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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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百闻不如一见
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One look is worth a thousand words.
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Seeing is believing.
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/ y8 ~$ A1 N3 x6 a7 n+ w: J to fall short of the best, but be better than the worst
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5 B; d' N, O7 J 笨鸟先飞! Q" q; o: T% m) `
0 |6 o7 ~# _3 `$ ~, Q3 o% G A slow sparrow should make an early start.- u9 v) [2 l) r0 }2 s3 O
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不遗余力
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! e7 x" n/ G# v6 ]* u0 C( s* D9 V 不打不成交! h* ^% d* H- t/ s( |5 D$ B
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No discord, no concord.
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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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the country flourishes and people live in peace1 T" p! |6 }3 Y' j; p8 j) F
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过犹不及
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going beyond the limit is as bad as falling short; excess is just as bad as deficiency;% X+ I* p: J- A" k" r+ ]. Q- Q- |
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8 p" T2 e& Z& F( B% J. O- C" T" j 好了伤疤忘了疼
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once on shore, one prays no more
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' d, \9 _" P8 w. D8 ] 和气生财
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$ A5 y1 w) W4 h$ i never too old to learn; d; j( I# b5 U" g7 U/ h
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There are spots even on the sun.
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金玉满堂
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sit on the fence; be a fence-sitter; have a foot in either camp
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君子之交淡如水
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A hedge between keeps friendship green.
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老生常谈,陈词滥调
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Courtesy calls for reciprocity.
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留得青山在,不怕没柴烧
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2 ^* T( p7 y. o8 f' n3 t2 u achieve immediate victory; win instant success
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名利双收
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gain both fame and wealth
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* H* L- j1 N' B4 V# ?( E+ O9 I7 I On festive occasions more than ever one thinks of one's dear ones far away.- s8 x! {' f# X% F1 t+ ^
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谋事在人,成事在天
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Man proposes; God disposes.
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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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巧妇难为无米之炊
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2 `$ j% S( Y( x. q7 D; g9 C: z a thousand-li journey begins with the first step--the highest eminence is to be gained step by step
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强龙难压地头蛇
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9 z8 l' v* m0 f S0 h A fall of seasonal snow gives promise of a fruitful year- i7 Y6 d9 q8 {4 m/ ]
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人逢喜事精神爽
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, Y+ A. u' {2 x5 B( y 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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) X4 b* x5 E6 R seek truth from facts; be practical and realistic; be true to facts: X) C& ?7 f7 A/ w. D, o" g- y
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韬光养晦
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糖衣炮弹
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天有不测风云
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Unity is strength.3 N' c- z& A- L* R/ C+ z3 z1 _* W/ j
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a sheer fabrication out of nothing; fabricate rumors out of thin air
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There are no waves without wind. Nothing comes of nothing.
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* F; U/ N+ W8 ?0 C& E6 g twist the law to suit one's own purpose1 X0 G9 m& v% D+ T, J! v% |
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1 `& Y7 K1 m4 x+ Z* M a new broom sweeps clean
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2 V$ E! i) a% l1 ^ A0 R accumulate strength for a take-off
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心想事成
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$ t$ e5 S4 T& Y- Q- j2 R May all your wish come true
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4 A: A: ?7 B4 C/ Z) v, E2 n5 g 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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: [; G3 ]& \+ Z0 T( K 先入为主
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First impressions are firmly entrenched.0 R/ M7 ]1 Y5 ^/ z
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先下手为强
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He who strikes first gains the advantage.
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7 {! @4 c$ ?7 d; V0 {+ a1 i: k 热锅上的蚂蚁
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现身说法
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- a3 ~$ f W- F6 F 息事宁人
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循序渐进
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严以律己,宽以待人
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有钱能使鬼推磨
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g% S5 m; f: R& z4 T 有勇无谋. |- E1 ]/ G0 d) K$ T. X3 K
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* V% z3 Q$ S5 B7 o5 n 以人为本
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! c: _: w0 f, L S 欲穷千里目,更上一层楼" @5 }5 T' |2 O: d) @; B
* j8 F" ?& |. G' P. @ to ascend another storey to see a thousand miles further; Ascend further, were you to look farther.- M) V1 ~, }9 b! l6 N
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Haste makes waste.
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More haste, less speed.
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survival of the fittest
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Better make friends than make enemies.1 Q$ d: {' d( A/ z
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bring in wealth and treasure
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纸上谈兵
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纸包不住火
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caught in a dilemma; between the devil and the deep blue sea |
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