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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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百闻不如一见
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4 S% T0 O* q) F$ {8 X One look is worth a thousand words.9 {' M+ Y2 P4 }# r
; |4 k6 i$ f6 ~. d9 \- m/ u4 {7 u Seeing is believing.
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- ?4 T& ~5 {. H+ d 比上不足，比下有余
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to fall short of the best, but be better than the worst& y& b; O' V! c
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A slow sparrow should make an early start.
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不遗余力
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7 u9 K, ]: F3 N 拆东墙补西墙0 }% X/ E3 d* f% ]' P
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bid farewell to the old and usher in the new
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大开眼界
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broaden one's horizon; be an eye-opener
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0 M! i5 H3 A+ f5 s6 w g the country flourishes and people live in peace
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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
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5 g( l% q# l3 B, T* {' Y/ H, I 好了伤疤忘了疼7 @3 L8 y* g; Z" u @# t. I1 C
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6 p( O2 t1 F5 r) E friendliness is conducive to business success
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: f/ e7 u& M' u$ F# a- s 既往不咎. l9 I# B, s) q" _) Y
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* h3 O; n! p0 @) b: H" e5 O There are spots even on the sun.
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金玉满堂
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. N9 ~& g: t! H( _# u. { 脚踏实地
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be down-to-earth
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cut and dried; cliché9 X: X g- {$ ~1 _2 f
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be suddenly enlightened
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: O& O& B! [$ ~" j 没有规矩，不成方圆
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6 y4 R8 O+ ?. M2 Y% E 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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0 s9 y* R6 v7 M% ` Past experience, if not forgotten, is a guide for the future.
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The mighty dragon is no match for the native serpent.
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People are in high spirits when involved in happy events.
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t% g1 L1 f- S3 B- ?* [) t. h Where there is a will, there is a way.3 F6 l+ o" X0 u% I
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a retreat away from the turmoil of the world
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Just as there is paradise in heaven, there are Suzhou and Hangzhou on earth
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7 a. {' [* x% y5 R 塞翁失马，焉知非福
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8 a5 E; Q( B/ a Every cloud has a silver lining.
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! m+ h1 H) c( N- n3 ]! o0 b A man should be independent at the age of thirty. /At thirty, a man should be able to think for himself.* J$ A! K' F/ J! f& _% j
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糖衣炮弹
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天有不测风云
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a sheer fabrication out of nothing; fabricate rumors out of thin air3 n; G5 ]2 B! d$ }0 O
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6 V" p" ]- `1 ?* z5 _( ^: w8 w 无风不起浪8 ^' p! v& h4 _4 _. D' J
' S X7 o' u. e9 n& j% ~ There are no waves without wind. Nothing comes of nothing.
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twist the law to suit one's own purpose
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新官上任三把火3 o$ y" s! l8 s2 J, [1 D' i
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蓄势待发1 m- W+ Z: s( ~& t
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7 U% F* `5 }6 n. ` 心想事成: v3 n! Y' W3 l$ O: I; k
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May all your wish come true% t0 z) P' ^0 j; b+ a" C
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9 q! }" o8 e* S 心照不宣
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1 {. j5 G: l: {2 M" X, ` have a tacit understanding; thoroughly understand each other, without having exchanged a word of explanation7 E; g9 w$ s4 g9 T8 p9 `: D
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/ O W6 x5 b B$ x! |+ j& P- r 先入为主
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: O6 z% V$ X0 m4 f$ J+ X; Q* K First impressions are firmly entrenched.
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warn people by taking oneself as an example
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1 h# u* e/ N* \) y+ M 息事宁人 W$ w% X) I" L
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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) N% D Q0 K: T9 z" a/ i0 X# X: Z
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与时俱进
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keep pace with the times86( ~7 W$ H k, S3 C" `( C
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3 e; P3 g" e6 J$ H 优胜劣汰
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survival of the fittest
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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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; B( |6 J0 G" v: c bring in wealth and treasure
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9 D& V3 O2 y& w( p What's done by night appears by day.
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