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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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爱屋及乌
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1 H2 u1 O7 |+ J% @2 N Love me, love my dog.
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百闻不如一见
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% P6 p6 A# a6 A One look is worth a thousand words.
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$ L4 a# s2 D1 E2 H2 M$ U6 M 比上不足,比下有余1 c# q! `/ B5 C3 X. Z- B* h
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A slow sparrow should make an early start.
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2 z' |9 A |5 P3 G: H) S) `4 S7 x+ P spare no effort; go all out; do one's best, G9 j# u" P; n; C' F4 ]5 H% A
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! t# k& `5 k9 H1 y7 x; v; t3 n 不打不成交1 e, {2 x+ n. A0 q
7 X! | @6 ?; d# ?) I7 E. T P No discord, no concord.
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bid farewell to the old and usher in the new" n( ?$ J; t+ k0 W
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try first to make their mistake sound less serious and then to reduce it to nothing at all2 P) h* w9 g' Z: x; I; R
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9 x: k2 {9 n; y& x. j% B 大开眼界, q4 f# q( C4 \. z
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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;1 O; b8 `/ ]. \, f
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好事不出门,坏事传千里
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E5 U9 X; Y+ H3 n harmony brings wealth;4 C0 q4 f6 A/ r1 m o
2 d' ?* t9 Q5 V5 T3 ^ friendliness is conducive to business success
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4 v% T: `4 D( B6 G 金无足赤,人无完人
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There are spots even on the sun.
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- m* E; I& @0 v4 b 脚踏实地: L7 C5 R6 I; l% S r* Z% U6 D- F
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5 d; K$ e4 Q# Z0 X j 老生常谈,陈词滥调
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cut and dried; cliché
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' j# c u: j ?* d) _8 \ 茅塞顿开
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' f2 J3 M+ j* z Nothing can be accomplished without norms or standards.
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( I. v+ y4 s' j# o" k$ Y On festive occasions more than ever one thinks of one's dear ones far away.. C1 [. J* O X& k7 I) u# N* I! C
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; Q. l$ Y* h% |2 X; w 赔了夫人又折兵
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P. | h; O7 @' D2 ? suffer a double loss; lose the bait along with the fish4 F3 x! f' [* P5 H
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5 g; _! ~+ i+ X2 v) v 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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强龙难压地头蛇
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A fall of seasonal snow gives promise of a fruitful year
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People are in high spirits when involved in happy events.
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世上无难事,只怕有心人
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Where there is a will, there is a way.
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. P2 `8 A, W3 U f" Y) l 世外桃源
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Just as there is paradise in heaven, there are Suzhou and Hangzhou on earth
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speak the plain truth; call a spade a spade; tell it as it is
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" b# s$ W% ~* U0 ~% ? 实践是检验真理的唯一标准
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unhealthy trends and vulgar practices
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a sheer fabrication out of nothing; fabricate rumors out of thin air
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徇私枉法
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6 n& U# V3 `1 x a new broom sweeps clean
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accumulate strength for a take-off
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+ @) B6 A* f9 x 心照不宣
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$ p7 r+ ~9 T9 R, d* m" E% r, B' { 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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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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warn people by taking oneself as an example
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5 Z/ f4 D5 f- v9 w: o; N4 ?. _ proceed in an orderly way and step by step; advance gradually in due order
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1 w# a& x0 ~ d+ G- K 有钱能使鬼推磨
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以人为本
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4 i8 z2 }9 v% n3 }3 D, |* \5 k 欲穷千里目,更上一层楼
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# I! H2 M; [" D4 }7 H. i0 Y 纸包不住火2 K: s+ R$ P4 F# O6 r- {3 `
* _. z. r; D7 l9 r You can't wrap fire in paper.
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What's done by night appears by day.
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