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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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. _+ g% H7 V- ]1 D: X One look is worth a thousand words.2 J0 w' a& r4 R' d% J* |1 _
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Seeing is believing.
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3 E3 \9 I& k g% y$ X 比上不足,比下有余; w7 ~; Y+ \; y+ d6 A
4 R3 Y9 K* _# q- p to fall short of the best, but be better than the worst8 n& E: Q+ s. L8 ]8 |( S, A5 V5 x
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No discord, no concord.
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拆东墙补西墙
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rob Peter to pay Paul) S7 s% g% |% b/ _" N! L$ o! @
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9 h4 t3 _8 l4 q 辞旧迎新
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9 G0 ^+ x/ G% z, w a bid farewell to the old and usher in the new
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. Y6 S& u- _; D- L) Q# u0 p U 大开眼界" `% a7 f2 m. b
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broaden one's horizon; be an eye-opener
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the country flourishes and people live in peace& s. C k( D7 ]' K( e
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going beyond the limit is as bad as falling short; excess is just as bad as deficiency;% A6 _" @0 U% p0 l# m9 d
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too much is as bad as too little
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9 h# P0 K' A9 L' t* p- D 好事不出门,坏事传千里
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和气生财
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harmony brings wealth;
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There are spots even on the sun.
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* T0 M4 G1 @4 A$ B$ y1 }7 o6 f Treasures fill the home.7 {; `. J3 n% Q: C8 y* m; m7 e* E K
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be down-to-earth
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% n% b. t3 N! L2 h# |- X, D 脚踩两只船' Q0 S1 u! o; A R2 j
3 {" d$ J% i0 B7 c" S7 s7 V$ f sit on the fence; be a fence-sitter; have a foot in either camp
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1 P! o5 z/ L+ F4 N 君子之交淡如水
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G- C5 r, Y6 I" T M( C. t cut and dried; cliché7 T. l$ B! p7 h/ J+ ]) T
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; l" v) X* w2 A/ ~. Z( a achieve immediate victory; win instant success
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: m3 l( G* F- q2 a1 a* x 名利双收
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On festive occasions more than ever one thinks of one's dear ones far away.
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谋事在人,成事在天
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+ E- h* t4 q5 O f! r& R( } 弄巧成拙2 s' H6 n$ j: j/ B( R) }/ s
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6 L! ^6 t/ u9 N- x 赔了夫人又折兵
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$ p) b' {% l# J4 |8 p% }: X a modest spur to induce others to come forward with valuable contributions; throw a sprat to catch a whale
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9 r j n W) a2 o9 m One can't make bricks without straw.
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4 c3 ]% J- B1 C! K1 @, R9 [ The mighty dragon is no match for the native serpent.
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人逢喜事精神爽
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People are in high spirits when involved in happy events.
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世外桃源
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/ _$ F% U, c2 U% _8 Z( k Just as there is paradise in heaven, there are Suzhou and Hangzhou on earth1 ]6 p+ A3 k3 q+ h) Q) j, N
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* K0 j, y" _. f6 `) d# _7 n( V3 g; X1 x 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., \) Y& A# h) S7 q' v
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5 ^5 [5 F& S+ w 说曹操,曹操到
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: o+ J" c5 _4 D& Z 实话实说
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糖衣炮弹
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Unity is strength.
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seek nothing but profits; be blind to all but one's own interests
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a sheer fabrication out of nothing; fabricate rumors out of thin air# X' b$ g C$ y4 |8 W9 x
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There are no waves without wind. Nothing comes of nothing.
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* f: n, H7 G( g 徇私枉法
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twist the law to suit one's own purpose
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2 @3 l* Z- x" ]. F6 \) b 蓄势待发
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& ?+ G! X B o+ z1 ? accumulate strength for a take-off
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, z4 u. y" Y U0 H9 ~# h 心想事成
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( T+ {: @ x, q0 k3 e4 U" e 先入为主
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1 k6 J! j5 S$ X. E- U- \ First impressions are firmly entrenched.
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现身说法
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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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4 Z9 U3 u9 y* }" l 循序渐进; t8 Z+ E2 S P0 P" b, G
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proceed in an orderly way and step by step; advance gradually in due order
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8 s; O) C. D3 f" h# g1 `. T 严以律己,宽以待人
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Jack shall have Jill, all shall be well.816 [9 Q; i) s! |/ v; g% E r
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0 g0 D% p0 ~# v Money makes the mare go./ Money talks.82
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有勇无谋
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bold but not crafty84
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Separated as we are thousands of miles apart, we come together as if by predestination.85
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- N+ X% y& r& _9 A+ V 与时俱进
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4 o$ L9 w5 A& N3 }9 U8 T 因材施教
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& C3 c$ u p# P5 Z/ t9 W to ascend another storey to see a thousand miles further; Ascend further, were you to look farther.
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3 c" I6 t& T. b 优胜劣汰
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) ?, b# M: L! j' @" U' ^ survival of the fittest
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冤家宜解不宜结
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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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A promise is a promise.
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1 L# O) z, k, V, K1 V2 e0 T bring in wealth and treasure
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be an armchair strategist
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左右为难
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