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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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Love me, love my dog.
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/ W6 V+ w% _2 f. d" R. m8 u, ^. @" o 百闻不如一见
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One look is worth a thousand words.
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7 T: W& u6 _1 Y7 l: l Seeing is believing.
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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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不打不成交
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s( [- ]" ~' _: E try first to make their mistake sound less serious and then to reduce it to nothing at all
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大开眼界
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7 [8 r/ ~. w n# |$ O broaden one's horizon; be an eye-opener. H- @* G1 [. P1 Y
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; c1 \& M( m' {2 m! Q 过犹不及: u/ c% A" m2 r- ~+ L4 p
2 R2 D$ N1 T* A6 r5 N going beyond the limit is as bad as falling short; excess is just as bad as deficiency;( P5 W z5 a/ x" m: ?
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once on shore, one prays no more
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* [' l, F7 N( W7 v9 Y4 `6 E% k Bad news travels fast.
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harmony brings wealth;
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9 q. I' A6 ]4 C$ @ 既往不咎
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2 K8 P! y9 Y* w% E& p let bygones be bygones8 A: P8 [# ^" g( v; T9 w
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There are spots even on the sun.
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金玉满堂
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脚踏实地
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君子之交淡如水
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be suddenly enlightened
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" O) Y6 r7 Y2 c9 g On festive occasions more than ever one thinks of one's dear ones far away.
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make a fool of oneself in trying to be smart
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a thousand-li journey begins with the first step--the highest eminence is to be gained step by step
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4 F1 n/ j+ D! o6 c A fall of seasonal snow gives promise of a fruitful year
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People are in high spirits when involved in happy events.
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世外桃源
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" Q9 |7 w7 D/ @+ x$ h3 H 上有天堂,下有苏杭
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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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5 d) Z" i# V) y* M 团结就是力量
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+ X" j# _0 }2 h+ M4 t) I a sheer fabrication out of nothing; fabricate rumors out of thin air
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$ Y! n5 z7 x2 P3 r6 w% H: G1 ] There are no waves without wind. Nothing comes of nothing.
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4 |- D, }* _6 T 徇私枉法9 r! W; F& d9 d0 Q' q8 Y" R
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新官上任三把火
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# W. F, j0 `" D0 q' n1 Q% R0 Z& i0 G May all your wish come true
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have a tacit understanding; thoroughly understand each other, without having exchanged a word of explanation. j7 P0 e" K4 v" t; I" k, B5 K
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" E j- g' N7 r The best defense is offense.1 o5 O; q( Y; {- ]1 E" W# G
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2 |' _3 p# T4 d, |7 b. l/ M 热锅上的蚂蚁
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# R! R8 U6 q! K, r; L1 A8 W 现身说法: A, `3 C8 ?) t. H6 n- s/ C. B
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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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proceed in an orderly way and step by step; advance gradually in due order
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有钱能使鬼推磨
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5 H7 _5 f$ j7 ^* F6 Y7 I* M 有勇无谋
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. ]6 H( t2 r1 p, Q' n& M, Z. i# N; d 因材施教2 \3 Z) c# m. d/ R5 c
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to ascend another storey to see a thousand miles further; Ascend further, were you to look farther.
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