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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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百闻不如一见
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One look is worth a thousand words.
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比上不足，比下有余
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to fall short of the best, but be better than the worst( }7 ~+ x) V: p: \2 X; T
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% Z2 d) a# l2 Y A slow sparrow should make an early start.
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: @6 r$ `+ D/ V- Q, ^ 不遗余力+ W7 U# @" G% s4 r( j
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spare no effort; go all out; do one's best
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rob Peter to pay Paul
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2 x. u6 R" @0 O4 u# M0 G0 r 辞旧迎新( w+ q q5 d* p; R* ]
# h9 [- v0 N5 V4 {# |: \- ? 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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try first to make their mistake sound less serious and then to reduce it to nothing at all+ C5 C8 @5 G1 _7 _2 s) t% K" ]: I. A
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the country flourishes and people live in peace
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going beyond the limit is as bad as falling short; excess is just as bad as deficiency;
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好事不出门，坏事传千里
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Bad news travels fast.
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harmony brings wealth;
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活到老学到老& v/ @; D% I! Q& L- M& k0 j: U& c
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never too old to learn
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( m7 |; n, M' O# f0 G7 w let bygones be bygones# T- \9 {- N# E+ h& L& `
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- V+ ?6 j( I8 ?* h There are spots even on the sun.
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脚踏实地
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& @, k/ B/ r' O5 ^( p2 ~ 脚踩两只船
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, C3 m' P* u0 B. ~ 老生常谈，陈词滥调
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留得青山在，不怕没柴烧
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achieve immediate victory; win instant success
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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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谋事在人，成事在天
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Man proposes; God disposes.
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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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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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One can't make bricks without straw.
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千里之行始于足下
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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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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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瑞雪兆丰年
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People are in high spirits when involved in happy events.
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9 d4 n# w- Z5 ]( h4 @% Z 上有天堂，下有苏杭3 G, n! ?* G5 x8 H
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a blessing in disguise;
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Time and tide wait for no man.
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speak the plain truth; call a spade a spade; tell it as it is
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实践是检验真理的唯一标准
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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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' d, O K4 B+ Z) l a sheer fabrication out of nothing; fabricate rumors out of thin air
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x$ C O$ C; t) O4 I* E 蓄势待发
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accumulate strength for a take-off- |( H: G9 b8 L% h# ^: N
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! P* E0 \% P: V' K$ U' o 心想事成: k* E* K+ y# u# k
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]. t5 s' _( e- t! A 心照不宣
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1 B2 b+ S# C* g, N9 _' d have a tacit understanding; thoroughly understand each other, without having exchanged a word of explanation( N- ^2 o9 e* K5 l1 Y( O% m
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先入为主
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! _3 ~& ?. u3 m! Z. y! l He who strikes first gains the advantage.
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ants on a hot pan
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' Q ?& M9 ?8 z, @! H 息事宁人& e M0 K; ?6 ]7 C8 D8 a
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proceed in an orderly way and step by step; advance gradually in due order
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有钱能使鬼推磨
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Money makes the mare go./ Money talks.82
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' _' ?+ d* V8 k8 U2 O 有缘千里来相会
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与时俱进
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- I9 m& _1 w1 H4 h* p6 I! `' B 欲穷千里目，更上一层楼- X) z% N; u; M) I5 y d9 r
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6 R" M! }7 c! ?" f9 |/ F! _% d% } Haste makes waste./ c0 R) W; _; A7 x7 A& I
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优胜劣汰
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survival of the fittest
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英雄所见略同
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/ }- L" w9 |& B& T 冤家宜解不宜结/ ^8 w) @& F) `5 P6 A- J2 l N W5 E
E, j3 x" T: G! I$ V2 K9 Q9 d7 } Better make friends than make enemies.
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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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招财进宝
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bring in wealth and treasure- s, j! [; k: d: R
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债台高筑
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become debt-ridden
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3 T! ^2 x: v" a | 众矢之的2 `9 s; o. D2 p' v
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# F4 v1 P" c- u( c/ w) q You can't wrap fire in paper.
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What's done by night appears by day.! Z1 |, ?' b% Z$ c, j+ E
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