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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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爱屋及乌
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$ f2 K: I" H. p7 f- r 百闻不如一见
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' V7 G/ M' U! r: r 比上不足,比下有余( \. _( e/ f& Y" f+ J0 I( o
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不遗余力
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" A5 y/ J) H/ g* y. E8 }" [ 不打不成交
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rob Peter to pay Paul
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' G2 }& E2 T; a" n0 X 辞旧迎新
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( r+ z2 x, g" v bid farewell to the old and usher in the new
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8 r0 v% w/ H8 x1 H# G 大事化小,小事化了+ i* @0 ` w8 I+ |, w/ w; `
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try first to make their mistake sound less serious and then to reduce it to nothing at all, o# g Z1 u) e
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9 i8 Y9 s5 c+ H4 r1 e0 I2 a broaden one's horizon; be an eye-opener
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the country flourishes and people live in peace
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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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* M! U( r1 M: G6 V$ I. |5 V" G1 L 好事不出门,坏事传千里
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和气生财/ F7 s) C, k, N4 {- L
) l+ U, h3 x( J! z) C harmony brings wealth;1 b: B: t& R- |! B, m/ E
0 R2 I# |6 q- x$ | friendliness is conducive to business success
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R* B0 w* x! \0 g9 w% m9 S- e 活到老学到老% W0 i" r& S; L) o& H3 Q/ N0 z( F
8 n5 K7 G( M" }' U% x# q \ never too old to learn
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7 r: \; k3 n+ K) g7 ] There are spots even on the sun.% n3 q! Q! G, G
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3 C X0 K# X. B6 { Treasures fill the home.
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cut and dried; cliché
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! [- [! O/ O- R8 G+ T0 @ Courtesy calls for reciprocity.
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- r" v4 }0 m5 H* z 每逢佳节倍思亲
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" e" a; a! o2 I" @9 S make a fool of oneself in trying to be smart6 B: @+ x; y: b+ L% ]' t( J; @
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' L" P$ @" Z! U; D a modest spur to induce others to come forward with valuable contributions; throw a sprat to catch a whale
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% k9 `1 S7 ~8 G* T; f- d( k Past experience, if not forgotten, is a guide for the future.# z# |5 c7 p! O6 j9 i; r. `% u
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3 Q, ]7 h- s1 ], x fear wolves ahead and tigers behind; hesitate in doing something
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- H) \+ `9 l! } 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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说曹操,曹操到
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speak of the devil
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实话实说
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+ U8 s+ r5 n: q2 m 实践是检验真理的唯一标准
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团结就是力量* [- }5 C' C$ Q4 \# h5 ?
3 i8 Q! J# m9 j& |% D. g F' f* f% @ Unity is strength., l) }" i# e, h4 Y/ r8 l$ U( Q
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物以类聚,人以群分
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/ R8 t* Y6 t9 O6 _, ~1 c a sheer fabrication out of nothing; fabricate rumors out of thin air
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There are no waves without wind. Nothing comes of nothing.+ [' B* |- R# [2 b+ u7 j8 w `. z
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: [ H1 z0 x1 |% x# D twist the law to suit one's own purpose
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7 ^* A+ G) i$ Q" {2 F# _ 新官上任三把火
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a new broom sweeps clean
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accumulate strength for a take-off
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May all your wish come true& i! T" V v* R4 c, V9 ]
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+ E7 y* P" N& b% j3 }$ v1 ]# @ have a tacit understanding; thoroughly understand each other, without having exchanged a word of explanation
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: `$ Y' U/ p' O 先入为主
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; f" E: }9 y! u+ `; { First impressions are firmly entrenched. p6 b6 {. W6 \# X
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先下手为强
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The best defense is offense.
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热锅上的蚂蚁
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ants on a hot pan
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息事宁人
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pour oil on troubled waters; patch up a quarrel and reconcile the parties concerned* [! W" [9 t% R0 i! y$ Q
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循序渐进
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严以律己,宽以待人
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有情人终成眷属
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Jack shall have Jill, all shall be well.81
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有钱能使鬼推磨
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有识之士
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a man of insight83
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Separated as we are thousands of miles apart, we come together as if by predestination.85. K! m$ C W( A) `
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以人为本
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people-oriented
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" K: ~3 @% Q# u7 [7 T# \# f Haste makes waste.
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英雄所见略同
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Great minds think alike.
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" h. |( M, G6 g+ m/ ~ 冤家宜解不宜结
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Better make friends than make enemies.
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0 Y* b8 ~' m* g+ e* c 一言既出,驷马难追& z( b! }* D+ `( {* A
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bring in wealth and treasure
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become debt-ridden
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target of public criticism# @7 u x# M- n R, z" m" `5 V
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1 K& f- ^5 r9 c8 ~% k) h be an armchair strategist
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Y( ~% P( I6 z9 b 纸包不住火
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5 {& z5 ?# N% F) w; W! ~2 q You can't wrap fire in paper.
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What's done by night appears by day.
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3 \: ]7 A7 N. Q9 r7 g7 |' W caught in a dilemma; between the devil and the deep blue sea |
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