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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!# {* g$ X# N* V, j+ p
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Love me, love my dog.1 b5 p2 S$ ~, Q% `$ M) y
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: K% H- n/ @* E$ [4 E/ x- { 百闻不如一见1 f3 b4 P5 s& \& Z$ C( o
6 e6 }3 M" L' s- ~: t+ a4 N0 _ One look is worth a thousand words.
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比上不足,比下有余
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不遗余力
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spare no effort; go all out; do one's best
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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 new2 i. G u% ^5 G6 r0 T/ O
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+ v! Y- i5 }0 T u1 Y 大事化小,小事化了6 v0 y, G! \2 ?3 X$ d# W& v3 i
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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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' ~) n; {% u8 b% _8 y broaden one's horizon; be an eye-opener& E' f, z% N! T7 C6 O7 ?
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& E3 n. ]5 w$ b- H* k- ]! S2 E 国泰民安
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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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( y. g( t& ]( Q 好了伤疤忘了疼
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once on shore, one prays no more! `% H% A1 X! s: j1 @
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和气生财4 ^* L( [0 Z: A1 A$ ]
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' q$ ~& l# a7 `" r: Z6 q friendliness is conducive to business success
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9 M k$ W/ o8 W% a 金无足赤,人无完人
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A hedge between keeps friendship green.
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cut and dried; cliché
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9 d& E$ t. B T2 o 留得青山在,不怕没柴烧
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1 W/ ?: m$ }' Y/ q6 \4 t 没有规矩,不成方圆$ i7 V" x. a/ ]0 p9 l
/ V% q5 {( `! Z- `' i* k% X Nothing can be accomplished without norms or standards.
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$ ^9 h9 T$ T V- l5 e% i 每逢佳节倍思亲
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On festive occasions more than ever one thinks of one's dear ones far away.
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弄巧成拙
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3 [# b( X5 w! X/ M6 ` 抛砖引玉
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M% f8 P# G# J) F* B 破釜沉舟
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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
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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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瑞雪兆丰年
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a retreat away from the turmoil of the world
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Every cloud has a silver lining.
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说曹操,曹操到
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6 n4 o* W! b9 N$ ~8 J9 E# { 实话实说
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# s T: C3 f/ `# w 天有不测风云
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U* l6 d; Y6 z; A$ ` Unity is strength.
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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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seek nothing but profits; be blind to all but one's own interests
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There are no waves without wind. Nothing comes of nothing.% Y- m* [$ Z2 @$ v$ K% t
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twist the law to suit one's own purpose
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蓄势待发4 y0 j! ] N3 z" C% M5 }
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accumulate strength for a take-off* l c* n$ Z* s
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0 X4 X# b* B: g% y' ]+ k4 n 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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He who strikes first gains the advantage.
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% D2 F" y9 L o+ l The best defense is offense.
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warn people by taking oneself as an example
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pour oil on troubled waters; patch up a quarrel and reconcile the parties concerned
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2 S. ]2 N, }, A9 ]( o 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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有钱能使鬼推磨
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Money makes the mare go./ Money talks.82
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有识之士
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bold but not crafty84
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keep pace with the times86
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people-oriented
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2 G( X% N i; G+ l& W- C to ascend another storey to see a thousand miles further; Ascend further, were you to look farther.
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1 w, d" s& x9 Y1 w1 A Haste makes waste.
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More haste, less speed.
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5 |, j5 _" h- o! H/ H- x Great minds think alike.
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众矢之的
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target of public criticism# J8 G# O7 P* z9 h. @; R
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纸上谈兵
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/ R( b3 S# W9 u9 Y9 `( x You can't wrap fire in paper.
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What's done by night appears by day.
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