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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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' t; h1 A9 L: K0 y5 ?/ f 爱屋及乌
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Love me, love my dog.8 R) i- D4 K- W8 D) w
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6 l F% g' V. F7 O) T' r 百闻不如一见
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5 ?( c0 L* \$ C0 A One look is worth a thousand words.
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8 e- T4 I0 Y4 R: O4 L- R 比上不足,比下有余
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( @2 D) ?9 F L$ I 笨鸟先飞# c# J0 B" c8 G* T( }
! R# o* Q# W: e) E: O1 t( M A slow sparrow should make an early start.
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! y c( e2 j' X% p1 I3 w 不遗余力
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: {( M8 I' C% E3 t: N spare no effort; go all out; do one's best7 B8 u- g' B X4 J; o4 f! M
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No discord, no concord.
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c$ }( z3 q: Y2 G$ n+ A 拆东墙补西墙
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1 H+ Q g @5 F1 d: u2 L+ P' M 辞旧迎新
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bid farewell to the old and usher in the new
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4 s8 T/ \" ], E7 ?7 }% u; r 大事化小,小事化了
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4 W5 l& [: q& ?4 O4 S try first to make their mistake sound less serious and then to reduce it to nothing at all+ j2 w/ t- v( v/ g( D
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. W' s7 p1 J( V. l3 B 大开眼界( ?4 U f- c- b* e5 x! j
# w ?( [; g# b: `4 w broaden one's horizon; be an eye-opener: Y! ~0 C! Q& P5 O/ J. y
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过犹不及
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going beyond the limit is as bad as falling short; excess is just as bad as deficiency; u$ o8 `% ]* `" s3 }
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- C2 D, ?# a { 好了伤疤忘了疼
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once on shore, one prays no more
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* }/ W G2 a! @( Z9 ^ 和气生财
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friendliness is conducive to business success
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) m8 t$ ` l r) j" V 活到老学到老3 V6 X& M6 h. Z# \" B- ^
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1 x; }2 d& S# S 金玉满堂: u6 o1 v8 l* x4 Q
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be down-to-earth
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A hedge between keeps friendship green.
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cut and dried; cliché
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9 \5 J" [6 h+ r; u Courtesy calls for reciprocity.
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5 p9 Y, x2 w9 b, p" L' X( d 留得青山在,不怕没柴烧1 w* ]' s) R7 c- r
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( @; h! O# s& k: h2 Q 马到成功6 c6 A. W0 q* N% U, K
- t8 V$ y" g: S3 v% H achieve immediate victory; win instant success
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gain both fame and wealth
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6 @) o' y& V& B 茅塞顿开# {" I% q" @1 B# Z( Q& E8 e4 U$ c
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每逢佳节倍思亲
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, d- d/ K1 _; t4 O( h Man proposes; God disposes.
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# i4 d6 t9 F0 ?8 N7 }* d 赔了夫人又折兵
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4 v; h y) v6 i' Y suffer a double loss; lose the bait along with the fish
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a modest spur to induce others to come forward with valuable contributions; throw a sprat to catch a whale
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! C0 Q$ d! Y- |% U1 H! j% G% a a thousand-li journey begins with the first step--the highest eminence is to be gained step by step
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People are in high spirits when involved in happy events.
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a blessing in disguise;
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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.% }* w4 M: Z1 C- n1 I( ^
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speak the plain truth; call a spade a spade; tell it as it is
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Practice is the sole criterion for testing truth.570 }6 q- ^" |1 R) x& E+ g# D/ t
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韬光养晦
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糖衣炮弹
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7 R" v3 ^$ I5 \ a/ Q$ N 团结就是力量3 e# K2 {" X) o
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2 M* x* N( a4 f( U# } d5 N 无风不起浪
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There are no waves without wind. Nothing comes of nothing.
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8 M' v# Q7 g$ w# K* Q2 i0 N( L 新官上任三把火
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# i6 K8 \4 ]4 e! j- q+ s0 q a new broom sweeps clean: _/ A3 D& e' D: S( J
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蓄势待发
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May all your wish come true
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心照不宣
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7 [7 M' R& g7 G( l* r, a( u have a tacit understanding; thoroughly understand each other, without having exchanged a word of explanation
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先入为主
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The best defense is offense.
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5 N5 ` O. e% Z4 E- w G6 p 现身说法7 h- f. X5 ^+ h H* Q$ V
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be strict with oneself and lenient with others
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有情人终成眷属
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有钱能使鬼推磨8 s8 D! z4 V5 x
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Money makes the mare go./ Money talks.827 S; V# ]/ X7 k
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有缘千里来相会
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因材施教
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Haste makes waste.
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More haste, less speed.
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优胜劣汰
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Great minds think alike.
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冤家宜解不宜结
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Better make friends than make enemies.
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bring in wealth and treasure
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target of public criticism
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