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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!1 h. a* O" L- |
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爱屋及乌
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One look is worth a thousand words.
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7 j$ x( y$ V' |2 H 比上不足,比下有余
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7 H0 K9 i0 G- x+ H1 z: q8 f V A slow sparrow should make an early start.
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spare no effort; go all out; do one's best
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- ~8 r: _# W8 c/ z+ A& z No discord, no concord.
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拆东墙补西墙
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3 a% ~( n( \0 M8 M8 t' P, N bid farewell to the old and usher in the new
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try first to make their mistake sound less serious and then to reduce it to nothing at all$ s& Q4 ?) K) D7 z2 e) u
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2 C% s% E* n; ~$ u8 @+ F 大开眼界9 ^* X* Z; X3 }( z# x
/ W. _" @- H% e3 f1 k0 h l broaden one's horizon; be an eye-opener) \: }, s1 v4 ]+ v
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going beyond the limit is as bad as falling short; excess is just as bad as deficiency;& C m f( n( A+ P4 q) p7 H- l. R
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2 s& y$ C3 P/ S, J 好事不出门,坏事传千里* O9 Q( _2 f. T p& t6 [) [
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. _/ ~/ u$ D; M" R 和气生财
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既往不咎
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let bygones be bygones
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There are spots even on the sun.* ? ?2 x( U8 b8 N
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金玉满堂
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Treasures fill the home.
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A hedge between keeps friendship green.
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老生常谈,陈词滥调9 t% q; T) f$ w# ^# \. h
- u$ O" U7 J; p/ C cut and dried; cliché
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Courtesy calls for reciprocity.
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Where there is life, there is hope.
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achieve immediate victory; win instant success
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/ E# q2 Q! I, @# { 赔了夫人又折兵3 z' D, j* d" b. `1 B, ?8 X
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The mighty dragon is no match for the native serpent.
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People are in high spirits when involved in happy events.& ] O$ S# G8 D( b0 g$ O, j
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世上无难事,只怕有心人
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Where there is a will, there is a way.
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世外桃源
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P# h4 {1 d$ N. ^% K! l Just as there is paradise in heaven, there are Suzhou and Hangzhou on earth
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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.$ R* _% D3 O6 T' V1 H
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A ship rises with the tide
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speak of the devil
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- G4 u: T# f( M/ C" i 实践是检验真理的唯一标准
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糖衣炮弹
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Even if one jumped into the Yellow River, one can not wash oneself clean - there's nothing one can do to clear one's name
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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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' K9 a! D9 w* i4 W( J! \ 无风不起浪. \ t; [9 G& \3 y
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. { M& a4 @* G' A5 g- D 徇私枉法) B6 a" M9 v6 I9 P& a8 n
4 L0 s. c' y% ^ f2 \3 ` twist the law to suit one's own purpose( R& o/ \0 |) _4 K
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a new broom sweeps clean
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蓄势待发% Z7 \2 ?/ `0 S9 M& }) n0 d
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accumulate strength for a take-off% X( K3 Y, y+ G; J2 N. t7 O; k) S, ^
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心想事成
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" g( x+ x) n) t1 h% V; I have a tacit understanding; thoroughly understand each other, without having exchanged a word of explanation
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H) }2 f" w) e& N 先入为主
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First impressions are firmly entrenched.
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He who strikes first gains the advantage.
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ants on a hot pan
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/ g1 z L7 z% j3 h! K 现身说法
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pour oil on troubled waters; patch up a quarrel and reconcile the parties concerned
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7 e A% p2 o+ Z* p, o7 h 循序渐进
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. f" d: }3 r9 G8 q proceed in an orderly way and step by step; advance gradually in due order; \% | Q" f) b4 Y" M, i# G
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有情人终成眷属
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1 G, n3 J, |: e% ?- k9 K( J Jack shall have Jill, all shall be well.81: r* a0 N) u4 ~$ ~: v2 a
3 m' V3 V1 k' A8 H 有钱能使鬼推磨2 d! L( C K. a0 Z3 C
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有勇无谋
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7 s5 d7 k4 P! u Separated as we are thousands of miles apart, we come together as if by predestination.852 [' ]& e+ I5 D) Z1 O* p
& N2 j. r6 p! S& |' A! {. f0 z: D 与时俱进
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teach students according to their aptitude
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survival of the fittest/ r" y( {) {* t. D1 [: P" t
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2 d+ f0 T$ a1 C; D. j/ ?+ m 英雄所见略同
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# Y0 ?; ]5 s" Y) k8 q3 J! o; \ Great minds think alike.
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冤家宜解不宜结
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Better make friends than make enemies.
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冤假错案
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一言既出,驷马难追
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A promise is a promise.
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A real man never goes back on his words.
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债台高筑4 C9 J3 z1 `) E) M
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众矢之的
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# @/ @/ C8 c$ U& p2 @0 J 纸上谈兵
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What's done by night appears by day.+ u3 S. E6 Q1 a( y- k" Z; L" j& m
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caught in a dilemma; between the devil and the deep blue sea |
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