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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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' A" v5 M4 K# H8 R) m 爱屋及乌
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Love me, love my dog.8 @9 p `, t% r( y& f% S
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One look is worth a thousand words.
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Seeing is believing.
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" m; D$ ~5 T! `7 A, L 比上不足,比下有余
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to fall short of the best, but be better than the worst
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0 E+ ^! F) F; \3 W8 r: n+ s spare no effort; go all out; do one's best
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& x( I7 f& T( I+ r0 Y, z 辞旧迎新
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+ U1 h5 I9 ?" N3 Z; U! z# H 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. r* I1 c6 u2 R, F
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大开眼界
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: ]. i+ ]4 F# E6 y broaden one's horizon; be an eye-opener$ l; C7 M7 O Q
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a8 T3 i4 o9 x$ Z) x1 _ 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;( I2 H- P. o$ }
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: ]( R/ F& x* p5 } e' _ 好了伤疤忘了疼* x4 a; [- O0 ?" n* N4 H( E
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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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0 \% K5 r& a) x! O3 l( i9 I: O8 |+ g Bad news travels fast.
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: x4 O- D' H8 }- [ friendliness is conducive to business success$ P4 O3 {4 Q5 j, [/ \
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: t4 C$ C) O& r; r 既往不咎' `1 Q4 K- }: n0 r; }
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2 z7 d! c2 I/ v' V# P There are spots even on the sun.! E: v$ E6 x4 `3 |
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金玉满堂
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$ h3 P; v1 ~: ^ Treasures fill the home.
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& J/ D& l# f b9 F9 E: S 脚踏实地% J3 s+ Q ~2 |# L( D
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# {+ a- f. x4 a% u0 s# m1 s 脚踩两只船
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sit on the fence; be a fence-sitter; have a foot in either camp% F" J* S2 c; V0 K
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0 X* ~8 v4 x# i; G Courtesy calls for reciprocity.
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" V u, B' c4 J# A7 t( H6 @ 马到成功- K8 d9 m2 Q3 V1 @) Y
+ \+ K* y r3 p+ k- z achieve immediate victory; win instant success
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. p( [; s9 Q* M: W2 R7 c 名利双收
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be suddenly enlightened
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3 }% j7 p: }, D3 v9 q6 J6 M- i 没有规矩,不成方圆7 j! e7 H$ I2 x& c, P1 J
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Nothing can be accomplished without norms or standards.: d' J* V/ z1 H, f6 w5 ?, O x- Z: o3 p
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* ?" u8 c! @- m9 r+ l$ r Man proposes; God disposes.
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, {# z0 k2 Z/ v& r make a fool of oneself in trying to be smart
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suffer a double loss; lose the bait along with the fish
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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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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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; @ C# { t/ L, ~ g) e( _3 J take the preemptive opportunities
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$ ~1 a, \, q& \" W1 A" ? 巧妇难为无米之炊
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9 u' j7 m# E5 A 千里之行始于足下
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a thousand-li journey begins with the first step--the highest eminence is to be gained step by step
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; u3 \, ]0 Z$ Q- ?9 Z6 ^ The mighty dragon is no match for the native serpent.
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! u2 F2 _& P' p3 y A fall of seasonal snow gives promise of a fruitful year
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人逢喜事精神爽
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! `% t3 c; i5 Z5 R 世上无难事,只怕有心人8 e7 u* a0 x$ ?4 D7 o3 Q7 P$ {: G
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Where there is a will, there is a way.
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) T' H7 a' a0 i- V9 B 世外桃源
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1 q v. C U1 k' U4 O5 M$ u 上有天堂,下有苏杭
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Just as there is paradise in heaven, there are Suzhou and Hangzhou on earth
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塞翁失马,焉知非福
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/ G6 N) y2 r! }% W7 r3 ]5 C7 q5 c Every cloud has a silver lining.
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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.( \ X9 Z- ~; q$ V, I0 @
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* o9 m. U* E' j- { 水涨船高
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' h" t( ~9 F" w4 [ 实话实说
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speak the plain truth; call a spade a spade; tell it as it is/ u4 |! s q1 i5 z1 O' o: m
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天有不测风云
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Unity is strength.
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/ [) h _6 j! N3 g 物以类聚,人以群分
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Birds of a feather flock together., @ B, g9 I2 W; z0 L6 g2 j! Q- v) V
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a sheer fabrication out of nothing; fabricate rumors out of thin air
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无风不起浪
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There are no waves without wind. Nothing comes of nothing.
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徇私枉法# e. p6 o! \* y6 n* A
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p s4 M1 F9 q7 ]6 a# P: J7 k have a tacit understanding; thoroughly understand each other, without having exchanged a word of explanation
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% Q5 V) K2 A3 r. a) s' r 先入为主
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: ?( |6 D5 V( y9 L, W& a First impressions are firmly entrenched.
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i7 n/ m$ P7 u K7 h 息事宁人
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pour oil on troubled waters; patch up a quarrel and reconcile the parties concerned
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有情人终成眷属
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Jack shall have Jill, all shall be well.81: l. l2 F! u8 V N/ z
" y! J' X9 N4 s& V6 w0 y 有钱能使鬼推磨- u1 f% X( ~: j3 D8 s
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Money makes the mare go./ Money talks.82
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有识之士
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# {7 M9 g5 R, Y8 e 有缘千里来相会
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Separated as we are thousands of miles apart, we come together as if by predestination.85
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# F) B3 C6 D- V5 f 与时俱进
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keep pace with the times86
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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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英雄所见略同
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cases in which people were unjustly, falsely or wrongly charged or sentenced; unjust, false or wrong cases% E% _: S4 i7 E
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9 N0 i3 ~- y, R: T% e4 a4 Q 招财进宝
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bring in wealth and treasure& |3 J( `' y1 t) M( M+ g! x
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纸上谈兵
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be an armchair strategist
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