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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!0 T; [! f; K1 Q8 }9 [0 ]& d, K
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* }1 O9 {- ~1 _. }! d Love me, love my dog.
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t% J/ A5 [3 ~- ?" d 百闻不如一见. H1 _9 F& }6 D; ^/ ?8 Z" M2 {
1 X* E( t! w+ T+ L- a: p7 Z One look is worth a thousand words.2 o; T) V: V$ F6 q$ q
( J5 C1 R. S! {2 f9 Z) k Seeing is believing.
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, b8 y- x, i. O2 S1 G 比上不足,比下有余) S2 c$ ]) O' y: O2 L
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to fall short of the best, but be better than the worst
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笨鸟先飞
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A slow sparrow should make an early start.% a5 w. W% y- ~ r+ c' P
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I$ [+ ~2 P3 u* x- @ 不遗余力* F3 `; V% Z3 _0 \) f9 S
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spare no effort; go all out; do one's best
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不打不成交
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No discord, no concord.
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4 t* r" ?6 `8 w 辞旧迎新
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bid farewell to the old and usher in the new
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9 J- g; Y6 z! h0 y( U. }: t4 I 大事化小,小事化了) `% ? L/ P e( |% Y
/ w# F5 B% d/ K8 \" o3 l5 n) T try first to make their mistake sound less serious and then to reduce it to nothing at all
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) M; ?' i+ @$ ^' l$ B3 R% J 大开眼界
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" K; E* { ~. x2 h- e i; W broaden one's horizon; be an eye-opener
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the country flourishes and people live in peace& _# h( s% @+ ^- H4 |+ E
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过犹不及
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going beyond the limit is as bad as falling short; excess is just as bad as deficiency;5 X7 A! Z- @5 R2 t% I% G$ U
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too much is as bad as too little2 S8 C A: _0 O( L. C: @: E
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+ q! g: i& V9 a; i 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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never too old to learn
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4 ]0 U4 T% D$ V/ f) `( ] There are spots even on the sun.
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Treasures fill the home.
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$ }. T/ z$ X# q) ?2 n/ W/ r" T 君子之交淡如水
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A hedge between keeps friendship green.
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cut and dried; cliché
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achieve immediate victory; win instant success
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) @4 S1 w! A$ T9 A 赔了夫人又折兵% m M4 i6 `; u* k! [) O$ X
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a modest spur to induce others to come forward with valuable contributions; throw a sprat to catch a whale5 ?: q J6 v$ D$ p
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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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a thousand-li journey begins with the first step--the highest eminence is to be gained step by step
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fear wolves ahead and tigers behind; hesitate in doing something/ ~7 K. P: i2 G" i4 Q w% a
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People are in high spirits when involved in happy events.
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Where there is a will, there is a way.
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% c" n3 j& w( v+ U 世外桃源
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a retreat away from the turmoil of the world
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Humans are born good.
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三十而立
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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.
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use a steam-hammer to crack nuts
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; I3 ?9 r' M d5 y0 q! q 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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unhealthy trends and vulgar practices
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! O- A0 D- u& M2 v) t 无风不起浪
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& y4 i2 @7 { n; J 新官上任三把火
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a new broom sweeps clean
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蓄势待发
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May all your wish come true7 D+ t: x9 s2 Y/ a$ N7 h
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5 ?3 i, f) a- g5 s; H* \ have a tacit understanding; thoroughly understand each other, without having exchanged a word of explanation
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ants on a hot pan
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9 ~. e9 x/ P0 d; } `8 p( |0 ? pour oil on troubled waters; patch up a quarrel and reconcile the parties concerned5 N, `. _( q1 |7 g% ^1 L T! S
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proceed in an orderly way and step by step; advance gradually in due order
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' Z0 L8 b7 x3 {; J) X& ^ 有钱能使鬼推磨
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有识之士
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a man of insight83
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people-oriented
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Haste makes waste.
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More haste, less speed.
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英雄所见略同
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. p" H# n& x6 e You can't wrap fire in paper.
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What's done by night appears by day.
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