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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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: q! x- o' ^- y 爱屋及乌& F5 i6 ^" j, n$ ?' K/ l
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百闻不如一见
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One look is worth a thousand words.
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Seeing is believing.
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" l7 |7 a6 N; } 比上不足，比下有余
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to fall short of the best, but be better than the worst& B9 T2 e+ w' ~% x: M& e+ z" n
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6 F0 K8 {! l6 o6 y4 x9 } spare no effort; go all out; do one's best
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# ?. k' g8 i, u7 {! X 拆东墙补西墙
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rob Peter to pay Paul8 U; Z( W( M" t9 {2 \' M: N
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6 s1 h z7 e& G0 W/ B, ^1 \/ i 辞旧迎新
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: J' v1 m* X- {) Q# |' t bid farewell to the old and usher in the new6 v Z, N) ^' W( b5 o3 U
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大事化小，小事化了3 u) S3 A, c, R
9 Z6 Y a" J( M, q0 ~" u+ F 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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国泰民安
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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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( r% [$ D1 _/ c0 E' c2 l( b# ? 好事不出门，坏事传千里3 F3 ~( D+ O: Z3 o! O9 K, Q! r8 I
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, U3 h4 D2 ?) N) y/ m% v 和气生财
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friendliness is conducive to business success
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5 P1 E$ p: H* n 金玉满堂
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A hedge between keeps friendship green.
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老生常谈，陈词滥调
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8 c3 a0 l! p! n, W% z 礼尚往来
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1 j* z l9 G3 | Courtesy calls for reciprocity.
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3 y( a1 V, C' S8 y1 q 留得青山在，不怕没柴烧% P8 Z' {& J# ^9 V
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On festive occasions more than ever one thinks of one's dear ones far away., o+ |' x% D" k
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谋事在人，成事在天' |8 J. y7 L) }8 X9 L2 S7 t0 L. O4 J, d& [
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suffer a double loss; lose the bait along with the fish
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8 X. [* Z5 y& e' u: |" } a modest spur to induce others to come forward with valuable contributions; throw a sprat to catch a whale
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+ U4 L' g3 `0 O# u 抢得先机
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5 ?" [ i/ Z, {$ H9 q take the preemptive opportunities
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' q3 L: W q" D F 千里之行始于足下
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; Q6 V- w, _) [" S a thousand-li journey begins with the first step--the highest eminence is to be gained step by step$ S( m) Y) s2 E' M! ~' Y1 _
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Past experience, if not forgotten, is a guide for the future.
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9 x8 D8 b2 \: J6 l; M 强龙难压地头蛇" a1 j3 e7 y( J. ~8 w. j
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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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0 ^ d, Z7 j# |1 _: g Humans are born good.
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Just as there is paradise in heaven, there are Suzhou and Hangzhou on earth
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|6 V2 F4 Y7 Y' Q) W. ~4 ?; H" c 塞翁失马，焉知非福
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. r; ^! N0 M; G4 M4 d Every cloud has a silver lining.
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# C0 D2 \4 |+ }- ]+ I* U 三十而立
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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.( N9 @* G; p: W9 s; s# ?( x" A6 C
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说曹操，曹操到
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speak of the devil
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实践是检验真理的唯一标准
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3 |1 B) C0 _: u0 X' V 天有不测风云
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Unity is strength.
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歪风邪气
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+ G% A0 R' i0 w9 R$ v 唯利是图: j, E4 f7 D8 o1 p# K+ d
; P. v3 v2 B8 Z4 T! o9 B# k/ ~ seek nothing but profits; be blind to all but one's own interests# K4 |" `% N% O7 `* p, K9 _
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无中生有
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9 g& D* m) J$ {) \; m- o 无风不起浪& g/ q- _- s" |4 s9 d. S
5 d9 q& j- j9 q" L There are no waves without wind. Nothing comes of nothing.0 }5 i: l' j, u9 n# C" g
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徇私枉法! S0 m3 Y1 i- \! u( C
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twist the law to suit one's own purpose& Y$ e+ k6 c( ]
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新官上任三把火
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" j) B0 B$ u8 t9 j+ t. r 蓄势待发
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+ o. i. A7 ]5 j7 t accumulate strength for a take-off4 B0 K4 b* W6 M: V
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% ^% m. K8 v) _7 U 心想事成
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May all your wish come true+ l: P; K% r, k( A: Y. h
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心照不宣
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; X; ~- l3 d" f 先入为主- R9 H/ b# [1 a R$ d/ r2 j+ l+ A, s
4 n# N& k, d- X6 p First impressions are firmly entrenched.
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ants on a hot pan, U# Y( X5 b ] X! `5 s/ J
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9 I9 E0 V, w5 X7 ^ 现身说法
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pour oil on troubled waters; patch up a quarrel and reconcile the parties concerned+ w- x: @0 h; Z) O- P
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proceed in an orderly way and step by step; advance gradually in due order. L0 {9 R7 I$ f5 C; d
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) O: s4 v) c( }! I9 d' O4 d& w8 Q 严以律己，宽以待人
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3 j6 g' L6 R# I be strict with oneself and lenient with others% l4 X; C2 I' T. ]( m
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' l) o. |5 \/ _ 有钱能使鬼推磨
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- ]/ L' t3 A6 G1 _1 x% O5 A 有识之士
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有缘千里来相会
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6 V0 Q8 O# r% I Separated as we are thousands of miles apart, we come together as if by predestination.852 C$ E, L! e1 x. ~% o2 s; m
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因材施教
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A. Z) W3 r( ^8 T+ B% c' `/ f 欲穷千里目，更上一层楼, }* x7 c3 G% {+ F) O/ s
# @$ F9 N: i9 p) f! s" U/ u6 _ to ascend another storey to see a thousand miles further; Ascend further, were you to look farther.
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冤家宜解不宜结# I% ?) U2 P! L' A, f: Y
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cases in which people were unjustly, falsely or wrongly charged or sentenced; unjust, false or wrong cases
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) h1 y# \' [3 g9 \ bring in wealth and treasure
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2 ^4 w- L9 U1 y g& g- w% e& X0 l 债台高筑
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纸上谈兵
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+ V3 a1 t& c5 k( k) h be an armchair strategist
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纸包不住火
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