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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!0 i: M9 M9 W7 N
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9 c1 F- R% |0 E; E3 E- [5 m 百闻不如一见. I' l' f' u1 v) O# ?; P: N7 b
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A slow sparrow should make an early start.
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7 P: h9 y1 J7 V8 ? 不打不成交4 W9 |, w- r! R! { n
$ `0 W b h6 \6 U5 l3 v No discord, no concord.& e4 b7 j/ h+ r9 ]/ f+ \) m
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7 d0 c; I* b( C$ y 拆东墙补西墙
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; O" V4 N- D" K: _1 { 辞旧迎新
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4 D; ^& v# R) A3 i bid farewell to the old and usher in the new5 v* Z2 p, r Z1 Z! |
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4 @$ X, c R) j+ |) Z1 Z 大事化小,小事化了
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* a7 G$ v. N7 g2 Y% P3 [ try first to make their mistake sound less serious and then to reduce it to nothing at all
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" y8 T1 S; [/ M) H 大开眼界
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broaden one's horizon; be an eye-opener0 B' }! U5 Y" \$ j8 O, S+ _
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国泰民安 ~" s$ E( F) ~: V
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the country flourishes and people live in peace
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过犹不及
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4 E) X0 b0 L* M; d* U. x& j going beyond the limit is as bad as falling short; excess is just as bad as deficiency;: I" J) R( ~/ n! L2 i
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Bad news travels fast.
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& a- L7 n) W/ y3 ~0 ~ never too old to learn
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既往不咎
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There are spots even on the sun.
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3 Z; g" }6 J2 ?- _! R y 金玉满堂
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Treasures fill the home.
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: k$ N9 m- \, o( n0 O8 z be down-to-earth! E }$ G! w. C
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脚踩两只船
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sit on the fence; be a fence-sitter; have a foot in either camp
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/ }% c: ?- m s( c8 e7 O A hedge between keeps friendship green.
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/ k' C/ I- ?% c$ N( U4 i g 老生常谈,陈词滥调1 J2 m E; W. R, E4 |
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achieve immediate victory; win instant success
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$ j! V+ W: k7 \4 D" z 每逢佳节倍思亲* h1 d1 l6 w( n" t
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. E% o; ], n$ H6 ?, t1 T2 D 谋事在人,成事在天) H' T+ c/ P( }: d' w
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9 e2 \3 d- O8 ?+ `$ O" v# l 弄巧成拙# K( Z2 W% ?; `; { ]5 d2 s
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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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' @ D9 ], v. Y+ v" t 千里之行始于足下
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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.
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V- _, p' z: h7 u, j Every cloud has a silver lining.
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A ship rises with the tide
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9 w4 Q/ U$ c/ S/ K seek truth from facts; be practical and realistic; be true to facts
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3 K( m4 S5 F0 y, k 天有不测风云
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hold high hopes for one's child
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9 `% M1 l; u$ R/ r6 N; T/ ^0 E 无中生有
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- S# F0 Y( H! x* J" n6 [ N a sheer fabrication out of nothing; fabricate rumors out of thin air. I# f- r* ~5 @7 E2 p' M$ ^1 s
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' `: r# K4 G% c' K. t& {. j, O 无风不起浪
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: r3 H* |7 r8 X There are no waves without wind. Nothing comes of nothing.
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6 f3 k* N: c+ v; Y! R twist the law to suit one's own purpose
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蓄势待发
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accumulate strength for a take-off F7 @5 a" K/ P5 n# z! }
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心想事成' K4 l; n, D( c7 [; Q7 ?
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May all your wish come true
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& D/ A2 u$ {2 p4 N, `& r1 s) s5 I5 S have a tacit understanding; thoroughly understand each other, without having exchanged a word of explanation
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First impressions are firmly entrenched.
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先下手为强
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7 H& a, ^4 D" {' X# A The best defense is offense.6 t% q6 \; K0 c
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( i* d j7 c& K* G ants on a hot pan
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# u9 {1 t' T' A0 S warn people by taking oneself as an example! v: Y9 L- }- d, o2 b8 J
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. J9 p" j+ I% v9 B, S: t 息事宁人( i: h3 t2 e# h( d; J( n* {
, u6 B# p; z0 T+ ? e3 x0 o1 H pour oil on troubled waters; patch up a quarrel and reconcile the parties concerned- _( H# P4 _& X) V3 H, c3 d
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# u5 \$ ^9 J" J U0 _3 ? 循序渐进: X" p- ]( x; c: |0 [
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" F8 O8 }% D, u 有情人终成眷属0 Q" n& ~ ^0 i' w! x8 |
4 T5 l/ @7 A1 _0 O8 z+ q- Z Jack shall have Jill, all shall be well.815 G2 p. @4 x' X& y+ D7 s H% o, j
: G$ c- w1 h( y, p 有钱能使鬼推磨
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Money makes the mare go./ Money talks.82/ p; Q1 B$ ]/ H! B* a$ d
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, N/ f" C" G$ @: s$ ?1 q. u: N7 A K a man of insight83
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/ p: K1 |" e" B8 j* b 有勇无谋
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bold but not crafty84
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: W4 A* r" G( V1 ?5 o) g" M 以人为本
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& P$ C c; g7 y5 N) ~. [9 b 因材施教
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to ascend another storey to see a thousand miles further; Ascend further, were you to look farther.% A+ _! G* E' D6 I- {
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) s0 C* G2 N W5 }, ] 欲速则不达
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9 V* S" @# S( U Haste makes waste.
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More haste, less speed.# j* y) }( \& I, a4 G* H) ]' h3 r
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& R8 h- @6 v5 Z7 R' o 优胜劣汰: b ~# F/ D5 L
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Great minds think alike.
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4 T9 Z0 o2 _$ c- v2 ^0 Q( a 冤家宜解不宜结
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一言既出,驷马难追4 F6 m: n8 U: n9 ^, T1 c/ {
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招财进宝
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! ?6 s# @5 a8 L6 T 纸上谈兵
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9 Q+ W$ ?* z# `" W6 J9 a; e be an armchair strategist
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You can't wrap fire in paper.
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What's done by night appears by day.
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$ Q: G3 X" W; Z2 P/ V 左右为难( |/ n9 Q$ Q, e2 P- u
9 D# k% Y+ \9 z5 Z/ Y7 b caught in a dilemma; between the devil and the deep blue sea |
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