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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!! I8 h+ |2 r3 F; N3 z! o. n* X
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爱屋及乌
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2 N2 W2 E* G2 H( m9 b1 o9 E+ R4 H One look is worth a thousand words.
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! H' J, X6 f& m5 ] Seeing is believing.; v0 F, r3 |, @6 b
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to fall short of the best, but be better than the worst
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: ~. J( s y/ u U/ P 拆东墙补西墙# g; U& N$ n' Z& Z' b
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rob Peter to pay Paul
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. ^8 }% ^( W3 h4 J. S0 k$ F7 v try first to make their mistake sound less serious and then to reduce it to nothing at all
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7 U: w a( G8 m6 z% }0 t 大开眼界
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国泰民安
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- o% U2 Q/ F( \4 P# D9 n 好了伤疤忘了疼
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harmony brings wealth;
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friendliness is conducive to business success
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never too old to learn
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! i4 U' k2 W$ Z" | 金玉满堂
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Treasures fill the home.
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脚踏实地
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be down-to-earth
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A hedge between keeps friendship green.
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h( E1 s j$ {" \- E; @8 j# h cut and dried; cliché
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马到成功
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be suddenly enlightened
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Nothing can be accomplished without norms or standards.
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$ C* Z$ [& |& e1 F1 p5 d On festive occasions more than ever one thinks of one's dear ones far away.
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, a: e; Z9 Q8 X1 l2 ]; V 千里之行始于足下
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a thousand-li journey begins with the first step--the highest eminence is to be gained step by step: _/ x1 _ o6 J) h( U, W9 r6 x4 h
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People are in high spirits when involved in happy events.
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7 p& j! L' \! R" G Every cloud has a silver lining.
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三十而立
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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 W Q0 s$ A3 f" P
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Time and tide wait for no man.
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a sheer fabrication out of nothing; fabricate rumors out of thin air
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4 V$ }/ i5 ?2 m1 Q+ e6 _ 徇私枉法
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a new broom sweeps clean2 s4 D: e, k; P- F. v- Q
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; U4 G( ^! C8 m+ R4 e May all your wish come true
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心照不宣
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' W) r o4 U1 ^4 r/ ` have a tacit understanding; thoroughly understand each other, without having exchanged a word of explanation
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先下手为强
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5 L7 S" o( e; p. H The best defense is offense.
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ants on a hot pan
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: \$ l" ?) }8 ]. ?& | 现身说法3 M$ c& e3 b& k3 C! d; S3 P
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) l9 S* r6 o/ q) v4 O: ] 息事宁人
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pour oil on troubled waters; patch up a quarrel and reconcile the parties concerned
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4 ]& r9 Z& D: b7 J4 a9 [. V: m+ [ 循序渐进
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proceed in an orderly way and step by step; advance gradually in due order
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有情人终成眷属
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有钱能使鬼推磨
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以人为本
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因材施教
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冤假错案
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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 promise is a promise.
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become debt-ridden
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target of public criticism
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be an armchair strategist
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You can't wrap fire in paper.( U1 \$ B9 M5 T; x- f# {
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左右为难
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