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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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) S: m, t& ?: y% L( b 百闻不如一见
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4 e) x1 o. S, ^1 @ One look is worth a thousand words.4 h4 q' L8 s! U. E2 H# A
. e4 R: r, Z1 p% E7 B) g* l Seeing is believing.6 O/ x* x, g$ U9 d& b
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比上不足,比下有余
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to fall short of the best, but be better than the worst# V' }! U2 \" Z+ o5 ~( g9 d
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A slow sparrow should make an early start.
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不遗余力
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No discord, no concord.
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7 v% p+ A7 }2 z: R# G) | 拆东墙补西墙
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/ t9 Q @& r* ]* @- y2 v bid farewell to the old and usher in the new; t- e6 _; j% f0 h& ~ S/ C
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8 |( _: m. a5 f5 U& n7 C8 ~; D 大事化小,小事化了8 [( Y- H. ]+ k7 E* w9 C8 g
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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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8 e" j" W, u1 Q# P7 C+ g$ X 大开眼界
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broaden one's horizon; be an eye-opener
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! i/ q3 M8 J3 X( N4 y 好事不出门,坏事传千里9 j* |5 t3 b; h& m
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活到老学到老
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# Q- _, Y8 C7 |* l0 s never too old to learn
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8 J* A6 v1 Q8 s) J% b 既往不咎
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0 f! n, C% r8 e: r) J6 ^ Treasures fill the home.
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6 X4 K5 h' J* i% p- q! o 君子之交淡如水
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9 i/ ^: ^2 O0 N1 S' { 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; cliché5 A; q, C0 Y1 y, i: A; r
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& v& t8 p1 F5 R" ?% Q# g; z 马到成功
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achieve immediate victory; win instant success
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茅塞顿开
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be suddenly enlightened
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8 M; ~) V5 l1 ]* @2 V6 t4 n 没有规矩,不成方圆
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& ~9 G, I+ r3 ] B$ K. m Nothing can be accomplished without norms or standards.
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! N) C% W, t4 ~& J 每逢佳节倍思亲
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$ E, y' H( |, z2 C/ ] 赔了夫人又折兵
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suffer a double loss; lose the bait along with the fish
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9 ~( M) m' a' E# O8 Y' q 抛砖引玉' t8 {/ w. t! l6 p% U9 x8 p
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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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6 R2 v; D5 @) m One can't make bricks without straw.
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fear wolves ahead and tigers behind; hesitate in doing something
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The mighty dragon is no match for the native serpent.
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1 M) u# C- S' g1 |0 @9 J7 T0 a" Z' V 人逢喜事精神爽9 p9 x" Z7 P% R; {4 L
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世外桃源
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Every cloud has a silver lining.
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1 z: S4 N5 _& F; z 三十而立
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6 R* [8 t; g- {' x: z 无中生有" ?0 C+ d, B1 ]; v- D- Z
* i0 g( k& l0 f4 K0 s a sheer fabrication out of nothing; fabricate rumors out of thin air
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- _& Z4 V8 P5 j- [* ]* S9 b" V/ N3 x 无风不起浪8 O; f" l, b: u. | o8 x& u
~8 |; I$ f, B, [7 x: S There are no waves without wind. Nothing comes of nothing.9 @5 T: X$ L% A' W* D
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twist the law to suit one's own purpose
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/ a* R6 g( i. F 新官上任三把火
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5 m9 T. _; n2 j% {, C' z2 ~ a new broom sweeps clean
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( a+ E6 d9 P& ^- o 蓄势待发. J! @ J: W, V9 K9 X" e
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accumulate strength for a take-off# [" p# }6 P1 X8 N( ]! L
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( Q2 ?* d* G ^ 心想事成! [. t! W- @% o* `1 ~" n
# r3 ^* I$ |7 V) ^' _: c May all your wish come true
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心照不宣
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, E4 B) z! t) T have a tacit understanding; thoroughly understand each other, without having exchanged a word of explanation! p% C/ m# U; _0 I
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" Q1 X. x" y4 N1 g% ? 先入为主7 W% x( L! |$ H g! l5 Q
" V. K* r: \* d) y& r5 M" s" N; N First impressions are firmly entrenched.6 c, Q; H' F" h& R' h7 N
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2 z$ `6 B' l1 G" m6 @4 g$ B 先下手为强: }0 J6 n& }; M. T: h/ Q' R
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The best defense is offense.3 @8 M- q m8 m% e& ?
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k, w h8 I9 ?& @ 热锅上的蚂蚁/ V8 h& h$ l9 U0 T% V
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: W7 R$ |) Z2 Z2 s9 V8 u 现身说法; @% l) h6 N; V+ I7 b0 p9 r
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warn people by taking oneself as an example
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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! N# A$ i# c: T) C1 N
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9 R& g' G0 {: X5 _, S' ^ 循序渐进( t1 Q, B+ u# G) V: {" n8 ?
( P2 U; ~+ B5 k, t. ~ proceed in an orderly way and step by step; advance gradually in due order
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( r* S8 Z# o8 _ x. J) ?; V 严以律己,宽以待人0 f3 u$ T# `6 m! W8 n4 j
5 W- E% H0 a) c; a1 Z U1 W0 m' k be strict with oneself and lenient with others% Z8 {3 j) e$ C7 N$ ^2 q
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有勇无谋
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bold but not crafty84
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有缘千里来相会% t) F: w9 Z8 P {9 x: \
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Separated as we are thousands of miles apart, we come together as if by predestination.85 t& ]4 | {1 {" D( B
5 a) }( D5 U3 K) W; w9 V 与时俱进. I! U& _+ `- M3 V
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以人为本
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people-oriented
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) t& f7 [' C2 o* A8 L teach students according to their aptitude
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( b3 _' ~' n2 t/ v to ascend another storey to see a thousand miles further; Ascend further, were you to look farther.8 M& [8 O% h9 C" N* z% ?$ D$ B3 u
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, Z2 H, ` ] g8 C" d/ ^) @3 w 欲速则不达
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Haste makes waste.
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More haste, less speed.
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6 _; x! C: s' k/ }/ p survival of the fittest
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! N1 o/ r9 W' ^' u/ }- n( g4 V6 Y Great minds think alike.
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% G6 ]. ~" B& W# `0 z Better make friends than make enemies.
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7 @6 g9 a) X; ^4 Q) S4 A$ U 冤假错案, b' w% R3 _% i1 f) x# Q8 q
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一言既出,驷马难追
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' f& `9 d; a9 N6 I5 V1 u A real man never goes back on his words.
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众矢之的
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target of public criticism
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纸上谈兵
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be an armchair strategist2 \) H# T" C' X1 g
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纸包不住火
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You can't wrap fire in paper.
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' X, e- p2 k* `( _ What's done by night appears by day.* e) `) q: r5 e1 B# K
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! _; v% m6 R' N8 W' i caught in a dilemma; between the devil and the deep blue sea |
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