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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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: v0 o# w# b" P# Y" s Love me, love my dog.& S. l5 _7 N2 k: c. k) a: S5 h
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% g9 E: G3 O( O( _' Q3 K E) E$ R 比上不足,比下有余5 [! J; ]9 j- P3 v
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, L K: r& b( y 笨鸟先飞
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2 p8 K+ r: G8 P; o. u1 O/ r A slow sparrow should make an early start.
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/ W; w1 X" Y' F$ f, p) u) f) u5 F spare no effort; go all out; do one's best
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拆东墙补西墙
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rob Peter to pay Paul
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( l& D* F0 E6 k, K9 U% ^( k 辞旧迎新
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/ z. W, M0 n7 O5 k) c bid farewell to the old and usher in the new
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, C- x4 l: ?1 O5 L3 a; Z: @4 s try first to make their mistake sound less serious and then to reduce it to nothing at all
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* ?5 d% ~ W' \; u) a8 p7 q) h 大开眼界
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broaden one's horizon; be an eye-opener/ a' M( Y' b2 ]% u# j; e0 [
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国泰民安
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/ L* U' L- j/ P: e too much is as bad as too little- j R7 U( T; ~. }
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once on shore, one prays no more
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never too old to learn
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3 Q: _" |! g& X6 {# ]0 { 脚踏实地
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2 a6 _& r5 v) l1 B; U2 ? cut and dried; cliché
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1 I @/ u4 b/ Q/ K8 ` 留得青山在,不怕没柴烧
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achieve immediate victory; win instant success
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gain both fame and wealth
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3 d' n1 P' s3 c# p! Y* q Nothing can be accomplished without norms or standards.! |1 |# @3 A# C. M# w
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Man proposes; God disposes.
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7 e2 i$ s; Z! k/ \$ R 弄巧成拙
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' i6 M S& q {: ^4 A9 y 抛砖引玉
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# z+ o* k3 m4 @1 o 千里之行始于足下
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人之初,性本善
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Humans are born good.
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Just as there is paradise in heaven, there are Suzhou and Hangzhou on earth
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a blessing in disguise;
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seek truth from facts; be practical and realistic; be true to facts
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Unity is strength.
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6 T2 J1 Y; M" ]8 ?; R* f a sheer fabrication out of nothing; fabricate rumors out of thin air3 B5 b# g4 o$ Y( X3 ?8 }" W
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( o* `! c" t- U0 e! B% \ twist the law to suit one's own purpose7 {3 K' k6 ~3 D7 y6 W& O. A
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a new broom sweeps clean
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accumulate strength for a take-off
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心想事成
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May all your wish come true% |* b, J. N+ _/ q; N
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( ]5 P' U; W5 Z( k) \" L 心照不宣
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/ ]" G- G" J: M/ k8 z4 I- y% { have a tacit understanding; thoroughly understand each other, without having exchanged a word of explanation6 B- I4 a& B9 ]; T+ a+ s
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" ~# h d1 \* z" O1 G0 \5 l 先入为主
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First impressions are firmly entrenched.
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6 x2 H7 c8 O# h t0 ? 先下手为强1 ~1 D+ @1 ^0 l
5 E. g$ R0 o& ]# E2 `' A. B7 _ He who strikes first gains the advantage.
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The best defense is offense.
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热锅上的蚂蚁. ?% o) Z9 J0 w2 |- g
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2 e/ {9 M) |* v. z0 Q9 [7 C 息事宁人
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pour oil on troubled waters; patch up a quarrel and reconcile the parties concerned- G3 S1 f* `0 N
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严以律己,宽以待人
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be strict with oneself and lenient with others
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Jack shall have Jill, all shall be well.81
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* P- @1 b2 _0 K# C0 j- g 有钱能使鬼推磨
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1 p. I4 h6 [: o' w Money makes the mare go./ Money talks.82* T0 M$ u* y d3 A/ K0 {
! V) F3 L3 ~$ f3 Q0 n3 [5 J9 h 有识之士- _6 w2 Y. B% w/ ~2 h
+ e/ ~8 ~- F# F* J- } a man of insight83
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bold but not crafty84
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有缘千里来相会
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, P* F# z% V2 Y3 j 与时俱进
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因材施教0 p$ P) O, C* @0 L" T- f: K
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/ w- c; w* f9 t4 ?! Y F/ M2 Y" e& a 欲穷千里目,更上一层楼
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1 h$ L& V3 s$ G4 V to ascend another storey to see a thousand miles further; Ascend further, were you to look farther.
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冤家宜解不宜结
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Better make friends than make enemies.
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% s) N) x! ^, m8 y$ e) I w 冤假错案
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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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bring in wealth and treasure
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target of public criticism
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be an armchair strategist
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q/ ~& D" L( ` You can't wrap fire in paper.
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