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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!2 s ~7 m0 c, A* ?: u
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爱屋及乌
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- |9 _' h5 c1 F% b; [ Love me, love my dog.! ]1 M1 |: Z, b K
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- {/ {9 {5 g* M( \5 G 百闻不如一见% u3 P u0 Y4 j2 j1 r$ V. u7 m) I
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One look is worth a thousand words.
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) \, p3 s7 a" O1 P" P 比上不足，比下有余
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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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拆东墙补西墙
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bid farewell to the old and usher in the new
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国泰民安9 h- Z# J4 J) [1 X# _
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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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& t( k& n; W" p8 N# a 好了伤疤忘了疼
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8 N) Z' g, ~1 } once on shore, one prays no more
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( p, d" o6 E! Z* o never too old to learn# \9 w9 |7 }) `1 Z
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1 ^! a0 g* X" ?5 [ 既往不咎
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( q* n8 U) d% b! j& @) W' c Treasures fill the home.2 Y4 @+ k7 \; ~% l( |
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# G4 z2 B3 d+ X! h: L' q 脚踏实地
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; q1 b8 w7 U" q/ W* E' n# Q 君子之交淡如水
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老生常谈，陈词滥调
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2 W9 W" w% l1 @: d 礼尚往来
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留得青山在，不怕没柴烧
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Where there is life, there is hope.
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Nothing can be accomplished without norms or standards.
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On festive occasions more than ever one thinks of one's dear ones far away.
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赔了夫人又折兵
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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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One can't make bricks without straw.
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A fall of seasonal snow gives promise of a fruitful year, T2 G0 f7 B7 F& `
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$ c1 J* \6 E* \1 B3 y! u Where there is a will, there is a way.
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世外桃源
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Just as there is paradise in heaven, there are Suzhou and Hangzhou on earth
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水涨船高
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speak the plain truth; call a spade a spade; tell it as it is
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实践是检验真理的唯一标准
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糖衣炮弹
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$ ?" l2 O6 l5 G1 o 唯利是图" I5 h" L8 r2 E* d5 C9 N
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a sheer fabrication out of nothing; fabricate rumors out of thin air
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- K+ o; u9 ^' K& Y Z 无风不起浪
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徇私枉法
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a new broom sweeps clean
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蓄势待发+ @& B% C) `6 }) N- J. B
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accumulate strength for a take-off
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' E. X' u; N& l4 K3 T! C; h May all your wish come true8 }; E l" A/ }' ^+ j' G8 `# T1 q
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have a tacit understanding; thoroughly understand each other, without having exchanged a word of explanation0 P$ n. A+ K7 l, ?
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先入为主9 V; S& V) D; k2 N8 M9 L
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First impressions are firmly entrenched.
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warn people by taking oneself as an example
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息事宁人
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b) b7 m. e" o g& e be strict with oneself and lenient with others
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; q7 y. S( F" P- \ Jack shall have Jill, all shall be well.81
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有识之士
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a man of insight83
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% e! L3 X: _4 _ 有缘千里来相会
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0 d, Z+ J9 l' H: y2 S Separated as we are thousands of miles apart, we come together as if by predestination.85$ i6 x# h, _6 ?& a4 ? {( J
; p0 Z# V; X2 t. G2 `- | 与时俱进4 H; t+ n/ f3 L, Y1 V, Z% g
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以人为本
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Haste makes waste.
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More haste, less speed., C4 M8 k* g' I1 B) G; N
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优胜劣汰' X7 `( Z0 _: u+ U# w
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Great minds think alike.% Q$ o8 m& p& r, W8 `
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7 L4 H2 H' T( T 冤家宜解不宜结! k6 J: s- O3 ?3 {. K3 d
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cases in which people were unjustly, falsely or wrongly charged or sentenced; unjust, false or wrong cases& b2 T* H+ |- i2 u
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* V( J8 |% N$ h! {) J 一言既出，驷马难追
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A promise is a promise.
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bring in wealth and treasure
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众矢之的
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target of public criticism
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9 [9 h* U6 E5 I# O 纸上谈兵
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be an armchair strategist
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纸包不住火
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f1 V! ]+ o6 \8 ^9 w- _9 U What's done by night appears by day.$ X* a* m" Y' B' j& u
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caught in a dilemma; between the devil and the deep blue sea |
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