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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!( V9 b) d2 w5 x5 c
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爱屋及乌
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Love me, love my dog.
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One look is worth a thousand words.
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* a, Q8 ^# G ^) G) ^' y( O 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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7 L5 F, V: s2 A9 H1 N 不遗余力
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spare no effort; go all out; do one's best% [& p& K1 p' V
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bid farewell to the old and usher in the new
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' v! P. e8 n; P# u) Q 大事化小,小事化了
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o( [. m ^+ n, w; M( f try first to make their mistake sound less serious and then to reduce it to nothing at all, ` I J+ N) m# [ W! k' ^8 o* h
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3 a6 \+ b. ~4 _. I2 s 大开眼界# [* L) L: R, ?5 W% m3 G
9 V% c$ i& g' N- G+ C. O7 `; S broaden one's horizon; be an eye-opener
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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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( u& u1 B( |) {4 ^! e0 g' V+ O7 K Bad news travels fast.
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harmony brings wealth;
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friendliness is conducive to business success
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1 ?) j6 G& ]* E! r 活到老学到老
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% h6 E$ g, K1 f' [9 F; X never too old to learn
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2 K6 S1 B& k; J1 r$ ] 金无足赤,人无完人
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3 `( P, A: m' W/ x+ _ There are spots even on the sun.
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+ h2 y P0 U) P9 C 金玉满堂
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- v0 f$ D0 ?. U7 r# n+ s Treasures fill the home.- o4 m% p& A4 L7 M0 A
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4 g. p& u8 _7 p8 S& j y1 M/ m be down-to-earth
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" i1 ~8 Y% d7 K$ i2 F+ k3 r7 M 脚踩两只船* E" J, M8 w8 m: A& @8 R
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$ Z, _1 P8 H6 N% B# h0 X 君子之交淡如水
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# k& g1 |8 w: f- m% B 马到成功
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茅塞顿开
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be suddenly enlightened
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: z% G% U% A# N/ x& | 没有规矩,不成方圆
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) v( A! C. V+ W 每逢佳节倍思亲7 q! F) r( ?4 Z% g" X
8 ]' u6 q" `, t9 O$ t! _ On festive occasions more than ever one thinks of one's dear ones far away.
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- e L& B% J& x9 A 谋事在人,成事在天+ T! g1 L2 g# y$ \8 I1 w: w0 a
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Man proposes; God disposes.
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弄巧成拙
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a modest spur to induce others to come forward with valuable contributions; throw a sprat to catch a whale9 H% x2 o2 K% }/ i0 E* `* L
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( b" o- i8 G3 {' g0 ] 人之初,性本善 m0 ?4 R" \1 s7 \# p# K
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+ P0 }( x5 _1 r3 P Just as there is paradise in heaven, there are Suzhou and Hangzhou on earth
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( G7 {0 A+ z9 Q, W4 f) h a blessing in disguise;
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1 {2 v7 @0 x H2 K 实话实说
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7 ^4 c4 N+ Z( D4 h+ t 实践是检验真理的唯一标准
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# k" J5 ?& v! T 团结就是力量
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) \7 Z2 O: R6 p" z0 g. I6 g Unity is strength.
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seek nothing but profits; be blind to all but one's own interests
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a sheer fabrication out of nothing; fabricate rumors out of thin air
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9 S( X- m1 f! e 无风不起浪2 v( J4 Y- q4 m2 X+ a7 L' h3 D4 I9 d* {
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0 I: L" L7 j) {! p" s3 T 新官上任三把火
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a new broom sweeps clean
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2 {/ J% s* `7 m c6 [. Q8 C 心想事成
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# F5 L; `2 R# Q) p; m" n May all your wish come true; b7 G% x2 i& n: G3 `- O
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+ b, S: r2 s9 x3 D 心照不宣5 _& z+ l2 x0 r" _# j- b* j8 w1 P6 k
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have a tacit understanding; thoroughly understand each other, without having exchanged a word of explanation, h# o. c: ?8 f
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" s" W6 I7 m) g; m& t! z First impressions are firmly entrenched.
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+ j+ C2 E, T2 u! F6 Y# O 先下手为强
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% `# c: I4 y' S He who strikes first gains the advantage.' [3 I6 i9 h8 N* \' B
2 d1 {) K/ ^$ t7 V4 P The best defense is offense.3 J$ x2 q& q8 f5 o4 o: f* t
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pour oil on troubled waters; patch up a quarrel and reconcile the parties concerned
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7 b) I$ V) k% b; Q8 k- y 有钱能使鬼推磨
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与时俱进
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teach students according to their aptitude
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A promise is a promise.
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1 b9 p. X9 m% J* v. r7 P 众矢之的( Z% v2 f0 E1 X1 v
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What's done by night appears by day.
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