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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! ~+ b7 `7 r4 `. T, |0 G
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4 y" W( B3 ~+ v Love me, love my dog.
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6 S* [( h# w+ A. h* _ 百闻不如一见7 O: R& M( b; Q6 U r/ Y
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One look is worth a thousand words.
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$ G; y; W5 K* a/ [) y) B Seeing is believing.
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比上不足,比下有余" B& Z" b/ n! n+ }, c, c) p' c$ B# @
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. x, U, q7 I0 |* u/ i 拆东墙补西墙
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$ X% W( V& V2 s1 ` 辞旧迎新
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: N& H7 T$ _- D0 G- b6 J/ n6 s6 U bid farewell to the old and usher in the new% \* f) d o! r) I
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; f8 g0 N1 d3 V3 ^ 大事化小,小事化了6 H1 j& s; F- N+ q
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try first to make their mistake sound less serious and then to reduce it to nothing at all
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大开眼界
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^) j& ]5 f% y1 ~' `0 g 国泰民安
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the country flourishes and people live in peace
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going beyond the limit is as bad as falling short; excess is just as bad as deficiency;& `) j" M+ s# G& x0 C
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too much is as bad as too little
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harmony brings wealth;
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friendliness is conducive to business success
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let bygones be bygones
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脚踏实地
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]) g4 k6 U1 R2 k+ }2 U 老生常谈,陈词滥调! d; Q; s* |2 x8 A4 i
$ s+ r! |. q" b: `! C cut and dried; cliché9 {: t( U+ j$ h! }5 }0 l( l2 G
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' V2 `+ [" J5 ~ achieve immediate victory; win instant success/ h; b" \% o j7 B# I" m6 k" @" {! L
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茅塞顿开2 K, q* \" H1 A# T% m7 I
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On festive occasions more than ever one thinks of one's dear ones far away.
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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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a thousand-li journey begins with the first step--the highest eminence is to be gained step by step
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Past experience, if not forgotten, is a guide for the future.
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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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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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韬光养晦
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a sheer fabrication out of nothing; fabricate rumors out of thin air* @$ A. p7 |1 V F' ?4 F
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There are no waves without wind. Nothing comes of nothing.
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5 L9 }, R- n* k! W% L% N 徇私枉法
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' G8 h& l+ m6 ~ accumulate strength for a take-off
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May all your wish come true" y! m& Q! O& K: W, p6 }
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/ K% H9 }( Q, R- y8 K 心照不宣
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- d6 k6 \, N- Q7 P4 Z2 q1 s have a tacit understanding; thoroughly understand each other, without having exchanged a word of explanation/ R. `4 M( `) |! _8 i
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先入为主
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- u3 ?" }# G2 S+ Y First impressions are firmly entrenched.
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先下手为强
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The best defense is offense.
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% }$ D/ [- Z, O, {# H. u ants on a hot pan
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严以律己,宽以待人
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Jack shall have Jill, all shall be well.81
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7 ?9 O+ f+ Q7 v( J! ^- M Money makes the mare go./ Money talks.82
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! e1 R8 W( ]' m0 Y 有勇无谋- D7 D) D4 I0 q) p. \: S
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2 k: i$ {/ [% w, H; Z 有缘千里来相会
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Separated as we are thousands of miles apart, we come together as if by predestination.85
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keep pace with the times86- S" \0 t( X+ |9 U! e
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- f) X q# |0 g8 Y 欲穷千里目,更上一层楼3 B( Y5 C5 U) P! J* T3 x; M8 r
! }/ v0 U7 f4 Q+ d- b 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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More haste, less speed.
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survival of the fittest/ o C! \. E$ W7 C
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- l/ R8 D) {/ @- o: p Great minds think alike.
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. y' ~, H& B( x) H- r! u bring in wealth and treasure2 q3 {( k5 S0 I/ O9 P8 g" L
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8 G* Q4 i: X! o5 O W- Q+ D be an armchair strategist
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左右为难
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