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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!* d. z/ p3 F( l
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`6 _3 R" h" T1 b# {3 @2 y 爱屋及乌: U" ^5 S3 v* U1 q- P7 J F
* w8 @9 `: k# w: b Love me, love my dog.
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( F1 p6 q; z5 f+ B 百闻不如一见# E# w+ B. Y: y9 d$ V/ _) _
) W& B( O. F( {% @7 T1 {3 V* K One look is worth a thousand words.6 n& O0 d1 Z3 e8 S3 d! ^
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比上不足，比下有余
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to fall short of the best, but be better than the worst b, b& M) p- c3 a6 y& Q( _
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不遗余力
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spare no effort; go all out; do one's best
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No discord, no concord.
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bid farewell to the old and usher in the new5 v; n5 Y \2 r1 o3 A# F$ h) L
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+ x" {, V; Z9 ~3 E9 }) M$ ` 大事化小，小事化了' G3 H# r! d& n! J$ O
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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
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6 ~% Z- a' E5 p3 d broaden one's horizon; be an eye-opener, s8 X3 t3 n! A' B* Y/ K. b
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国泰民安
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going beyond the limit is as bad as falling short; excess is just as bad as deficiency;6 K: C' ?, ^% R; _
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once on shore, one prays no more
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好事不出门，坏事传千里
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和气生财
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活到老学到老
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- \8 V0 u3 R0 f6 C+ Y/ F$ _ 既往不咎
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9 ?: L/ O2 y) w. p7 X 金玉满堂5 X% F) g5 a) Q: L
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Treasures fill the home.
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be down-to-earth
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sit on the fence; be a fence-sitter; have a foot in either camp
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8 \9 L5 Y( M- ~ 马到成功
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achieve immediate victory; win instant success6 G' `( }) N) t' k% M; a. ^8 F
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gain both fame and wealth
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( v3 U$ L; k8 S1 M Nothing can be accomplished without norms or standards.
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4 o+ r6 E7 `5 U9 n3 t" x9 z+ Q 每逢佳节倍思亲
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% p3 ?0 P( V: r+ Q2 a5 o% ^' w On festive occasions more than ever one thinks of one's dear ones far away.
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谋事在人，成事在天
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# E7 G0 x$ L8 a: G 弄巧成拙
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make a fool of oneself in trying to be smart
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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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& W- j% @; a$ R7 K( h. T a thousand-li journey begins with the first step--the highest eminence is to be gained step by step
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强龙难压地头蛇
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0 t1 {* r) M" F! `) t) [ Every cloud has a silver lining.
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speak of the devil
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团结就是力量
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歪风邪气
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unhealthy trends and vulgar practices
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There are no waves without wind. Nothing comes of nothing.% J# E$ U2 q6 Z* s
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+ q! G0 ^+ w, _0 \3 ^# d 徇私枉法
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twist the law to suit one's own purpose
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F) C' a. E6 W! x8 Y 新官上任三把火 @+ r3 ?& m7 r& f7 ^
( J: I6 ^, F+ Z/ t- z) B# y a new broom sweeps clean
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! r( w$ H" _( I A 心想事成: Z6 l* l; B2 N2 L) m
: s, W- `/ p8 F! i5 n2 | May all your wish come true
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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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/ D: W6 D+ J1 g3 h# }1 d 先入为主
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先下手为强
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, Z0 O# h5 u+ N) ^- r5 G f6 ~ The best defense is offense.
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热锅上的蚂蚁
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ants on a hot pan
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pour oil on troubled waters; patch up a quarrel and reconcile the parties concerned
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0 ^! t8 R2 F/ M) o$ [4 v proceed in an orderly way and step by step; advance gradually in due order
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be strict with oneself and lenient with others
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5 v4 R# ^) z+ @; g# }! Q) o( N 有情人终成眷属3 d1 g k; \: \
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Jack shall have Jill, all shall be well.81
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5 x8 w- K- \# O# j; s 有钱能使鬼推磨
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有勇无谋
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; i, R h9 ]& c/ K8 w( G' H2 \$ l 有缘千里来相会 y/ _& J# H* S" C
5 A, _- {% A% x2 Z; B+ C Separated as we are thousands of miles apart, we come together as if by predestination.853 l! v* O0 A0 q. p! T( r- [
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与时俱进
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4 C6 M) J" }0 A D7 z4 f% N 以人为本
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to ascend another storey to see a thousand miles further; Ascend further, were you to look farther.
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More haste, less speed.
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& w$ m, f' O9 F* @ 英雄所见略同
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( I6 m- d- ]0 p0 d6 x3 g5 A Great minds think alike.
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Better make friends than make enemies.
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( V" ~# B4 @3 _2 X+ M 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, O& ~3 C1 v3 d3 b$ }9 h* m
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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.+ l; n; j. f& F; f2 g1 m: a
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become debt-ridden
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target of public criticism& ~9 G6 ^; L; A! i
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纸上谈兵
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6 }$ S5 R' I, I+ `/ |/ K5 V3 u be an armchair strategist
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8 c5 x+ B. f. w You can't wrap fire in paper.
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What's done by night appears by day., g* F0 ~7 t; |$ m" G$ ^6 }2 a
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5 Y/ p: y& e/ _% N$ ~" g 左右为难
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- d( w) b. `2 v% c3 B8 j caught in a dilemma; between the devil and the deep blue sea |
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