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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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$ U/ S" I% B1 W0 M 爱屋及乌
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Love me, love my dog.4 ` o4 ^' p2 B q2 e
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百闻不如一见" j9 ~) W% f, o+ u/ w! ^' |4 T
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One look is worth a thousand words.0 N; J- }6 X: ^( {) O& j, S
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6 [" G1 H9 p0 Q to fall short of the best, but be better than the worst
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) x' J2 a2 p" k; q 笨鸟先飞" Z7 N$ U/ t1 U) q; Z
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/ z$ c i6 d- r8 D7 |7 f7 i4 E5 F spare no effort; go all out; do one's best
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7 A3 g" ^+ c, c' C. T4 t, w- |1 B No discord, no concord.
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辞旧迎新
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! @3 v& S$ P7 t9 }0 I bid farewell to the old and usher in the new
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大事化小,小事化了! D3 g# W5 w; N k
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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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大开眼界
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broaden one's horizon; be an eye-opener
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the country flourishes and people live in peace* H7 K2 j) y1 J% z
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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;1 N( b9 N! ]( Q5 W" g: o/ C
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too much is as bad as too little
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# x0 H- N: P6 R; Z3 e Q 好了伤疤忘了疼
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; f9 i8 @/ M2 A2 k6 a" n- ?7 K 好事不出门,坏事传千里
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Bad news travels fast.
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% M: s. ]4 B) {8 O; m- \ 和气生财
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! J) l4 |6 t$ ?' l9 R& C- U 活到老学到老$ v. I% b. E6 I
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4 d X- M0 p% i7 w# n Treasures fill the home.& x% E N; M+ L& x
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be down-to-earth
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% J1 H1 i: {$ ?/ Q1 X 君子之交淡如水
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3 }' H1 w$ c1 @ A hedge between keeps friendship green.6 f+ j* l9 h1 X! t: E/ T" v0 d
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6 l! z) V$ [: S' f% c9 s0 J 老生常谈,陈词滥调
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cut and dried; cliché5 R. ~1 V3 M. u
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Where there is life, there is hope.; C2 m, e+ ^7 G) D0 K. R
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achieve immediate victory; win instant success1 C( c& [5 e2 G- F! I
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1 q6 k3 H: K. ^/ p 茅塞顿开
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$ j: A% Y4 G1 i$ u Nothing can be accomplished without norms or standards.
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" K/ a) k/ s0 ` 每逢佳节倍思亲
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. `" _! S5 y% G5 U0 i a modest spur to induce others to come forward with valuable contributions; throw a sprat to catch a whale' ?3 A! Q0 v" w
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抢得先机
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take the preemptive opportunities
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& R0 f- M1 Z( \ 巧妇难为无米之炊+ W# G1 W1 [4 y
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( e, u s2 N7 d: K7 e, d6 _. @9 I a thousand-li journey begins with the first step--the highest eminence is to be gained step by step* u: \3 G& g9 j; Q; c" C9 u
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V! g! m% t8 T4 r7 ^! U4 J People are in high spirits when involved in happy events.* b4 K" N& `& G; K; ]; k% X% l4 X
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世外桃源
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a retreat away from the turmoil of the world
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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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1 c+ I7 C3 T% O) ]6 a Unity is strength.! D% a9 @/ ~1 @
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seek nothing but profits; be blind to all but one's own interests9 u0 ^/ E s; t. E3 L0 \# O/ @
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无中生有
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7 }2 t" p4 L/ S a sheer fabrication out of nothing; fabricate rumors out of thin air
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" k2 @- Y: G; A There are no waves without wind. Nothing comes of nothing.
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8 E" A' A; L2 u3 y# O 徇私枉法
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twist the law to suit one's own purpose
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心想事成
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: Z8 T( @, m4 S& l1 w May all your wish come true
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have a tacit understanding; thoroughly understand each other, without having exchanged a word of explanation
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先入为主
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He who strikes first gains the advantage.
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b1 ~. `- |0 A, c2 [ The best defense is offense.
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热锅上的蚂蚁
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! Y0 w u2 e' z- ^2 a+ | 现身说法
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息事宁人
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3 ~+ J5 m% d# ^1 ^ 循序渐进
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proceed in an orderly way and step by step; advance gradually in due order3 y" W3 U9 b* {7 N: C) {0 L
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+ g& O* o) X3 {/ J. y* Y 严以律己,宽以待人
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有识之士
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有缘千里来相会
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teach students according to their aptitude
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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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U5 |8 F6 T, A% l; Z! k w; j Haste makes waste.
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3 \2 G/ G- q( y+ v: `; v 优胜劣汰
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: T4 \; s- \- u+ |6 g* Q. N$ [( { survival of the fittest
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英雄所见略同
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Great minds think alike.
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cases in which people were unjustly, falsely or wrongly charged or sentenced; unjust, false or wrong cases
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一言既出,驷马难追
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bring in wealth and treasure
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target of public criticism
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纸上谈兵
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纸包不住火
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You can't wrap fire in paper.
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左右为难
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caught in a dilemma; between the devil and the deep blue sea |
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