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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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( y1 ^4 f7 {" L9 H6 U: w8 K# { 爱屋及乌. _: ^- w+ U: ?9 T7 x8 v3 E
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Love me, love my dog.
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$ {7 R ~& P; B: X4 B 百闻不如一见
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" B- G; W7 j- [: B9 F2 y One look is worth a thousand words.
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. O6 @+ N) k7 }# n7 e 笨鸟先飞
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. X. G( t1 H5 A8 Y" u2 h A slow sparrow should make an early start.
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: r, u- _$ H6 P1 q! e 不遗余力
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6 d" N1 h6 A/ j% ? spare no effort; go all out; do one's best. R) _- _) o; p
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No discord, no concord.
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7 a6 [4 o7 ]9 t# o5 L3 ^6 b5 N8 r4 [" n rob Peter to pay Paul
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6 O; m7 `! S* r E/ s: Z% B% c 辞旧迎新
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try first to make their mistake sound less serious and then to reduce it to nothing at all* y6 \! I/ t6 A
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4 x/ g9 t8 ~1 s7 L, e 大开眼界
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* K- q; Y9 n2 w- G" R5 w broaden one's horizon; be an eye-opener* L/ P$ |" [ Z+ E& [2 I
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going beyond the limit is as bad as falling short; excess is just as bad as deficiency;/ I0 X6 M6 r! G a2 ~0 L
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9 K1 B1 x( ^3 q6 S 好事不出门，坏事传千里# n3 {3 {% H" s9 n
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Bad news travels fast.
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1 Y# M: T$ B" \" A7 k 金无足赤，人无完人
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There are spots even on the sun.
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Treasures fill the home.
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0 o& a$ c, b2 G7 ~1 W2 W5 R 老生常谈，陈词滥调9 l( Y$ f0 k6 t- U- m& e
- E R9 _6 O0 ? cut and dried; cliché
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* B6 N0 H$ Y+ ^# l) x 名利双收
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2 V$ C; E- F% o7 ?9 n gain both fame and wealth
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D; E% A9 c8 b6 H5 e Nothing can be accomplished without norms or standards.
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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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make a fool of oneself in trying to be smart
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suffer a double loss; lose the bait along with the fish
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( d& t! v0 {" a! A: R a modest spur to induce others to come forward with valuable contributions; throw a sprat to catch a whale
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5 P6 c% C2 e* O# _ 巧妇难为无米之炊
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The mighty dragon is no match for the native serpent.
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9 O0 U: U5 r+ \2 f People are in high spirits when involved in happy events.. q1 M) X& Z) F( o3 d$ `4 X
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2 d3 N6 k- I- q* Y0 B 塞翁失马，焉知非福
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: l w8 P! b2 s8 P 说曹操，曹操到) ^# f7 l1 A7 p! j1 \" l8 d
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speak the plain truth; call a spade a spade; tell it as it is
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, {% v& G; r! U4 k3 g' o 无中生有
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a sheer fabrication out of nothing; fabricate rumors out of thin air$ E5 x5 [; b& l! F7 o# e. u) g
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4 ?: {' r" t5 q0 h0 F5 T( \ 无风不起浪
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There are no waves without wind. Nothing comes of nothing., q/ z6 h0 K& l3 O
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徇私枉法
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twist the law to suit one's own purpose8 \/ g; J; M5 M, \- j$ i
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新官上任三把火
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accumulate strength for a take-off9 }' j3 ?6 K/ T) O2 w/ t
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心想事成
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H( x1 k, u4 i* v8 c have a tacit understanding; thoroughly understand each other, without having exchanged a word of explanation- {8 W& {# O0 ^/ f# p* Q0 R
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4 D1 g7 c$ {# j v 先入为主. a) C% e$ J) J! k" g7 i# {# |* B
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The best defense is offense.
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" [/ y% B- h# x4 G7 k& N: `5 c6 h 现身说法8 e H: e' ~ I* j/ {+ y4 p' d, W/ j
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warn people by taking oneself as an example
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8 @ d, l. {3 G7 {( N# a# ` J pour oil on troubled waters; patch up a quarrel and reconcile the parties concerned
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Money makes the mare go./ Money talks.825 e- ?5 f& G' ]* d
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$ I/ F1 r1 M& Q# H, L$ R# D3 F 有缘千里来相会
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teach students according to their aptitude
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9 d" |$ j# g3 J- T" I/ F Great minds think alike.
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, l* z. @0 t8 ^# b cases in which people were unjustly, falsely or wrongly charged or sentenced; unjust, false or wrong cases
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be an armchair strategist1 {* |: d5 Z, L8 {& F
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