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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!6 J. @$ W6 t8 l# `7 j
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Love me, love my dog.
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百闻不如一见% G( S) T2 t$ e7 [5 f) f
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Seeing is believing.
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比上不足,比下有余3 j: W" I4 ~, L# {0 | b
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A slow sparrow should make an early start.
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+ Y! c2 M0 Q+ B% q 不遗余力
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spare no effort; go all out; do one's best
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?8 |+ b- V6 k& D; Y+ r9 K( n4 F 辞旧迎新$ p4 m/ h! v3 d
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# F0 v! t7 b3 M8 J 大事化小,小事化了# q. J1 J$ l# }; a
! N7 T3 }2 [& M1 s! L' { try first to make their mistake sound less serious and then to reduce it to nothing at all
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& K6 Y4 U' B) V: v& w4 n' S, q7 [ 大开眼界 a3 Z+ B* P6 e4 q' V
( c: k( I2 M" H broaden one's horizon; be an eye-opener
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the country flourishes and people live in peace
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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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never too old to learn
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( I5 o, k. V0 u1 z: D; f$ z; g; B4 r There are spots even on the sun.
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be down-to-earth
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" |# E l" r6 e0 d' ? 老生常谈,陈词滥调+ F! C0 c& K# ~3 _3 t2 s5 m& r
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4 c' q9 z# k5 `) B' S7 } gain both fame and wealth
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茅塞顿开
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- L& C' y7 M6 S; O' H6 _ 没有规矩,不成方圆! m9 X; i, C( Y" J& L; ]
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/ W& J, L, n- q3 ]. {% m& |# O 每逢佳节倍思亲
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# z8 b' |" [& L L5 o On festive occasions more than ever one thinks of one's dear ones far away.; ?8 C% Z& W; H( V# M2 q$ F
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谋事在人,成事在天
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suffer a double loss; lose the bait along with the fish
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% J0 ~8 X( g. [' J& Y a modest spur to induce others to come forward with valuable contributions; throw a sprat to catch a whale6 l! ~1 A6 A8 ~% ?
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, V+ @9 {( E( ?8 r One can't make bricks without straw.9 {" o w& {) H
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强龙难压地头蛇
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人逢喜事精神爽
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" ^6 k! n; ~, l5 u7 c# O/ E Where there is a will, there is a way.
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a retreat away from the turmoil of the world
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人之初,性本善
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Humans are born good.
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塞翁失马,焉知非福
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( D3 z( ?3 k# c/ @ 杀鸡用牛刀
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use a steam-hammer to crack nuts
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seek truth from facts; be practical and realistic; be true to facts
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说曹操,曹操到3 D6 G) w1 f* r' C, _ @" ?
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3 ]9 e! f- }' q3 d# M a sheer fabrication out of nothing; fabricate rumors out of thin air7 m) B# h3 \, O3 T! @
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无风不起浪
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There are no waves without wind. Nothing comes of nothing.
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# S7 C, j! j3 H 新官上任三把火+ G/ w* p) q( T" |& B9 t
) ^( K: y6 Z( \+ m* a/ l- Q a new broom sweeps clean, } B" v3 J: T$ }1 B1 x* \
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蓄势待发
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accumulate strength for a take-off; T6 r9 X# q7 d# J9 y$ k: @- C$ ~9 \
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" ?! i8 X; p6 ], M1 S! W have a tacit understanding; thoroughly understand each other, without having exchanged a word of explanation
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9 \1 \0 t; E* d; x; V1 Z4 M5 y' v First impressions are firmly entrenched.
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He who strikes first gains the advantage.
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' {9 S6 D: J& g8 Q4 i+ U The best defense is offense.1 L1 o/ y- _; ^7 q2 `
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* I( z: u& h# o3 D' u ants on a hot pan
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warn people by taking oneself as an example
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. I& ^ N2 t/ H7 |* Q c% j 息事宁人
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8 D& U8 N0 b- Z& M5 I( m proceed in an orderly way and step by step; advance gradually in due order
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Jack shall have Jill, all shall be well.81
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Money makes the mare go./ Money talks.823 a. y, }( p/ f
4 M9 v' s3 J) O) T, l9 u 有识之士+ S1 [8 S' }! x7 U& K
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people-oriented
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5 T; y" `- j2 X0 D# C 因材施教
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1 j- R$ @# L/ ~' \+ P7 L& B, M 欲穷千里目,更上一层楼- z7 g6 |& B+ n l* O
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: P1 ?6 f( N/ g. P5 t& X 欲速则不达
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1 b! l# \2 m% W( f6 f# x W Haste makes waste.
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优胜劣汰
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) e" E( v( \+ T" ~$ U Better make friends than make enemies. ?! B$ j0 S+ r# T7 q a) R
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冤假错案
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cases in which people were unjustly, falsely or wrongly charged or sentenced; unjust, false or wrong cases% f2 e3 c+ _) j1 j# m5 p9 [
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% Q& f: ~$ f9 E. L; c, ~ A promise is a promise.
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; ]6 ~' a! L/ N @& i A real man never goes back on his words.
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招财进宝
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bring in wealth and treasure
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众矢之的
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target of public criticism
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3 M% x9 k; ]/ g5 M 纸上谈兵! t4 U' W+ ~ o. h
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* {; k4 [: ]( q- h: m 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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