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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!- B; @9 e& j. i+ b$ A0 ]) M
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0 L2 E$ k: n& k Love me, love my dog.
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比上不足,比下有余
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to fall short of the best, but be better than the worst3 b6 u1 i; d/ R/ E( D* z A
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6 z* j& M& E& K) D, I( S3 m 不打不成交
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/ c( O0 G1 L/ b( ?: | 大事化小,小事化了3 w' B2 X, \1 h3 G# f& e$ Z5 V8 B
+ i; M8 m4 I0 L) w try first to make their mistake sound less serious and then to reduce it to nothing at all
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the country flourishes and people live in peace
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' K$ Z2 k2 m% v! V# G( s4 E Bad news travels fast.
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和气生财
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friendliness is conducive to business success
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9 b6 a( n) o9 n% b5 C There are spots even on the sun.
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脚踩两只船
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sit on the fence; be a fence-sitter; have a foot in either camp
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8 ], g8 b: j" z. V1 y 君子之交淡如水
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1 C) N9 Y3 [3 B- m. Q% [* ~9 z2 e A hedge between keeps friendship green.
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; b6 x& N: n( ^& h5 v& a& a/ [, _ K 老生常谈,陈词滥调
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achieve immediate victory; win instant success
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; @: H! Y) p; q6 A" {# \& y 茅塞顿开
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0 i s- J) x$ l) G, Z+ ~) V 每逢佳节倍思亲3 J- R% j5 c4 H0 g! ]- f
3 Q* z9 d/ W( U6 X) O8 n0 D8 R On festive occasions more than ever one thinks of one's dear ones far away." J7 c+ O7 s# F& N8 G, c7 O
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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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fear wolves ahead and tigers behind; hesitate in doing something
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强龙难压地头蛇
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6 u& }' |0 }1 F The mighty dragon is no match for the native serpent.
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a blessing in disguise;
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Every cloud has a silver lining.
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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.* W# y: Z3 W, s
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韬光养晦
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5 w/ G* [; t; e1 I/ `/ z1 [ unhealthy trends and vulgar practices
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. \3 x4 @$ j: x! U) x2 J% d3 Y 无中生有
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a sheer fabrication out of nothing; fabricate rumors out of thin air+ l' Q p( m6 w
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! J5 e9 w- O. G& M* i$ n There are no waves without wind. Nothing comes of nothing.
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. y8 u( @; J' L: Y5 p3 q twist the law to suit one's own purpose
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+ L5 O- @. a) u 新官上任三把火1 C' [ j5 @+ K, ]2 j
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a new broom sweeps clean8 q& K/ ?' }1 M; ~! c% I
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/ o9 B& @3 j9 A0 r5 X# m" P* Z 蓄势待发+ F0 k8 G( u9 {7 _3 G6 t
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心想事成) s9 E) H* B$ }% H4 i( Q
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, Y4 U# r+ T' ?3 j4 v1 z/ g. F 心照不宣
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5 n/ ~8 T8 W9 H$ v) N) E have a tacit understanding; thoroughly understand each other, without having exchanged a word of explanation0 ?$ v3 H% ], C, n, {& O3 ?
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先入为主9 a% y* |, R! @! k2 i( \" d1 z8 f
5 C+ M3 `9 V' X 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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& `& h( h( r3 H g ants on a hot pan7 G# ~; O9 i5 @( s" a5 p
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/ t ]% ?+ e1 y- } warn people by taking oneself as an example
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: m8 P, i* U8 q9 p( y. ~* V! A/ U 息事宁人7 ` \( B. _$ a. D1 G
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proceed in an orderly way and step by step; advance gradually in due order
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be strict with oneself and lenient with others
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有情人终成眷属
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Jack shall have Jill, all shall be well.81
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Money makes the mare go./ Money talks.82- l( J; {4 k i) ~. K0 H
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Separated as we are thousands of miles apart, we come together as if by predestination.851 n! ]; I& z: [! F
& y1 f# n0 V- G; @7 r1 `- \5 n 与时俱进
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0 k' j: d0 d- i9 j! ?/ |9 o 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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+ ?/ t/ x0 y. z( s3 Z 欲速则不达
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) Y" |+ g% y, o2 j7 K Haste makes waste./ b3 ], A# A7 Q* Z: X
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More haste, less speed.
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Great minds think alike./ f4 B5 H0 ~& p
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* S1 M- ]3 h; b2 M: \! ?; E 冤家宜解不宜结
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cases in which people were unjustly, falsely or wrongly charged or sentenced; unjust, false or wrong cases9 p* N9 _. Z% F0 h2 m2 d
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A promise is a promise.
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bring in wealth and treasure
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be an armchair strategist
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, F3 d. B% {! D5 B 纸包不住火
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) ~9 h" n. E& A# X What's done by night appears by day.
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