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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!1 l* E, ~( v& H/ k5 {' o
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/ ?2 x. o7 q: H 爱屋及乌
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Love me, love my dog.
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: ]4 O) Q1 V# ~5 a1 Q One look is worth a thousand words.
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to fall short of the best, but be better than the worst
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A slow sparrow should make an early start.
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不遗余力
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不打不成交
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No discord, no concord.
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# ^" K( g2 l8 r* U 拆东墙补西墙
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大事化小，小事化了) ?) p. R) c$ O( X$ g
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broaden one's horizon; be an eye-opener9 H) A1 g: `6 g) u
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the country flourishes and people live in peace1 @4 R% M5 l. o" c2 r* ^
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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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once on shore, one prays no more
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. i- Y* H# p, Z# Z0 l 好事不出门，坏事传千里4 E' E( w8 a! k! B/ n. g9 \& ~
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和气生财1 t8 Y; j# v) M. i! q* k" {
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harmony brings wealth;
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friendliness is conducive to business success
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活到老学到老
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既往不咎
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There are spots even on the sun.
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金玉满堂
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sit on the fence; be a fence-sitter; have a foot in either camp
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A hedge between keeps friendship green.
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Where there is life, there is hope.
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be suddenly enlightened
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" _9 a) A* g- E+ F* V 没有规矩，不成方圆- A6 e* B+ }3 Y) d% A- R- ~2 [
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# ]5 F) A. a s3 q 每逢佳节倍思亲
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make a fool of oneself in trying to be smart
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巧妇难为无米之炊
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世外桃源
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" R: P2 w% {/ v3 ~ 人之初，性本善
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Humans are born good.
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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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seek nothing but profits; be blind to all but one's own interests* g8 @. Y" O3 I
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( K% \& ]. w# |4 k( T% b 无中生有
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a sheer fabrication out of nothing; fabricate rumors out of thin air
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徇私枉法9 D j8 W7 g- W* D
( _; C) X& b% B& E' @/ K; @ twist the law to suit one's own purpose( S) b0 h1 G. t) F3 R! L) L$ [/ v, W
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! _6 c* N7 Z1 G 蓄势待发
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accumulate strength for a take-off
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心想事成
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May all your wish come true
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have a tacit understanding; thoroughly understand each other, without having exchanged a word of explanation9 d( N- [+ s- R' X& W T
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先入为主
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! `7 D9 }. q2 ]1 @4 w% ~+ w First impressions are firmly entrenched.
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先下手为强
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He who strikes first gains the advantage.
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0 `' D g4 S" I' G6 M" Y The best defense is offense.
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+ u8 `- w. S, j; J1 l7 ?) G3 y 热锅上的蚂蚁9 }5 f5 {& x: z U0 w
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* e5 x7 z! N0 y9 ?- y: d' R 现身说法* A1 B' O) s6 F$ P
* ]5 r3 o+ B6 q) r- G warn people by taking oneself as an example
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息事宁人
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pour oil on troubled waters; patch up a quarrel and reconcile the parties concerned
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8 G# m0 ^) k; M F; l 循序渐进
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: A$ P& v7 G! B4 P 有情人终成眷属5 M/ V7 H w8 V/ d: a8 N
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Jack shall have Jill, all shall be well.815 s0 h) o# G0 P5 `# p. u0 U
$ ~' L7 @! \( O! x: e' ?) p 有钱能使鬼推磨
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Money makes the mare go./ Money talks.82
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有识之士
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a man of insight83
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2 E4 N- R' v# R$ w, J; H3 Z 有勇无谋2 Q0 ~$ d, F6 C8 @) u
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有缘千里来相会
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S; @/ r, L+ X6 I& |, M; H; Q 与时俱进9 j8 u5 W% T2 z1 w; l9 M
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' r2 }! C, s" \7 Y 以人为本
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因材施教" I4 ]* N$ \5 X) E2 w
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1 u4 s2 ]; P. Z0 I( O6 L to ascend another storey to see a thousand miles further; Ascend further, were you to look farther.
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英雄所见略同
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% q2 R- r$ F* D7 B Great minds think alike./ A% @( u; `* p! l. ~
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) t( X5 A3 S# t) [( ?- _/ v Better make friends than make enemies.
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' q& T; }, w. q, f9 b cases in which people were unjustly, falsely or wrongly charged or sentenced; unjust, false or wrong cases; t8 H- V1 M3 B& i8 D
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. u4 l5 V+ h; H 一言既出，驷马难追1 I- ]# m }& a8 U1 C# h
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众矢之的
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target of public criticism8 F* v+ l' o$ O# |! H
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纸上谈兵
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be an armchair strategist
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What's done by night appears by day.
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