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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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Seeing is believing.& S# t1 K: v R' C* M
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# c- x) Q' B3 u$ G# L 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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3 C! t3 G/ M/ q C/ B2 Z 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% e; l8 J9 y- C0 S- u" A
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No discord, no concord.' q C1 r% L) x2 \; B, O3 y
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rob Peter to pay Paul
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大事化小,小事化了
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( I* H. |+ c' }& M0 r" P p7 g 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/ _; |8 a1 e2 d. w$ F( f' j) c- d
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going beyond the limit is as bad as falling short; excess is just as bad as deficiency;
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9 j* v! K* L1 m0 } 好了伤疤忘了疼
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6 C( r7 o3 _ c" y# B once on shore, one prays no more
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和气生财
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harmony brings wealth;
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friendliness is conducive to business success
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$ d" s9 y/ f/ C4 d" Y8 l5 d! K. K 活到老学到老+ y1 L0 n8 `' s1 g/ t
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6 l0 f/ Y8 j: B4 B" J- _3 \ 老生常谈,陈词滥调0 q' c3 @# Z1 z, N1 g0 Z$ F! I
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名利双收
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茅塞顿开
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" p, `( \3 o7 b, a 没有规矩,不成方圆
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Nothing can be accomplished without norms or standards.
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( y8 P& i3 Z6 v Man proposes; God disposes.
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1 A/ L3 u+ _& ?/ j8 \9 | 弄巧成拙
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: D7 W, H! t# Y# o 赔了夫人又折兵" [- h- N8 _/ ?) }6 @4 E
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; ? e+ [. _: h$ b Z a modest spur to induce others to come forward with valuable contributions; throw a sprat to catch a whale! E3 Y' t! m! F: L- K% J5 I
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抢得先机
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$ v& @5 w9 ^1 v/ [, n9 } 巧妇难为无米之炊7 e( O9 O: S1 \% W3 ?
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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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强龙难压地头蛇
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a retreat away from the turmoil of the world
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4 b$ f6 ~) i& }# Y 三十而立
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: C$ \ v/ I/ e* k: m 实话实说
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speak the plain truth; call a spade a spade; tell it as it is
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糖衣炮弹
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6 B5 N% `6 v" T. a+ ?6 Q. E r 唯利是图
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seek nothing but profits; be blind to all but one's own interests! \' U3 [0 {2 ~$ V
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, T/ T9 X6 |: P5 G9 q 无中生有
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; Y* B( }# Q& u" W7 d/ i a sheer fabrication out of nothing; fabricate rumors out of thin air
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" @4 g4 F5 P7 Z0 L! B8 s# ? 无风不起浪
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! Z4 \/ m* _& M( x3 p There are no waves without wind. Nothing comes of nothing.
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徇私枉法
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twist the law to suit one's own purpose
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8 a0 M7 b) a( f4 S: A a new broom sweeps clean
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$ N5 S1 f2 i q/ [" r& A 蓄势待发
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have a tacit understanding; thoroughly understand each other, without having exchanged a word of explanation. X2 L7 |1 B: j9 o( i/ Y/ U' y" l
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先入为主
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4 P( ^1 o1 ?+ c* r: o- ]0 a8 W First impressions are firmly entrenched.7 D/ D( d, o; X6 l$ Y+ y3 j8 ?
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1 b/ g/ ^* O" {% N9 a+ V He who strikes first gains the advantage.5 y( l5 d* z4 i0 @2 ~7 ?
6 K( K: O' \4 A2 G The best defense is offense.
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" X. a. z8 s8 C; Q+ g' | o 现身说法, d# p' \0 { C/ r1 U/ R
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息事宁人! D5 {5 a" ?0 f# y+ R& K) \
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! h6 o# ^1 ]% `8 l 循序渐进
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proceed in an orderly way and step by step; advance gradually in due order) U4 a) [3 i0 Z+ Q) J
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* _. M5 }% H) x g" m. v 有情人终成眷属
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' G( J5 n9 X" J" e 有钱能使鬼推磨
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Money makes the mare go./ Money talks.82
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有缘千里来相会
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4 P9 x6 I1 T! w7 x. K% g& Q5 o 冤家宜解不宜结
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j* P8 G5 a& b2 e! B" D; h Better make friends than make enemies.
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A promise is a promise.
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You can't wrap fire in paper.2 H) \, p6 G, | m5 `, c3 g" |
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