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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!- N, S; ~& A+ }) w
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爱屋及乌
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! `- ~5 I# o" ^ Love me, love my dog.
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百闻不如一见3 }! } u# Y5 U0 e
; p2 d: z& r# ], {- S/ T7 j One look is worth a thousand words.. r _1 {! l/ ^; \0 ~$ H$ [
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比上不足,比下有余
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不打不成交# F" Z/ h5 i- w6 Z/ k& T
8 @7 x4 Q" L, y4 f! a No discord, no concord.
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2 p2 [5 ]4 a7 U" s9 `' r9 z 辞旧迎新
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bid farewell to the old and usher in the new
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( {0 o1 E+ i2 n% u( V+ [ 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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broaden one's horizon; be an eye-opener
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国泰民安5 h! J( P( t4 c1 }, h
6 ]. J0 Z: F8 w" E the country flourishes and people live in peace
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! s* U( t8 M& {5 G 过犹不及
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/ W6 w2 U$ _1 K going beyond the limit is as bad as falling short; excess is just as bad as deficiency;
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too much is as bad as too little
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好了伤疤忘了疼
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好事不出门,坏事传千里
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" ?1 z0 c( \0 L$ t3 _ 和气生财
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friendliness is conducive to business success% ~, i' H# w& k7 Y! u. l8 x j
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$ Y; q6 U+ t }1 g6 @* Z/ r% S never too old to learn
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既往不咎
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There are spots even on the sun.
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Treasures fill the home.
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6 u9 Z& u5 @$ {0 n: r 君子之交淡如水
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A hedge between keeps friendship green.
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老生常谈,陈词滥调2 I7 J5 _" t5 D3 d5 W* c) p9 W, u
1 O' D, ^ c: f( j! E; |( ] cut and dried; cliché
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礼尚往来
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Courtesy calls for reciprocity.
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8 j e$ H" [/ ]# j; @ 留得青山在,不怕没柴烧4 w2 D2 G2 `$ Y3 h! c+ I
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茅塞顿开
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9 s) y" n' `3 T( c0 u 没有规矩,不成方圆
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Nothing can be accomplished without norms or standards.
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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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9 p* O8 J1 d1 y( m5 f7 x; A$ }! J 谋事在人,成事在天
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1 }! U' {! V5 c# U z Man proposes; God disposes.3 A" B% y' w {& e6 V
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" D+ z! Y3 c( F/ u Q 弄巧成拙
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抛砖引玉
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One can't make bricks without straw.
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" v* X9 [5 G) I0 _' b$ M1 ^+ _ 世外桃源
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' ~% w2 V/ l3 \# [6 T7 _ 人之初,性本善
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Humans are born good.
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1 m) w4 V6 S. s' `. ` Just as there is paradise in heaven, there are Suzhou and Hangzhou on earth
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$ G# X8 |+ F* D) ]8 k9 q2 R, ` Every cloud has a silver lining.
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A man should be independent at the age of thirty. /At thirty, a man should be able to think for himself.6 `. W' }4 Q$ S" Z+ @. E
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杀鸡用牛刀
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' E* u6 E5 k1 o3 ]$ W! b4 F" v seek truth from facts; be practical and realistic; be true to facts
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说曹操,曹操到
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speak the plain truth; call a spade a spade; tell it as it is
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unhealthy trends and vulgar practices
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& J( w/ n6 e B) o$ B, ] 唯利是图
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5 Z' v6 Q8 w: j) v. t- g a sheer fabrication out of nothing; fabricate rumors out of thin air
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$ O" b% X$ C" u: N& J9 z; g 无风不起浪
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2 Q6 w \ v/ y0 I2 r# v9 ]0 q. ` There are no waves without wind. Nothing comes of nothing.4 R: d" x( c7 ?. ]
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4 s7 y) R" `& M* f9 E 新官上任三把火8 K6 T/ f& s) d& l5 J0 c, x
5 J) l2 z9 P( w8 u4 e a new broom sweeps clean
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2 G9 c& W2 n$ ] 心想事成
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May all your wish come true
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+ O- H8 h( y3 A3 A have a tacit understanding; thoroughly understand each other, without having exchanged a word of explanation* g/ x! g& h$ Q/ z
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1 z1 `. Q& A5 g, P0 i- U First impressions are firmly entrenched.
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( @, J% y: z+ U* } 现身说法" S5 C f" q- [- a
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! V+ f% D3 C, Z t 严以律己,宽以待人
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% e: _7 X0 E g6 K7 { be strict with oneself and lenient with others) Y# p0 @3 x2 ]5 W8 g1 r+ }
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+ I0 F3 _2 c5 f. q4 I 有情人终成眷属- k# _+ j* e" |2 S4 V) e" R( j
9 g [- Z" y) R) g Jack shall have Jill, all shall be well.81
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有识之士
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& X9 k8 s: n r( u* G! v, Q More haste, less speed.
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survival of the fittest
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