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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!! X# E2 A4 l0 f% o, x( p1 u G" A: J
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1 G& |2 g' y9 K; d6 f" _ 爱屋及乌
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Love me, love my dog.
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+ w4 o6 U# `( { 百闻不如一见
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: U# Z; @9 F0 G, D/ p+ ] One look is worth a thousand words.
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6 g- K9 f2 u" I' N* l- ^0 S 比上不足,比下有余
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to fall short of the best, but be better than the worst% g# l! A* c- h- D: k
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" j6 G- P% [; Z y 笨鸟先飞
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A slow sparrow should make an early start.
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不遗余力
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spare no effort; go all out; do one's best
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! {3 }' U1 U; V7 B8 [* T 辞旧迎新! O3 g" O3 v `1 j+ p; F) i! P
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bid farewell to the old and usher in the new
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) F& x5 E8 n; H. | 大事化小,小事化了, D4 f+ s8 k- I- h Q$ n3 h
% D( [4 ?$ Y: B% S8 V try first to make their mistake sound less serious and then to reduce it to nothing at all1 N- O u- m+ {# I
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( U' V* a% D9 i6 \ 大开眼界
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broaden one's horizon; be an eye-opener4 H4 ^& L, |. }4 y% ^: h: v
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国泰民安
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( ^4 h: V) I' E going beyond the limit is as bad as falling short; excess is just as bad as deficiency;
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too much is as bad as too little) h2 T8 z1 f" c+ U" J! w9 Z) w \ z
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6 b9 @9 o" \) K# d 好了伤疤忘了疼/ T2 Z# E. R% C, F+ g/ N1 L
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+ o( A* J) h, E0 @/ n$ @0 \ 好事不出门,坏事传千里
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7 H; i# z3 ]) S* b Bad news travels fast.
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b- |1 Q6 B2 S9 N2 c h harmony brings wealth;
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! N4 D* `' {7 |+ M$ b+ Z! V friendliness is conducive to business success
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活到老学到老2 _( x6 w4 |6 o3 Y2 e
- v! R6 {# B) c% ^8 ` never too old to learn. r5 m' Y3 h; ~: C9 i/ t& Z1 x8 f' R
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既往不咎
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. b/ Z6 V0 k- P: o0 j- x" V% L+ u There are spots even on the sun.9 \# M% d1 J4 u- z! K4 [
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金玉满堂
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Treasures fill the home.
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脚踏实地
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5 K7 z: X8 O3 h" f! o 脚踩两只船$ C% r* J9 U: D, |
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# }: S: v( ~( s; x! x+ W: P+ X A hedge between keeps friendship green.
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cut and dried; cliché
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% L- h4 k; I, ~ Courtesy calls for reciprocity.
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3 h" Z! U+ d" k 留得青山在,不怕没柴烧
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茅塞顿开
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1 f8 i8 k9 r ~# ^6 k+ _ be suddenly enlightened
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没有规矩,不成方圆
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8 H% f; J8 B8 C, q/ [ 每逢佳节倍思亲( V% [/ S0 C; l% f7 g4 h; e2 J% Z
6 Q7 D. z8 b- Z5 h On festive occasions more than ever one thinks of one's dear ones far away.2 C e D! ?; @0 T$ \% r# u& F
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5 x1 t* c6 _. p2 Z) z Man proposes; God disposes.
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q3 f# @. t1 ] make a fool of oneself in trying to be smart
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+ V e: [& s/ z. f 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; d3 A7 u. \# Y4 L
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cut off all means of retreat;burn one's own way of retreat and be determined to fight to the end9 i8 [5 q u! Z9 |+ K* u6 @
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One can't make bricks without straw.
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) ^5 u! s- T3 F$ T 千里之行始于足下
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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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1 d* E; f* }* y5 K8 E3 s7 Z8 j! k2 [ The mighty dragon is no match for the native serpent.
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瑞雪兆丰年
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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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, W, S1 i- G1 K1 B0 j8 X0 }: G 世外桃源3 s$ H2 D6 D" `4 ?: b b
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1 U& L o6 [2 o& c2 j 上有天堂,下有苏杭
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8 s" S6 ?% \3 M3 |; x, f' [ a blessing in disguise;1 ~# ?; Y1 i- \9 K, d( ~ I0 J
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A ship rises with the tide
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speak the plain truth; call a spade a spade; tell it as it is
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; p( Y! |# I: ?. e 糖衣炮弹
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: J% u- j0 u" k; \ 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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; C6 ^/ c+ C( P5 _; d3 _9 g 无风不起浪5 n8 L6 X: \' V+ ?0 {
7 ]2 L7 T7 ?. n' q There are no waves without wind. Nothing comes of nothing.
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徇私枉法9 `5 H6 p% f! F; T( L- k# j6 y
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twist the law to suit one's own purpose
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a new broom sweeps clean
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f8 {; {" J* I" n+ g( | accumulate strength for a take-off) [+ Q$ X$ f0 Y5 K
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5 f* @6 K8 o% W4 |6 R% d 心照不宣: f$ Z2 y# S4 I! v! F5 Y+ O
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: ?2 K, i- D$ I b2 [2 e 先入为主
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First impressions are firmly entrenched.
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5 n. f+ `0 W/ _ 先下手为强
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& `& Y) S7 q+ B4 e: j& j He who strikes first gains the advantage.
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热锅上的蚂蚁
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现身说法
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; \3 `- E" n3 J 息事宁人
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, V5 Y/ m) i* A# t# c" ?1 O- s 严以律己,宽以待人
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be strict with oneself and lenient with others( L7 @' s; p9 M1 ?
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! x0 s, Z8 A6 x7 i" w3 N ? Jack shall have Jill, all shall be well.81; q9 R+ `+ O: K m( {3 q* S+ ^8 |
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有钱能使鬼推磨
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Money makes the mare go./ Money talks.82, x" X6 B V. H0 Y2 ]5 [5 s. C
" T! w9 N# g) K0 H 有识之士
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bold but not crafty84
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9 A$ S* F9 B' \( H& `7 C K 有缘千里来相会, X: O( C7 j; w2 d
% P9 J. l1 l* x5 B8 d" j Separated as we are thousands of miles apart, we come together as if by predestination.85( g a5 X, E( U! n0 |' N
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people-oriented
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8 J& j$ M- X8 e* }$ e( {0 R$ B 欲穷千里目,更上一层楼2 ]/ o- y1 O; b5 `. t9 Q
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to ascend another storey to see a thousand miles further; Ascend further, were you to look farther.6 l9 Q) @9 W4 J+ O$ D* U$ g$ \
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9 ]* [; q; F! U' g u survival of the fittest
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英雄所见略同
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招财进宝
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bring in wealth and treasure
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become debt-ridden
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) S$ a6 c9 S7 q8 S' V( d 众矢之的
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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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" `6 t X: T# r7 j# e caught in a dilemma; between the devil and the deep blue sea |
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