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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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( h2 F' O7 r- W0 M" v; J- F1 r Love me, love my dog./ v1 e, `8 N, P: {5 q2 b+ N
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% g8 ]; H/ X' y4 H+ M% o# L 百闻不如一见
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Seeing is believing.
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to fall short of the best, but be better than the worst
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4 n6 [/ D$ G; E4 w) f4 _ 笨鸟先飞
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. [+ [9 t: u4 ? A slow sparrow should make an early start.
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6 o r V, W! d1 Z2 V+ ?' e6 ` 不遗余力
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spare no effort; go all out; do one's best
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No discord, no concord.
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拆东墙补西墙
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bid farewell to the old and usher in the new
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3 p' ]4 m$ H; R 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: g$ D" s8 z2 N7 N( c. P
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4 u. S; H6 R$ C1 L 大开眼界
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: H4 e. A7 y6 D6 ]5 s broaden one's horizon; be an eye-opener1 {+ F$ Y: F. r6 }, {
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过犹不及
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# [) \$ }% \: |8 N; o going beyond the limit is as bad as falling short; excess is just as bad as deficiency;) n; D2 B+ c- s2 Z" M: w6 V
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好了伤疤忘了疼
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once on shore, one prays no more
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Bad news travels fast.
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friendliness is conducive to business success3 E3 `4 |( `# X# Z, s* v$ N+ S
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" t( i& v. \( ~4 r, V# x9 } never too old to learn
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既往不咎
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' _* c4 o: K. ^& _; x- D$ s- ]6 W Treasures fill the home.
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" @# z' W3 |) s 脚踏实地
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be down-to-earth
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君子之交淡如水
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3 J. E1 A/ R% ?, y( \ E 老生常谈,陈词滥调
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cut and dried; cliché
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/ Z, e+ z* A3 I8 x. f: B: F2 L 礼尚往来7 {' j! l; \$ X5 ^$ U3 X
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马到成功
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gain both fame and wealth
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be suddenly enlightened
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+ J9 P& O; B' o; }4 M 弄巧成拙
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. k1 |6 U7 u* T0 G4 ]3 | make a fool of oneself in trying to be smart
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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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take the preemptive opportunities
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$ b! O$ W4 `, G6 i# y9 _ One can't make bricks without straw.
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千里之行始于足下
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5 f" \: N! C6 T! q' x$ } z% I. N) P a thousand-li journey begins with the first step--the highest eminence is to be gained step by step
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前事不忘,后事之师
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Past experience, if not forgotten, is a guide for the future.
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世外桃源
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Just as there is paradise in heaven, there are Suzhou and Hangzhou on earth
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Every cloud has a silver lining.
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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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7 S5 ]2 H, N2 u0 \2 `0 ` seek truth from facts; be practical and realistic; be true to facts
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糖衣炮弹
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) N0 f# S R8 g 团结就是力量
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" [. m2 _+ }+ }: B) u- f# P Unity is strength.
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物以类聚,人以群分
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无中生有
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a sheer fabrication out of nothing; fabricate rumors out of thin air
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# S+ N3 B1 @0 c) w7 i6 B8 \ There are no waves without wind. Nothing comes of nothing.
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徇私枉法
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twist the law to suit one's own purpose
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a new broom sweeps clean
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蓄势待发2 a- B$ A# p: H. h& N
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accumulate strength for a take-off
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have a tacit understanding; thoroughly understand each other, without having exchanged a word of explanation a0 E0 B; s$ Z
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先入为主
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! N$ F. g [& I5 u7 f5 ?- R First impressions are firmly entrenched.
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He who strikes first gains the advantage.
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The best defense is offense.
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ants on a hot pan
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现身说法
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warn people by taking oneself as an example
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1 ]. f' b! C- |( X0 Q* Y 有钱能使鬼推磨
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3 p3 u! v% t: G& z9 D" y# e 有识之士
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以人为本
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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.
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More haste, less speed.
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survival of the fittest
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招财进宝
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众矢之的
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