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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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4 M7 b6 Q( q" X) j0 b, v 爱屋及乌# w( J( `& W. V* m6 U
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Love me, love my dog.
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5 p3 J" J8 u% F) l$ U/ h 百闻不如一见' ~; H7 ~; V- U! k4 X/ O5 s$ l8 |
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One look is worth a thousand words.
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8 P/ q% ?/ d$ b9 b/ U6 c+ d8 X Seeing is believing.
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比上不足，比下有余
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to fall short of the best, but be better than the worst# f+ \- S9 U1 Q
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1 a0 q8 t8 U b8 ~6 i# y* X 不遗余力+ X2 y$ ?8 i2 e. `: Z1 H, j
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spare no effort; go all out; do one's best
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No discord, no concord.
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* `3 |" F; q6 z% a, _+ [" P3 x; m 辞旧迎新
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2 Z2 ^; p9 R# k$ D9 O; s$ c bid farewell to the old and usher in the new0 [6 b) Q% l; [
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5 z- Q# A: ^# G- `( Q- O# q1 q 大事化小，小事化了
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1 H: o4 O1 @$ Z' x( R; U try first to make their mistake sound less serious and then to reduce it to nothing at all w H& x4 v' S& ^$ O
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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;0 N! n" F6 j. T$ s
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6 R6 Q* ]5 R7 ? O; N4 j 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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9 Z9 d! n5 V. N! ^ friendliness is conducive to business success
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7 r2 G4 j: T, K$ U6 g never too old to learn$ s- C3 I$ g8 o& o# V, I% r4 ~8 e
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let bygones be bygones
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There are spots even on the sun.
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金玉满堂
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+ V4 g& |* m' h Treasures fill the home.
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君子之交淡如水
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马到成功
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名利双收
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, _% T# U. u% Z( y- y. { gain both fame and wealth
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茅塞顿开
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8 \4 v7 [1 v6 i e; I3 l; y, a8 a be suddenly enlightened
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每逢佳节倍思亲
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suffer a double loss; lose the bait along with the fish
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% Y6 M4 @4 t- x3 ^6 {3 s a modest spur to induce others to come forward with valuable contributions; throw a sprat to catch a whale
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/ W4 V( U. |0 j% k: ~) r9 { 千里之行始于足下
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Past experience, if not forgotten, is a guide for the future.
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A fall of seasonal snow gives promise of a fruitful year. Z6 G! j2 C- k- N. f" l( l
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人逢喜事精神爽
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3 K6 w1 |; b6 H2 g( [" j5 I 世外桃源
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a retreat away from the turmoil of the world
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3 Z$ H" D Y5 v8 Z% K3 s- \) f! K3 P Just as there is paradise in heaven, there are Suzhou and Hangzhou on earth. Q- s( ~$ p* w& y5 @/ w
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三十而立
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: ~6 j" M( R( V% F- 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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Time and tide wait for no man.
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杀鸡用牛刀
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实践是检验真理的唯一标准
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天有不测风云
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团结就是力量
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无中生有
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a sheer fabrication out of nothing; fabricate rumors out of thin air
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9 j* |6 m- [0 w: V 无风不起浪
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徇私枉法
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twist the law to suit one's own purpose
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a new broom sweeps clean
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蓄势待发
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0 \2 f! J; w$ V' o accumulate strength for a take-off
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心想事成
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May all your wish come true
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: u9 }' x! T1 J7 U 心照不宣
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have a tacit understanding; thoroughly understand each other, without having exchanged a word of explanation
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4 N8 B! G! O; W2 m# Q- Q, R) a9 m8 B 先入为主; O1 |: H# P6 {8 c5 Q5 I
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First impressions are firmly entrenched.& o9 q/ f5 |7 J( x. c3 p
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3 K X% z4 y2 q, b 息事宁人
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* B/ f3 Q i+ T* M ~6 {6 Z pour oil on troubled waters; patch up a quarrel and reconcile the parties concerned
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$ w; [$ E) k' F0 n proceed in an orderly way and step by step; advance gradually in due order
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+ _6 H) I0 a8 Z0 p, u% `9 u2 ] be strict with oneself and lenient with others4 c/ {7 w8 U: d6 L( D1 H
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+ p" f" g& F9 W* u3 ~ Jack shall have Jill, all shall be well.81& U7 L6 M9 d% m! `7 h9 t
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Money makes the mare go./ Money talks.82
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Separated as we are thousands of miles apart, we come together as if by predestination.854 A1 H e6 l( Q) y
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与时俱进
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keep pace with the times868 `# ^* R" F( o6 i$ b7 ~( [
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More haste, less speed.
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survival of the fittest
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9 w0 l# V' z! E0 I @$ z1 F% q8 m 一言既出，驷马难追
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招财进宝
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bring in wealth and treasure: U5 m& o' v- K0 _( ^
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V5 z2 X" @ q# {9 u9 D 债台高筑
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纸包不住火
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What's done by night appears by day.
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