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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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Love me, love my dog.
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百闻不如一见
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: \& ~) Y1 v$ n. L* ~7 f% T% \8 E One look is worth a thousand words.
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6 L! G6 W7 d: h$ ~' ? 笨鸟先飞
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spare no effort; go all out; do one's best
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try first to make their mistake sound less serious and then to reduce it to nothing at all! u- J& W4 M( y+ k% g4 E
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6 ^. t# D; I, p3 ?7 R4 d 大开眼界
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broaden one's horizon; be an eye-opener
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2 \' v6 M- l& U; B! f7 _ 国泰民安
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* D. `9 R# r, r' | 好了伤疤忘了疼, K. p2 j; N& _$ X% E, ?3 x1 z
' u7 {! v+ g7 t$ \2 ~6 Z once on shore, one prays no more1 {+ X( M% w. f2 q# R" m# Q
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, V8 r, X( b( c8 ?* y: I 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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1 z5 Q, A' W2 n 既往不咎
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There are spots even on the sun.
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be down-to-earth
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- d+ _( U6 o. ?9 W: \ cut and dried; cliché
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9 {1 }& ?2 `2 D5 y Courtesy calls for reciprocity.
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, _' h/ F" @/ s; K# W5 f Where there is life, there is hope.
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achieve immediate victory; win instant success
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gain both fame and wealth
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9 `' ?, z: K+ `% F+ g$ }, A( ~$ r be suddenly enlightened
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/ j! b% }' O: T" q4 t 每逢佳节倍思亲
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3 H: x: G1 j Y Man proposes; God disposes.
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抛砖引玉
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- H% G' Z1 J- I 千里之行始于足下
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a thousand-li journey begins with the first step--the highest eminence is to be gained step by step
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Humans are born good.
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1 H# @# B8 X! r0 B+ ` 上有天堂，下有苏杭& C& T* U" u" J7 F
+ I2 l7 \' i- s Just as there is paradise in heaven, there are Suzhou and Hangzhou on earth
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& }- B( f w$ w2 M2 H3 p* Q0 G A man should be independent at the age of thirty. /At thirty, a man should be able to think for himself.6 Y$ l" ~4 g, ?" S
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6 {! S4 f$ m. h" i! O 天有不测风云
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歪风邪气
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Birds of a feather flock together.
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+ z, n6 S( `9 b$ d 无中生有
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& O V' e& A) [/ q a sheer fabrication out of nothing; fabricate rumors out of thin air( {7 y' B; n* Q6 q
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+ c8 i- r) P3 U: v$ ~ k 无风不起浪9 c9 O# z0 U+ [- d# Z. M
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There are no waves without wind. Nothing comes of nothing.. w* s2 y/ ?7 |# q# {+ N% @
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徇私枉法" Y2 D0 L8 I% U! |: V) l1 E
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twist the law to suit one's own purpose
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新官上任三把火
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蓄势待发
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accumulate strength for a take-off
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' F; ]# b; B9 }. Q; z 心想事成+ r5 y$ _& x5 Y6 O# k- t
! M, k* u, z, Z# t1 W& z7 A May all your wish come true f" M; w* o1 L! L
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心照不宣3 ^! B* ~4 v+ Z; l! C/ _- {
7 P+ D1 A; Q; @! p/ b5 z1 } 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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First impressions are firmly entrenched.
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; L" O" f# C4 ]' Q) b He who strikes first gains the advantage.
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! y& c a7 ?3 y b% C9 x 热锅上的蚂蚁
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warn people by taking oneself as an example# @# s: J; e0 ]( L2 Q6 }. q+ i' S l
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息事宁人
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; C* u e' L$ W% u2 g7 U: } pour oil on troubled waters; patch up a quarrel and reconcile the parties concerned
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proceed in an orderly way and step by step; advance gradually in due order' n; W3 m- `: W) t3 B* N
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有情人终成眷属
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Jack shall have Jill, all shall be well.81
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有钱能使鬼推磨
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Money makes the mare go./ Money talks.82) o c7 C$ t( O9 \; C
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" s8 K# S4 }0 {9 J! Z/ I 有勇无谋9 r! f0 `( F. x( p- r0 v7 t
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, @0 s+ k+ A+ R Separated as we are thousands of miles apart, we come together as if by predestination.856 B6 W; | [. d! ]
: j. ?) M: h1 c/ P' N7 x& V% Q1 p 与时俱进" D5 H9 H7 _4 T; I7 e! m4 M
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/ @: c) j, [; z) K 以人为本
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因材施教
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欲穷千里目，更上一层楼
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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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0 I6 q' b* s6 A- K# Q 欲速则不达
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) h! D. `2 u6 H Haste makes waste.
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优胜劣汰
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survival of the fittest
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Great minds think alike.2 Q. z- j, ~4 M
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冤家宜解不宜结) ?* u9 f% Q/ b0 s. {
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Better make friends than make enemies.
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0 u" {8 f$ E- h$ F9 M; o cases in which people were unjustly, falsely or wrongly charged or sentenced; unjust, false or wrong cases# b+ y. m% L5 r5 m9 j; p
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一言既出，驷马难追
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, k& W" D1 _1 k9 j, t A promise is a promise.* _1 ^: n) }8 [ v( g( D, F8 F
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招财进宝. i, V& q9 }- j: e, O6 ~
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债台高筑, m+ {! s* b& Q' r" ^6 G
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target of public criticism
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纸上谈兵; K" t5 W- C* f
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be an armchair strategist" T" w$ G: l% f, t6 S7 O( F% N
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纸包不住火
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( b& u1 l1 W4 N. D# G9 K+ }- H What's done by night appears by day.
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