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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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( q4 y% n2 Z7 B3 R# U Love me, love my dog.
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One look is worth a thousand words.
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Seeing is believing.1 K9 N( D8 e4 f' Q: r
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笨鸟先飞
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A slow sparrow should make an early start.
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不遗余力
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spare no effort; go all out; do one's best$ D: Y/ N3 H9 q, T' J
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拆东墙补西墙2 Y8 p. m! T9 @
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rob Peter to pay Paul
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大事化小,小事化了
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try first to make their mistake sound less serious and then to reduce it to nothing at all8 n+ r: L: y2 N/ K# L+ v8 F) g
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' I) U& V4 X1 M3 Y* C 大开眼界
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) s9 i! Y. B5 j& F* l3 J broaden one's horizon; be an eye-opener
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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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too much is as bad as too little
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好事不出门,坏事传千里8 f4 r# h; P' Y( ~6 x8 [2 Y( ?
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Bad news travels fast.
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- y( M0 s0 Z1 V) m6 v5 v friendliness is conducive to business success
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5 ]8 f9 n, w Z& s2 v7 u 活到老学到老, C& y/ L( K H' E' {& R
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既往不咎
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* A9 @7 n- L+ Q& p& L2 l, p 金无足赤,人无完人
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金玉满堂. C7 l5 e0 g. h: J
" T- C$ k0 Z; W7 { Treasures fill the home.
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* @9 g3 k I* j1 ^ 脚踏实地) k+ G: T, K l7 O& p4 f& n& \
4 b$ H+ j* O5 T* d' ~1 h, S; i be down-to-earth
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脚踩两只船
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1 \1 F0 j6 K2 b0 N% L) z 君子之交淡如水
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A hedge between keeps friendship green.0 J G0 k0 s/ `) g
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n: m4 W# |4 c; |* A 老生常谈,陈词滥调
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$ ]7 k; t6 {, N2 R$ e 礼尚往来
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Where there is life, there is hope.
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]# @, J% Q+ ~; p/ C3 {7 n 马到成功9 N( B# w5 J7 ], {6 h, `& {
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achieve immediate victory; win instant success5 E: a6 L) \3 o3 Y- i. }
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" q$ e* W% }0 \9 D- [5 a 名利双收
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# ~9 |' ^/ \7 S& e" B- B be suddenly enlightened% P. i3 T+ p$ O" t) n( M, c# `2 g, ]
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On festive occasions more than ever one thinks of one's dear ones far away.( O. u# }6 ^5 v8 G% e9 b% A
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/ a0 c9 S* }) v3 ~. I Man proposes; God disposes.
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make a fool of oneself in trying to be smart
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cut off all means of retreat;burn one's own way of retreat and be determined to fight to the end3 O9 ~' z& s' v& t
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巧妇难为无米之炊
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V3 o, r9 {* ^1 b 千里之行始于足下
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9 X0 t3 e4 } n Past experience, if not forgotten, is a guide for the future.
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强龙难压地头蛇4 h8 f- C7 ~, [% z) b& ~. i9 T
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; A2 q; j1 j* f+ u/ ?6 f$ \ Every cloud has a silver lining.3 @% u5 E! H: n8 r5 |5 ?
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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 truth from facts; be practical and realistic; be true to facts
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speak the plain truth; call a spade a spade; tell it as it is
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实践是检验真理的唯一标准
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糖衣炮弹
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9 A* A/ x4 v: ^5 X* {1 @6 W Anything unexpected may happen. a bolt from the blue60) m1 b3 Z. r( `7 G* |1 b
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unhealthy trends and vulgar practices
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, {1 i) C* F; b- Q6 Z& f seek nothing but profits; be blind to all but one's own interests
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% w% ~& m. {3 s0 l 无中生有
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) L$ s# ?7 r2 r+ u' x4 u6 d% u @ a sheer fabrication out of nothing; fabricate rumors out of thin air! b4 y' F q3 H
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/ E8 p/ m4 k3 V$ x4 h7 a5 s- }: p 无风不起浪! y ]* b& Y: t; l# ]
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There are no waves without wind. Nothing comes of nothing.4 B$ e& }7 h4 @) u% p& a
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- r( `4 i2 _. ?; x1 Z8 Y* c/ M twist the law to suit one's own purpose
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( E6 E8 a: H5 Z" C# Q! a8 q 新官上任三把火' @5 N; q0 H2 `4 y3 g
; G8 ]2 O- E0 Z a new broom sweeps clean
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) R# r" ?/ Y) ~2 i2 O/ k6 T 蓄势待发9 {% L, q# Y# h& p" X4 j5 y7 B, w
" i* g7 n3 X3 U8 z& K h accumulate strength for a take-off: ^# j" S2 |% X1 x) H
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心想事成
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May all your wish come true
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' h6 o* z2 B- ?+ E 心照不宣
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have a tacit understanding; thoroughly understand each other, without having exchanged a word of explanation( g+ i8 m2 N- x' e) u2 D1 l L
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He who strikes first gains the advantage.
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8 ]2 g- w, m5 k4 x1 w 热锅上的蚂蚁
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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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Jack shall have Jill, all shall be well.81: f; C# j" [1 g7 Q9 n4 a5 `7 W, T
9 M( r3 m+ Z v/ S 有钱能使鬼推磨
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2 u: x: L) E: } t, [ Money makes the mare go./ Money talks.824 U$ K# v( g- p. Z7 S; r9 a; `
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a man of insight839 T: J: ?* k: m) c
: K O. E0 S' S) ] k 有勇无谋
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与时俱进
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survival of the fittest
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Better make friends than make enemies.* }; W q/ n5 O+ I! S3 D5 L' p( x
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cases in which people were unjustly, falsely or wrongly charged or sentenced; unjust, false or wrong cases% I2 l" H2 @- h: ^% _
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一言既出,驷马难追
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4 u3 Y% {& Z% A( R ^4 a9 z A real man never goes back on his words.8 x; ~, C. J( W$ c6 q2 l
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bring in wealth and treasure
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% S+ `* s$ u4 ^9 d# s You can't wrap fire in paper.
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What's done by night appears by day.5 e- [" F1 x. Z/ j5 U
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" g% |7 J. |8 ^1 P) L1 l caught in a dilemma; between the devil and the deep blue sea |
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