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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!5 o4 s% A5 i. @/ D' K9 _; q! L
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爱屋及乌
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Love me, love my dog.
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2 f& G) R1 ?% n 百闻不如一见
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7 W* x: [1 @% `8 R' L' |2 H One look is worth a thousand words.
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% S$ z8 p/ Q; a) g. X8 I 比上不足,比下有余/ ^6 e9 }* E0 L4 a5 y- p& S. U3 K4 N# d i
; C7 ?7 z; z; ~ to fall short of the best, but be better than the worst
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. [% C4 _' Z% G8 `: j A slow sparrow should make an early start.
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不遗余力
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拆东墙补西墙
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rob Peter to pay Paul
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1 ~2 n$ f! t' {$ h/ X 辞旧迎新
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大事化小,小事化了
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_1 R7 x, U. d 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2 O9 O7 F+ J* K
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国泰民安- K& P- {- G7 d- Z
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going beyond the limit is as bad as falling short; excess is just as bad as deficiency;& S6 w, C2 S0 \9 H6 [
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too much is as bad as too little
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1 F. ^/ D! }3 L& [4 q+ Y Bad news travels fast.! d6 l: q8 [" C1 B$ m( i }" H W$ C
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& Q$ b* f+ q2 X. T 和气生财3 K: a& p3 j, ~% H$ @
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$ ]4 L) }' h3 j8 m 既往不咎
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let bygones be bygones
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2 C+ p2 v$ y# F- F& s" H 金无足赤,人无完人3 J- H2 B8 K' f) T: u; [, G* B
2 o4 f5 n, n/ }( v! w L1 F% r There are spots even on the sun.
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金玉满堂
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, h' x. X A) ?' G5 h- O/ @# v" O Treasures fill the home.# D" p" a4 p' @! S5 g
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脚踩两只船
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sit on the fence; be a fence-sitter; have a foot in either camp
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A hedge between keeps friendship green.
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7 o4 c+ V- y6 j& t cut and dried; cliché
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C* N) S, @! {! _1 r4 `- | Courtesy calls for reciprocity.
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make a fool of oneself in trying to be smart
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% u: E+ }# v9 h 强龙难压地头蛇
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People are in high spirits when involved in happy events.
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1 n6 a8 I' c" \, {/ J, k3 F5 M0 { 三十而立
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seek truth from facts; be practical and realistic; be true to facts
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实践是检验真理的唯一标准
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) c: L4 e o1 y 韬光养晦
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& |3 i3 L1 q- N3 z5 g4 g) e3 {( T 无中生有
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a sheer fabrication out of nothing; fabricate rumors out of thin air
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There are no waves without wind. Nothing comes of nothing.
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徇私枉法& n" G5 Z. S0 U; B9 n3 K
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twist the law to suit one's own purpose
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- n7 z1 m7 ?4 g 蓄势待发
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accumulate strength for a take-off; |% G5 ], S. R, R) a# G
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心想事成( O! ]9 d: X( r, W; _6 _& [6 u5 n
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May all your wish come true
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. ^5 Y3 @8 M$ t 心照不宣
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1 ]' f7 M5 Q2 x have a tacit understanding; thoroughly understand each other, without having exchanged a word of explanation& a; J, `! b. ^/ s( I
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% [ p' ]/ H) z% @" F9 F 先入为主+ [+ N" S4 x$ W" T! Q
0 j, N% y" H' L) v+ d9 l3 L( N1 ^ 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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现身说法$ @3 U4 [) y6 ?
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/ S; T, ]( F6 G: u4 d 息事宁人
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pour oil on troubled waters; patch up a quarrel and reconcile the parties concerned# Q- {$ u8 Y1 d; a* J8 F0 Q
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3 O2 R. j. X/ m$ E3 b 严以律己,宽以待人* z1 _( D0 D& O. H7 i( [
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有情人终成眷属
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Jack shall have Jill, all shall be well.811 l! d N J! C) C. V/ S! }
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Money makes the mare go./ Money talks.82
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有识之士
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a man of insight83" T) {. e W) \, ~6 a
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bold but not crafty84 J$ Y: {/ e% ]2 B8 L
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Separated as we are thousands of miles apart, we come together as if by predestination.85
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因材施教
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欲穷千里目,更上一层楼
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to ascend another storey to see a thousand miles further; Ascend further, were you to look farther.' o: ^; j+ s3 t! C; T0 _ A
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More haste, less speed.
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优胜劣汰
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英雄所见略同
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4 i! w3 l# g; Z5 K Great minds think alike.0 \5 L6 g- J! g( _
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Better make friends than make enemies.
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* {' g' C$ S; _" j2 ?( C; E cases in which people were unjustly, falsely or wrongly charged or sentenced; unjust, false or wrong cases
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一言既出,驷马难追
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A real man never goes back on his words.
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债台高筑
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众矢之的
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" {2 F2 k; d! c- V0 ?# X You can't wrap fire in paper.
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What's done by night appears by day.5 @2 o r: G6 J( A3 g! n+ w
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caught in a dilemma; between the devil and the deep blue sea |
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