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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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. @/ g" `' Z) k 爱屋及乌
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( H* I* L7 y6 b; R Love me, love my dog.* l* P' t5 {4 V3 u
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* @' I; D) B4 |% [9 i U8 v$ W& z One look is worth a thousand words.
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& O( d/ Y& M# J Seeing is believing.
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笨鸟先飞
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spare no effort; go all out; do one's best) {6 l4 Q6 J: x, O
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! q6 t+ A8 \7 X5 H$ M 大事化小,小事化了& X" E$ j8 K* f" b9 b: {" O: N
0 K; }3 B9 c1 r6 f5 R$ L try first to make their mistake sound less serious and then to reduce it to nothing at all
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% a, }6 J4 m& F' Z5 P 大开眼界
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q- b1 `3 _5 J- z8 N0 d broaden one's horizon; be an eye-opener
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j2 G% r5 y. n1 U. J 国泰民安
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过犹不及
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too much is as bad as too little
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once on shore, one prays no more
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和气生财6 c) y# |6 A( [0 u. C
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friendliness is conducive to business success
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2 Q& W# H4 p9 \ 活到老学到老- f& w6 _# Y0 ?6 _
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) o9 A) \- v- F4 y 金无足赤,人无完人
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金玉满堂
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0 V. C X1 H- T" j4 S* Q Treasures fill the home.
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脚踏实地
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9 C$ j, }' Y! r# `1 X, ? 脚踩两只船9 R8 s+ X4 g% {4 M$ j/ k4 u' g
) P! n/ m2 o. n+ C& a( V( I sit on the fence; be a fence-sitter; have a foot in either camp
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" @+ p/ B# U$ `$ C cut and dried; cliché
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& ?9 _$ D2 F# Y% h4 ^7 o. ~4 y achieve immediate victory; win instant success
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名利双收
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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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) c$ Y! r/ \- f% E Man proposes; God disposes.
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make a fool of oneself in trying to be smart
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% o1 L0 f& m. o6 O 抛砖引玉
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! h! f8 m8 ?6 y3 s 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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; z2 j3 \3 ^$ l8 b+ x 前怕狼,后怕虎
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fear wolves ahead and tigers behind; hesitate in doing something
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' a8 {3 D9 q/ z/ _ 强龙难压地头蛇
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Where there is a will, there is a way.
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世外桃源
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a retreat away from the turmoil of the world
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Just as there is paradise in heaven, there are Suzhou and Hangzhou on earth
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! F% B* W0 O( ~/ j# l% O 实事求是
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seek truth from facts; be practical and realistic; be true to facts
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Unity is strength.
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跳进黄河洗不清
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唯利是图
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seek nothing but profits; be blind to all but one's own interests8 r+ g3 Z$ X0 ^% c4 x- U# O
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+ ]7 c) p- p# A# G, G There are no waves without wind. Nothing comes of nothing.
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% Y; x* }1 c1 P& B' f$ Z 蓄势待发5 n( e; }9 [5 W9 v O! P
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心想事成4 [7 k$ B, Y0 I& [2 q( b
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先入为主
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First impressions are firmly entrenched.
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He who strikes first gains the advantage.
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The best defense is offense.
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息事宁人
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pour oil on troubled waters; patch up a quarrel and reconcile the parties concerned
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1 c. ^- v. S3 j) q( y proceed in an orderly way and step by step; advance gradually in due order3 [. n( l e( G+ P# B9 w. Y1 B) B
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有情人终成眷属
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Jack shall have Jill, all shall be well.81' t" q6 c# a, l9 n# k; f" @
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有识之士
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5 n' }1 `4 s5 M3 ]" O7 c, [5 M8 Q' L Haste makes waste.
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More haste, less speed.
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Great minds think alike.
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6 k/ s$ l' I8 z Better make friends than make enemies.
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招财进宝
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纸上谈兵
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