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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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爱屋及乌* n3 `4 ^, `" a! d$ o
N4 w) ~1 N# y8 @/ Q Love me, love my dog.
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/ S0 o, {& h; W One look is worth a thousand words.3 R3 W* r7 u- ~1 Q' o4 x, v$ g
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Seeing is believing.; H' B6 l' _1 o+ K/ M; g8 G1 X
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to fall short of the best, but be better than the worst; E7 ?1 m% J* s9 G
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# e9 n1 G4 b) s0 a3 T- Y7 c2 H 笨鸟先飞
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7 B6 k1 }, x" J* v% k: C8 D A slow sparrow should make an early start.7 p+ K* x6 b' u H$ Z0 j
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! d9 ?! |& }% i/ M% k* M* ^ spare no effort; go all out; do one's best) g x! K5 V% Q0 T! e; k0 @
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9 p, M, n7 b4 I& c$ | 不打不成交
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No discord, no concord.
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' a/ ~* ]* y$ p9 d, X8 K4 T7 C; X 拆东墙补西墙
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辞旧迎新
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bid farewell to the old and usher in the new
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5 w. p' a9 P$ m( Y 大事化小,小事化了3 @ Y7 l$ H9 O) J8 x0 F. X9 Y
2 _, Y$ Q: f& e0 N; O) y7 P try first to make their mistake sound less serious and then to reduce it to nothing at all
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2 T+ @9 d$ L% J: I8 z1 s 大开眼界& Q) O5 |5 x2 A1 [1 E4 [) N
+ \9 @/ ~2 \8 w broaden one's horizon; be an eye-opener
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2 B% d& h3 F+ s 国泰民安
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the country flourishes and people live in peace9 l, b$ ?. K. V, ]: s9 u# D6 ~8 X- P
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- v7 m& q i& I' N9 ]* E0 e going beyond the limit is as bad as falling short; excess is just as bad as deficiency;
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: F& d9 ]5 n, e" q Bad news travels fast.3 R/ l3 d/ @% g( `) T0 }( e
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. k$ N" {# z" F! b! h friendliness is conducive to business success
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let bygones be bygones
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' j% x: w2 V T' ? 金玉满堂
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+ W, Q! ~/ o* c9 l Treasures fill the home.
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! J7 L8 [6 r* X3 E7 u) \/ I* Q$ i 脚踏实地6 V& _. o: S! x
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, [2 g, t/ E8 `7 n# A3 l 脚踩两只船
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A hedge between keeps friendship green.
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; _( Q$ Q/ L5 N 老生常谈,陈词滥调5 R' N* ?) C7 R) ]7 X9 H* d
; Y; j3 [! M* v0 K8 C# C cut and dried; cliché/ ]& H! _: p8 R6 b9 G7 `
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' N( O6 E# d% \1 W Where there is life, there is hope.
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" j2 H5 ~) E! b# m achieve immediate victory; win instant success
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名利双收/ C) G0 h6 r( e+ _- a
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Nothing can be accomplished without norms or standards.
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On festive occasions more than ever one thinks of one's dear ones far away.
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make a fool of oneself in trying to be smart
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suffer a double loss; lose the bait along with the fish
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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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破釜沉舟
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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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巧妇难为无米之炊
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4 w4 @" W' N5 l" N6 [: c 千里之行始于足下
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: I2 o- I( u" G ~5 K( k 前事不忘,后事之师, p) x1 H$ o- e7 [
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强龙难压地头蛇
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The mighty dragon is no match for the native serpent.
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人逢喜事精神爽
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a0 ?( [% @! i% H( }# u- t4 R 人之初,性本善7 N# y. F5 x4 K0 q6 w/ e
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) i! ]& x" B- Y) c$ W/ [. d 上有天堂,下有苏杭0 X! e! m. L5 U0 ]# s$ e( A8 s
9 g* A6 O% E$ I3 k1 a0 F Just as there is paradise in heaven, there are Suzhou and Hangzhou on earth. [* T) e3 [' Q
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塞翁失马,焉知非福
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: U2 i5 V3 [4 Y, J a blessing in disguise;
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% X. \; ? C0 H/ L( C8 l4 R% G 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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杀鸡用牛刀
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2 d }- k4 H4 g1 x, o 实践是检验真理的唯一标准
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$ H# O n7 ^( x5 x% w 韬光养晦
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a sheer fabrication out of nothing; fabricate rumors out of thin air
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+ a/ L" D* X# U$ R& _ There are no waves without wind. Nothing comes of nothing. _5 y4 f% Q4 r
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9 J5 A" i$ t7 m7 w 徇私枉法2 t; [. k# N6 y4 \; R* B9 r
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twist the law to suit one's own purpose
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/ O/ b3 d. {' V% j% C) i 新官上任三把火" P" M$ U, f# \+ g. e, G+ _3 i
8 _$ T0 H0 C/ j4 J1 e3 r: X a new broom sweeps clean
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蓄势待发
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/ M) W) I) X, H2 {( u4 m) M May all your wish come true
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: }2 u/ j9 j, [/ G$ t! H 心照不宣
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have a tacit understanding; thoroughly understand each other, without having exchanged a word of explanation* N0 |$ ~4 B- C# x# R" e8 s, a
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" M& m% E' K; ]$ P% e: m& J6 L 先入为主' G1 W; g9 [' U6 j n% ~3 ^, J
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) u7 e9 `0 g. z4 _# {% s% o 先下手为强
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热锅上的蚂蚁
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现身说法
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4 _4 f Y7 J0 W' }+ H# A 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
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. }3 \# j6 g) C% o' X/ J be strict with oneself and lenient with others0 V7 z7 y+ ?( D7 C& m
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$ Z+ L/ U& I/ v& N& ]' T Jack shall have Jill, all shall be well.811 t2 ], |$ T9 y* s" j* }1 R2 Q, j- V, k
C8 p8 ^: c# }- G8 B0 D' H 有钱能使鬼推磨
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Money makes the mare go./ Money talks.82, X7 K0 f9 x$ F7 X( e# n
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以人为本
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cases in which people were unjustly, falsely or wrongly charged or sentenced; unjust, false or wrong cases$ X! p9 I; ?) y8 m5 v/ B# x
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! r. [- X# @# Z# `- @- W: U 一言既出,驷马难追1 L( u+ [4 O' t2 |/ k0 h; }
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A real man never goes back on his words.
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招财进宝
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& Y9 ?2 E8 g; n% ] 债台高筑
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纸上谈兵
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& { p/ W+ l0 d$ x/ T+ T* U- T be an armchair strategist! O1 T: a0 S/ R, G7 x
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1 ?9 j2 m3 W# V# Y 纸包不住火
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You can't wrap fire in paper.% H' Z ^/ {0 f0 u
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