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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!" o* f/ K. k8 F9 R* A2 ~2 j) h! a
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" o% c" G7 q& u Love me, love my dog.
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" [, H- i9 M1 t- z A slow sparrow should make an early start.
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# E7 v& x& C0 H; f, }2 K 不遗余力
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spare no effort; go all out; do one's best
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" Y6 J5 f5 x; F- ^6 y$ O) o5 H 不打不成交
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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 all2 W) M2 U! n' j! z8 t0 O
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( l0 {. L/ C5 l9 J6 m8 ` 大开眼界' Z1 D% S3 z% @: e$ E' H
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( c5 U' ~0 x' @$ l1 }4 ]: a- d* p 好事不出门，坏事传千里
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" D2 s- P) L X- R 既往不咎. {- ~9 Z% H9 \, e- }' I5 F
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老生常谈，陈词滥调
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+ Y8 h4 s G: K1 V% `( _! k achieve immediate victory; win instant success
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名利双收
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3 ^! A1 b: A% Q5 F( B! `: ]( U 每逢佳节倍思亲
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fear wolves ahead and tigers behind; hesitate in doing something" |0 d7 B9 X. J1 }, S: D
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Q/ Y6 |4 G2 p" p% e Even if one jumped into the Yellow River, one can not wash oneself clean - there's nothing one can do to clear one's name
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' q+ j& ], c s! g; v4 O a sheer fabrication out of nothing; fabricate rumors out of thin air( ]& _, P" p1 c: ~
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There are no waves without wind. Nothing comes of nothing.
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4 E I+ J" G X7 k5 G. X 徇私枉法
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twist the law to suit one's own purpose
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新官上任三把火+ X1 N: C. Y' A7 C) }% h1 g% ^4 s
g% x6 R' K1 J' J$ P a new broom sweeps clean4 O9 A. g1 O% H
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- @$ `3 i! @% x6 a- f2 ] 蓄势待发
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% G' g( D5 B D L) e/ p( c% t accumulate strength for a take-off
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8 d, c( j: {, b4 N 心想事成+ g3 s) J' h# r1 ^2 V- G( t& c1 e
; l$ q' c& N( y/ J1 o May all your wish come true! [0 E3 H3 ? q& |
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have a tacit understanding; thoroughly understand each other, without having exchanged a word of explanation$ o: U; a' S l& Y( ]1 ^, q c
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先入为主) u. G- ?5 X$ y: D z. z& n: o6 ?: ]- Y
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First impressions are firmly entrenched.' k0 y3 h+ M. T
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He who strikes first gains the advantage.
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+ ]: M5 V# ?* m& q9 e The best defense is offense.+ o y$ z8 r6 O
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J# C, h3 v% o8 {% A, ?3 H# ]! \: j 热锅上的蚂蚁
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ants on a hot pan$ Z; @2 v" @# V( g4 U; I
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现身说法
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1 w# R% A' U7 @1 Q- F 息事宁人2 F. Y- X$ T7 a
) d: H4 e: {" X( j- _ pour oil on troubled waters; patch up a quarrel and reconcile the parties concerned
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R( M7 \$ x( m# E$ P/ { 循序渐进
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proceed in an orderly way and step by step; advance gradually in due order3 ]5 e! O: D" l% t! A
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严以律己，宽以待人
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& W2 x; v& k8 x be strict with oneself and lenient with others
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1 k, [6 O M& l$ Z2 w: ^4 H 有情人终成眷属
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Jack shall have Jill, all shall be well.816 h" v% d9 E6 Y3 ^) K# K
& S4 `% n+ @( J0 @8 u 有钱能使鬼推磨
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Money makes the mare go./ Money talks.82
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有缘千里来相会
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! P9 V3 Q! X! K$ L+ E2 _ Separated as we are thousands of miles apart, we come together as if by predestination.85- E8 g$ d* y$ R1 G
! T/ W4 f+ [$ q3 U8 f 与时俱进
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keep pace with the times86
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因材施教
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teach students according to their aptitude
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欲穷千里目，更上一层楼
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to ascend another storey to see a thousand miles further; Ascend further, were you to look farther.# T( V5 W2 p; y. n& f1 j
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欲速则不达
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W0 A/ \6 @) e+ v8 f& p: E survival of the fittest' }$ F0 b! `2 K% ?$ b
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英雄所见略同
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Great minds think alike.! i6 z+ ~2 z4 b5 \6 _# |
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冤家宜解不宜结
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J0 s- g* }) t0 p. a2 p cases in which people were unjustly, falsely or wrongly charged or sentenced; unjust, false or wrong cases1 A9 U# R% s1 I, F) ~5 O
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一言既出，驷马难追+ P: M3 A( X) v3 ^6 a4 Q1 f
. _( d$ j% r5 C( y; A0 q) w A promise is a promise.
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A real man never goes back on his words.
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become debt-ridden
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N1 n1 L m9 ~' h- M 众矢之的
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be an armchair strategist. N! ~% z6 T, i+ M
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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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3 v: q4 S& S: I 左右为难
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w* t* _# S( o5 x caught in a dilemma; between the devil and the deep blue sea |
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