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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!5 q% C5 F8 W- A8 t
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百闻不如一见
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比上不足,比下有余
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笨鸟先飞
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不遗余力
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rob Peter to pay Paul
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0 \; \: N+ P. H9 X; k0 d 大开眼界
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broaden one's horizon; be an eye-opener
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9 [& ]% @( B: h, ~0 G+ U 好了伤疤忘了疼
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! i' U j% ^# k |9 | once on shore, one prays no more
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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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# K l: L3 v" f. p! K, @ There are spots even on the sun.
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Treasures fill the home.
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be down-to-earth
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5 C- G/ E* |2 n sit on the fence; be a fence-sitter; have a foot in either camp
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茅塞顿开
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1 }6 l* F, ^7 F" y. q; R 每逢佳节倍思亲! L$ |7 A5 }% u5 g& \2 _5 ^0 W
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谋事在人,成事在天
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suffer a double loss; lose the bait along with the fish
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Past experience, if not forgotten, is a guide for the future.
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强龙难压地头蛇
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The mighty dragon is no match for the native serpent.
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瑞雪兆丰年
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People are in high spirits when involved in happy events.
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Where there is a will, there is a way.
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世外桃源
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人之初,性本善
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Humans are born good.
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Just as there is paradise in heaven, there are Suzhou and Hangzhou on earth
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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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糖衣炮弹
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1 Y1 o4 [: z m6 u seek nothing but profits; be blind to all but one's own interests
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无中生有
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a sheer fabrication out of nothing; fabricate rumors out of thin air( L9 p5 x! g5 |0 y
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There are no waves without wind. Nothing comes of nothing.
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: ^- q) @+ _& }2 y6 l% k$ U twist the law to suit one's own purpose
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+ q; ]6 u4 ] n+ q 新官上任三把火# Z' S! w# M* n2 h3 |) t; j4 q2 G
( Z! e* _7 ~- ]6 p$ u5 H2 p4 a h a new broom sweeps clean
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蓄势待发
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May all your wish come true
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: t' _6 ` G5 Y- _' Z+ T8 Z: ? 心照不宣
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6 N. L1 h5 \; l O! J. q have a tacit understanding; thoroughly understand each other, without having exchanged a word of explanation
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! A1 _$ Y4 v1 U3 d 先入为主
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First impressions are firmly entrenched.7 D" n5 ]% v* v( c$ v1 a0 O$ D8 S
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ants on a hot pan
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pour oil on troubled waters; patch up a quarrel and reconcile the parties concerned
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teach students according to their aptitude
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* x" P* ?' b0 a4 q0 }) Q- Q 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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纸上谈兵
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be an armchair strategist
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