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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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* K2 s3 o6 s# a, H9 L8 Z! B1 `+ i Love me, love my dog.
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& H5 J" _, M# T8 P 百闻不如一见$ G: f" q8 W5 }
2 U- u! A1 w- P# Q7 y One look is worth a thousand words.
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3 G) _3 H9 `- Q% ]. ^8 I: l Seeing is believing.
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! d" u+ I# s; } 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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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) ^+ P' O s" q1 n% a& K8 N
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1 Q7 v! U- k8 R' E5 E 大事化小,小事化了
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( E4 E- q, S0 v6 Y 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 peace
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和气生财
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/ c8 i; E& {8 n; J; | Treasures fill the home.
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be down-to-earth
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A hedge between keeps friendship green.
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$ k) ]# n0 \; H2 O 老生常谈,陈词滥调
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. Q9 o( l: A ] b9 H Where there is life, there is hope.
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gain both fame and wealth
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. f6 X0 Q' h9 j3 e2 { Nothing can be accomplished without norms or standards.
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4 d2 N7 ]: B" G# q8 X) v 每逢佳节倍思亲. p4 g7 C5 a- p4 C1 ~
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: w: q2 ?( Z: B9 w 谋事在人,成事在天" ?3 x( Y6 v2 ^
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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, B+ z \* J$ i
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9 ]* z8 J s; u4 m7 `& C 世外桃源
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Just as there is paradise in heaven, there are Suzhou and Hangzhou on earth
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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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无中生有
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a sheer fabrication out of nothing; fabricate rumors out of thin air
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7 j: F% l- @5 o; G There are no waves without wind. Nothing comes of nothing.
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' Z4 ^5 d9 p3 Y/ n! }2 Y4 l twist the law to suit one's own purpose& B+ X- g! }$ Q. o w% b7 M4 n* O# r0 c
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a new broom sweeps clean0 n* \- R2 K/ @, x2 g& P5 F
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心想事成
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, F. L) o' A8 E; _* G# S1 G 心照不宣( Y9 I: }7 E2 [8 g# w7 }
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先入为主
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先下手为强
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! H! G5 E% D5 e" l. ?' k He who strikes first gains the advantage.
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0 S/ Q8 }: p [0 u+ w 循序渐进
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严以律己,宽以待人
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有情人终成眷属
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# N( z2 E3 c, T 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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survival of the fittest
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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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bring in wealth and treasure
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become debt-ridden
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be an armchair strategist
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纸包不住火
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9 X% L' l5 |9 G( G You can't wrap fire in paper.3 W* u4 Y, K* v+ B
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4 y0 A0 o" g+ I) J 左右为难
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