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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!6 D6 |- _4 }0 t3 |' [8 V
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Love me, love my dog.
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5 P5 N$ ?. @9 f6 q0 G 百闻不如一见
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笨鸟先飞
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' y$ z# z' o; G% c( A# j 辞旧迎新
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2 M( d# O$ `8 T7 {8 T- t1 b bid farewell to the old and usher in the new
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大事化小,小事化了
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# N2 R% m0 K$ p try first to make their mistake sound less serious and then to reduce it to nothing at all: B. P$ M) H* i8 Z- Q$ j) @
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大开眼界
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broaden one's horizon; be an eye-opener2 s' x+ T* m8 [+ G
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* q1 S6 m8 I" B going beyond the limit is as bad as falling short; excess is just as bad as deficiency;" _ ^( _9 n8 P: ]
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too much is as bad as too little2 ^5 D& f, Y+ n( n4 H. v, G
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3 D( F3 U# V6 M2 e 好事不出门,坏事传千里4 L0 } ]# _5 g% \
1 \( A- A V+ z+ o# W. n Bad news travels fast.
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: a3 Z% M/ I+ T 活到老学到老
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7 A5 k0 ~( S8 z& v+ n/ k3 l There are spots even on the sun.
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金玉满堂
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' ~! d( T: l1 r$ h' a t/ }1 J Treasures fill the home.
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' R8 q8 h) u6 k7 [4 j 脚踏实地5 r) L7 P5 @: p6 [) o; M9 m9 n, O
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be down-to-earth
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! ]" q0 i' O% b" d+ g/ p$ y 脚踩两只船
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& B1 M, m2 }/ [8 | A hedge between keeps friendship green.
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" e) n7 B& ]) {' p 老生常谈,陈词滥调
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7 c6 B1 \' r7 B$ h cut and dried; cliché7 n1 H. q2 [8 U/ h8 F
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. r9 Y1 N: t4 l 留得青山在,不怕没柴烧
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2 ^) c* i" Z" U0 E ^9 b On festive occasions more than ever one thinks of one's dear ones far away.
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make a fool of oneself in trying to be smart
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suffer a double loss; lose the bait along with the fish
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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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& E6 e- `) r) [: r t cut off all means of retreat;burn one's own way of retreat and be determined to fight to the end( l" B' v# ^+ B# Q r( R# z4 H
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强龙难压地头蛇
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世外桃源
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7 F, f% Z8 u9 c8 c 人之初,性本善
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Humans are born good.
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3 | H5 c, \ ]4 ]7 n: b 塞翁失马,焉知非福
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& {3 s1 z1 M5 [; J a blessing in disguise;7 o1 k, p* K% }( h( P
: j, y) j; }: U5 P$ X Every cloud has a silver lining.
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) d3 a$ f" \4 i ?# M1 z. ` Time and tide wait for no man.
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+ M0 W7 \0 a/ M 杀鸡用牛刀
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1 a+ w* j7 Q3 M- g: @2 Z 说曹操,曹操到
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b- y4 T7 S. q6 G* n+ F6 [ 实践是检验真理的唯一标准
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天有不测风云
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9 Z3 n O( \/ \/ p$ g; _ Unity is strength.4 ?7 a: [7 x. n3 M/ y9 X8 i x
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; k! `6 ]" z( N ~" K& B Even if one jumped into the Yellow River, one can not wash oneself clean - there's nothing one can do to clear one's name
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3 W6 O+ {3 H; o* {! { 歪风邪气
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unhealthy trends and vulgar practices
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无中生有
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无风不起浪
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twist the law to suit one's own purpose
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新官上任三把火
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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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. R j2 c5 n6 @# R, \ First impressions are firmly entrenched.6 H6 ?* g; i" l$ o+ ]7 ]
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0 k0 l& l/ S- [7 Z3 m) ?# x* n- q 先下手为强
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: a$ G$ `. E& K- x/ [( G; a The best defense is offense.; ?. I7 N% f6 x
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2 A A! O" M: E: F3 ? 热锅上的蚂蚁+ i6 c6 n9 o& W2 R. ` d$ Z
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ants on a hot pan
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warn people by taking oneself as an example
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. a9 b; t4 Z# C 息事宁人
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' f8 l' h' d2 i& ` pour oil on troubled waters; patch up a quarrel and reconcile the parties concerned
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9 ~/ B' u; s9 S) {" {+ y be strict with oneself and lenient with others
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( J( d4 Z4 {4 V' I3 L 有钱能使鬼推磨
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Money makes the mare go./ Money talks.828 e" {; @* |1 m/ S2 f
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R1 O/ T+ W1 U2 N 有勇无谋! T; K" b3 n) O+ Y
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( F( ]9 l/ V+ d2 b8 [ 欲速则不达
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Haste makes waste.
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H+ Z& _5 h2 F5 k" C Great minds think alike.
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一言既出,驷马难追
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; Q3 Q7 [: A% M A promise is a promise.
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A real man never goes back on his words.
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