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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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* u$ m _ A/ c M9 T# [& M' h' @ 爱屋及乌) V" ]2 H; J# @! @" p$ A
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9 u3 w. t- A f: r* k3 H* t" Z 百闻不如一见
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2 B, ~5 P p; N) i' t& G One look is worth a thousand words.- y4 J: c! w4 y+ k5 x
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to fall short of the best, but be better than the worst) c1 X& a7 U4 |) M
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O' K* |3 u4 r1 b8 r) B A slow sparrow should make an early start.
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spare no effort; go all out; do one's best
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9 W3 i6 l" W% R! y# b0 L' c, e 不打不成交3 Y$ j) H3 P: G" m
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9 u+ D- g! _* @* E, s( r6 z! r& m bid farewell to the old and usher in the new
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大事化小，小事化了
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b3 u% n5 S" y! B the country flourishes and people live in peace. ~6 t' J1 [% E t* G+ w
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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;
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好了伤疤忘了疼
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once on shore, one prays no more. Y" k9 b# N% {4 ~7 S
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1 m. m; X( i1 ~8 t A, G Bad news travels fast.
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harmony brings wealth;
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never too old to learn
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h, Q V& ^( O& ^ 金无足赤，人无完人- b. }: N" @7 ^0 ?1 ?" M
7 J! x" c3 s: v7 p" }) i There are spots even on the sun.$ B {! P' l+ [3 f& n
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金玉满堂
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) C, N3 X/ R- T& M6 D( E; L+ y Treasures fill the home.5 y! x# L! Y" v. O
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) g$ Q8 s4 \: a- U 脚踏实地8 _" D( l! ]: }+ J* N! X
- a& v7 m4 ^: [& B+ x be down-to-earth
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& P- s6 W3 c! q. I, l 君子之交淡如水
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, s8 r6 R) \! p+ m cut and dried; cliché
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礼尚往来
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( \1 u' w' ^' q- S4 n, h2 b( f 留得青山在，不怕没柴烧, B2 t# i( w9 C& r
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+ s0 k1 P/ s5 }5 p. I% k; a" | 马到成功
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1 u1 d0 D8 a* u& B0 l be suddenly enlightened
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4 \4 D2 w0 D8 {- u2 A* u Nothing can be accomplished without norms or standards.
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) d' O7 I9 a! e U 每逢佳节倍思亲
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8 N$ _6 F( w0 N On festive occasions more than ever one thinks of one's dear ones far away.
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make a fool of oneself in trying to be smart
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5 P. t( l' R2 h, ^6 p8 Q a modest spur to induce others to come forward with valuable contributions; throw a sprat to catch a whale! i; }9 c2 C# s/ S& i
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cut off all means of retreat;burn one's own way of retreat and be determined to fight to the end, i: O% P0 W6 m
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. ]) {/ {( e( m+ C( C6 W- L Past experience, if not forgotten, is a guide for the future.
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9 E( Z t6 _8 K1 l' ?7 `2 Y 强龙难压地头蛇
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Just as there is paradise in heaven, there are Suzhou and Hangzhou on earth
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' L; ?( b% r0 r, k! P: y a blessing in disguise;
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, {7 W) k* C* T) z0 w 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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水涨船高
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& |! ~ a$ q8 X" C: A# P 天有不测风云
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( f% E+ D3 o4 p b Birds of a feather flock together.5 ]( y6 w; W8 j) O( ?2 w" ~
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无中生有
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a sheer fabrication out of nothing; fabricate rumors out of thin air
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8 z3 C, u( r* N' U/ M; r1 d# d$ E1 a There are no waves without wind. Nothing comes of nothing.
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- y7 M! k8 H: V8 P" W 徇私枉法( P& u1 I( F! X0 i% f6 c
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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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ants on a hot pan
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现身说法
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5 D1 P% G8 ~6 K4 ^ 息事宁人% B+ d, H3 w# e; Y Q; e
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bold but not crafty84
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与时俱进
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以人为本
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More haste, less speed.
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Great minds think alike.
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Better make friends than make enemies.
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bring in wealth and treasure
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What's done by night appears by day.
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左右为难
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