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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!
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4 p4 l6 P* ^: H& t+ P 爱屋及乌
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. a& ?3 Y# `* l; Q" {- h Love me, love my dog.
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5 _" k+ S# j6 p3 G9 j7 Y Seeing is believing.
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! k2 ~# d+ D" p 比上不足,比下有余
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( _7 o3 m8 x5 P9 A 不遗余力
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spare no effort; go all out; do one's best
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rob Peter to pay Paul
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大事化小,小事化了
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, }; H$ b+ y5 a try first to make their mistake sound less serious and then to reduce it to nothing at all
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3 R5 I( t: X( N1 Y; U+ E T 大开眼界
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broaden one's horizon; be an eye-opener
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& e3 b$ B) _ Q the country flourishes and people live in peace
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( B: n v1 x2 J( y going beyond the limit is as bad as falling short; excess is just as bad as deficiency;
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j9 w. D& s0 i1 N too much is as bad as too little) L$ r% Q, d' J7 D( A) m+ _/ B
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# P8 a$ N4 d4 ~/ b9 |4 H; X 好了伤疤忘了疼
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+ C$ |9 S. J1 V- R 和气生财7 A% m6 e' m* S5 ^4 T; Z5 ^
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harmony brings wealth;
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friendliness is conducive to business success
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既往不咎
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/ u, Z N3 y- l+ r5 N* Y' h1 Q There are spots even on the sun.& {- b- f' Q; w+ k+ R. q
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Treasures fill the home.
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sit on the fence; be a fence-sitter; have a foot in either camp
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君子之交淡如水
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2 Z1 R, J$ u3 X( r) H& [1 } 老生常谈,陈词滥调
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cut and dried; cliché
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( F1 U0 h3 G% u, l 马到成功$ q& p( |8 k [+ j% O4 ?
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achieve immediate victory; win instant success
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( u5 B0 L' o9 j* s3 m1 B 名利双收
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gain both fame and wealth
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- H; a$ ^ D% e! e7 [ o 每逢佳节倍思亲
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+ k8 n5 C) K) i/ `2 V 谋事在人,成事在天
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; [4 n7 g. H4 l- N 赔了夫人又折兵
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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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强龙难压地头蛇
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Just as there is paradise in heaven, there are Suzhou and Hangzhou on earth
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塞翁失马,焉知非福
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speak the plain truth; call a spade a spade; tell it as it is
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There are no waves without wind. Nothing comes of nothing.
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* p! N; J3 W8 k) L( d 徇私枉法3 W2 f. h9 O. d8 _, q9 l# E
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蓄势待发
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accumulate strength for a take-off
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: K" _* P2 F7 p+ u. a have a tacit understanding; thoroughly understand each other, without having exchanged a word of explanation3 P9 m7 B) x7 G8 |6 l& F$ i; c( Q
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# _0 m! I8 u8 q) R& F6 P) |+ ~ 先入为主
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1 g$ V& y+ I' A! x 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.% e4 S5 l+ z; ~
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The best defense is offense.
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现身说法2 m/ x( c1 M6 I! l/ \
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+ ^3 i; F, w& p3 I1 m6 L, [, u 有情人终成眷属
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, ^7 I4 {' W( L3 Y7 k c- B Jack shall have Jill, all shall be well.81# O4 U; A V( L2 r6 U! W, A
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# \4 Q8 ^6 O' o! m o: J( L 有缘千里来相会
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0 X! v; i4 T5 U B! [6 I 与时俱进
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keep pace with the times864 c6 k0 o0 A8 A6 l5 q, O
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欲穷千里目,更上一层楼
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+ C" _* J" i1 u+ u2 a2 I1 k to ascend another storey to see a thousand miles further; Ascend further, were you to look farther.4 B- x* |2 l, K {+ y4 Y
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Great minds think alike.
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/ O# _" X' u) N8 C% g0 p" \: N# T Better make friends than make enemies.
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A promise is a promise.
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招财进宝
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bring in wealth and treasure
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众矢之的
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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.
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2 f9 S/ M: ~3 I# G What's done by night appears by day.
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4 ]' n- F' \; r3 \0 V6 h7 C% O 左右为难
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