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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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* L6 f: B8 U$ u1 l$ ^2 B 爱屋及乌
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Love me, love my dog.
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One look is worth a thousand words.8 J {8 K- P1 I4 F
" N4 w4 X, r! M4 M5 G! } Seeing is believing.
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- K) q e8 r- N! A" M0 j; l 比上不足,比下有余" Q8 ^% Q% @/ Y1 _. P: G# R9 s' R$ f
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to fall short of the best, but be better than the worst
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笨鸟先飞
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不遗余力
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4 A# O) `- ~2 ?+ M3 j spare no effort; go all out; do one's best
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No discord, no concord.
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4 A) x# j( t, h I 拆东墙补西墙( F ^1 X+ r- b% v, Z8 R8 o5 D4 y* X
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bid farewell to the old and usher in the new9 I& X* \$ \) c, x
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0 O2 y* b6 }. I- A' ^- Y 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 all; C5 G$ A3 Z. ~* d0 d
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C( Q. _6 q. [2 F2 v 大开眼界" R0 G5 P$ v- }. T
2 F% v, h" S, g, U broaden one's horizon; be an eye-opener
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4 S7 V6 W& z$ q2 J% t( ? going beyond the limit is as bad as falling short; excess is just as bad as deficiency;
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! f6 G: u5 [- C4 l too much is as bad as too little
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once on shore, one prays no more
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+ b/ J7 ]7 D7 K% i 好事不出门,坏事传千里' |7 }$ m2 O y! F8 d
" b: {8 W, S! `8 K# {. U Bad news travels fast.
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# K. i) X' ]0 p' c6 t 和气生财
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friendliness is conducive to business success
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$ O, F3 [& s- @7 n: Z* j. x0 z 活到老学到老
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/ d& T- G0 A3 \4 i+ H never too old to learn
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5 l: w* R! C% t let bygones be bygones
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金无足赤,人无完人
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There are spots even on the sun.
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Treasures fill the home.
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# A& B6 ^! r' Z- @ 礼尚往来
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8 t2 \, A; _9 {7 G4 Z- o achieve immediate victory; win instant success
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名利双收
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3 h0 ?: R: \5 e) P( j2 a& w 茅塞顿开
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$ o- O) }& r+ N% B! f On festive occasions more than ever one thinks of one's dear ones far away.: b* h! |# o$ s( x9 @! A f
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/ d9 _7 M5 j5 Q8 y( U' S9 ^ Man proposes; God disposes.
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4 V8 J# k9 `' Z- z 千里之行始于足下
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a thousand-li journey begins with the first step--the highest eminence is to be gained step by step
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2 C/ Z# Z0 J2 {% ~ 前事不忘,后事之师
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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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人逢喜事精神爽
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7 b* y$ _8 x( r9 e. y 世外桃源
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" g4 i0 J3 F+ |# V 人之初,性本善
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/ a5 c' q3 ^* B7 L) x& ^ Humans are born good.
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a blessing in disguise;
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三十而立
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seek truth from facts; be practical and realistic; be true to facts
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6 l8 p9 v# `* o2 ? 物以类聚,人以群分* D7 y( h9 Q; J5 V) C- I
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无风不起浪
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徇私枉法
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) [1 E/ Z# Q' t" {& e twist the law to suit one's own purpose
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新官上任三把火
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May all your wish come true
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心照不宣
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have a tacit understanding; thoroughly understand each other, without having exchanged a word of explanation
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# ?3 O8 y! f4 [! o7 O& _ 先入为主
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7 _, h5 v P# b' f, o6 Q6 } First impressions are firmly entrenched.
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He who strikes first gains the advantage.
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' ?* _" x3 W6 ~* t The best defense is offense.
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* @5 ?1 B0 ~* {% C4 h 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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严以律己,宽以待人
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Jack shall have Jill, all shall be well.81: P% h/ Z# \+ d, G/ `. F
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有钱能使鬼推磨
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Money makes the mare go./ Money talks.826 N! P2 n0 R8 O5 J$ ], e$ [( J% N1 e W
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" N7 f( K7 r9 b& t 有勇无谋
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与时俱进
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cases in which people were unjustly, falsely or wrongly charged or sentenced; unjust, false or wrong cases
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caught in a dilemma; between the devil and the deep blue sea |
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