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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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# W: O& J& O5 o O 爱屋及乌! T' |& E2 ?8 d- V
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One look is worth a thousand words.
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( S0 a7 W" J' u0 D1 a1 o 笨鸟先飞9 N1 \. I, O& k8 i
5 r; V9 u3 o% L2 w3 {7 t, C3 n A slow sparrow should make an early start.
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spare no effort; go all out; do one's best
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No discord, no concord.5 K$ s7 T" d5 n* K) H- r" X- g
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拆东墙补西墙
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bid farewell to the old and usher in the new/ a I/ c4 n) a+ b9 n6 ]; Q
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大事化小,小事化了
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7 g+ F N4 n3 O1 s7 u$ |2 T- p try first to make their mistake sound less serious and then to reduce it to nothing at all
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8 F6 F) b, E# {3 U5 ` 好了伤疤忘了疼& k6 a! x4 K* c# J& ]
8 F0 c0 o6 t! | 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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Bad news travels fast.
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活到老学到老
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let bygones be bygones
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! N6 X! U& N$ g1 i' ^ 金玉满堂3 N- R, q; Z* n7 t7 K0 E3 ^
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Treasures fill the home.
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* v% \, m# T7 g A hedge between keeps friendship green.
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6 b$ y3 [ @- a 老生常谈,陈词滥调
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cut and dried; cliché7 ]1 [5 [3 S1 W+ _
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+ T# l- [$ S+ X0 z) A 礼尚往来
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3 h+ F9 e. Y; q9 I Where there is life, there is hope.
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. C" @: ?) D* X 马到成功
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名利双收
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gain both fame and wealth
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& Q: a1 S3 q, o* N' N8 K, B be suddenly enlightened
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7 n0 G" b/ Q5 h+ [4 p0 B& b Nothing can be accomplished without norms or standards., _1 Q1 W/ x+ m& p- O
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3 O4 o% B5 l, F% a0 u, H 每逢佳节倍思亲& o* _7 Z$ J7 ^ m* C" h% {# t
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谋事在人,成事在天
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& e6 o, x, Z6 V& j a modest spur to induce others to come forward with valuable contributions; throw a sprat to catch a whale
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9 h! j0 @& c; X8 i 巧妇难为无米之炊
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1 `1 r$ M: y/ c' L# B5 |7 T" t One can't make bricks without straw.
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0 ^' v2 ] C+ x2 v 千里之行始于足下
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7 {/ ]7 O' j' U8 K0 x! ` a thousand-li journey begins with the first step--the highest eminence is to be gained step by step
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Where there is a will, there is a way.
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2 U$ n& r8 w$ P4 U) `: {( ] 世外桃源8 ?$ x" r" i: s6 [) \* A/ k5 }. E
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/ Y: e- Q' F$ i4 G1 J 人之初,性本善
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Just as there is paradise in heaven, there are Suzhou and Hangzhou on earth
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5 Y6 e3 N. s$ ]6 l0 ~5 h' V& N 塞翁失马,焉知非福
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5 S* Y$ E( x5 _$ A, a5 v A man should be independent at the age of thirty. /At thirty, a man should be able to think for himself.
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水涨船高
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speak the plain truth; call a spade a spade; tell it as it is
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团结就是力量
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Birds of a feather flock together.
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望子成龙
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5 g* O* j+ k, M( l4 l# Y x4 b 无中生有1 @. I2 k% E& ~
; q; B' O) E9 p e a sheer fabrication out of nothing; fabricate rumors out of thin air
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5 X+ W9 p( ~) |5 r 无风不起浪
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s, j2 f- t: f- a( X 徇私枉法
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蓄势待发
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accumulate strength for a take-off
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心想事成
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9 t7 ~7 \3 t% P0 A9 `( A7 I May all your wish come true
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have a tacit understanding; thoroughly understand each other, without having exchanged a word of explanation
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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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ants on a hot pan5 E! N; I a( y" l/ X) X' F" Z9 b
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现身说法
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息事宁人
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* }6 i, R% q. q pour oil on troubled waters; patch up a quarrel and reconcile the parties concerned
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/ D D8 @2 A2 a { proceed in an orderly way and step by step; advance gradually in due order
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Money makes the mare go./ Money talks.82 L" Z X c9 e
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有缘千里来相会! L6 {! ~+ S4 D
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8 l% P" v# Q* `4 ` 与时俱进
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keep pace with the times86
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因材施教
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teach students according to their aptitude
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6 {4 Y+ M; ~1 j& o- b# C6 b' | to ascend another storey to see a thousand miles further; Ascend further, were you to look farther.
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More haste, less speed.
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8 q( r U. e3 |( T% y 优胜劣汰
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冤家宜解不宜结
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冤假错案
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一言既出,驷马难追
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9 c$ x1 [- z7 a f1 R You can't wrap fire in paper.
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