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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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, z3 j2 E% u6 N* |7 R 爱屋及乌5 k: O: z+ D9 Y; F
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百闻不如一见
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6 I" c; {7 w# z, h! p# b# m/ u One look is worth a thousand words.! D7 c( z. J2 H2 [
7 X' \3 Y7 j6 e7 { Seeing is believing.
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4 k Q$ V* n' ?/ N$ v 比上不足,比下有余
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A slow sparrow should make an early start.
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' s0 _( K% }& h7 n* L8 E% `. ] spare no effort; go all out; do one's best
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rob Peter to pay Paul
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2 m: A1 \7 d: }* P3 r K+ \ 辞旧迎新9 S- H$ z& B7 }; \* Y/ B
8 _8 Q3 c4 ~5 V" O/ ~: Y bid farewell to the old and usher in the new$ m6 E/ R8 t7 W" d
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o* U! v9 x( |4 T1 @4 v0 B 大事化小,小事化了, C7 E, P/ Y- O! P5 j* E3 z
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try first to make their mistake sound less serious and then to reduce it to nothing at all
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大开眼界! q/ S% J( P) \) Q
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broaden one's horizon; be an eye-opener
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国泰民安! D$ f- A6 p) w) t! W1 Q* s
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the country flourishes and people live in peace5 s$ |7 j: E/ h+ N" g I. G
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& c2 i& C4 f# k6 W* _6 V2 k 过犹不及
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going beyond the limit is as bad as falling short; excess is just as bad as deficiency;( F/ i2 B: M- h/ b% u, x4 ]
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too much is as bad as too little8 Y J% J: v6 Y. n6 O8 x* w9 T
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1 ~; d- V5 o4 H 好了伤疤忘了疼
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6 l9 H, X% z7 ?$ U& q 好事不出门,坏事传千里) V$ Q o J+ ?0 `3 t4 o* L
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; w3 L1 Z. J' }6 c/ _% p" E! s 和气生财
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friendliness is conducive to business success
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6 `' r5 C( @# _5 O3 o# E3 s0 { 金无足赤,人无完人8 p- `* d# A- _0 I
: r8 c k; x' a1 C There are spots even on the sun.9 z8 A- m9 K1 _1 p
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金玉满堂
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) V$ u c/ n" r3 n7 W Treasures fill the home.
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5 E. m2 [ k( o# v! }, z# K be down-to-earth
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君子之交淡如水
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( I: P9 K$ w0 v9 I* e cut and dried; cliché, A ]# i# W/ i w) u
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% X& A9 W" k: ~7 { Courtesy calls for reciprocity.
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9 e, F1 Y+ z0 r( L3 r" D: x 留得青山在,不怕没柴烧. C1 C/ Z. Z7 @) l; d* T: R+ M
4 H( ~- l" e. X5 s$ ?* a Where there is life, there is hope. F6 ~: X6 z$ f
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achieve immediate victory; win instant success
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gain both fame and wealth
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3 @( d6 I) N; k7 I" `; E be suddenly enlightened
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- F: g5 p+ }4 d+ g Nothing can be accomplished without norms or standards.* ~: [/ \7 O; D' R3 n9 D
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8 U5 W8 Z- r/ A3 x; E+ Y& u 每逢佳节倍思亲
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On festive occasions more than ever one thinks of one's dear ones far away.
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4 c2 l$ g' @1 I9 S2 C; z' S 谋事在人,成事在天
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( M) [* ~, C, n' u9 b 赔了夫人又折兵
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, W! ] ? M2 ]0 g) I6 j9 H$ e# f9 b 抛砖引玉
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" p; o: R! {3 L. Z% o2 u& Y) l1 A, [ a modest spur to induce others to come forward with valuable contributions; throw a sprat to catch a whale. i0 ?# Q6 N- E$ e+ h, |, {
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take the preemptive opportunities
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/ K6 b; B4 Y6 P One can't make bricks without straw.
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9 v- p' \9 n9 P1 s% E- {0 g Past experience, if not forgotten, is a guide for the future.
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7 Z9 s* G+ v+ M7 h3 _( [3 k; A 前怕狼,后怕虎/ q, M! f( k) d, u
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0 n) }% ~# k2 b 强龙难压地头蛇' h5 r9 S7 s" _5 m: N: c
$ i% ]0 \- Q& B! Q, B& W; D The mighty dragon is no match for the native serpent.7 w2 e' ^3 S& F+ g+ H
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Where there is a will, there is a way.
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& ^" g/ g* _4 G, s0 d/ I a blessing in disguise;9 z% _5 k5 b: k2 I
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+ T! y# I4 w2 o% \0 ]3 Z. l A man should be independent at the age of thirty. /At thirty, a man should be able to think for himself.
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& X% F" {- G; c, r3 w$ Q A ship rises with the tide
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$ M: K! _/ N$ s% b7 n 杀鸡用牛刀
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7 a5 _: n4 |! n: Y# H seek truth from facts; be practical and realistic; be true to facts
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韬光养晦
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unhealthy trends and vulgar practices
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$ M p. q, r7 U5 ` 无风不起浪
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徇私枉法
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新官上任三把火
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accumulate strength for a take-off' x. p6 D; m% U- O
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9 ^$ |9 q8 ?5 ^ 心想事成9 @1 U3 o' B4 d% _" x: W% N
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May all your wish come true
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He who strikes first gains the advantage.
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# H3 I/ c( o0 x 热锅上的蚂蚁: A0 }7 N1 i6 t
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5 f/ i' ]3 j7 _! k5 q7 P 循序渐进
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be strict with oneself and lenient with others
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有情人终成眷属
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* p5 m2 R# \9 h6 u 与时俱进, {. |! e9 K d6 J. M
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keep pace with the times86
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3 }3 j0 ?4 g, P 欲穷千里目,更上一层楼
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More haste, less speed.
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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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8 W# y4 u- L% l# _+ D3 @ 纸包不住火 I# l5 P4 [' Z0 K& J ^
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2 t e& ~. ?4 \. f) y9 o, p What's done by night appears by day.
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