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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!0 {3 d" N* T X, L
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+ u* C" l3 f! k Love me, love my dog.
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百闻不如一见
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' c4 D1 o( q0 P& d) X7 k: P" K Seeing is believing.
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/ U% y8 T2 N2 D1 N/ j 比上不足,比下有余8 Q/ C, E( S, _; ?; _' e
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to fall short of the best, but be better than the worst$ a: ]/ {6 [* n: U
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; d7 _5 _) i0 n, I7 _ 笨鸟先飞
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spare no effort; go all out; do one's best
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6 c6 M* P- m+ l: U/ G3 Z 辞旧迎新
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) p" V4 E; F O! j+ ^ bid farewell to the old and usher in the new
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5 q6 [' \, l# E g9 a" V1 n8 U7 ] 大事化小,小事化了/ _1 o8 {0 o" @2 Q) ?9 o3 _
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try first to make their mistake sound less serious and then to reduce it to nothing at all; J( I% {9 K% g% `+ ]
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大开眼界
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, S- u# ]0 I* t! C 国泰民安
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too much is as bad as too little
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- H* u1 d7 P5 e& y Bad news travels fast.
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" I5 @3 z% I U' q6 a harmony brings wealth;
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friendliness is conducive to business success0 j) v' A: Z# [& Q% C, q
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0 }# s5 x- K7 ^! X8 t9 Y$ D7 | 活到老学到老& @! i3 G- q( X' k W: A
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There are spots even on the sun.
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- Y3 s8 `( V* D6 V/ @ 金玉满堂3 F+ U L5 I/ f0 k+ o
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8 i) a0 t. U+ g 脚踏实地
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2 x9 f, X: k+ y- \$ Z! ] 君子之交淡如水
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9 i) N+ Z/ v* U( |( k* [2 [6 h A hedge between keeps friendship green.! c. X& Z3 \4 J
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( D1 E+ j, ^# M- y cut and dried; cliché
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" V% a; B, y; f$ B Nothing can be accomplished without norms or standards.
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- E |. K9 \! L+ h' u+ D9 ~ 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., D4 N4 Y% p" R; E1 h% R6 Y2 }
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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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cut off all means of retreat;burn one's own way of retreat and be determined to fight to the end' e U+ z- G: ~
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5 ?! ^( P' L! S' b 千里之行始于足下
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People are in high spirits when involved in happy events.
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3 m W1 q5 k' ]- |% Y; N6 ] a retreat away from the turmoil of the world2 {- w' d% r8 w
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8 T6 F0 S, G4 x4 Q) r7 L7 |) g' v 人之初,性本善
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% q) D% J6 \/ j2 T 上有天堂,下有苏杭
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a blessing in disguise;
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望子成龙
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; \$ t$ K, D3 R7 ^ 无风不起浪
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There are no waves without wind. Nothing comes of nothing.
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4 q9 @6 Q' ]4 P' H0 S twist the law to suit one's own purpose% Y0 u+ H, z* e n* |
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2 k, }# z( `# e+ K" w4 Y' O9 n4 ] 新官上任三把火% ]) [, e3 Z3 s& N0 p. f$ r
1 n* y$ q( M+ R a new broom sweeps clean0 z- Z3 A' \) h/ b. B: }
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5 p+ k) d( G; g/ R 蓄势待发3 S L) [) ^9 C9 q1 U! o, c
: D+ `5 n% E/ T8 q ~6 { accumulate strength for a take-off
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心想事成
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4 F6 L& |- M+ n+ B May all your wish come true0 h( ` n3 S) P: u9 u/ Z. @
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0 s7 y- {7 C5 F; ^& a# |- u/ j 心照不宣, C; K2 t. ?9 S ]- F
) b% N( C3 A7 h* D) B/ L2 J" o have a tacit understanding; thoroughly understand each other, without having exchanged a word of explanation
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5 z4 Z! i4 h5 j( w7 U' H/ S 先入为主
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6 S3 o# i3 a7 o% X First impressions are firmly entrenched.
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0 w6 q& t. U* ?* D' N% ~9 F8 b 先下手为强; N! T2 q( @4 ]) j
0 i, |: V( [' a( h6 b He who strikes first gains the advantage.
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The best defense is offense.7 h3 r! T" b* t' Y; c- l
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热锅上的蚂蚁
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; _. P5 x! o* M" z0 e7 a3 P ants on a hot pan
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0 V6 ]" o7 B& p# r: o% V5 |" ` pour oil on troubled waters; patch up a quarrel and reconcile the parties concerned
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. x( d+ S4 M* `- P1 u7 u: g proceed in an orderly way and step by step; advance gradually in due order
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: w8 N2 g& W$ E 严以律己,宽以待人1 T3 f) F: k. ?$ R, \8 M
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be strict with oneself and lenient with others
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Jack shall have Jill, all shall be well.818 x- ]: z- M! `$ \$ m( y5 a6 d# Y
: g$ J: n) }$ I 有钱能使鬼推磨
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* t. ]' v; B4 w# j9 z 有识之士
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0 y& V: T" [0 @/ q. t8 V9 n 有勇无谋
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0 V/ i: I u$ R" y" x 有缘千里来相会
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与时俱进
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1 p" x0 l* H5 G% n# m7 ?5 Q teach students according to their aptitude
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: U2 M' r7 b: g2 [ 欲穷千里目,更上一层楼
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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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欲速则不达
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Haste makes waste.
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" b4 z% }; Y! y8 G0 ^$ t 优胜劣汰
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survival of the fittest
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$ M" t H- ?$ i8 G- _* r Great minds think alike.! L7 A6 u2 ~1 ^8 @7 M
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* d5 ?4 R- {0 y6 w9 `) B% I/ ?( Z: v Better make friends than make enemies.
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% G" ~/ u* l& E7 F% p; p) s! {8 @ cases in which people were unjustly, falsely or wrongly charged or sentenced; unjust, false or wrong cases' M, c8 `$ G( X9 Y+ t5 m6 I3 U
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bring in wealth and treasure
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target of public criticism
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; E" l) J$ I0 K- F( [ be an armchair strategist- B5 y4 [/ s% Q3 J1 v+ v1 ]
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* q$ {4 X9 x0 ^( h* i; L You can't wrap fire in paper.
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