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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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0 p! U7 F8 ^$ _, I, F1 r& P5 P 爱屋及乌$ j* l- Z. u- [) U
3 \) D; H/ V' x2 t Love me, love my dog.
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+ I$ U+ n8 O2 Y3 U: \$ {. K 百闻不如一见
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, J h$ V9 c; ^% L One look is worth a thousand words.
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. X# c3 p& A& f' E2 t- J9 m 比上不足,比下有余3 [: r; h4 d/ K6 k# i
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to fall short of the best, but be better than the worst
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* [. H: W7 y% m6 J! a' x7 S 笨鸟先飞2 c* A; h, h4 `' R. f
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不打不成交
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6 b: x1 S$ ^/ U3 c l: v2 ] rob Peter to pay Paul0 e+ M+ x5 X# C _! ?
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0 m" f) ^# P2 m( ^4 ^" x% K 辞旧迎新
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国泰民安
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going beyond the limit is as bad as falling short; excess is just as bad as deficiency;
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和气生财
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friendliness is conducive to business success6 ^# B8 d L& H% V* z
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% v, A# g! P5 J( p never too old to learn
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; u5 b- [" f4 c$ i There are spots even on the sun.
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be down-to-earth
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君子之交淡如水
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A hedge between keeps friendship green.
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老生常谈,陈词滥调
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名利双收
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On festive occasions more than ever one thinks of one's dear ones far away.
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谋事在人,成事在天. i" {+ ~/ I1 ]5 J, o9 T5 @# }
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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 whale1 |5 C* `# ]; g; ?
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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 `( }" w( p: z* } i. `$ q7 _$ u
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take the preemptive opportunities
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0 v% x, Y% [% M' M* m R3 p One can't make bricks without straw.
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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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强龙难压地头蛇
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Where there is a will, there is a way.
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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.
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# ~$ Y y6 y5 p# @ 说曹操,曹操到
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/ o( [+ H! o9 u* Z* o. r0 q Unity is strength.
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1 u% E0 ^7 Y/ z5 ~8 m 无中生有
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徇私枉法
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& ^; }: T: w1 y. ~$ [ 新官上任三把火* G7 n; {5 P) W
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a new broom sweeps clean
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May all your wish come true+ I, Z, h) @# H% [
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( j1 ]6 T! Y q2 W' U have a tacit understanding; thoroughly understand each other, without having exchanged a word of explanation
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1 H2 g# O& O' s$ b# D First impressions are firmly entrenched.0 y) a& P& R; B. u) e1 u3 B7 S- z
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3 l, [1 c" m' h4 o, d 先下手为强: i/ w4 b6 D y( E% v1 c
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0 s9 v6 c7 Z; t6 U: S' G ants on a hot pan
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& }: @2 ^/ z# N- l/ `& N( J9 \ 现身说法
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pour oil on troubled waters; patch up a quarrel and reconcile the parties concerned8 u! Y7 U: A- r5 S X& V
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2 B& G3 v% c2 |4 e: C/ u7 \1 [ proceed in an orderly way and step by step; advance gradually in due order
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Jack shall have Jill, all shall be well.818 i4 g# l% ?; s$ G5 [) Z
+ U: r; Y# N3 O6 o 有钱能使鬼推磨
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与时俱进
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3 p# p; l: F" R/ M$ l1 T' m0 ` to ascend another storey to see a thousand miles further; Ascend further, were you to look farther.& @8 ~; U* J2 @ K& X3 i
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9 _ Q- z1 a+ r- P Haste makes waste.
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survival of the fittest
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" x8 W7 T" W9 t* A0 u 冤家宜解不宜结
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A promise is a promise.
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" [9 j( L" W* |+ {) L be an armchair strategist
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