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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!2 @% Y" O& l' I# y3 } N( ^6 e) X
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" j" q* D7 D9 f 爱屋及乌
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Love me, love my dog.
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8 z1 Q: m9 d7 f, o L# e, w& z One look is worth a thousand words.
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H" S9 r# D& |, |% l! n% y/ Q) z4 Y Seeing is believing.5 _. N( {& n6 R* C1 ?0 L
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" ~# c" ]6 \* d5 j+ N: \2 w/ c 比上不足,比下有余
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; S9 @' ]( x+ u+ `( d2 x# i 拆东墙补西墙
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( t& h4 T7 }: C7 L- Q4 ~" ^ 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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the country flourishes and people live in peace
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too much is as bad as too little
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好了伤疤忘了疼
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好事不出门,坏事传千里
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3 i9 W7 A! l5 G! b, X7 Y q harmony brings wealth;
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friendliness is conducive to business success
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* E) T$ S/ t9 v" n, h 既往不咎
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" [& m' |1 Z5 ?2 X- _ 金无足赤,人无完人
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- X! r4 m4 u" ~+ T! ~% u" v 金玉满堂
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" Z8 j2 Q" O6 y; f+ K be down-to-earth
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7 z- _2 l, j% `" u 君子之交淡如水
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9 r0 m+ t3 x1 Y6 s. x( f; H Courtesy calls for reciprocity.
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On festive occasions more than ever one thinks of one's dear ones far away.2 g: j5 m: C( d+ }8 k$ N" D
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Man proposes; God disposes.
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, M; H" j" g! P/ u* J 弄巧成拙
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make a fool of oneself in trying to be smart
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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! u& p' \6 H. N" Q) \
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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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fear wolves ahead and tigers behind; hesitate in doing something3 \* [9 l) I8 S
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强龙难压地头蛇
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People are in high spirits when involved in happy events.
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; Z. [8 x% }2 Y8 J' Q6 d8 i Just as there is paradise in heaven, there are Suzhou and Hangzhou on earth
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! s. S, z8 p$ P( W! |) B4 [ 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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1 D. p; M( S# k7 e 团结就是力量
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seek nothing but profits; be blind to all but one's own interests" U3 D8 h/ _3 q0 s0 n* p% t
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无中生有
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a sheer fabrication out of nothing; fabricate rumors out of thin air
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6 _* A8 i4 k% Q$ Y- _0 F$ _" v There are no waves without wind. Nothing comes of nothing.
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" a7 H2 y/ |3 G" ^ 徇私枉法
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twist the law to suit one's own purpose9 D. i" c1 C: k4 F
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蓄势待发
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accumulate strength for a take-off
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心想事成
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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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$ t* b% |( I9 q; H( B 先入为主
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( B" ]6 }5 C& o7 H1 Q- D# q. w First impressions are firmly entrenched.( ~5 r" c0 w. y
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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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有情人终成眷属
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Jack shall have Jill, all shall be well.81 k S( ~5 r2 N+ D+ }
# m' ~, a+ x: g 有钱能使鬼推磨
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( a7 M& T9 a, o% ?4 O Money makes the mare go./ Money talks.825 W0 j8 _9 q1 p
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欲速则不达
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More haste, less speed.
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1 y/ E" o5 d$ a# X 冤假错案
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What's done by night appears by day.
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