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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!- |' G6 b1 H. J# _. n( U) [
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爱屋及乌
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百闻不如一见
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# t& r; i3 y! p# @7 M7 n: D One look is worth a thousand words.2 F+ @* C" _, K- h
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Seeing is believing.
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8 S, X7 u6 @. W) v; y9 U 比上不足，比下有余9 V: j+ K4 T% i! A# `: ]$ j5 T) ]
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to fall short of the best, but be better than the worst: W8 n7 t; N2 V. o- a" I
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不遗余力
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No discord, no concord.
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rob Peter to pay Paul7 H% n6 {+ ^8 O) M
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辞旧迎新
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) K# H" }6 K- ?1 j, u1 w9 J bid farewell to the old and usher in the new
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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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broaden one's horizon; be an eye-opener
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国泰民安) m6 s. }2 j W/ O
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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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! X+ e- a) `1 e* Y/ \( I: J once on shore, one prays no more
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好事不出门，坏事传千里
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和气生财) s8 ]. X$ J3 ?# b; z' H; `
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金玉满堂
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7 L, h6 W, E7 H- c7 S! ^' A: t% E' ~$ R 老生常谈，陈词滥调
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礼尚往来
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Where there is life, there is hope.
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! r; h% Y% t. \3 {3 y4 T% ? 没有规矩，不成方圆 {$ k" W) o2 G/ o8 I
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On festive occasions more than ever one thinks of one's dear ones far away.; i: ]5 u% o, f7 S2 ]
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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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The mighty dragon is no match for the native serpent.
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A fall of seasonal snow gives promise of a fruitful year
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: ?* b T9 z' a9 R 上有天堂，下有苏杭
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a blessing in disguise;
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三十而立
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实践是检验真理的唯一标准
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Unity is strength.
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无中生有
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1 z' }( b0 N1 I" B 无风不起浪
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There are no waves without wind. Nothing comes of nothing.
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徇私枉法
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蓄势待发8 m9 L, |; Z, |& l; W) j ?
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accumulate strength for a take-off
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心想事成
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have a tacit understanding; thoroughly understand each other, without having exchanged a word of explanation9 e* ?. S' |2 G% y' x$ P
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9 k' b6 t; z/ R4 J+ F% h6 @9 W 先入为主
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: n/ D. c8 u& j' j He who strikes first gains the advantage.
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, S! p! u* _0 X0 o5 [% b The best defense is offense.' [9 \2 z$ p$ r' Y4 w' x( f
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8 r. G9 Y6 ^' Q: T( @* N 现身说法
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pour oil on troubled waters; patch up a quarrel and reconcile the parties concerned
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有缘千里来相会
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