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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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百闻不如一见
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9 {( w! q1 M7 r3 i4 _, j One look is worth a thousand words.+ y8 g2 b. [# g! }6 {
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/ {/ }( x4 ~% y/ r 比上不足，比下有余
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A slow sparrow should make an early start.
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spare no effort; go all out; do one's best
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辞旧迎新
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& }2 I. O4 a! N6 b1 C6 o bid farewell to the old and usher in the new
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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;) S* d1 M. ] c1 S6 i
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( c. Y/ \% v; _0 ]9 o once on shore, one prays no more3 b9 j1 R$ J/ \2 u% p
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1 { u5 @) \, [% ] 好事不出门，坏事传千里
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, U; l# Y& M" @; k Bad news travels fast.
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6 V e# K+ s2 g9 f; q 和气生财( z- ~# C- w* T* Q8 Y$ W# {. j* G
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& u$ a& m6 F8 X! q8 H 活到老学到老8 m1 i9 F( x" S: N* u2 G0 N" Q
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% s3 C9 w2 K8 h& p 既往不咎
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There are spots even on the sun.
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/ e7 `$ d$ b. M* O; l% e Treasures fill the home.
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君子之交淡如水
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7 l1 ]4 c8 }7 V( z; s: M4 U A hedge between keeps friendship green.
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cut and dried; cliché
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2 B& _7 b1 _/ m) ^9 M7 C4 V Where there is life, there is hope.
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gain both fame and wealth
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. h/ v- N% G( q5 _, J Nothing can be accomplished without norms or standards.
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Man proposes; God disposes.
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suffer a double loss; lose the bait along with the fish
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4 X# z7 u$ O8 b! x/ ? a modest spur to induce others to come forward with valuable contributions; throw a sprat to catch a whale
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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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世外桃源
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人之初，性本善
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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
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6 H( k9 M+ n9 l6 p 说曹操，曹操到5 h! v5 U! V; j" d! {1 J, K
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There are no waves without wind. Nothing comes of nothing.* E( h5 Q2 P3 l0 V$ P" o
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徇私枉法: Z/ B' N3 n. a6 R0 I3 A1 F
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twist the law to suit one's own purpose" ^( M% \0 c8 q' T
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a new broom sweeps clean
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accumulate strength for a take-off
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& o) [- ]; A# |6 z/ d$ w 心想事成& Q5 F. O! h7 u2 ]: W& p
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have a tacit understanding; thoroughly understand each other, without having exchanged a word of explanation% [1 I( l- c/ x3 _& ^2 V& J7 H
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热锅上的蚂蚁
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现身说法
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warn people by taking oneself as an example
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! ^" m2 k* l0 `2 \* o! w0 I be strict with oneself and lenient with others
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Jack shall have Jill, all shall be well.817 O4 f/ Z2 n, T$ k. t
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有识之士
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a man of insight83
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有缘千里来相会
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people-oriented
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欲速则不达
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冤家宜解不宜结
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Better make friends than make enemies.
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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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一言既出，驷马难追
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bring in wealth and treasure
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债台高筑
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: }4 u. ]" |8 X1 |: G7 ` become debt-ridden
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纸上谈兵
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be an armchair strategist
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What's done by night appears by day.
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caught in a dilemma; between the devil and the deep blue sea |
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