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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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+ X$ \$ R) r8 G 爱屋及乌+ I; v% x: d4 U# N: M# a* y) G
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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.9 p1 t* A# ^+ |( S# p/ R
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比上不足,比下有余
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1 U( T/ B& g2 x' ~0 d to fall short of the best, but be better than the worst
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spare no effort; go all out; do one's best
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No discord, no concord.
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rob Peter to pay Paul
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# \' W# ^, x% Q; e' e; k% m6 | 辞旧迎新
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大事化小,小事化了
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$ E6 ^* e& P8 J6 H try first to make their mistake sound less serious and then to reduce it to nothing at all
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$ r8 }5 |9 r+ v 大开眼界$ t; x6 N% t" w
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broaden one's horizon; be an eye-opener6 F4 {% f5 J( w6 ]* w: G
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* _8 g6 A5 G$ c- N8 w* c 国泰民安
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the country flourishes and people live in peace& M$ x& V0 Z2 ]5 c& A+ r$ D l
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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;: ~) U X# a( ^3 `* P5 h
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too much is as bad as too little9 T# t' b! d2 C2 f& E: S5 x
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好事不出门,坏事传千里6 R" z0 l8 \- I+ f# @, a% ]
. H$ X: j" ^7 N8 D Bad news travels fast.
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8 A7 x) N4 y5 w8 h( T( s3 b 和气生财
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( k6 u: x" H8 V: Y* ]3 Q4 \ 既往不咎
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`- @! z; B( s 金无足赤,人无完人
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There are spots even on the sun.
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* Y2 G' c1 }8 v A- ? 脚踏实地
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, U8 B N2 Q* \/ X' i4 y* L be down-to-earth
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君子之交淡如水6 `; u7 s" I# c: U1 X
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4 A1 L. t) P3 W- ?( h6 b 老生常谈,陈词滥调
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cut and dried; cliché3 {7 v& k* H7 ~2 l$ n9 C
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Courtesy calls for reciprocity.
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, D6 o3 C7 f' I; Q 留得青山在,不怕没柴烧/ e& e& H" [7 v4 Z# R
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Where there is life, there is hope.
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gain both fame and wealth
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0 I9 m% a) O: T5 I5 O5 [. @ L$ d5 Y- c g Nothing can be accomplished without norms or standards.: }( P) _7 T1 b T% ~) Z# E. {
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C3 @& i/ l6 a 谋事在人,成事在天9 _1 q& q4 `, V; W6 ]7 g/ `2 }1 Z. \' `
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" V' ] y0 ^& x5 C, b4 b1 S 抛砖引玉0 Q) Z/ `( k; N2 N) ?; p
0 n$ O U6 G, h/ t a modest spur to induce others to come forward with valuable contributions; throw a sprat to catch a whale
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8 n% D4 x8 C9 O4 t# O5 w/ o 巧妇难为无米之炊( i2 G- F& D/ [6 d) L! F
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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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A fall of seasonal snow gives promise of a fruitful year# ?3 @' `3 ^8 N: y& R, S6 g# l
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People are in high spirits when involved in happy events.
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世外桃源
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Just as there is paradise in heaven, there are Suzhou and Hangzhou on earth
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塞翁失马,焉知非福
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6 z; e; J7 j5 h3 _% g! _ Every cloud has a silver lining.
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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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use a steam-hammer to crack nuts
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speak the plain truth; call a spade a spade; tell it as it is
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" }% L* p+ Y$ e- t4 M7 i) g4 c, ]3 \ hide one's capacities and bide one's time58
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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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% H+ O R k$ T- D$ _. j/ ] a sheer fabrication out of nothing; fabricate rumors out of thin air
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! I& b( V1 `5 A' j There are no waves without wind. Nothing comes of nothing.- _7 S3 i. k9 k0 F
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徇私枉法
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' }* K* q' O& L twist the law to suit one's own purpose9 r2 w8 s0 F7 q" D0 U
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a new broom sweeps clean
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蓄势待发' _% y, i8 T5 l2 |& K
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accumulate strength for a take-off
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May all your wish come true
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6 o* U6 K2 g3 Q+ C# ^7 q5 { 心照不宣8 G- K! b" q( @* ?6 a7 l
# I' n4 ?/ |* f have a tacit understanding; thoroughly understand each other, without having exchanged a word of explanation2 B: E0 W! S1 o8 Q- Z' k1 R) ]
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The best defense is offense.
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ants on a hot pan
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' L) R' a- l& u3 J# Y# E% H 现身说法
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循序渐进
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7 }2 v0 d. H7 J" e0 p9 I' g proceed in an orderly way and step by step; advance gradually in due order
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5 J4 L6 b2 m# X9 N, K 有情人终成眷属' X9 `* Q/ g) h6 s
% O- [( s" A# ?+ J, ] Jack shall have Jill, all shall be well.81
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: f7 R* ^/ h$ `+ R 有钱能使鬼推磨
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Money makes the mare go./ Money talks.82! c# u/ e0 S% \2 S) I7 e# t" m
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有缘千里来相会
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3 f/ B& r6 a8 a Separated as we are thousands of miles apart, we come together as if by predestination.85# {2 R1 v) `3 s' g
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Haste makes waste.
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Great minds think alike.
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cases in which people were unjustly, falsely or wrongly charged or sentenced; unjust, false or wrong cases
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. U5 c) H3 A5 g& y' A$ K 一言既出,驷马难追
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A promise is a promise.
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8 I' L! R; X+ N! z% H( ` bring in wealth and treasure
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target of public criticism" P p6 \+ M( ?' y {/ N
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. X3 Y& v# @2 W1 ` U/ ^ You can't wrap fire in paper.' N$ i: O$ B* d. H/ w
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4 ^' J2 S7 _, Y) G$ V( G, s/ l caught in a dilemma; between the devil and the deep blue sea |
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