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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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! G0 I. w! J8 g. l( y% D1 K 爱屋及乌
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Love me, love my dog.
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百闻不如一见
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$ X8 ]6 f1 J' S$ n% r7 m9 @3 B/ w, C4 ~ One look is worth a thousand words.9 V9 w+ F+ S9 @( j5 g/ U
; x, G3 m( e& P Seeing is believing.3 R7 I+ O3 c c0 Y' F
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( S* ?7 n: H3 R7 y' C- y* K4 j8 @ 比上不足,比下有余
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" Q6 ~8 ]! W+ U$ v& i- D3 x 笨鸟先飞
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A slow sparrow should make an early start.
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不遗余力
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spare no effort; go all out; do one's best; y, {' e% F8 I3 Y
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不打不成交
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No discord, no concord.' s, C. m2 i, x/ d/ k6 m c
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& o4 ]# h j* P 辞旧迎新
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8 {% {. J6 p& [ T bid farewell to the old and usher in the new
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( D. h p+ {9 Y! ] K9 U( ^$ B ~ 大事化小,小事化了
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5 B4 r/ @: i% K try first to make their mistake sound less serious and then to reduce it to nothing at all! C; ` n& O0 F2 a+ \
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国泰民安
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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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once on shore, one prays no more
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' V6 \( `. m: E+ f; @3 z 好事不出门,坏事传千里
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Bad news travels fast.
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) q; i+ \; [( a/ L( A( @ B 和气生财
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harmony brings wealth;2 e& Y' |+ J4 c+ |( c9 Z \: h
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活到老学到老
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There are spots even on the sun.
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* z- T v. y/ w0 z2 y. D$ B 金玉满堂
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脚踏实地
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- y! B% e. a$ O# Q; x" x' H' C5 e 脚踩两只船
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sit on the fence; be a fence-sitter; have a foot in either camp& I# _/ q$ e1 j. W* G3 `
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君子之交淡如水
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老生常谈,陈词滥调
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cut and dried; cliché9 h. g# K" G; e9 @
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' r5 M, X' L( A# e 礼尚往来
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茅塞顿开
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U" Q" |/ z" f, N& _ be suddenly enlightened) H# |" r4 Q4 L" Y+ t2 ?( _+ f" t
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: h! w/ @" W% W4 [' v" w 没有规矩,不成方圆
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On festive occasions more than ever one thinks of one's dear ones far away.
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Man proposes; God disposes.% _! X0 _4 R! ?7 \3 s P
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( z6 r+ o; p, T 抛砖引玉
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( I! u3 Z$ E: A! m6 i, r 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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take the preemptive opportunities
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$ X2 o- o! O7 `2 j: u 巧妇难为无米之炊+ n$ K" q: }! Y2 o
# i+ u% |. v3 E5 Z4 y One can't make bricks without straw.& ?' g) b. b6 y
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The mighty dragon is no match for the native serpent.
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人逢喜事精神爽
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! D" b5 h n" R4 M2 a/ H 世上无难事,只怕有心人
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Where there is a will, there is a way.
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- I3 s! t* ]# u& _ o1 i 世外桃源
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) r+ H8 d9 c+ C% r1 D Just as there is paradise in heaven, there are Suzhou and Hangzhou on earth
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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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A ship rises with the tide
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use a steam-hammer to crack nuts
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seek truth from facts; be practical and realistic; be true to facts
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说曹操,曹操到
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speak the plain truth; call a spade a spade; tell it as it is
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hold high hopes for one's child
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7 E% ~) a" ?- M2 y) j4 F# \ a sheer fabrication out of nothing; fabricate rumors out of thin air/ j( h4 w% R9 z$ n& R/ Q6 D
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9 }4 H M4 G7 A; [ \ 无风不起浪3 v$ M. S2 s7 W7 l6 Y* S
8 j7 a* U. s5 D& B There are no waves without wind. Nothing comes of nothing.. R+ _$ N# ^" \' M( }9 k' y9 ?( g
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! _- }7 i& K$ `: S- x% t' F4 S twist the law to suit one's own purpose
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4 x7 \! Q: L* p% l/ l May all your wish come true/ V6 B0 O+ h7 n8 X; Y& E
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have a tacit understanding; thoroughly understand each other, without having exchanged a word of explanation
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He who strikes first gains the advantage.
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The best defense is offense.3 a* P; q- o% m" i' S4 b
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热锅上的蚂蚁
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( ^: F2 j, l+ ^1 v3 L" [# Z J 息事宁人
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6 J4 ?! ^: ~8 q- J" M% e0 H 循序渐进
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# r$ F3 n9 c1 ~, R/ y' F [ L proceed in an orderly way and step by step; advance gradually in due order
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有情人终成眷属
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有钱能使鬼推磨
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Money makes the mare go./ Money talks.82/ D/ t4 m9 N/ b0 H' Y6 g& b
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有识之士
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Separated as we are thousands of miles apart, we come together as if by predestination.857 i& B7 [$ \. m8 _; w1 t# Z a0 a5 j
+ V$ _/ A. u4 \+ J( y7 G B# N' C& c 与时俱进
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to ascend another storey to see a thousand miles further; Ascend further, were you to look farther.
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欲速则不达
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Haste makes waste.
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' M0 G: B1 T- I5 Y1 X Great minds think alike.0 c7 b o% u3 {" B" M+ O) |
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Better make friends than make enemies." [: a* A9 J0 L
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冤假错案
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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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A real man never goes back on his words.
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