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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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! n1 `, b; P W' ^ 爱屋及乌
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/ Q0 }1 `( P1 w2 Z5 a$ ~- m" p6 n Love me, love my dog.7 z$ v7 x( r' I0 x `" `" E
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One look is worth a thousand words.
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Seeing is believing.) P5 |" N8 i. G3 u( {
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比上不足，比下有余9 `$ b$ x! [" C, F1 |" M
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spare no effort; go all out; do one's best
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: f2 J7 |; \1 y- [6 [ 不打不成交8 `5 [1 ]- [) z7 W" P8 @
* j* a: V& r* O' g) R: d No discord, no concord.
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0 S1 y# Q3 Z( I [9 [ 拆东墙补西墙" N& N# O0 v2 f3 ~
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辞旧迎新* F. P0 y* H/ h$ y0 e5 y& V V' x. I0 C
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bid farewell to the old and usher in the new
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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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broaden one's horizon; be an eye-opener
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: _6 U& t' J5 {9 }( h the country flourishes and people live in peace
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5 q: c1 l# _2 m- | going beyond the limit is as bad as falling short; excess is just as bad as deficiency;
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; d5 ^, {* l) m; g1 j6 _$ o 好事不出门，坏事传千里
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, z2 Z j* q4 b. v 和气生财
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. B4 z1 x" A+ {2 F never too old to learn
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% z0 n8 J- S3 G% a! H7 d, v% B Treasures fill the home.
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脚踏实地
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2 i8 T& c& Y: P) W* W5 h7 F 君子之交淡如水$ v. {7 M& a/ G6 C7 k8 t5 J
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1 h0 \+ E( }" w5 E# C* y- h0 v$ Q 老生常谈，陈词滥调! I. y/ Y% j/ D
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留得青山在，不怕没柴烧
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马到成功
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3 t; U$ u% I# Y" h0 m: ?: y, b 名利双收
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茅塞顿开
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8 P) _: }# v# }) }( l: a be suddenly enlightened
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i9 r1 h$ D& s* y2 R 没有规矩，不成方圆
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每逢佳节倍思亲
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On festive occasions more than ever one thinks of one's dear ones far away.
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' R( D. X% w3 }- k 谋事在人，成事在天! V [5 f& k8 g
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* J: e/ v# t h) ] 抛砖引玉
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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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- E8 q; L: o4 N0 O3 D. a' @ 抢得先机
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前怕狼，后怕虎
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强龙难压地头蛇
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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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+ a$ j+ B+ u# K3 z( y W: i$ E S 上有天堂，下有苏杭
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Every cloud has a silver lining.
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: A+ Y% z b. L A man should be independent at the age of thirty. /At thirty, a man should be able to think for himself.% `1 P8 g' c" ^2 V& Q# |2 ?* f% F
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seek truth from facts; be practical and realistic; be true to facts
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# Q# n8 Y4 C( F% M; { 实践是检验真理的唯一标准
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Practice is the sole criterion for testing truth.576 b- `( W% h6 R9 v: I# K, @
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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
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unhealthy trends and vulgar practices
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hold high hopes for one's child
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seek nothing but profits; be blind to all but one's own interests
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a sheer fabrication out of nothing; fabricate rumors out of thin air
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There are no waves without wind. Nothing comes of nothing.
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twist the law to suit one's own purpose
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accumulate strength for a take-off
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9 b7 S! f, R3 N+ D8 T 心想事成
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1 y9 w: r1 b: E) A" R May all your wish come true
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3 J8 F6 u5 S, b3 _1 u 心照不宣
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have a tacit understanding; thoroughly understand each other, without having exchanged a word of explanation" `# E ~6 a3 Y7 `
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First impressions are firmly entrenched.
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现身说法
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warn people by taking oneself as an example
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# j$ |/ s6 [3 z3 z' ~. H pour oil on troubled waters; patch up a quarrel and reconcile the parties concerned
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proceed in an orderly way and step by step; advance gradually in due order
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+ d/ z4 ~' {5 Q' F2 u 有情人终成眷属
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有钱能使鬼推磨
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有识之士
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& [- l7 w" a) j- D7 L 有勇无谋
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有缘千里来相会
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6 e5 V' Y5 e/ ^ _. N 与时俱进
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keep pace with the times86
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teach students according to their aptitude
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* p) |9 d& a! _) Z Haste makes waste.
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More haste, less speed.
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survival of the fittest
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6 m! C- I5 F. N, M Better make friends than make enemies.
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一言既出，驷马难追
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* D& r; S" J# V; n( q A promise is a promise.
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A real man never goes back on his words.
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target of public criticism
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be an armchair strategist
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纸包不住火
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You can't wrap fire in paper.
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: A1 Y* g1 X) m8 c2 a/ T% N What's done by night appears by day.
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caught in a dilemma; between the devil and the deep blue sea |
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