I3 H; o7 z6 \; X4 P
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爱屋及乌
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9 K* Q- Y, G Y5 q+ F One look is worth a thousand words.) V8 y& y/ b+ }) a( ?) U4 O
7 e( V B/ a: X A3 l Seeing is believing.! r; | t; J4 G6 F0 P4 C6 ]
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; H( U( k0 B2 c9 f4 i; Q6 [2 O 比上不足,比下有余" @' I/ U( q. ^3 t1 u5 B2 S
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3 o1 M: z t* ~* n A slow sparrow should make an early start.5 l9 v" k) h( t5 B( C7 \) z( _
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spare no effort; go all out; do one's best
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- {2 U9 A. n% \; E4 T 不打不成交* o6 K7 C. ^/ L: I1 ?. K. m) i1 V
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辞旧迎新
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% h3 R; W/ ?8 v9 o$ y- T2 Q9 C 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, {$ u9 a1 k0 t' O6 l: Y/ C
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" ?* @3 t( a! n, \/ p2 j0 ^ 大开眼界
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broaden one's horizon; be an eye-opener: @9 d' h) P1 f# m+ O0 [+ t
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$ L4 a* ?. l' r. B) e R 国泰民安
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the country flourishes and people live in peace
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too much is as bad as too little
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好事不出门,坏事传千里
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和气生财& E( J/ b9 N& c6 x: |
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friendliness is conducive to business success
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( y4 d- u ]" K) ]3 B. S, m; ^. _ never too old to learn
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: s+ t* s) ?& Y- L8 i There are spots even on the sun.
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" G0 y' d/ h8 F+ R) j- |- F) V0 ^ 金玉满堂1 ~3 M; t# F! }; Y3 x/ h
. }; U4 E# p7 d4 Y Treasures fill the home.) Z9 F$ O! f9 [$ d& T3 X
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脚踏实地
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7 C: w" l( u, U i- \ 脚踩两只船- J6 v$ P- Q! g( z y& J% e
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sit on the fence; be a fence-sitter; have a foot in either camp
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君子之交淡如水
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9 j5 e; C: V! m" V 老生常谈,陈词滥调
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cut and dried; cliché
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7 V$ \+ @8 I) E1 g; }" r& z1 u/ `$ J 礼尚往来' J4 V- M& d* L2 O# ]
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6 v: g& G; p; q" D1 r achieve immediate victory; win instant success
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gain both fame and wealth
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0 X. T5 _/ }( R4 e+ j be suddenly enlightened
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" O% ~8 }# }: v" t7 r' j7 [) E 没有规矩,不成方圆
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! Q( P( ]4 z" X+ P# ^ 每逢佳节倍思亲% T( A) }3 d! J' B) _6 v+ U
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On festive occasions more than ever one thinks of one's dear ones far away.
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Man proposes; God disposes.
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6 \3 E/ R/ u! [, R 赔了夫人又折兵
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suffer a double loss; lose the bait along with the fish
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抛砖引玉
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a modest spur to induce others to come forward with valuable contributions; throw a sprat to catch a whale3 u( n& A, W. _6 }; V# [, l/ U- p. Q* |
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4 {( a1 h! q- E, y1 \ 巧妇难为无米之炊/ S( F$ A# V8 n3 H7 Q1 w
& B; X+ L- d0 X* ~3 a7 b One can't make bricks without straw.
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8 ]9 o0 [( H! W4 z 前怕狼,后怕虎
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# `- A$ m- }! i& | 强龙难压地头蛇
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( z# o( z, S8 o5 S The mighty dragon is no match for the native serpent.
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Just as there is paradise in heaven, there are Suzhou and Hangzhou on earth
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0 ? T* t1 x1 _ M Every cloud has a silver lining.
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; W0 ]' p7 ^0 J1 U A man should be independent at the age of thirty. /At thirty, a man should be able to think for himself.8 [' b, A. y3 ]8 O4 T$ v: B9 O
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[/ `8 V0 M: @/ k 杀鸡用牛刀1 u& O1 j4 E1 b/ s
7 S4 |9 h" E" a7 t! C( z use a steam-hammer to crack nuts
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7 d8 Z# ?6 `: {3 Z% h! @5 B" W: k 说曹操,曹操到
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speak of the devil
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天有不测风云
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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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% V% D X1 P1 r: \! s) F1 }5 _( B+ u 无中生有
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a sheer fabrication out of nothing; fabricate rumors out of thin air
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4 P/ c. m9 f4 M; C. o& z( [ 无风不起浪/ C3 _2 m& v& S0 ^0 m
5 p- P* O; k& b. M+ M/ }" M There are no waves without wind. Nothing comes of nothing.7 x7 y( B6 H8 \3 G1 k
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蓄势待发
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心想事成
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have a tacit understanding; thoroughly understand each other, without having exchanged a word of explanation
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8 x( A% L2 m0 E8 ^ 先入为主
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First impressions are firmly entrenched.4 U! N" [+ q) y% _/ _
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8 y+ s1 _4 F) N9 P1 l 先下手为强/ P( e5 [: T2 E |1 t
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The best defense is offense.
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热锅上的蚂蚁
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pour oil on troubled waters; patch up a quarrel and reconcile the parties concerned
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) M, b9 I0 f9 ~$ w 循序渐进
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6 V3 G! \5 W9 ?+ Q; s proceed in an orderly way and step by step; advance gradually in due order$ i/ S5 _3 o2 f6 ]+ m; I2 e- ?
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; W% e% E0 t' K. U0 S% l7 j! }+ F; r be strict with oneself and lenient with others' L* i( O- ~+ W! V6 @) e# b( `
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7 m* D' d2 r7 t1 V8 c8 Q 有情人终成眷属
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有钱能使鬼推磨
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Money makes the mare go./ Money talks.82
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有识之士
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a man of insight83
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3 \ ~, ^7 D7 N5 L: F 有缘千里来相会1 k: C7 |2 W2 h
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Separated as we are thousands of miles apart, we come together as if by predestination.85$ Z; }* f1 U/ K% D% O
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keep pace with the times869 T i- Q) W7 \# ]2 F; t# e
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people-oriented
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因材施教
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7 U/ q! R* y) n to ascend another storey to see a thousand miles further; Ascend further, were you to look farther.
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0 A; ]+ R% Q; e% F4 F" g. f Haste makes waste.
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survival of the fittest
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英雄所见略同
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冤家宜解不宜结, f( F9 X' h8 A! b. y
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冤假错案
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5 e' F5 W1 R9 {( m8 j' t cases in which people were unjustly, falsely or wrongly charged or sentenced; unjust, false or wrong cases: p/ D5 G6 L/ ^: s
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$ p: h% e5 e# B- s& L; a9 Q A promise is a promise.
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bring in wealth and treasure8 h( I e5 ?, h6 Y: [
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债台高筑
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众矢之的
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be an armchair strategist7 ^3 Y! t7 k9 ]( W% r
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纸包不住火
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You can't wrap fire in paper.
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. Z/ j# d4 u6 ^4 N6 z$ D What's done by night appears by day.
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caught in a dilemma; between the devil and the deep blue sea |
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