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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 o' x8 P* f, b4 C Love me, love my dog.
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( B/ i C# g/ C6 n# x 百闻不如一见( z# e- B5 V( g t2 E
/ r8 B, S" I m9 Q g One look is worth a thousand words.* |* z( O& O. a6 c: m7 e6 t
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Seeing is believing.
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" ~! W3 a5 E7 N to fall short of the best, but be better than the worst/ C3 G' u, i( @% V9 l
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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$ \8 j" K7 y3 C! l! h% R* L3 Q
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No discord, no concord.
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拆东墙补西墙
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rob Peter to pay Paul
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bid farewell to the old and usher in the new
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1 O9 i7 u" t( g+ Q: I/ B- C. B 大事化小，小事化了
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大开眼界
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[) ]% @( ]! y6 `) ? 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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好了伤疤忘了疼
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好事不出门，坏事传千里
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Bad news travels fast.
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friendliness is conducive to business success0 M; G6 X V& e8 u/ V& C# e9 M% _% d
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/ b# l! w4 R0 w1 r 活到老学到老9 B. e, t1 I& @1 c7 b# E! E
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金玉满堂
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be down-to-earth
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脚踩两只船
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0 T* @+ O) p& T/ [1 s A hedge between keeps friendship green.
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Courtesy calls for reciprocity.
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Nothing can be accomplished without norms or standards.
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! L, t0 G( V1 v F 每逢佳节倍思亲
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On festive occasions more than ever one thinks of one's dear ones far away.
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' @% K4 ]% G1 x2 Q& q 赔了夫人又折兵
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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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A fall of seasonal snow gives promise of a fruitful year
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Where there is a will, there is a way.
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a blessing in disguise;
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Time and tide wait for no man.
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* R. \! Z& J8 D0 Y9 h a sheer fabrication out of nothing; fabricate rumors out of thin air
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无风不起浪
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- T9 J; F: M- B) q There are no waves without wind. Nothing comes of nothing.
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徇私枉法
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twist the law to suit one's own purpose( h9 T+ C$ Q6 \& Q( g! i: _
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* I! O0 R" e, b+ L$ \* t 新官上任三把火' [2 L5 ~+ U {/ d, @( }5 P
8 }8 y5 e' P5 `. k# q a new broom sweeps clean
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accumulate strength for a take-off
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心想事成" M6 Y4 W# _6 F5 m5 S: p/ F! z
1 q# a' {/ H0 m. y3 ^5 Y5 c( F May all your wish come true( }0 G- ?$ C' s7 i% N
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3 l- i- X, ]$ i+ s 心照不宣
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0 ]1 a: f0 K6 r4 j; i' h7 V. E9 _: n have a tacit understanding; thoroughly understand each other, without having exchanged a word of explanation
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# O* L! D- S/ t, \) c" z3 e+ g 先入为主
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( }' w0 y$ a" N2 h+ \0 m4 c$ u8 s First impressions are firmly entrenched.9 l3 ^0 K. }; Y. u" x0 S6 ^
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0 C8 M( {% o: Z3 E He who strikes first gains the advantage.
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( D8 V9 x7 a- d* @) x: R ants on a hot pan
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现身说法
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warn people by taking oneself as an example" h' T% z; x% ]* m
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1 M5 k6 d$ _# c$ v 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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* J$ w; d: _6 Y9 g A 循序渐进
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proceed in an orderly way and step by step; advance gradually in due order
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+ X9 A8 W# F3 y be strict with oneself and lenient with others
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9 `$ x7 [; D/ i* h Jack shall have Jill, all shall be well.81' Z$ `0 Q* T: X# N) ]
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* {5 o" G( ^7 x( M, L/ t Money makes the mare go./ Money talks.82
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有勇无谋
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, [- D r, P: K: [! m' Z6 ]% ] 有缘千里来相会
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' J" i) n+ D; L$ V$ ~7 t' } Separated as we are thousands of miles apart, we come together as if by predestination.85
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& v$ J( R& B& F+ z3 s 与时俱进
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keep pace with the times86( b$ T% t& ?) @5 A, a
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以人为本
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因材施教
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欲穷千里目，更上一层楼/ {: \0 X& I0 h0 k, q5 \/ N
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Haste makes waste.
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More haste, less speed.
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- i; j' v3 O$ u. y/ T 优胜劣汰
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survival of the fittest
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7 p( l7 P4 {/ O. p' A! D Better make friends than make enemies.; u; z W) C* R5 i
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冤假错案
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/ I- S- w, B. t! @ cases in which people were unjustly, falsely or wrongly charged or sentenced; unjust, false or wrong cases2 w2 Z8 v7 R" y* o& P+ E
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( ?( z6 A+ ]8 z3 v A real man never goes back on his words.
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招财进宝
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债台高筑
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become debt-ridden
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7 H! l8 H; K5 b* A1 O 众矢之的* J; W# M! e3 @5 }% K9 e
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be an armchair strategist$ S" b8 y1 |) ?, o8 B! e
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9 E- Y# V5 \% m5 p/ a; Q0 J 纸包不住火; j) B' k ]) a9 n
7 e; m; w4 `. x, ~ You can't wrap fire in paper., G8 J4 b4 N3 k, x& B* A7 X
0 s" V# t% X1 J What's done by night appears by day.( i4 \+ _5 T% C, {( G G7 p4 X! j
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