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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!3 W4 @5 v3 I1 q* v& r; ?
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Love me, love my dog.
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One look is worth a thousand words.$ N1 L6 F E& o/ f+ U. x/ H& \5 O
1 a! s' M. a7 N* v5 ~8 t Seeing is believing.2 [9 z; b, x, v% q
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笨鸟先飞
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$ X6 Z/ K" Z7 \8 L; E3 f) B A slow sparrow should make an early start.
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8 v3 w A# |& Q3 V( i 不遗余力" W- f& _( B; L" @/ m
& B5 o u: G( p* }8 @- L6 a spare no effort; go all out; do one's best: B! `% L+ ?9 n8 q1 i
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拆东墙补西墙
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大事化小,小事化了( P( J1 o: i4 N& D% [ Z; \
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try first to make their mistake sound less serious and then to reduce it to nothing at all! e( X4 S2 _/ @8 l6 w
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大开眼界 \/ c' h' g: D: w. |1 p g2 {
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国泰民安
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4 @7 ]1 Z; S5 J 过犹不及8 u6 F: F4 q W8 M7 \$ i L" [
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, V, f9 C7 h4 V+ b0 B5 p/ m2 P 好了伤疤忘了疼
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friendliness is conducive to business success
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/ A2 J) g* N; h, e0 i5 ?- F Treasures fill the home.) b' }$ J7 K7 Q& c6 f
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+ i. h9 m& ^. B: b) W 脚踏实地
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be down-to-earth
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- X; j$ J4 U/ n6 V; V 老生常谈,陈词滥调
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Where there is life, there is hope.
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be suddenly enlightened
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每逢佳节倍思亲
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弄巧成拙
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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% W2 u, ?1 ?1 d# W0 M7 V, v
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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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A man should be independent at the age of thirty. /At thirty, a man should be able to think for himself.3 P6 ] G1 I' r2 i9 \+ s
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天有不测风云
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a sheer fabrication out of nothing; fabricate rumors out of thin air/ B) s2 g/ X7 T$ l9 @5 \7 X. t
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8 r5 Z( F2 H+ c: ^/ s% j$ T( f( B 无风不起浪
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There are no waves without wind. Nothing comes of nothing.
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徇私枉法
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twist the law to suit one's own purpose% g, ~7 X9 f- j0 U/ U9 `% c
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新官上任三把火
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蓄势待发
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/ `- _$ ?7 H, m 心想事成
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May all your wish come true
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3 I% ?; s2 _; H$ A) t0 m9 b have a tacit understanding; thoroughly understand each other, without having exchanged a word of explanation& e7 ?' y1 A8 S# e$ S
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3 ^+ v' d2 L7 [" k5 x! l 先入为主
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5 a+ ?5 j& W; B First impressions are firmly entrenched.* E, F2 `9 b! J+ C: R( R
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先下手为强
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The best defense is offense.
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ants on a hot pan
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现身说法. R0 M' I0 Z$ [! t* }$ U' ?
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warn people by taking oneself as an example
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pour oil on troubled waters; patch up a quarrel and reconcile the parties concerned
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6 {/ ^. A1 V: D+ b 循序渐进- |1 q8 A: c7 \' q( S4 t2 u
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: g* f: F: g7 w. N; \ 严以律己,宽以待人
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6 m2 {: h4 t# r' V l" E/ x6 H9 F 有情人终成眷属
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Jack shall have Jill, all shall be well.81
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P e' A b0 v; f Money makes the mare go./ Money talks.82
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1 w" c; E$ j. U+ c& X+ b 有缘千里来相会2 H6 x1 x6 t8 Y, P( U
6 E% H9 @! o( x5 R. W6 J Separated as we are thousands of miles apart, we come together as if by predestination.85" G( z# M% N1 G! {9 Y
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people-oriented
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4 H. v Y2 H8 b( a, ? teach students according to their aptitude
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欲穷千里目,更上一层楼
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2 R1 c& V: P- E8 t7 q0 j Haste makes waste.
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冤假错案
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6 h/ T. x6 m0 v. d- {% L$ v# ~/ I! f cases in which people were unjustly, falsely or wrongly charged or sentenced; unjust, false or wrong cases1 ^. c6 r6 R2 V9 ~
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A real man never goes back on his words.
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$ F, U: r# m' k% T bring in wealth and treasure
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3 z* c% [5 M/ X 债台高筑
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target of public criticism
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be an armchair strategist
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纸包不住火
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What's done by night appears by day.
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caught in a dilemma; between the devil and the deep blue sea |
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