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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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爱屋及乌
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! n4 ]& {! o6 T, G4 q Love me, love my dog.7 @6 ]5 b: p; a3 _! e
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百闻不如一见
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One look is worth a thousand words.
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+ h+ m0 d8 R3 g6 g 比上不足,比下有余
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" H7 G0 c* V6 G u0 ]& { to fall short of the best, but be better than the worst" X* ~% n* f3 K8 ?9 w
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9 P3 W: T5 \+ t' c/ M2 O& A A slow sparrow should make an early start.. }( ?' F3 W1 i% l3 e, n
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' {7 u" Z7 c; P No discord, no concord.
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5 z: ~0 M3 o+ D' @3 I6 S4 ~6 } bid farewell to the old and usher in the new
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8 j. l9 {' f* A+ H% U 大事化小,小事化了( f+ ^1 X8 x9 R+ f% @& L
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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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$ ^+ X% p* `0 L6 R* J% v 过犹不及$ D; {% E' H& [7 m5 U' x8 U0 o7 {
8 W/ L0 k- ~. q, w7 w, t1 F" K going beyond the limit is as bad as falling short; excess is just as bad as deficiency; S' u' L/ z2 p6 J
* g$ T* I0 w- J- t too much is as bad as too little" c3 f; W" p: ~6 |3 ]3 d% q) u q k" N
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" ~7 r) w8 E: u. [; T- ~3 } 好事不出门,坏事传千里1 ~6 e4 H5 L, P0 n7 n" |4 l8 v' l
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9 a6 t. c: E$ h% |& Z; K6 m friendliness is conducive to business success
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* V' y- N, R& `- b4 F There are spots even on the sun.' _) u" a& ~- v* g4 u
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+ [8 @ x7 e p; b/ m Treasures fill the home.
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" D( p9 B2 v t& ? Courtesy calls for reciprocity.
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Where there is life, there is hope.
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achieve immediate victory; win instant success
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gain both fame and wealth6 e( _# d# l3 O) o B" T* K L
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( N1 H5 |0 t) r/ G* |$ w. s! q' n 茅塞顿开" |. s* L: J8 s a# ^4 F8 E7 D$ ?; V& p
f' @$ t& L2 K$ J7 V; Q be suddenly enlightened
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; x& G; {7 n+ W$ h suffer a double loss; lose the bait along with the fish
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: d* J) U* L! @+ |' }0 C7 u 抛砖引玉
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a modest spur to induce others to come forward with valuable contributions; throw a sprat to catch a whale9 k: s; ]3 X. B, F
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take the preemptive opportunities
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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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Past experience, if not forgotten, is a guide for the future.
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9 I2 W" o5 b' j. U6 p" [ 强龙难压地头蛇& @- I+ U) W; m; k4 R$ R( g4 R8 t
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; x' }$ H1 O2 E1 h 人逢喜事精神爽
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People are in high spirits when involved in happy events.
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a retreat away from the turmoil of the world
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/ d5 `# e- N* L& i7 Y A man should be independent at the age of thirty. /At thirty, a man should be able to think for himself.% X! k' _* t7 p& _
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% |' `" l) d% O5 `0 e 说曹操,曹操到
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speak the plain truth; call a spade a spade; tell it as it is
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, d6 u3 `0 w( i0 q0 ~! C+ B) F 团结就是力量
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Unity is strength.
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$ c& d) y. o0 h 唯利是图
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seek nothing but profits; be blind to all but one's own interests2 `# N5 \: C5 z+ @7 X! z
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) S/ F/ o; N: A1 X: R# L3 t- r 无中生有
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a sheer fabrication out of nothing; fabricate rumors out of thin air
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" }# M* j7 V; b7 L' }7 Z. [, p There are no waves without wind. Nothing comes of nothing.; o- j5 k2 s/ \$ h* k4 O/ A% w" t1 l/ y
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twist the law to suit one's own purpose/ d: Z. u4 p! r& H
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& |2 ^/ g) [6 n4 r* c a new broom sweeps clean
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accumulate strength for a take-off! X2 ~4 t8 E! G9 o
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心想事成" G1 }5 F! [2 F; i! q
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May all your wish come true( S+ q% i1 I; C6 s$ ~
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have a tacit understanding; thoroughly understand each other, without having exchanged a word of explanation
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" Y" q0 t: p, V' ~+ R 先入为主
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First impressions are firmly entrenched.
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8 ^7 |# y( \6 }; y7 D He who strikes first gains the advantage.' c0 p# D8 I: U4 q6 |' Z
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9 _! O* A8 [9 o5 g 循序渐进
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Jack shall have Jill, all shall be well.811 Y9 ]1 o, R9 l/ k/ }! e
5 b1 [" B" g" |- | 有钱能使鬼推磨/ T1 K; P- `( D" E
: d# U ]# z: w Money makes the mare go./ Money talks.82
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有缘千里来相会& P! a# e! v- T- W& {* ]1 M: ~, `
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1 V4 F0 H) Z7 S/ ?7 \ 与时俱进
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以人为本
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Better make friends than make enemies.
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冤假错案
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% P% O! I! B6 R) o( j: B 招财进宝
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target of public criticism
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7 r2 Y' X* p. E! g You can't wrap fire in paper.
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caught in a dilemma; between the devil and the deep blue sea |
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