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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!8 [2 I* p2 a% i3 H3 B
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百闻不如一见
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One look is worth a thousand words.7 K* z3 }2 C! T% J6 G |
( @; b& T) v+ p+ r, A) E1 } Seeing is believing.
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比上不足,比下有余& ?1 e3 j4 ~- O' o4 V% g
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to fall short of the best, but be better than the worst5 O3 W) N+ J, G1 p4 {+ ~
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笨鸟先飞
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) z4 n4 e( K$ f( T7 K% b A slow sparrow should make an early start.. ?: W2 q1 M3 s$ O) Z
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2 h, ]6 S5 J0 u5 I) i 辞旧迎新
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bid farewell to the old and usher in the new
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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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. q/ f2 u9 Z# D5 k: G+ u( W 大开眼界3 t" v; m5 r4 P) _: S: f8 N) \& Z
+ `: J+ Q- k7 p3 h broaden one's horizon; be an eye-opener
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going beyond the limit is as bad as falling short; excess is just as bad as deficiency;- y6 ]3 T; p% m* U% X
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* \% f* c+ ]) O- q: C once on shore, one prays no more* J/ R1 l& ~5 q8 X! l
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好事不出门,坏事传千里1 J9 [9 f5 S( ?* b* E
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. U5 o8 @8 p$ ~ 和气生财
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harmony brings wealth;
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friendliness is conducive to business success1 k+ G, ^5 a4 u- p6 u
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3 m& B" C! O- s 既往不咎
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' f) O# o# T3 i1 f4 \ let bygones be bygones! `" X# [: V( {1 m# @4 k) o% n
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There are spots even on the sun.
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3 |4 E- }0 s( j3 P9 \( ?; o ] 脚踏实地
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8 S7 D4 P8 F) Q2 u- k1 V& I be down-to-earth
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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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; @( E# R1 W/ U 君子之交淡如水* [# L8 \6 {- }
3 h9 D1 ~1 o" q' E A hedge between keeps friendship green.2 b% H( Y3 }9 n+ r' R6 u: a
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老生常谈,陈词滥调7 R1 D) n5 ]. b6 L$ ^; T
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cut and dried; cliché
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留得青山在,不怕没柴烧$ ^6 g7 j, l9 [* t2 _2 ]
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gain both fame and wealth
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每逢佳节倍思亲
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suffer a double loss; lose the bait along with the fish
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One can't make bricks without straw.
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瑞雪兆丰年
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Where there is a will, there is a way.
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( I. p) z& Z( T Humans are born good.
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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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时不我待
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杀鸡用牛刀
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3 }% W* X4 T# a( m0 C7 D 实事求是
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seek truth from facts; be practical and realistic; be true to facts
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Birds of a feather flock together.
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唯利是图2 J& n& O% O9 G' r9 |( P3 R' B
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0 U# X, h; G5 T2 N' t* c7 o8 S7 N 无风不起浪
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! s1 }6 o' O2 P& j' k( g3 Q. n, s There are no waves without wind. Nothing comes of nothing.4 _# T: [/ Z/ S+ d0 N
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' M0 _- a1 M, R, ~ 徇私枉法
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twist the law to suit one's own purpose' }9 i5 ?# X, R9 y; C
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a new broom sweeps clean
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蓄势待发
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accumulate strength for a take-off: F3 z- T* M3 H- |2 ?; R) W
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- A& q6 _0 l* n May all your wish come true
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心照不宣
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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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8 G$ E) @6 v7 W* H First impressions are firmly entrenched.
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8 G1 Z q$ } ` A4 E 先下手为强
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He who strikes first gains the advantage.
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The best defense is offense.
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. m" ~5 x2 W+ e 热锅上的蚂蚁
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; Q! V+ n0 _+ ?! y0 v0 V' e& { 现身说法
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. y% @/ }' c/ E3 W2 y! m& d warn people by taking oneself as an example# @" u6 Q6 l# _0 f3 ~/ e
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0 \ r, r7 p6 b9 ]3 w% w- @/ L 息事宁人8 W E) F7 z1 g
1 Z' Q* X+ l/ F3 B8 Q# x pour oil on troubled waters; patch up a quarrel and reconcile the parties concerned
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+ l$ A" x& b* t ] proceed in an orderly way and step by step; advance gradually in due order
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be strict with oneself and lenient with others
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S @( y2 F6 m+ O W9 H8 H7 x 有情人终成眷属 q7 B! b2 V# @
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Jack shall have Jill, all shall be well.818 I: D3 O& E$ Z! D$ W
5 |) F. D& r8 }+ e 有钱能使鬼推磨
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Money makes the mare go./ Money talks.82( l1 U2 ]7 H0 Q' p1 w- N
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有识之士
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9 D* D1 i2 g2 x8 ~: n2 { 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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4 ]7 }7 t# F; d0 B7 o( x 以人为本
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people-oriented
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teach students according to their aptitude
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; O* K, @1 M* w3 r6 ^! d/ i 欲穷千里目,更上一层楼
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4 f2 O/ W% o8 o% Z# k 欲速则不达5 v' ]; P3 y. z3 p" a m
$ `% R2 o* f/ u! O( Y" Q: @5 ^8 [ Haste makes waste.
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1 A0 p, X1 U& s' x1 s% S! i) D- b3 { survival of the fittest
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& `0 @5 a6 d0 y/ ^; R6 g; W N6 b: J" Z Great minds think alike.
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冤家宜解不宜结
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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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6 v9 b' n8 ]7 r% d A promise is a promise.
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& V1 M( p* K3 B1 I, x, U 招财进宝2 M" s( n5 c# D l, |
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债台高筑
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' \( g+ `& g- d2 E; O 纸上谈兵9 I; t. V+ L: o( E
# P7 v9 `# L( k be an armchair strategist
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纸包不住火
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- u, n6 |% Y6 x# n You can't wrap fire in paper.
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What's done by night appears by day.0 r+ ~7 O3 k! @
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, W; |* _/ ]* R) F& |; x 左右为难
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caught in a dilemma; between the devil and the deep blue sea |
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