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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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爱屋及乌( C5 a4 m+ B7 m0 T% [; [: D
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Love me, love my dog." @6 j) r' t" I
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百闻不如一见
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One look is worth a thousand words.
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比上不足,比下有余! h9 t- p J% J* F1 q( S. a' v
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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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/ T* |' ~/ b: ~( P) N rob Peter to pay Paul
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5 P0 O: I! ]% ]) E' m 辞旧迎新
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. H" l! j7 _& p N* i) h 大事化小,小事化了
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7 B& j9 A: I: O1 C# I0 S try first to make their mistake sound less serious and then to reduce it to nothing at all
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broaden one's horizon; be an eye-opener1 V3 x c! A) b1 N
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国泰民安
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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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+ m& r9 Q/ V5 I( u- G' l 好事不出门,坏事传千里* ]) j# y! w+ j; C7 M3 R& I. F
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friendliness is conducive to business success
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Treasures fill the home.
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脚踩两只船
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achieve immediate victory; win instant success
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Nothing can be accomplished without norms or standards.
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On festive occasions more than ever one thinks of one's dear ones far away.4 P1 H5 c% K% l
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4 f s. f4 d& T! `3 ~: q 弄巧成拙
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make a fool of oneself in trying to be smart
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suffer a double loss; lose the bait along with the fish
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take the preemptive opportunities
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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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3 U* r3 N% e. \% | A fall of seasonal snow gives promise of a fruitful year
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seek truth from facts; be practical and realistic; be true to facts
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& o, Z0 g0 c) f) N$ x 天有不测风云
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2 G/ i* ~6 K% o" e( e, n/ V 团结就是力量4 U) o3 a3 J& Q" S2 d7 F
3 v H4 t3 f; g8 M: n6 G+ G. Y5 G( ^ Unity is strength.
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a sheer fabrication out of nothing; fabricate rumors out of thin air# K" w: K. ^1 x F/ R+ o3 O
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无风不起浪
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There are no waves without wind. Nothing comes of nothing.
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3 }$ o( Q! R1 w9 E 徇私枉法
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6 t9 ~( }) \5 Y# u! h twist the law to suit one's own purpose) B4 @% P% r R {
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( J( L- e% d& p2 e 心想事成
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3 _! d& K4 |$ t/ o2 d# b May all your wish come true9 P7 B5 k( r" ?* i! s5 R3 y
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have a tacit understanding; thoroughly understand each other, without having exchanged a word of explanation
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先入为主
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* [' ~* [' D8 Q" v5 R The best defense is offense.
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热锅上的蚂蚁
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息事宁人
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pour oil on troubled waters; patch up a quarrel and reconcile the parties concerned
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proceed in an orderly way and step by step; advance gradually in due order
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3 ^5 M3 s8 x, U1 \3 J0 Y 严以律己,宽以待人1 _8 }8 }4 A" o- \- R
3 e0 ^8 k `" w8 H# ? be strict with oneself and lenient with others
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. ]5 V2 t( ~: A8 I# |4 {6 K& h9 ? Jack shall have Jill, all shall be well.81* {# z+ `( o0 K% J" J- ?! m/ T
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( A9 ^' @0 `9 n Money makes the mare go./ Money talks.822 d/ q; `$ J/ ~' e* ^ @
6 I9 ^. G _5 Z# I8 a' [7 T 有识之士
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a man of insight83
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有勇无谋
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有缘千里来相会
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teach students according to their aptitude
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to ascend another storey to see a thousand miles further; Ascend further, were you to look farther.
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More haste, less speed.
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survival of the fittest3 A V" Z7 q, t$ E Z+ l
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Better make friends than make enemies.
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冤假错案
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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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招财进宝
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target of public criticism
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纸上谈兵
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纸包不住火
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You can't wrap fire in paper.
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