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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!# N: Q0 c, `$ \+ ?9 Q0 x
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' y4 V( E" n9 n, h) Z- ^, R 爱屋及乌
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" v. X( s; v3 { Love me, love my dog.
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2 a7 _- p* I( i' w One look is worth a thousand words.+ D: `1 G7 h6 [$ Z9 _4 a% H4 }. ?8 c
( J2 s5 f( w w: d5 U$ u1 O7 i Seeing is believing.
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; ~% N* `7 W7 [4 `' N; V1 a to fall short of the best, but be better than the worst
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# X9 H) S7 L- x spare no effort; go all out; do one's best
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拆东墙补西墙
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bid farewell to the old and usher in the new
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5 F1 P& E9 Q# O) d1 ?. ^7 c 大事化小，小事化了
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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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+ \/ w) ?$ |# [4 o6 n% M 大开眼界
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broaden one's horizon; be an eye-opener
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0 h h1 L! n! N# t the country flourishes and people live in peace
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过犹不及: \4 @- V* N/ }. w8 ]' S# ~
( j& K' G1 |! u+ l/ R going beyond the limit is as bad as falling short; excess is just as bad as deficiency;, a5 X( o" x7 V- @. J5 Z: Q4 s! F
- F3 {' ` Q8 h, Z* e too much is as bad as too little6 M Z4 O* K, G, f' u; k! W
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好事不出门，坏事传千里* P( r+ _- w0 B: ~" ~, u
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friendliness is conducive to business success
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let bygones be bygones
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7 b7 u4 o5 g8 b0 w3 Q 金玉满堂
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5 r6 e3 a6 E8 {2 I2 B8 |$ w' R4 O Treasures fill the home.- ?; R& q- e. B7 O4 H0 ]4 i* h5 [
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B( G- c6 n. ]8 E8 U; ^7 Q 脚踩两只船
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老生常谈，陈词滥调
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- }2 I* V+ V- a, U Courtesy calls for reciprocity.
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achieve immediate victory; win instant success
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1 W+ z6 }2 H6 U 茅塞顿开
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& a H' q8 Z5 ^% L& C3 m" [ 没有规矩，不成方圆' j/ Y" o+ x( k9 E$ n- F2 l2 _
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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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, P1 m% Q& j: J. m 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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巧妇难为无米之炊
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强龙难压地头蛇
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The mighty dragon is no match for the native serpent.
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A fall of seasonal snow gives promise of a fruitful year
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3 W e n9 u' I 上有天堂，下有苏杭0 {9 P6 W( b# X. _1 s3 e5 C, W! S
3 e% I; Q; j1 E1 z a Just as there is paradise in heaven, there are Suzhou and Hangzhou on earth
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a blessing in disguise;
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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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水涨船高
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speak of the devil
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糖衣炮弹
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6 i: J! B' r6 ?0 w: O" Y: I9 \ 团结就是力量
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seek nothing but profits; be blind to all but one's own interests( z! N+ @- B; m% C5 i
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a sheer fabrication out of nothing; fabricate rumors out of thin air3 T# `- B- `0 _
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' W7 q) k. r2 t) f 徇私枉法
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, [: K' j) j; v3 Q, P twist the law to suit one's own purpose
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新官上任三把火
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accumulate strength for a take-off
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" A! f. X9 M) [8 W 心想事成% Y k9 x V4 H; _' k
9 r+ Q; e; f4 N- F! j* s) r: z May all your wish come true3 k0 j, `7 @0 M6 {6 u M0 M' S
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心照不宣
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have a tacit understanding; thoroughly understand each other, without having exchanged a word of explanation
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4 m, e. V5 ~( o First impressions are firmly entrenched.
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) I: x; w' ?# W* v) O1 D, @1 @ 先下手为强
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He who strikes first gains the advantage.
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The best defense is offense.
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! g% c, w; l5 O pour oil on troubled waters; patch up a quarrel and reconcile the parties concerned
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" E6 D6 p" Z4 m 有情人终成眷属
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有钱能使鬼推磨
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Money makes the mare go./ Money talks.82
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5 z0 F) i8 T9 W& B0 T5 e 有识之士% a" }3 D- j; ~# Q
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$ v4 V7 W ?& D+ S6 y) L 有勇无谋9 ]) n" b, d( Y$ U4 x' Y
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* C- ~( \+ x9 X# ]0 [. z, D$ A 欲穷千里目，更上一层楼6 e( X: w ~: Z d1 z7 c" L
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优胜劣汰
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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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A real man never goes back on his words.
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$ W- J5 Q @% r' J What's done by night appears by day.
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