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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!% K) \3 c4 U1 G: q. O
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Love me, love my dog.2 b' C0 T: H/ v$ @2 A* i- j
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, e8 X* w5 y, O9 a3 w One look is worth a thousand words.8 U0 i3 ~- ]$ G
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! z, T9 z4 t+ v7 }8 g) D' X0 d, f 笨鸟先飞
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* O% q: W. ^! L: D) U/ p, Y A slow sparrow should make an early start.
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3 Z+ f" K( j$ O+ C% @ 辞旧迎新
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bid farewell to the old and usher in the new
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; u" e9 |# @: D+ a; i5 f1 v 大开眼界
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& [1 t/ F& O t3 C. p broaden one's horizon; be an eye-opener! ]8 ~, k* C( m' f& R8 v
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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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4 G& J6 B- C2 h1 ~ once on shore, one prays no more
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金玉满堂
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) ]# g. N8 u, Q7 M9 c0 K 脚踏实地( R' V$ H% G0 ^- h1 t! S4 E
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sit on the fence; be a fence-sitter; have a foot in either camp
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- {# r4 r+ s3 _# g, [+ k% E 老生常谈,陈词滥调
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礼尚往来
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Where there is life, there is hope.
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7 y3 f+ @9 Y2 e! Y, ]1 _ achieve immediate victory; win instant success
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名利双收
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' w3 ~6 J( H b be suddenly enlightened
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5 I$ C% O3 `3 I! `6 r: v' K 没有规矩,不成方圆
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# V% f) ^) M; _$ o On festive occasions more than ever one thinks of one's dear ones far away.
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- ?, M z( w- d& ` 谋事在人,成事在天: M9 W) q" S5 ^ A' h0 ]% q. a
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, O/ l. ^$ t- s0 U; Y$ t 弄巧成拙
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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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Just as there is paradise in heaven, there are Suzhou and Hangzhou on earth
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Unity is strength.
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徇私枉法
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a new broom sweeps clean
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accumulate strength for a take-off
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+ M' M6 t& U; a+ d6 ] 心想事成& f$ O" H1 }* U: t) e
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1 N6 }$ e% w: t' Y; b 心照不宣% ~ `/ H2 [6 q9 c( P! [
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3 {2 e \0 d; K He who strikes first gains the advantage.
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The best defense is offense.
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+ I9 Z1 _& ^8 M pour oil on troubled waters; patch up a quarrel and reconcile the parties concerned
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Jack shall have Jill, all shall be well.81. b" D2 |$ p+ \: Y1 @
9 B5 ]$ A+ d6 i' f4 N9 c 有钱能使鬼推磨
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: G7 a4 [2 _# @$ j4 ` o, Q Haste makes waste.
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cases in which people were unjustly, falsely or wrongly charged or sentenced; unjust, false or wrong cases7 n3 F. K1 W1 W1 g
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众矢之的
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target of public criticism
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纸上谈兵
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be an armchair strategist
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You can't wrap fire in paper.
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What's done by night appears by day.) E" j' y2 C8 B3 J/ d
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