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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!' _' V0 s( }, p4 ^5 w j. l2 P
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爱屋及乌
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Love me, love my dog.9 X4 X7 `' z* H
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+ _. _6 w: a- K/ D4 F 百闻不如一见
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, U2 T3 s- @- c& V6 u) V& J% U2 S One look is worth a thousand words.$ ~- k W7 m/ f' @6 _7 i
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Seeing is believing.
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3 `* ~1 A- B0 m 比上不足,比下有余
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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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spare no effort; go all out; do one's best
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No discord, no concord.
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rob Peter to pay Paul
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辞旧迎新
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; L i2 ?% R- Q q# }9 v0 q, k 大开眼界
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broaden one's horizon; be an eye-opener- ~7 [) n2 h9 L1 Q8 N
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国泰民安1 G n9 U" C: p# }
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6 e, b3 ^9 M) }! q& k( v 过犹不及
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3 F1 d2 V e, Z going beyond the limit is as bad as falling short; excess is just as bad as deficiency;6 P# S' g( n U+ F y' ~. X* ]
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好事不出门,坏事传千里
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Bad news travels fast.
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6 d8 ~2 t) q& ~0 l. l 和气生财 L H. d7 w% v
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friendliness is conducive to business success- k' G) G2 O1 a) K/ t: J8 J
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never too old to learn
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7 O2 K& Y; h. m5 h 既往不咎
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Treasures fill the home.# M% m" j* N; T# {8 d- G
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君子之交淡如水
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2 d* V- c' @# ~+ H4 V 礼尚往来
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% C B. c: [5 h/ W' Y4 t 留得青山在,不怕没柴烧$ j7 O$ p. S# g# K
: i' W A% k/ M# v Where there is life, there is hope.
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马到成功
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茅塞顿开
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be suddenly enlightened
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Nothing can be accomplished without norms or standards.
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5 e: ?. X& T$ c( I, i 谋事在人,成事在天
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Man proposes; God disposes.
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抛砖引玉
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a modest spur to induce others to come forward with valuable contributions; throw a sprat to catch a whale
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: Q0 }+ T8 R& X" Y 破釜沉舟
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巧妇难为无米之炊
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前事不忘,后事之师
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Past experience, if not forgotten, is a guide for the future.
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The mighty dragon is no match for the native serpent.
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People are in high spirits when involved in happy events.4 A! s" I7 r( g+ S/ ^8 [7 j- U
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世上无难事,只怕有心人
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Where there is a will, there is a way.
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1 n" h& {" j' z7 ?5 i 世外桃源
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上有天堂,下有苏杭
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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.1 n' x" ^/ L$ }5 `! X
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A ship rises with the tide
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use a steam-hammer to crack nuts
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说曹操,曹操到
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speak of the devil
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实话实说
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天有不测风云
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团结就是力量
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Even if one jumped into the Yellow River, one can not wash oneself clean - there's nothing one can do to clear one's name* }0 Z5 Y9 m1 v' s2 Y; I, C' z) i
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望子成龙
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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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, ?8 ~( N, D% C8 V There are no waves without wind. Nothing comes of nothing.
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9 j+ F& i# U; e' R) U% y8 y 徇私枉法
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twist the law to suit one's own purpose& G- i0 U$ A* d e. n
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蓄势待发
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May all your wish come true
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, H- ^) p+ k4 _ He who strikes first gains the advantage.: h" j8 x' b, Y2 W3 _) [: L2 c6 b7 u
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1 m' T" z' h2 ~, f# b# W 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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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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有识之士
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a man of insight83
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T m% B, E2 G# l* e 有缘千里来相会
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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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