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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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Love me, love my dog.
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' O5 f# r ~; f+ B 百闻不如一见
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$ K$ N- A [6 y0 p One look is worth a thousand words.8 f# a, q4 Q% ]) f$ u( V* w3 t3 I
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e2 V5 }, r5 @' } 笨鸟先飞
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' U( y) e P6 } A slow sparrow should make an early start.
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spare no effort; go all out; do one's best1 k' i, D L& O8 x0 E1 V: Z
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6 H" M& x, w! |( k No discord, no concord.
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拆东墙补西墙
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rob Peter to pay Paul
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辞旧迎新
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bid farewell to the old and usher in the new" v3 T9 x9 D& m! l- i$ ? u& E
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) l2 @, O5 m6 b% x0 K& U 大事化小,小事化了
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国泰民安
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the country flourishes and people live in peace( D. Q. ~# N v# _% w6 {
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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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9 a6 x, e+ A8 Y8 r6 V3 {0 ^ too much is as bad as too little
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4 h* w" l+ Q" l5 E+ G 好了伤疤忘了疼
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5 |- [3 h! _4 g# C" F& I, y 好事不出门,坏事传千里
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$ A5 L/ A7 A( e. W% t Bad news travels fast./ j3 p6 ]) E# @+ ^/ R7 J
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& M* o: |, b" a1 T 和气生财" e9 \+ y: _- ~4 p. j0 F
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4 L, ?( l- O) e% f 活到老学到老
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8 {9 l+ w* w0 o! s% Q8 h. j 金无足赤,人无完人
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$ Y; K* D# d+ I" j There are spots even on the sun.
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& ?4 @+ D6 K% I be down-to-earth
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君子之交淡如水
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! l9 |% p/ n! n4 y+ @4 o% @) P( @ A hedge between keeps friendship green.. o1 f% ]- q x; f- h) c5 @# E
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Courtesy calls for reciprocity.
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gain both fame and wealth
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没有规矩,不成方圆" _9 s/ O" U8 {; z( L4 @+ q6 ]/ a
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On festive occasions more than ever one thinks of one's dear ones far away.
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0 k& q0 {9 f* q4 A8 ]" S 谋事在人,成事在天
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& T5 I- q L! t) p* W: r- f 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 whale
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9 C$ z2 P; S4 O) i One can't make bricks without straw.
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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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4 j& X2 G/ h9 m1 Y The mighty dragon is no match for the native serpent.
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A fall of seasonal snow gives promise of a fruitful year
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* }& I2 k! o8 E7 n/ m a blessing in disguise;
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seek truth from facts; be practical and realistic; be true to facts
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Unity is strength.
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7 b$ T% @3 {3 ^5 [ 无风不起浪
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a new broom sweeps clean
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' H' d) I: L, F4 l! ~+ G May all your wish come true
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先入为主
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First impressions are firmly entrenched.
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) n# J3 X, l% q) F 现身说法
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pour oil on troubled waters; patch up a quarrel and reconcile the parties concerned
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be strict with oneself and lenient with others
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与时俱进
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1 r" J9 ~; \6 ?! t4 i7 L* ^# B5 C to ascend another storey to see a thousand miles further; Ascend further, were you to look farther.
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survival of the fittest
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英雄所见略同
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Great minds think alike.
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; P# e* A6 T$ c, K6 N Better make friends than make enemies.
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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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一言既出,驷马难追
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become debt-ridden
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target of public criticism3 H1 I6 x1 T& z4 e+ E1 l! U- z5 y
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纸包不住火
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You can't wrap fire in paper.
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