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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!3 \2 ]6 y# p8 n- Z' L" h k' r
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8 @' `$ u( Y3 `4 m Love me, love my dog.
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5 d9 o* m. I; c8 ^0 A 百闻不如一见$ ?1 K. O, L7 Z7 H6 A; n; F5 Y
7 m" L5 Y) H! K/ B, s One look is worth a thousand words.
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比上不足,比下有余
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$ c* v6 c; `( V) s7 t! ~ 辞旧迎新
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0 C, k% |0 V0 \' Y, V! R, g bid farewell to the old and usher in the new7 }! i' H. n, l: k8 m& Y
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+ u0 s* g2 ^1 x& w try first to make their mistake sound less serious and then to reduce it to nothing at all
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2 W; S; {; n3 }. e 大开眼界
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过犹不及
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+ l% {. x7 T) K' f# L3 z7 G going beyond the limit is as bad as falling short; excess is just as bad as deficiency;
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too much is as bad as too little/ @) z/ g$ Q4 p6 s% O8 u5 }
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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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好事不出门,坏事传千里
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) A( U& c# w1 M. \3 v& M6 N Bad news travels fast.
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/ b# k, s/ K D8 y6 i! c, T harmony brings wealth;. d4 j& I, B: E) g+ G! j0 `
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never too old to learn
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Treasures fill the home.
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1 c0 ?5 e2 {- l/ l( {% ^! z 脚踏实地
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be down-to-earth
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sit on the fence; be a fence-sitter; have a foot in either camp
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A hedge between keeps friendship green.
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: o' `6 r) x4 p2 w8 f 老生常谈,陈词滥调
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4 K# X' a# `6 f- z5 L cut and dried; cliché" @- ^. C8 C; j0 P5 V
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( R3 f! m w! y4 T: Z' _: E# u Courtesy calls for reciprocity.
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Where there is life, there is hope.
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; Z6 T+ t9 w9 U- Z# C3 x 马到成功, S; H+ d3 P; h7 k8 u
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4 ?; L; }7 p; g0 w# T9 s 茅塞顿开
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be suddenly enlightened
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0 ~+ i0 L# J, ~$ `" @ _ On festive occasions more than ever one thinks of one's dear ones far away.
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谋事在人,成事在天
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Man proposes; God disposes.
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make a fool of oneself in trying to be smart
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7 A9 x. C& [& s2 Y7 _% \" K 赔了夫人又折兵
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. l6 a, \* X# D% K* b2 w0 i suffer a double loss; lose the bait along with the fish" L0 d$ A4 d( ]% @
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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
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, [7 ^' r E# Z* H3 H+ s/ ~3 B' A One can't make bricks without straw.
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$ k& {% z' H' }; N) x 千里之行始于足下# \6 J# |+ M9 I; ?/ t* y
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前事不忘,后事之师
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: [1 g+ N; W1 A The mighty dragon is no match for the native serpent.
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A fall of seasonal snow gives promise of a fruitful year
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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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Where there is a will, there is a way.
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上有天堂,下有苏杭
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Just as there is paradise in heaven, there are Suzhou and Hangzhou on earth
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( u1 ~/ S0 R- K3 ]" k( o4 s a blessing in disguise;
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三十而立
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1 w6 c" |- T+ e4 ` 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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韬光养晦
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* v% S6 E: a, V" L( Q. ^0 ] 团结就是力量
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跳进黄河洗不清
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歪风邪气
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seek nothing but profits; be blind to all but one's own interests
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心照不宣
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- `' ]* p" \, ]$ ] have a tacit understanding; thoroughly understand each other, without having exchanged a word of explanation
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先入为主
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First impressions are firmly entrenched., P* u% Y( a0 p m: a1 W. l# h
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pour oil on troubled waters; patch up a quarrel and reconcile the parties concerned
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proceed in an orderly way and step by step; advance gradually in due order
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: G W3 @7 q$ S! X) v; N3 c/ _& d9 B be strict with oneself and lenient with others
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Jack shall have Jill, all shall be well.81
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有钱能使鬼推磨
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Money makes the mare go./ Money talks.82
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a man of insight83
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. @5 W" r5 j/ S6 ^3 u 有缘千里来相会
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以人为本
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teach students according to their aptitude
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More haste, less speed.
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Great minds think alike.
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冤家宜解不宜结
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cases in which people were unjustly, falsely or wrongly charged or sentenced; unjust, false or wrong cases
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A real man never goes back on his words.
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招财进宝
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bring in wealth and treasure
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众矢之的
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target of public criticism
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be an armchair strategist
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5 f# C. L: M. I2 D" E1 K You can't wrap fire in paper.
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/ O" p5 @( Y# {, r# n What's done by night appears by day.
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