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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!. q' F5 S& @( z( Y& `3 A4 a
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c) o0 c' x8 r' m: @1 ^6 y6 M 爱屋及乌; O2 ~! s, ?! M8 \- X, C
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Love me, love my dog.
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1 u6 N. P& f& _7 ^3 H! p. R 百闻不如一见& j w0 O4 {/ m# l) R
; Z0 K9 V. ~. ` One look is worth a thousand words.
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. @/ ?0 i4 V- X- q" w6 \' D3 x Seeing is believing.
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c, i! f1 P0 @! X 比上不足，比下有余2 K& S3 {& i* e# G3 \1 @! u
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笨鸟先飞
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A slow sparrow should make an early start.
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9 T. R# T' @5 ^: n$ f+ ` spare no effort; go all out; do one's best
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& C) J8 a, |, X, x3 D. \ No discord, no concord.( O: l6 g8 B$ v# i6 w2 e
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辞旧迎新
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bid farewell to the old and usher in the new, Q) J) K8 e. M4 r0 X2 Z3 M+ o* G
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大事化小，小事化了
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国泰民安
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" C+ \0 _ V4 @1 F 好了伤疤忘了疼
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9 P4 _6 I3 h/ r p$ ]+ U! w once on shore, one prays no more
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( t+ j3 H( E0 K0 B" t& R 好事不出门，坏事传千里
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! m, ?# N$ Z7 H4 P1 V 和气生财" Z1 E% T% V; s$ d) m' Y. O
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harmony brings wealth;
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friendliness is conducive to business success
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0 u# m5 r& b- o+ l4 V 活到老学到老
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0 ^* J9 J- `" _% \/ l$ }) r never too old to learn. K9 j( P% T5 |! K
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2 B, w' H3 w9 w% Y4 M3 Y 既往不咎
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& x0 ?( \! s9 s& c let bygones be bygones
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! \4 C( |9 f4 Z. ]& S( V/ {8 r( k 金无足赤，人无完人- s& Z! t- c5 e) Z! A4 g. f9 { P6 B
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sit on the fence; be a fence-sitter; have a foot in either camp
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4 V5 p6 L7 a! v. J# }: a- v3 m: M 君子之交淡如水0 Y$ q; W# V. o" d, s9 E
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$ X9 b1 e( ~+ ?- i' K1 a 茅塞顿开
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弄巧成拙
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1 j. L" I" G1 M- M0 a6 J1 { make a fool of oneself in trying to be smart
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" N1 B' S* ~4 M 抛砖引玉
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d9 C3 y$ L 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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6 k2 [3 z# o+ \1 e/ u- L2 b% |2 W) [ 前事不忘，后事之师" c0 K8 D% a% E: U/ d
9 K8 o5 F* U% k+ [9 L, j Past experience, if not forgotten, is a guide for the future.- }9 }6 i. I0 p4 o: n# A
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0 [% o* I0 D' D9 s 世外桃源
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4 T& }$ f! o3 w7 \$ I Just as there is paradise in heaven, there are Suzhou and Hangzhou on earth
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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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seek truth from facts; be practical and realistic; be true to facts
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% |$ c( f+ h {! r! C 实话实说
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韬光养晦
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糖衣炮弹
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天有不测风云
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团结就是力量
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seek nothing but profits; be blind to all but one's own interests7 r2 D- _- o5 x
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9 o$ k# ]/ x5 A% J 无中生有6 N; W6 d. i' V# f2 F8 K& Q
5 B) i: W1 Q1 }+ K a sheer fabrication out of nothing; fabricate rumors out of thin air, I( d0 _7 o0 P( w9 h
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! T$ V6 S) m5 E 徇私枉法5 f( J ] u9 J) B0 M# v; r$ W
" W6 D2 P$ V, ?8 `2 C. _9 ? twist the law to suit one's own purpose$ B$ P3 w) Z) U: D
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7 d6 c2 {! v* l3 W9 N accumulate strength for a take-off
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, H6 ]5 X7 \( c5 O 心想事成
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May all your wish come true
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5 l) i4 ]+ k; \2 O- D/ O, a0 y 心照不宣
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% V' D8 Y( y+ l. l2 Q2 g$ [" H2 ` have a tacit understanding; thoroughly understand each other, without having exchanged a word of explanation* U1 W0 |) b5 f' z( f1 F
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First impressions are firmly entrenched.
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u; o2 X& c" A+ |) K3 C9 f% \ d He who strikes first gains the advantage.
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warn people by taking oneself as an example
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) T7 d/ f4 v* b) b- l' c 循序渐进% m4 T5 J- ~1 S, P# s
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+ x2 n/ {0 R9 J* l 严以律己，宽以待人) [! m5 h$ b( P& i" c0 v
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Jack shall have Jill, all shall be well.81
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" N% Z& R% a* T- d+ z 有钱能使鬼推磨
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Money makes the mare go./ Money talks.82' H4 s7 }% m5 |2 }4 V+ x. ?6 p
4 x Q# [; R: k4 c, p 有识之士/ H" W" Q7 X5 l
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a man of insight83
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有勇无谋
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$ d+ W) ]% ]# l, z 有缘千里来相会
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以人为本
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: T" `$ T! a# V/ [) S! j 欲穷千里目，更上一层楼2 t/ }& n, R, n* I' l2 q: x( `
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to ascend another storey to see a thousand miles further; Ascend further, were you to look farther.
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Haste makes waste.8 Z+ k6 y' H3 c+ `! m" {* j
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& ]$ d/ I2 C% z% F9 q- {) o1 Y 优胜劣汰
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?" s$ t8 v; c( R$ x, b 英雄所见略同4 E& E1 c2 l5 M1 |! v$ E
7 j. B5 g S( b! k0 R Great minds think alike.
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( `! x( ]' a1 c0 z6 c# D2 N Better make friends than make enemies.
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- _# ~1 Z5 i4 m A promise is a promise.
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招财进宝
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bring in wealth and treasure7 B% i: ~4 O1 L
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be an armchair strategist, g5 q9 d- S$ v2 q+ `" a
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纸包不住火
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3 f9 ^! @* D$ X& u" I' D+ Q You can't wrap fire in paper.2 x$ \; s; e5 k/ |/ _6 _
, j+ k5 p! ]( u7 C4 o What's done by night appears by day.
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A F4 E+ @! H5 b6 \4 B7 x caught in a dilemma; between the devil and the deep blue sea |
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