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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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$ V W0 \8 x) M( B 百闻不如一见
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One look is worth a thousand words.
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* T% u( v* Q: H' S$ M7 H# R Seeing is believing.
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* r; V$ w: K5 E7 u 比上不足,比下有余% J) j( q' h. [8 @+ t% P; Y% c9 y
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+ U* y* V% x; c* y- ^ 不打不成交
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4 ^9 c6 E# o* E3 ^3 \- D 拆东墙补西墙. I# M5 U+ ~; {* \; a1 I
6 E) x& C3 _. r% }( T { rob Peter to pay Paul
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辞旧迎新
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大事化小,小事化了
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$ ?. E `/ O* _, q. M& J 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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the country flourishes and people live in peace
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, }! p0 `, j9 I( u1 \# W 好了伤疤忘了疼
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once on shore, one prays no more
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+ ~5 c/ T; b$ y 金无足赤,人无完人
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. Z5 s* H( \7 v& z S, z 君子之交淡如水
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A hedge between keeps friendship green.
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老生常谈,陈词滥调
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+ Y1 C o% z- l2 ^9 X0 k Courtesy calls for reciprocity.
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be suddenly enlightened
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' S( F" j1 d- ?" X/ Q Nothing can be accomplished without norms or standards.
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. s5 I& K, x$ O+ e7 E 谋事在人,成事在天
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make a fool of oneself in trying to be smart
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, b, m/ s% k% n8 J6 S- f$ a7 }* I 赔了夫人又折兵5 g" J& u2 F" n8 `5 r1 b# Y3 s
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破釜沉舟
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9 {2 T! P" l. |+ z 抢得先机
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. X- n* ^- ?; q: ~4 B- q6 l4 F6 ^ One can't make bricks without straw.
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$ P& I n( E' J The mighty dragon is no match for the native serpent.
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3 F3 [) A5 |, x# t 世上无难事,只怕有心人
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" J2 s- o3 W; W+ R0 V! I a retreat away from the turmoil of the world
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! w0 i2 K+ }4 v/ E Humans are born good.
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) }+ o/ S6 ?+ u2 v0 K Just as there is paradise in heaven, there are Suzhou and Hangzhou on earth
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4 B( Y$ y6 @2 B3 d 说曹操,曹操到
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( `- x( u3 \- z! `$ E 团结就是力量
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; [7 X( H: `. H0 ]- a' W* ^ 徇私枉法
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( \9 Q8 I s2 h# a9 G 心想事成
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9 D, O, V4 y) N4 s# B 心照不宣
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have a tacit understanding; thoroughly understand each other, without having exchanged a word of explanation& `- Q( _' j- }4 E j* L3 e0 b7 X( W
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9 j5 E8 H+ r7 p The best defense is offense.
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$ i4 X" f4 H( `7 u/ ]& ~" C 现身说法9 z$ j! r. Q, t7 P* g" k- |5 `: O
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Jack shall have Jill, all shall be well.81# B! F% w. J+ X7 V( i7 k6 @' \
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有钱能使鬼推磨
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* P, ]6 Y& ]0 X, I7 x 有识之士
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: |4 r# v' ^8 b) K& q k' \ Great minds think alike.
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冤家宜解不宜结
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