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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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9 z9 @; W1 x1 L Love me, love my dog.
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+ o1 \# H3 V; G7 i; J 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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( o4 ?% P- e6 g 笨鸟先飞
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不遗余力
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No discord, no concord.
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( z; D! h, U0 a; R 拆东墙补西墙
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+ v; D3 y2 W, f' P rob Peter to pay Paul
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# ?' Z5 \3 i6 T7 k bid farewell to the old and usher in the new
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* H5 U1 _7 s8 q2 S 大事化小,小事化了
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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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broaden one's horizon; be an eye-opener9 |, P- B/ E6 p8 S3 c9 D! V4 d
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国泰民安
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- M- k8 ?& v" ]% M going beyond the limit is as bad as falling short; excess is just as bad as deficiency;
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9 h1 }; S" h1 [7 O( a" P; J 好了伤疤忘了疼' M8 ~0 i/ l& P' ?* _3 w
! K% h; N/ Y8 d once on shore, one prays no more
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. [* ^8 T; L8 j9 |0 _ 好事不出门,坏事传千里
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Bad news travels fast.
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3 y) V) D1 i* J: X5 Z! G friendliness is conducive to business success
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& ~2 C7 \' f0 e9 B, _ never too old to learn! X8 @, c+ h0 ~' {# i# D! K$ p6 i
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" j. n& l% K {& P 既往不咎
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( ~4 x# x: e$ |! H" Z 金玉满堂* x, s5 h' U# V9 a
; i$ {5 N8 J/ c, d Treasures fill the home.$ I* B) B" z; [* }
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be down-to-earth
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& J3 I) ?( a1 X" ~2 f4 ~3 U 脚踩两只船
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sit on the fence; be a fence-sitter; have a foot in either camp! ?9 w& @% E, U/ O1 h0 [. E( `
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( y' w, H' M2 d8 z* P0 R 留得青山在,不怕没柴烧( ^4 z/ r7 l- h# h* R7 T4 H
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Where there is life, there is hope.
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# {& V" n3 B1 f3 `! z: G+ W1 x4 r gain both fame and wealth
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Nothing can be accomplished without norms or standards.4 \+ C+ V$ b# T m) t/ C* \& T' I
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suffer a double loss; lose the bait along with the fish2 C: G/ O+ q0 z( E+ C
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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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take the preemptive opportunities
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巧妇难为无米之炊
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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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) P; n1 w: v* o# b0 f0 P The mighty dragon is no match for the native serpent.
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A fall of seasonal snow gives promise of a fruitful year
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People are in high spirits when involved in happy events.
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人之初,性本善
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Just as there is paradise in heaven, there are Suzhou and Hangzhou on earth' l2 N) y4 w% W! H+ E
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; o1 b2 S. ~; V- r# G" [6 l Every cloud has a silver lining.
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% O- o8 T! z- ]; N! r- J A man should be independent at the age of thirty. /At thirty, a man should be able to think for himself.7 a/ f4 U0 k+ O% @1 [3 B
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跳进黄河洗不清
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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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望子成龙
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seek nothing but profits; be blind to all but one's own interests9 u G! S- @: Y# D6 X9 x9 ~2 _
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8 {# a& f9 }+ ]$ g+ V 无中生有. O& m/ Z2 n- h
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徇私枉法
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新官上任三把火
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a new broom sweeps clean# Q1 r( [+ e/ P( T$ B
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& ^: i# G* `4 A3 D! e- g% K; O 心想事成
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1 x/ j$ b( p: V0 F7 E have a tacit understanding; thoroughly understand each other, without having exchanged a word of explanation
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/ }2 F; Q9 j! z& y, | 先入为主. ^9 d2 `, _8 J% R8 v: b! H
/ |* G. l7 B# j% y- d& N3 K First impressions are firmly entrenched.
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He who strikes first gains the advantage.: L, ~# I5 y8 k
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The best defense is offense.
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ants on a hot pan
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pour oil on troubled waters; patch up a quarrel and reconcile the parties concerned
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proceed in an orderly way and step by step; advance gradually in due order
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Jack shall have Jill, all shall be well.812 ]+ ~- O- m, [) G# T/ v1 a& _" ^
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Money makes the mare go./ Money talks.82
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& d1 h9 t# ~- V 有缘千里来相会1 n# m- T' X6 r! q+ g6 }
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Separated as we are thousands of miles apart, we come together as if by predestination.85* |+ a) V* p3 h3 u3 X" M
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以人为本
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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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Haste makes waste.
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' \8 v! ~% |' R. X 英雄所见略同
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3 P7 F5 P: z% G3 p Great minds think alike.% O% C3 f) H- j
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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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9 K+ T$ j' G( M$ ?7 t, M1 j N 众矢之的
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target of public criticism
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be an armchair strategist
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* f( V1 E& X: ^: U4 Z You can't wrap fire in paper.
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What's done by night appears by day.
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