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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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' V1 I, h5 s5 l- E% ^5 b 爱屋及乌6 T5 G. j* e/ K( \% G# h6 H8 q5 z
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百闻不如一见 \: F9 b* k1 v2 y% a; I9 @
- d" Y3 l4 E. C. \% E One look is worth a thousand words.
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* z# |( a a! J$ C7 ^5 t Seeing is believing.
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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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6 i6 D# N+ C8 l% C7 _ 不遗余力
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spare no effort; go all out; do one's best
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No discord, no concord.
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|4 \4 V, C% r5 P3 o0 x rob Peter to pay Paul
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bid farewell to the old and usher in the new
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broaden one's horizon; be an eye-opener
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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;
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( R, e7 p# H- y$ s, Z 好事不出门,坏事传千里
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% R& h% E7 f1 P4 X; w) `$ @ 和气生财
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friendliness is conducive to business success
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9 J. H# D5 o; [ 活到老学到老
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never too old to learn
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既往不咎
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2 Q& S2 q! T1 b+ d let bygones be bygones( [5 k( y7 j- ~8 z7 I- J9 F5 q% E
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0 k6 X @) g" A Treasures fill the home.
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脚踩两只船
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sit on the fence; be a fence-sitter; have a foot in either camp
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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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- }! K( Q5 J- }9 r achieve immediate victory; win instant success
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名利双收
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3 _' b$ h4 O& f( n/ J% W Nothing can be accomplished without norms or standards.
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$ f) B( q2 {! e7 ~) h% q" a 谋事在人,成事在天
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suffer a double loss; lose the bait along with the fish
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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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$ g6 {6 B- O* `9 E$ E cut off all means of retreat;burn one's own way of retreat and be determined to fight to the end% |5 m4 S k& I0 a9 r; u% [
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7 e. [# \9 m* t, ~; Y9 R 千里之行始于足下
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; x$ |/ F* Z, u, ^/ k% A 前事不忘,后事之师
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" H4 _2 |9 B. y( \ Past experience, if not forgotten, is a guide for the future.1 f. z6 m" s, m8 T7 f# Y6 b8 ?
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$ }% u: B5 x* i1 t 前怕狼,后怕虎" @+ |+ c8 o x" |. q+ o# r
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4 J5 ]" y% r+ p' c m" s' F3 p 强龙难压地头蛇
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0 ~, F% ]& J4 C& U+ b/ R# Z) t The mighty dragon is no match for the native serpent.( d' ]/ T7 j, M: [. I) \2 |
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A fall of seasonal snow gives promise of a fruitful year
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人逢喜事精神爽
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2 p% H5 i6 q) z4 k* [, x) h 人之初,性本善
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$ W( q/ _5 g7 E" x* K Humans are born good.9 i1 @" X' M4 u! [
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# k& d* v% H1 _, T% B4 \7 E a blessing in disguise;5 H$ {1 j( E2 N1 n ~9 x
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* ]: o: \4 |: d' B) z 韬光养晦
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! ^& R# ]4 [# O" l 天有不测风云, m* B+ @/ g0 n, G9 u" ~# B; @
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" D+ Q: u2 i& @ 无风不起浪
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& H! a& r& w( v! O+ S: [ There are no waves without wind. Nothing comes of nothing.
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徇私枉法
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- _9 T/ Q% ?3 ~/ |8 w' Y" E 新官上任三把火
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' v6 p- V: J. r2 A4 C- o9 b: k a new broom sweeps clean* D- @) H9 i& Y& Z1 L9 _
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蓄势待发
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心想事成
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# a( h* f9 b1 H" F8 ?; f 心照不宣
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First impressions are firmly entrenched.
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8 L, X4 [5 Z5 y8 x The best defense is offense.
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warn people by taking oneself as an example
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息事宁人
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# x1 y: T- i" A- e 循序渐进
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proceed in an orderly way and step by step; advance gradually in due order
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] \" A! k# }# L! V 严以律己,宽以待人
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* c1 z! `+ ~5 }- L4 ? be strict with oneself and lenient with others
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4 A: h, `) z [, w5 e! i 有钱能使鬼推磨
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Money makes the mare go./ Money talks.82
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2 l! c" E# J& D3 u bold but not crafty84
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有缘千里来相会
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Separated as we are thousands of miles apart, we come together as if by predestination.85
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/ w( t7 Y0 u4 J( f4 h6 c$ E 与时俱进
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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.& l: n8 {' b; |4 X/ b7 Q
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冤假错案
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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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bring in wealth and treasure
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' G! b- t( K |% e; Z5 P" P3 g 众矢之的
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target of public criticism
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be an armchair strategist
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纸包不住火
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What's done by night appears by day.
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