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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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7 W& g' M5 m5 u 爱屋及乌9 o2 w6 ~$ l# s+ f. y; [
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* O# m& a4 O9 l4 \0 g# V& B 百闻不如一见
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8 [2 i( y; e% a1 L One look is worth a thousand words.9 T# _+ Y7 v! s, f9 u1 o
; T1 {9 H" B. V3 @ @ }$ E5 Q Seeing is believing.: B c: ^1 P$ Z" G" U( Y
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# u+ [& r( Z& Y% S' } 比上不足,比下有余
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: L* Y% m. X6 V% g to fall short of the best, but be better than the worst
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A slow sparrow should make an early start.
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+ F7 p: [/ q4 i 不遗余力0 |$ E6 }- O4 Z& f& x2 `
& R3 p' T9 g3 V2 ~/ ~ spare no effort; go all out; do one's best
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+ w/ b5 O. C$ L; @% a7 \ 不打不成交
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No discord, no concord.
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+ N& W, k/ v# v2 o7 J1 { 辞旧迎新
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, B9 ^5 a# ~; `0 x0 P# ? bid farewell to the old and usher in the new
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/ @3 E2 A4 _% a8 N ^) ? broaden one's horizon; be an eye-opener
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: A# n% t& C3 m" @2 g 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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- |! i- b, p7 q: D4 ] 好了伤疤忘了疼
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0 v, Z, O& [3 }' Q& F' X* C once on shore, one prays no more* v. Y. v% p- {: ~! l2 O$ l
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好事不出门,坏事传千里' U7 F' z: M4 @ u1 t% \8 v
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1 A( `; l% [( L+ | 和气生财
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never too old to learn
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8 i0 f8 [, l# h$ {, N. c: m/ S I 金无足赤,人无完人
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There are spots even on the sun.6 C+ ?4 {/ [' I; @. e
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3 s7 v, L0 S* n. n2 H. X 金玉满堂/ }7 b0 q! P# w8 P5 g
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6 }: L! N, L! d4 Z" M 脚踩两只船
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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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cut and dried; cliché
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礼尚往来
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名利双收
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/ e5 ]3 w# ^$ J7 D! G 没有规矩,不成方圆
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Nothing can be accomplished without norms or standards.
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* ^: M: Z7 \) c/ ^# t0 T: J9 Q 每逢佳节倍思亲
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' ~9 G" x+ D: o On festive occasions more than ever one thinks of one's dear ones far away.
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suffer a double loss; lose the bait along with the fish
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: C( f0 H7 b! R/ o One can't make bricks without straw.
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: p' j0 Q" v) E) A 前怕狼,后怕虎
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A9 m+ a# E3 ]0 L The mighty dragon is no match for the native serpent.
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8 J4 @4 \+ x( G 瑞雪兆丰年
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- K t- ^& |7 b( w8 g 人逢喜事精神爽
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Humans are born good.
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' X2 O# ~6 [/ y: s Just as there is paradise in heaven, there are Suzhou and Hangzhou on earth6 s& A) {+ Y! O
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a blessing in disguise;
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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.
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( ]8 C9 p9 T& |+ x: ] seek truth from facts; be practical and realistic; be true to facts
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speak the plain truth; call a spade a spade; tell it as it is
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韬光养晦
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9 p7 ?8 e6 i. u1 i5 A0 I hide one's capacities and bide one's time587 c: P1 y3 S" V. p3 N$ Q) @
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Unity is strength.
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Birds of a feather flock together.
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望子成龙
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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
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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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1 E. T9 z$ P* B! G# S* _. e twist the law to suit one's own purpose
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a new broom sweeps clean8 B( Q, K" ~- }. g! D/ k: n
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accumulate strength for a take-off, H) h1 o3 ?. \- X) w
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May all your wish come true: F4 S& s! {. A2 b% H+ Q
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8 ^ s1 h9 z: @. r* `, j$ ] have a tacit understanding; thoroughly understand each other, without having exchanged a word of explanation& }$ X3 U( {( N4 J8 G5 u& O- S: V
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The best defense is offense.
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热锅上的蚂蚁
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( X2 Z; V. Z4 |/ N 现身说法
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Jack shall have Jill, all shall be well.81
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有勇无谋
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& O5 H9 @) r# T% B8 {$ U 冤家宜解不宜结4 Q, x, A7 g) Z, {6 ^. h" [ @7 F2 I* l
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A promise is a promise.
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A real man never goes back on his words.
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bring in wealth and treasure
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众矢之的
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target of public criticism5 q7 i* D! [6 n" C( v
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