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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+ R9 v$ B$ q8 C9 {5 u$ C2 \" D
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/ G* H. e0 Y6 I9 F6 P7 {) z( V 百闻不如一见! J. \+ w! q0 ^0 v
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One look is worth a thousand words.
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Seeing is believing.
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2 h( E% c" \+ j 比上不足,比下有余: k* Z0 h, i+ N7 Q
1 O- `/ h; T- ]3 U5 a# u( M to fall short of the best, but be better than the worst( n5 k' ?" L& a6 G
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1 e; W: U$ G! [7 h; p: y 笨鸟先飞
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7 F" T- X. \ X A slow sparrow should make an early start.
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" ?. P% p" v' i0 Q/ d5 G- d 不遗余力8 \8 g6 C1 Z" `
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No discord, no concord.
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rob Peter to pay Paul
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8 [, F/ z/ s* m' ?7 @ bid farewell to the old and usher in the new3 l. E7 b9 d. E1 J
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大事化小,小事化了* Q( z8 x% O1 x% e
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try first to make their mistake sound less serious and then to reduce it to nothing at all
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大开眼界
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broaden one's horizon; be an eye-opener
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the country flourishes and people live in peace
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" _& Z1 k) ]# C 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;% h" C: ], v9 g; j. l! T6 Q
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too much is as bad as too little
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, I0 r `/ M; n3 c 好事不出门,坏事传千里7 U/ X/ I: G. ]$ P# z3 e
+ j ?( F! @5 J, _5 t Bad news travels fast.
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" B% X9 J6 V1 v. v% u* @ 和气生财
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/ e5 | |6 W' A5 ]" Q5 v7 | 活到老学到老
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never too old to learn
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2 b/ I9 V O# u0 U% N% ?9 \ 既往不咎; K! v# R& a# A! V" y0 \
6 C( a+ K- u6 E let bygones be bygones
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! B N9 A: b/ p: i& i There are spots even on the sun.
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7 E' K8 D' V" G R% D 金玉满堂
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Treasures fill the home.$ \9 c& c4 U( E
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5 V) G n$ ], }5 K 脚踏实地
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be down-to-earth2 a/ P7 X/ L- }& I
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老生常谈,陈词滥调' R+ A1 S n$ ~3 r0 y
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! V. m" S2 O- C A. ^% m 礼尚往来7 c( i m. s5 \( Y: C9 W
1 h' m I. P0 Q, Q7 k* Z( t Courtesy calls for reciprocity.
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% ?3 e1 }" q" f p/ [* z achieve immediate victory; win instant success* C/ y6 l0 L: P6 }. e8 R7 L; {# B9 |- X
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be suddenly enlightened
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4 b9 h& p, ?6 `& M& E1 z" L 没有规矩,不成方圆$ Q) c8 F# v5 W
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每逢佳节倍思亲
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Man proposes; God disposes.
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suffer a double loss; lose the bait along with the fish
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5 A3 L% \+ V9 z$ v% K a modest spur to induce others to come forward with valuable contributions; throw a sprat to catch a whale
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One can't make bricks without straw.
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7 y$ W9 Z% G. z# t: F4 g" D a thousand-li journey begins with the first step--the highest eminence is to be gained step by step
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Past experience, if not forgotten, is a guide for the future.
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6 i& w5 L1 K2 h# Z 强龙难压地头蛇
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The mighty dragon is no match for the native serpent.
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瑞雪兆丰年
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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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世外桃源
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Humans are born good.
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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.! E5 G2 |7 t4 Z k. ]0 O
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seek truth from facts; be practical and realistic; be true to facts
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物以类聚,人以群分
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望子成龙
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seek nothing but profits; be blind to all but one's own interests
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3 u5 t! D; ]5 O" n2 o9 g. l0 ` 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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There are no waves without wind. Nothing comes of nothing.
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2 b( l s# N4 M9 o) J" M$ a 徇私枉法
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$ }! V7 }0 E. H+ f1 V% m, U twist the law to suit one's own purpose
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a new broom sweeps clean
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: k8 P* w9 K( }: |7 Z 蓄势待发7 i# E! @. N: [/ ]
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; A$ P! K/ u. d" b( X1 { 心想事成3 Z. Y0 W; a& b$ I$ h7 m6 u' A
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May all your wish come true* e. K3 a& V; x- L7 E! a
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have a tacit understanding; thoroughly understand each other, without having exchanged a word of explanation& @5 Y5 Y" R5 v$ K
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先入为主
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First impressions are firmly entrenched.
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He who strikes first gains the advantage.
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热锅上的蚂蚁
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ants on a hot pan
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循序渐进
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Separated as we are thousands of miles apart, we come together as if by predestination.85
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以人为本
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欲穷千里目,更上一层楼
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to ascend another storey to see a thousand miles further; Ascend further, were you to look farther.
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一言既出,驷马难追
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bring in wealth and treasure
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纸上谈兵
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