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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 F! P: m5 P4 G9 i. V- n0 {
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+ c6 e* _# J* N" _& p6 p2 U 百闻不如一见
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+ Y' {; p* l2 Y8 W* D- K5 P One look is worth a thousand words.
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Seeing is believing.
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' {* F" R; G; O8 a 笨鸟先飞
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spare no effort; go all out; do one's best
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bid farewell to the old and usher in the new
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; k' j5 _2 c" S: X 大开眼界
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broaden one's horizon; be an eye-opener
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the country flourishes and people live in peace
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过犹不及
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好了伤疤忘了疼
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6 V. R% Y; f T" j 和气生财
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& u5 b" ~1 I& d" M* [ never too old to learn
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6 A- B: e+ ?. Z. J5 f8 f3 n! W& J There are spots even on the sun.
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金玉满堂
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" N' \: a! p/ ^% Z 脚踏实地
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# F" q) H% x6 Q; P8 _2 T A hedge between keeps friendship green.
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gain both fame and wealth
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7 x: Y- F/ {7 _6 y4 M( V 抛砖引玉
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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 end
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One can't make bricks without straw.
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7 _: ]/ c+ H4 {4 Q! `2 n6 |9 G Past experience, if not forgotten, is a guide for the future.
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6 M2 X6 r. H' w9 t- { 强龙难压地头蛇* {5 B9 X5 |4 d& A
C& E+ s3 J3 R6 v The mighty dragon is no match for the native serpent.
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) L5 o& l; L$ t: n. I% ^# ^6 @5 z 世外桃源
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seek truth from facts; be practical and realistic; be true to facts
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: v X7 {+ m6 ~8 [' F 实践是检验真理的唯一标准
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s6 p7 g! e0 G) ^7 n 跳进黄河洗不清
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, Q8 L9 v ?5 b% ~* p% c& S 唯利是图
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2 s3 x8 \$ R J* ~: I seek nothing but profits; be blind to all but one's own interests
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& J! Y3 F3 j2 X" V% F! \ 无中生有
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a sheer fabrication out of nothing; fabricate rumors out of thin air, j5 P! P. u, b; @: G
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1 M" D$ @9 u8 z1 y 无风不起浪
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' o% P. v% _& z8 F2 f twist the law to suit one's own purpose
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新官上任三把火
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( h9 U; x% }" u7 f/ g _. s 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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先入为主
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* t5 `1 H' P5 G5 z( t( C 现身说法
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warn people by taking oneself as an example
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proceed in an orderly way and step by step; advance gradually in due order
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8 l C/ f! U( t. [4 Y5 E be strict with oneself and lenient with others
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Jack shall have Jill, all shall be well.817 _ \* U# p1 V5 }
/ d" N8 ? i2 X% ^9 i% B 有钱能使鬼推磨
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有缘千里来相会
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& j2 u( J, T3 _. k6 X6 I' M 与时俱进
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keep pace with the times86" _) G& j) x: v/ h5 \0 A% A$ R/ s
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survival of the fittest
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; Z% R/ K+ |) N' t M Great minds think alike.
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冤家宜解不宜结
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cases in which people were unjustly, falsely or wrongly charged or sentenced; unjust, false or wrong cases/ f0 Q' I$ A8 @, i2 W- ^1 [4 K
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+ w, f/ P% N# ?" Q 债台高筑
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众矢之的
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* u b8 b/ L0 \. [5 J be an armchair strategist% L% x) V8 b) E: E1 o/ X
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! Q0 Y0 [( S6 a8 i2 A You can't wrap fire in paper.
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' n6 ^3 t7 {/ @" i caught in a dilemma; between the devil and the deep blue sea |
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