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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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+ Y+ Z- S7 e4 d3 L, a! T 爱屋及乌
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Love me, love my dog.
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/ B# G" r7 E6 x# f8 L5 U# I7 ^' m One look is worth a thousand words.
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3 B% s" b" f6 c0 U$ ?; F+ Q } Seeing is believing.
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比上不足，比下有余
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- V; c: X1 M) f' S% h3 u. o3 W6 ]+ E 笨鸟先飞
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不遗余力
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No discord, no concord.! e3 g/ [7 U+ {. G4 d$ `
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大开眼界
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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;1 J9 }) c/ P& }# k9 _+ M( t. ^/ e
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好事不出门，坏事传千里
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和气生财
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q8 ~" @! N, I7 z7 ^; ^ harmony brings wealth;2 n: s* E4 W- F, |. ~
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4 n* o0 j5 K9 H 既往不咎
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' @/ K. Y* e; n8 H& F let bygones be bygones
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There are spots even on the sun.
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Treasures fill the home.
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脚踏实地
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6 E5 l0 z- m$ E: {3 Z 脚踩两只船
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君子之交淡如水
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7 l0 w1 ]$ ]5 z- b 老生常谈，陈词滥调' M* H( d+ H% ?& t5 v" Q
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8 S J6 A" N$ o) n! i$ N 礼尚往来
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0 | W* N/ ^) ? 留得青山在，不怕没柴烧
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Where there is life, there is hope.
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achieve immediate victory; win instant success
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gain both fame and wealth
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% D! O) H0 o8 Z; F 没有规矩，不成方圆! _- a; @5 R- Y6 |1 w, a$ W. V
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! n9 _8 d. O# Q: D1 z+ U3 D 谋事在人，成事在天$ ^0 ]- Y: Z- J/ l" S
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* F# [) l* H7 n# ]# O1 K One can't make bricks without straw.
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A fall of seasonal snow gives promise of a fruitful year
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世上无难事，只怕有心人
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v, B6 d: [3 y" O- K7 w Where there is a will, there is a way.
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, B# A' T9 I" e5 z 世外桃源
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7 A7 x7 j7 f0 j0 s0 H 人之初，性本善9 P- R: x2 S7 B
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4 u% {' w/ M3 w* q/ R- C6 `, c 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* ^; D7 `! ]. p0 n1 Z, R# d
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a blessing in disguise;
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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.2 ~0 L! y# G. p0 ~
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Time and tide wait for no man.
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& _- ~+ ^; n2 E2 a 韬光养晦
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" f1 R, ]) d7 a# V 唯利是图
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a sheer fabrication out of nothing; fabricate rumors out of thin air* F2 c4 v2 _0 n. _% r0 j
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0 x: D4 s8 r- v! s1 t2 {" M5 g2 g 徇私枉法
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twist the law to suit one's own purpose) Y6 |% F: P y* g& X. u4 D0 A
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a new broom sweeps clean
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' r# [' ]1 m; s) e 蓄势待发
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accumulate strength for a take-off
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6 ~9 A" V: ~1 p 心想事成
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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0 C' n* w Y5 d0 {7 R8 I* W8 d& V
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First impressions are firmly entrenched.
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" l) l" I2 j6 b He who strikes first gains the advantage.
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The best defense is offense.
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! C1 \+ ?, J. h+ o6 E0 H 现身说法
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warn people by taking oneself as an example! I2 x) [0 t7 D7 |
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Jack shall have Jill, all shall be well.81
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3 g9 |) B' E( s0 l Money makes the mare go./ Money talks.82
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以人为本
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. W4 i" u+ r. P( v 欲穷千里目，更上一层楼
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to ascend another storey to see a thousand miles further; Ascend further, were you to look farther.3 N, W5 s/ f/ I$ p& x0 N& Y
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优胜劣汰
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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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招财进宝
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You can't wrap fire in paper.
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