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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!* s9 S( j' Z: o( T! l2 a$ y) G
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Love me, love my dog.
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One look is worth a thousand words.
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! p! H1 `( U3 J4 | 笨鸟先飞
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不遗余力
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spare no effort; go all out; do one's best
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不打不成交
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辞旧迎新
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% m* F+ M+ P: D: S- H& P! t bid farewell to the old and usher in the new
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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
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3 j& W" l( H+ K& n) _2 w 大开眼界
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" u( L+ t+ z' T' b+ \. J. v v broaden one's horizon; be an eye-opener
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1 U w# I/ H2 S, |5 Z: O' X 国泰民安
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9 C; ~! a0 n3 \7 e/ M. M5 a. r7 V, F the country flourishes and people live in peace- J3 H/ h, r K
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going beyond the limit is as bad as falling short; excess is just as bad as deficiency;4 Q4 A) E/ d6 X" a) G3 T/ T: S
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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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let bygones be bygones
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4 R& M" I' d' `9 ~- v; L/ n7 c! D There are spots even on the sun.
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6 O& P- G1 D; r1 k |- Q 金玉满堂
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" t, [2 g6 u$ g9 w% ^ 君子之交淡如水3 k! ^4 u5 Z% @. N1 _
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( p4 I0 W; H, l! O2 S 老生常谈，陈词滥调" \$ U; N5 w! T1 n0 F# ~- S0 h
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cut and dried; cliché
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Where there is life, there is hope.
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% O* O, {$ M4 d3 v1 @ 马到成功3 l: ]$ ~3 \! m0 @
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) j9 B9 m, a) ?) t 名利双收
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. S2 Q1 C/ ]0 T- b3 D be suddenly enlightened
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强龙难压地头蛇
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( o) i9 ~4 {1 u5 f 上有天堂，下有苏杭
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3 O4 k& `2 c* p6 `3 ? Every cloud has a silver lining.
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d! t. o) f8 r8 i# a 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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% U$ R7 Q! ]4 J# ^0 I use a steam-hammer to crack nuts
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B7 g% b, Z* R( u7 @" E" | hold high hopes for one's child
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7 w5 p* D7 ?' q" Z There are no waves without wind. Nothing comes of nothing.% n: ]2 s+ |2 ^3 K- P& S
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7 o+ z' U0 T# m4 E* _/ k6 f) ]! n5 d 徇私枉法
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' a7 Z1 f: z+ N j$ [ twist the law to suit one's own purpose
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' E8 W, h# k6 o" ^$ K 新官上任三把火
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a new broom sweeps clean
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( M4 `$ H& T( O5 x 蓄势待发
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) v( k' Q3 p4 o3 s$ t& ?: L accumulate strength for a take-off5 q+ T' J) n: Z* \
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7 K% k1 ^' o% E$ ^ 心想事成% F8 J+ l' y; r ]5 t4 C# y
! {6 M% b, m' P May all your wish come true% B, E$ [/ X6 I0 U$ x
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心照不宣
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First impressions are firmly entrenched.2 U: X2 K8 Y) R
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; H! O- X5 I$ F* }' q6 G 先下手为强5 s6 K; l. o! h2 a4 A% k& E0 r% ~1 |
+ H, f! M; s$ g9 A: o. j He who strikes first gains the advantage.& V2 c% S9 K9 }# Q
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The best defense is offense.
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' p7 t3 A. r6 L# u3 H! m 现身说法
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warn people by taking oneself as an example5 }- ?* G Y9 H5 L5 d) g. L3 D; j
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息事宁人
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pour oil on troubled waters; patch up a quarrel and reconcile the parties concerned8 c* M! }" h A6 h1 L
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proceed in an orderly way and step by step; advance gradually in due order, F" l( ^: ~1 |- F/ t
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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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8 O0 Q& O. R" A/ n/ b% ] a man of insight83
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有缘千里来相会
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Separated as we are thousands of miles apart, we come together as if by predestination.85
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与时俱进
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keep pace with the times86
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欲速则不达
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More haste, less speed.
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优胜劣汰
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) K2 [# j- [. |' [: A- |! h 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 cases0 r7 B' z* `& H8 |# c
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一言既出，驷马难追
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A promise is a promise.
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become debt-ridden
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target of public criticism
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be an armchair strategist
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纸包不住火
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0 O5 ~) f8 b# @8 x You can't wrap fire in paper.
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What's done by night appears by day.0 m) x" [$ k) I4 f2 M3 p$ N8 v
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caught in a dilemma; between the devil and the deep blue sea |
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