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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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爱屋及乌
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, S: W. U6 q. J* Q1 I9 V' X One look is worth a thousand words.
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Seeing is believing.
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/ k- b5 j% C' a 比上不足，比下有余9 h! Y5 A6 C) p/ d) s
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' P, ^* b0 A( E7 A/ S) o6 v! n A slow sparrow should make an early start.
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不遗余力
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No discord, no concord.
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. I2 A4 O0 X4 D( \! m: m2 A 辞旧迎新 [2 [8 y3 A9 \) i5 g9 g8 p
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bid farewell to the old and usher in the new
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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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9 D' D, J: N3 d 大开眼界
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- I5 ?6 W9 X6 t broaden one's horizon; be an eye-opener
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the country flourishes and people live in peace
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F0 S1 e" {* |1 z- P going beyond the limit is as bad as falling short; excess is just as bad as deficiency;
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once on shore, one prays no more
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( I, o) x- x# h5 H/ d3 D 好事不出门，坏事传千里& u9 F# f2 X5 c: Y5 m3 M4 ]
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和气生财
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Treasures fill the home.
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脚踩两只船
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君子之交淡如水
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/ @8 Y) n: Y4 F, s- H- E8 Q* H 老生常谈，陈词滥调
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/ n) R$ k4 Q, V) H3 E cut and dried; cliché
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5 k0 N/ n! f8 r Courtesy calls for reciprocity.
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0 I6 {; V0 a$ @& ~9 `8 y Where there is life, there is hope.
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achieve immediate victory; win instant success
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- F/ U' d% L; q4 G y# p" l8 Z 没有规矩，不成方圆8 r9 e) T7 Y6 H; d( \6 O3 q, `
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" p; _5 @3 R% }! W3 W1 n: e/ y 每逢佳节倍思亲. B/ I t) D' q/ S* |
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" q+ o7 f: y8 f" H" _. |2 v make a fool of oneself in trying to be smart
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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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One can't make bricks without straw.
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* l8 p" Y% M7 w3 \/ n 强龙难压地头蛇: P% \8 [5 N6 `; @. s
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人逢喜事精神爽
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* q" V& H) w& O+ @ Where there is a will, there is a way.
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4 e* _7 ^, ?4 E* W/ \ X$ O0 N9 Y* [ 人之初，性本善
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Just as there is paradise in heaven, there are Suzhou and Hangzhou on earth
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Z0 W7 y2 ~% N. F0 A. H6 V; J: G 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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W0 e; t% H" G$ G* a/ | 时不我待
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seek truth from facts; be practical and realistic; be true to facts
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seek nothing but profits; be blind to all but one's own interests
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2 d% `, J" R) M5 ?8 L$ E2 w7 C a sheer fabrication out of nothing; fabricate rumors out of thin air
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. d: Z! M: A; R6 F* l1 e1 o. T 徇私枉法
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twist the law to suit one's own purpose
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5 J# b4 u3 d5 @ C7 H 蓄势待发
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accumulate strength for a take-off
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心想事成
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; e( W% J. O: l" o+ B& g" j May all your wish come true' J# I1 \! Z9 G' v$ @" q/ B
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* L3 \, i; M5 x, }9 g! N 心照不宣+ ] {2 t7 l: f( U
/ G1 r: ]/ a; s have a tacit understanding; thoroughly understand each other, without having exchanged a word of explanation# D9 R0 D/ ?$ G% A* I
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: x! j v9 ~2 O9 a) c" b First impressions are firmly entrenched.
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" E% L" ^8 l' i, T" ?3 f/ b% c 先下手为强" k2 S2 ~5 s- Z5 \1 o
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+ ]* t6 }9 m. g! U3 E. C 现身说法
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y% {% w4 |9 O- ? 息事宁人
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5 E1 W# I2 F6 s0 h pour oil on troubled waters; patch up a quarrel and reconcile the parties concerned
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0 F2 I0 D6 D+ e9 f7 W" R 严以律己，宽以待人
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be strict with oneself and lenient with others
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有钱能使鬼推磨
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8 J8 T- Y# v, E& t8 q 有识之士. V6 Z1 X9 p, t( D( u+ C! d
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5 i |' M; O/ h# f 欲速则不达0 }: q$ `3 q/ X$ l& H A
" S4 z- @6 j- C3 |2 D$ F+ z& \! s- K Haste makes waste.
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survival of the fittest
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7 N9 o4 Z2 V- e# N 冤假错案
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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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. }# z: f( k2 G d 一言既出，驷马难追
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target of public criticism
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1 ~ Y2 O, k4 c$ A* u You can't wrap fire in paper.
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