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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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2 Y( |) l7 |. c; [ 百闻不如一见7 M2 X1 [+ ? k. M, h$ p4 `* M
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One look is worth a thousand words.
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Seeing is believing.
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笨鸟先飞
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! Z" `! z* O. e& }% \ A slow sparrow should make an early start.& p3 G* _5 u) \
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" m8 e) C& K: j+ a7 p& G2 k 不遗余力
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$ X2 @; q2 X! L% o spare no effort; go all out; do one's best
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( {7 K8 |* V4 U No discord, no concord.
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拆东墙补西墙
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rob Peter to pay Paul
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" ?% L8 V# I. n5 T8 u 辞旧迎新
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: i( q' \9 |7 j bid farewell to the old and usher in the new
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9 [4 B7 p+ C8 {- {: M 大事化小,小事化了6 I9 s6 `5 g( Y) P# [
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try first to make their mistake sound less serious and then to reduce it to nothing at all* c( E( m8 d& x
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broaden one's horizon; be an eye-opener
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the country flourishes and people live in peace; {5 D/ p+ x) w8 b0 x8 ^. P, u7 o
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/ I5 I' R# G4 K1 ~7 i going beyond the limit is as bad as falling short; excess is just as bad as deficiency;
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好事不出门,坏事传千里/ {7 ]/ y* ^ J9 t2 P* A
8 [ I3 I8 W7 V( t Bad news travels fast.% V3 V1 ^" v* {8 K3 v: f
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和气生财5 P! E0 z/ T* m4 e( l5 K9 E2 C8 w
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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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# X4 m" J0 R. z. p' Q 君子之交淡如水( p& ~- f6 d4 t ~$ H0 O
; c$ L8 K, B! n5 j# v& D8 V A hedge between keeps friendship green.4 R! K3 W$ x6 C; _: K+ x6 \, h5 y
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+ K+ c* k6 R' l+ K n5 v cut and dried; cliché
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Where there is life, there is hope.
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马到成功
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}; v4 i/ U, H( y a' `0 ]0 l3 v 名利双收- q) p) K5 n1 l& b1 h0 C% ?
$ C) }3 J4 ^3 i1 w) B$ n gain both fame and wealth
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' e7 P2 H6 t' e/ N' }# [- e% \ be suddenly enlightened
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* x* Y5 F2 t& |& F8 J7 o8 s- |. E 弄巧成拙
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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 fish2 A6 l6 C" E3 b! x3 ^& U' R
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cut off all means of retreat;burn one's own way of retreat and be determined to fight to the end
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" E% [- D; }5 ?) @ 千里之行始于足下
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fear wolves ahead and tigers behind; hesitate in doing something3 A0 K$ S+ q# B% v
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强龙难压地头蛇
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# H! Q v4 s/ L4 z 瑞雪兆丰年
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A fall of seasonal snow gives promise of a fruitful year
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# n4 b" \0 n$ L4 r; B Where there is a will, there is a way.
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9 O7 g8 Q1 ^9 y$ f 塞翁失马,焉知非福- i* `! K# m8 b( o* R) ~4 e
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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.& P5 L" f0 u8 p
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3 D( D6 I. ^5 l 水涨船高
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seek truth from facts; be practical and realistic; be true to facts2 ]7 r7 S9 B( d) d- m0 E
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{8 J+ U* c6 A- y, o0 u; M 说曹操,曹操到8 W, C! `' K8 c n
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实践是检验真理的唯一标准
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Birds of a feather flock together.
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, k( ~+ S9 x; A a sheer fabrication out of nothing; fabricate rumors out of thin air
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. c, l5 l8 W6 {$ M* ] There are no waves without wind. Nothing comes of nothing.
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1 W+ s6 I9 n Z# o 徇私枉法
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2 h) j* \) T2 x" J, t' \ accumulate strength for a take-off
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; L2 X, v- I; y" Z 心想事成+ ^- O4 Y! m* n7 q4 N6 l
8 g/ h$ k! A* I3 q, V May all your wish come true' k- d% S W% m6 v
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have a tacit understanding; thoroughly understand each other, without having exchanged a word of explanation- J4 H- M0 Z2 b8 t
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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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+ G1 q! B& \! P) Y 现身说法
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warn people by taking oneself as an example
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" @1 n5 B6 @0 l4 M+ k; D 循序渐进. @8 L' P7 I9 B* T% b% @' U) q
4 y4 z5 Q1 K* _/ k. g proceed in an orderly way and step by step; advance gradually in due order
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严以律己,宽以待人* [9 A8 J2 b' F3 ~1 `3 L* K
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3 s' H5 s: a- i$ s 有钱能使鬼推磨
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! j9 b C# q5 N9 O7 b3 x! h 有勇无谋
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有缘千里来相会
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: S. u$ T2 S; }* Y8 b1 z 欲穷千里目,更上一层楼
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More haste, less speed.
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survival of the fittest
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4 D( F. w, V5 \2 A 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 cases
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0 y7 S/ M9 D& Z 一言既出,驷马难追
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纸上谈兵
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