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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!. a, ]- B- n2 i8 Y- r6 p
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爱屋及乌, \9 K& U0 |- r* u/ o# {
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Seeing is believing.
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to fall short of the best, but be better than the worst
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. z% s$ O) i4 B, O: M4 p1 Q9 m 不遗余力
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spare no effort; go all out; do one's best
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: D4 O! b' ?9 @1 V: p 不打不成交
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try first to make their mistake sound less serious and then to reduce it to nothing at all( d0 H* e& n1 O
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国泰民安
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8 H7 p7 c1 B2 B5 \8 n4 J 过犹不及
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$ _! V( m6 g$ L' x. F friendliness is conducive to business success. {9 A) k, h8 R- _6 f% k
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1 [: z" ?7 v; O9 z8 r1 l [ 活到老学到老
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]3 g( f( L0 \4 K+ F& V3 X never too old to learn
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7 E' M! u m3 V x+ P 金玉满堂
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% l' h! V& k" ~8 u. ^' G Treasures fill the home.
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1 `2 k- h/ D9 E3 ^+ b+ c 脚踩两只船1 v b j, i* f5 E
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sit on the fence; be a fence-sitter; have a foot in either camp
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# R, T, G2 P, F! P. h 老生常谈，陈词滥调
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- I- U- q" E1 {& M5 ? 礼尚往来
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achieve immediate victory; win instant success
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Nothing can be accomplished without norms or standards.
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3 u9 x, e- ^0 s5 {* N/ L a modest spur to induce others to come forward with valuable contributions; throw a sprat to catch a whale
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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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# W3 a( T/ D' Z& {6 | 前怕狼，后怕虎" s7 h& _2 J4 j1 I0 r" ]
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/ k" g- T. d* k" p; ~/ p 人之初，性本善
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无中生有
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a sheer fabrication out of nothing; fabricate rumors out of thin air
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/ A5 z5 k" l- d$ i) U' m: [ There are no waves without wind. Nothing comes of nothing.
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$ v6 v7 ?: d& _' b; u7 P* v 徇私枉法
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: @( e( a h: d% e twist the law to suit one's own purpose
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: h* c" p( b4 N& o2 K# L, | 新官上任三把火+ h1 Y i8 q, p8 f" C
, Z$ B4 b6 l5 y( P1 f5 {' s& g+ n* V a new broom sweeps clean
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have a tacit understanding; thoroughly understand each other, without having exchanged a word of explanation
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4 W3 B5 ~: U8 V5 L: H8 r& u First impressions are firmly entrenched.1 ?8 F1 s9 u0 h' K6 a
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9 C0 H6 w* N. K0 w- P 先下手为强1 h+ i+ {6 C& W' _- j. ?# c) p
9 t9 ^ X3 T/ m3 ^5 M He who strikes first gains the advantage.( w: l. e3 [( e0 O; C9 L
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2 g, |8 z L7 p+ ] ants on a hot pan
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现身说法
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pour oil on troubled waters; patch up a quarrel and reconcile the parties concerned
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循序渐进
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( g( }* `+ A+ ` I( F/ t 严以律己，宽以待人
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9 x- D j% F4 U' Z 有情人终成眷属
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Jack shall have Jill, all shall be well.81
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Money makes the mare go./ Money talks.82
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* k' o. s$ v1 S& {* c a man of insight83* y4 N# ~6 y+ h4 F5 V
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0 K0 }+ f6 S( t- n 欲穷千里目，更上一层楼
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7 V c6 c8 G6 q5 W2 R( j1 W More haste, less speed.
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英雄所见略同
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# _& a4 ]6 o4 q# b, Q5 y; Y Better make friends than make enemies.5 w% M- c& z( H: U, w
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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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& T- S0 B4 O: Y7 I 一言既出，驷马难追, |3 Y# `2 W( V+ j6 U# E5 T# ^: }
9 d5 q# `1 z& Q& u5 v5 o. e9 Q8 A A promise is a promise.' s% M0 c+ e ~3 C5 |
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: s/ q' o8 o" n4 |+ {$ n bring in wealth and treasure
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become debt-ridden
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众矢之的
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target of public criticism
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, q2 z9 d- n, L$ @/ ? You can't wrap fire in paper.: s1 {2 q1 B/ U5 k* a9 x
8 F6 @3 Q2 { g) S4 Q7 m! t What's done by night appears by day.* l! p( C# l: `
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