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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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0 ~ q) |/ O$ p" | Love me, love my dog.
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百闻不如一见
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One look is worth a thousand words.3 Q- G; n% R% O$ _! B% [, s2 T
& a9 [9 y. I7 a. N+ h& u' w6 N" K Seeing is believing.
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5 @) z! J" M! C" `" X# E 笨鸟先飞
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spare no effort; go all out; do one's best
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6 \( p' B% S, s 不打不成交7 H* r; {2 m1 d; [
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6 r# e" f4 M& U" ^( t, {% A3 u8 Y 拆东墙补西墙
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. T' q) ~6 p4 H+ ^: y 辞旧迎新' R6 \; M3 v& R6 `6 V' f6 q
1 R; g, O3 z+ H& v. \1 I bid farewell to the old and usher in the new
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大事化小,小事化了
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8 Y& X: K$ N. ~. s6 F0 Z try first to make their mistake sound less serious and then to reduce it to nothing at all
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) _& m/ |$ S! ?# E4 o' b 国泰民安
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the country flourishes and people live in peace
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2 @4 N, r, b3 | l4 w8 E going beyond the limit is as bad as falling short; excess is just as bad as deficiency;
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, j# l- i+ Y; o1 |9 T) }4 I too much is as bad as too little
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; a( S5 b7 j/ r. m 好了伤疤忘了疼
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和气生财
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6 Q2 p7 X" f" o% C$ L3 H 活到老学到老0 h o/ f$ e6 C, V+ u
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" b, N+ s' e0 k" R& N 金无足赤,人无完人; Q2 B; r) S3 C# J5 _# F# h* J/ B
$ y9 \ _0 N" p5 | There are spots even on the sun.
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, h: l7 f0 J0 @2 s" b3 e 金玉满堂+ j2 o( m" R- |9 e
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% w+ E/ g; d0 F% ~# U 脚踩两只船* l9 `6 H0 x h6 f- \' f: V
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( r: B2 Z/ v# L1 Z" b6 F6 U1 }. z A hedge between keeps friendship green.
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) {6 f0 \4 w' x) A) p 礼尚往来) f5 y$ |0 z5 l9 { U' S- e
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- W) D+ ]* U; v" I 抛砖引玉
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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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/ D9 J0 ]2 u, T6 m2 |7 v. h 破釜沉舟/ D( X4 V& m- Y1 b& }- ?& K% h
9 m1 @" M4 ] d% Y. L# r0 S5 W! z cut off all means of retreat;burn one's own way of retreat and be determined to fight to the end
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' q- Y# J9 g4 x9 O+ G One can't make bricks without straw.
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Just as there is paradise in heaven, there are Suzhou and Hangzhou on earth
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' a/ a' i+ k4 z/ }8 }: W9 L 三十而立
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: K3 h' b, ~8 q( H 天有不测风云
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; A8 |# { `/ l% Z8 _ Even if one jumped into the Yellow River, one can not wash oneself clean - there's nothing one can do to clear one's name
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& u. a' P; n" N( V 唯利是图
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a sheer fabrication out of nothing; fabricate rumors out of thin air
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心照不宣
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6 }+ Q" T5 T# y" I6 S. \& h 先入为主$ F1 `* Y5 s' S9 J! t: i
0 z& c+ c2 ^4 ]3 t( d% q% W First impressions are firmly entrenched.
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: _1 d# J/ T) z 先下手为强
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He who strikes first gains the advantage.
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The best defense is offense.) o' ~/ M* O3 Q; |8 W; v8 K
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热锅上的蚂蚁
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6 W* h; k. ~6 v4 k 现身说法( F# c2 E; v2 N0 T8 b
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warn people by taking oneself as an example
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: m. x1 n$ @4 c 循序渐进
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% I$ v8 E1 k8 x' v2 y( r5 ~% q% { 严以律己,宽以待人
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8 L0 Q Z* b& M2 s- e be strict with oneself and lenient with others
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Jack shall have Jill, all shall be well.81
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有钱能使鬼推磨7 \8 ^4 h+ Q( c) {5 u
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3 N7 ^& v1 l8 | 与时俱进
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keep pace with the times86
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以人为本
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teach students according to their aptitude
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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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纸包不住火
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( z% ?% F& a- T! {% V 左右为难
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caught in a dilemma; between the devil and the deep blue sea |
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