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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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Love me, love my dog.
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" l! ], X! P }* q' z2 e One look is worth a thousand words.0 H: A# r/ g& L% z l" u4 h
$ H7 H5 u3 @: l8 K Seeing is believing.
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8 n/ \5 N) T' i, V 比上不足,比下有余
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to fall short of the best, but be better than the worst
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; n8 V# S x8 @0 t9 C4 \0 J( c 不遗余力
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spare no effort; go all out; do one's best3 f* w. v' E& d( P# }6 h3 N6 O
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拆东墙补西墙
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rob Peter to pay Paul
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3 v5 L# X9 o/ F( g _ bid farewell to the old and usher in the new
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6 C* w% ?' J" p, C 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 all9 S0 [7 a$ e& I5 j: l# i! r
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; f1 A. E7 C' ^" Y" C; c: s% R 大开眼界
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broaden one's horizon; be an eye-opener
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国泰民安
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the country flourishes and people live in peace4 Q- a0 @$ B' }. @8 Y1 O$ j2 ]
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过犹不及
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; C) l2 r+ z! v, @& R! t# {" m 好了伤疤忘了疼
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3 B( m$ b* n+ W: o$ [1 d" Z once on shore, one prays no more
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1 c$ I5 ?& f' I+ }0 j 好事不出门,坏事传千里
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) ~6 f2 D8 W' U# u& @ harmony brings wealth;
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) z( ?4 t* E, L6 e/ | friendliness is conducive to business success
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1 F6 t8 |" |" c 既往不咎
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金玉满堂
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Treasures fill the home.
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5 K+ `" D+ Z% L& O& P 脚踏实地
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5 D# ?8 y, A& U2 P* [% z be down-to-earth) Y x, u9 O v0 O1 y3 v( |- J3 m
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sit on the fence; be a fence-sitter; have a foot in either camp
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( @' S. j0 b# ^ R4 L' l 君子之交淡如水
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A hedge between keeps friendship green.
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' b# g6 M/ ]4 H) V+ X% X# ~) j 老生常谈,陈词滥调- M6 |9 L7 Y3 n
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Where there is life, there is hope.
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0 e- k& @" J1 l% C 名利双收
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gain both fame and wealth
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be suddenly enlightened
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& e0 D1 M5 t* K8 G" ^ 每逢佳节倍思亲5 R; n& X2 P" p, P8 q
' i% V9 ^2 `* |4 O6 |4 u7 `& i' | On festive occasions more than ever one thinks of one's dear ones far away.' X& |8 ?% H5 T& z
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谋事在人,成事在天
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1 g* X- c/ X2 ?2 B make a fool of oneself in trying to be smart
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3 t' A! m1 g' U9 P f; B7 P a modest spur to induce others to come forward with valuable contributions; throw a sprat to catch a whale
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9 s% D# W3 A' t6 q2 U5 } 破釜沉舟1 Z0 S% A/ ~' T, O& t
5 | c) l( _. P" I7 y cut off all means of retreat;burn one's own way of retreat and be determined to fight to the end
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2 u9 l; a3 ]$ [# V2 x 巧妇难为无米之炊
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强龙难压地头蛇
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人逢喜事精神爽
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People are in high spirits when involved in happy events.
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! e$ V, N4 ?+ }0 [+ ^6 I 上有天堂,下有苏杭
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/ @8 v2 H/ S0 ~" Z 三十而立7 {1 C* t; i' m- a% p& U
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# c6 U7 }& S; H; l seek truth from facts; be practical and realistic; be true to facts
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Unity is strength.
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seek nothing but profits; be blind to all but one's own interests
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a sheer fabrication out of nothing; fabricate rumors out of thin air
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a new broom sweeps clean
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/ |9 b4 b) O& m7 h 心想事成
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! |/ j8 D# P+ a% z; Z; V$ E8 U have a tacit understanding; thoroughly understand each other, without having exchanged a word of explanation
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First impressions are firmly entrenched.
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% d/ P: J* p D pour oil on troubled waters; patch up a quarrel and reconcile the parties concerned
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循序渐进
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2 a; } ` n- E5 I+ B4 f1 | 严以律己,宽以待人
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有情人终成眷属
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E8 U$ F/ d- ^$ g, ?7 j5 G: f7 J 有钱能使鬼推磨
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6 O3 P) y+ L* X! U" t4 I: H- v 有缘千里来相会
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become debt-ridden
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be an armchair strategist
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纸包不住火
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You can't wrap fire in paper.
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What's done by night appears by day.
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