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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!$ ~& g* ^6 P: C; h
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爱屋及乌
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( `- D0 ~0 H. X9 y Love me, love my dog.
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2 `1 a1 Z! Z4 e) T1 t4 ?! b( a 百闻不如一见. r3 N* G+ r' A4 x. q
7 n# E; G+ I. z$ [. l One look is worth a thousand words.& a: y, S. P/ \
q% ~* i' X- P% M& e1 Z Seeing is believing.9 Q5 t6 M6 @) N5 Q- W2 R$ w. p8 ~- a
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P3 s( {6 S& U' ^3 H. K& p 比上不足,比下有余/ X; E6 _% e }5 R% m3 s- m$ o, X% C
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to fall short of the best, but be better than the worst
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笨鸟先飞
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A slow sparrow should make an early start.
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不遗余力
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6 l7 _1 x& x! ]8 E, W1 h: P; p 不打不成交
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' H0 Q/ k+ a" K No discord, no concord.
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拆东墙补西墙
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+ g/ X8 [/ \; x: p m: ^# r6 |& E2 ~ 大事化小,小事化了
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9 y9 Q ]7 m" h2 S! _2 z; z& M2 {; [ 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. d( {7 G& L1 ?( o4 t2 h; @) e
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: @: ^# I" n) p$ x4 F6 M going beyond the limit is as bad as falling short; excess is just as bad as deficiency;/ \: q* k/ I% J( b1 I
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too much is as bad as too little% W E, c- f7 l7 d, f# [7 O8 _) b
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好了伤疤忘了疼
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* U9 h6 F3 ~, E% A once on shore, one prays no more2 o% S" y( q5 z! p
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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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和气生财
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harmony brings wealth;
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n& U+ B T5 I! R1 c p( A friendliness is conducive to business success
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" |2 _: }/ j3 [5 B 活到老学到老3 R6 R2 {/ | f2 k1 t# o: y; \
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. ~1 D7 f4 b0 Z" ~- n Treasures fill the home.
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& k( i! W, ^0 u( r6 {1 { cut and dried; cliché8 k; J) [+ n: R) ]% K
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6 E3 X6 J/ f) O6 R3 b 赔了夫人又折兵
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cut off all means of retreat;burn one's own way of retreat and be determined to fight to the end7 B3 r- y J9 T5 v. c: g6 w
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瑞雪兆丰年
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# q; s$ _, \+ x% a 世上无难事,只怕有心人
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; } c" t. e; d$ G1 J Where there is a will, there is a way.
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) j8 w5 Y! A u0 a There are no waves without wind. Nothing comes of nothing.
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5 s% w# i# L5 g+ }/ u1 p0 X twist the law to suit one's own purpose
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a new broom sweeps clean
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/ y; `2 j. }& s! f 心想事成
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- z2 n' ~/ L- J( W" d Z8 s 先入为主
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First impressions are firmly entrenched.
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$ |4 y8 ^9 b" a7 ^ The best defense is offense.
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ants on a hot pan
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warn people by taking oneself as an example
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与时俱进
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target of public criticism
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纸上谈兵
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