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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!. I1 O5 N. _; F( u1 I2 O* }
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6 x) x5 C0 G- g/ y! r" m Love me, love my dog.
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! Y, [+ Q: U8 U& S f One look is worth a thousand words.( V& t. r, n3 c5 M/ G7 e
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/ N' `. k9 F" P/ ~! v& h 拆东墙补西墙
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* L$ {0 L7 n2 k* a F 辞旧迎新; S8 d s6 e( j) T# R- a6 c/ v+ f6 R F
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: v$ k/ {( R2 B 大事化小,小事化了2 @: s" K7 A2 Q' x0 E
2 Q& z! I* F) ]$ O try first to make their mistake sound less serious and then to reduce it to nothing at all
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broaden one's horizon; be an eye-opener6 s0 x6 f8 Y2 W
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& I, v7 ?8 j& V9 j) k( Z0 x 过犹不及9 I; j) I: V2 R0 d# w; Z. ~
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going beyond the limit is as bad as falling short; excess is just as bad as deficiency;% ^+ U0 T4 d! _. |$ o9 c6 P. X
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too much is as bad as too little
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once on shore, one prays no more
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7 t% c$ E9 N: j- I1 F$ | 活到老学到老6 T: @$ J- a% y) ], W y1 J
! M* a5 _9 m6 b/ h; B never too old to learn
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$ q' h" b, j4 |* L* u# n y5 L 既往不咎3 X, d2 e8 W( Y% M4 o
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/ A3 {4 x7 G& L. Q9 w1 i' r 金无足赤,人无完人7 C: {: b6 L9 S5 z, v% p& G
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( t$ X+ S( K/ L( c) B) } Treasures fill the home.
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脚踏实地
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% T5 V8 k/ T# K/ W( ~' f# l 脚踩两只船! P1 O4 R: d8 O7 H3 {4 F
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sit on the fence; be a fence-sitter; have a foot in either camp
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. `; g# K+ E' A7 M A hedge between keeps friendship green.
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) Z% j+ c4 P. a* P# X* ] cut and dried; cliché
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6 D( Z0 m( P$ }# N5 }* |. E/ x 礼尚往来
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; v7 F3 f: K1 O6 P0 A achieve immediate victory; win instant success$ e- m7 F+ X' s/ U' q) W) }$ z2 B8 a
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D6 d7 o2 S$ Q2 E7 R 名利双收
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茅塞顿开
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/ p, n5 h# A/ K 没有规矩,不成方圆7 b- F( B' x9 e5 N, G6 ~
- ^: V. m6 X& c$ m+ X Nothing can be accomplished without norms or standards.
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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 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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cut off all means of retreat;burn one's own way of retreat and be determined to fight to the end4 a& s ]+ b! c0 e1 P, U0 }' d
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$ V5 @8 O8 X& o5 W: c n 强龙难压地头蛇
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' u6 E& a. b8 Z" } A ship rises with the tide
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杀鸡用牛刀
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seek truth from facts; be practical and realistic; be true to facts
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- v, N' |# h4 q% X 团结就是力量
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$ l3 d+ J' F% L' E Unity is strength.
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无中生有
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a sheer fabrication out of nothing; fabricate rumors out of thin air
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: `: f2 o- u; y) n4 Y8 n 无风不起浪
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9 u6 ^: Y# u( m There are no waves without wind. Nothing comes of nothing.
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0 R& L8 c5 G& ? J( Z8 h. a 新官上任三把火9 }+ Y7 f8 Z: E H
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蓄势待发
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accumulate strength for a take-off5 M( k+ z% t9 g T8 U
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3 u! F5 C3 ^1 {( k; W9 \$ x) p4 T2 [% S 心想事成# x, C! u7 O" P& w: J2 _
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have a tacit understanding; thoroughly understand each other, without having exchanged a word of explanation
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First impressions are firmly entrenched.
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先下手为强
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He who strikes first gains the advantage.
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# {8 _: s$ k5 @ The best defense is offense.
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warn people by taking oneself as an example" T6 K: M8 R k* s
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. j# j. V4 ^( x( F$ t 息事宁人! d2 s' P" H( X. ~9 B- k
0 ^/ a9 l5 H0 f: a9 \; ^: c pour oil on troubled waters; patch up a quarrel and reconcile the parties concerned7 L; _6 ^, `/ a8 r! b
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. P6 g# f& Q4 Q* I7 k3 R0 Z- S 循序渐进
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" Z% u% `2 v+ k 严以律己,宽以待人; [+ p& @1 t `, ]+ N
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Jack shall have Jill, all shall be well.81% Y4 Y, ^2 m( t# E7 G4 m
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有钱能使鬼推磨
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Money makes the mare go./ Money talks.82. ?1 u3 N! c9 q$ Z3 h6 O/ p
I0 }; R1 j1 W L+ ?, u/ R 有识之士! N" h6 L$ W7 B1 f7 R
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a man of insight838 Q5 X3 i4 m7 A- c
9 f5 h" f$ k l: }8 r 有勇无谋! Q5 s7 Y# Z Y) _+ z
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! W, B% S% S( ^' L# f Separated as we are thousands of miles apart, we come together as if by predestination.85
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与时俱进
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keep pace with the times86) ^& S2 L5 |# g+ B( \
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因材施教
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9 M( [$ B7 @/ w# o teach students according to their aptitude
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& Y# l5 F/ `" x- f 欲速则不达
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' T; L$ N+ W7 A/ W7 x6 a More haste, less speed.
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survival of the fittest
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Great minds think alike.
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cases in which people were unjustly, falsely or wrongly charged or sentenced; unjust, false or wrong cases1 K7 \& U* ]9 R# \% v# ?/ ?
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W* ~: T7 r+ U+ e A promise is a promise.6 J: I( p6 r2 m6 {; @) h8 l5 B
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bring in wealth and treasure
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债台高筑
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become debt-ridden. A4 F# p; I. E9 }2 ]
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纸上谈兵
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You can't wrap fire in paper.
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What's done by night appears by day.& Z: s# I$ g! t# k
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! P7 H2 a5 q h a caught in a dilemma; between the devil and the deep blue sea |
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