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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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Love me, love my dog.% l+ I( y3 f; X1 V
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+ ^: `/ Q5 Z N) [; K 百闻不如一见2 N4 p" ^2 B* v) a+ ?7 m0 n
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" k& Q9 A' a+ Q Seeing is believing.- Q- Q3 r1 }% V# r6 E: g
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" B/ ^* [3 ?; e: S, K 比上不足,比下有余
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to fall short of the best, but be better than the worst. U5 U, @" Z$ v) A c* @
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不遗余力
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拆东墙补西墙
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: V- w( @6 [2 ]' ^9 H 大事化小,小事化了0 c9 d+ i9 w8 C
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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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' K3 ~6 `/ q/ j2 j3 j8 H' W broaden one's horizon; be an eye-opener
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1 {% e$ N9 {" d: D' I 国泰民安
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the country flourishes and people live in peace
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过犹不及
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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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too much is as bad as too little
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好了伤疤忘了疼
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once on shore, one prays no more
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m* d4 Z! p( c$ H harmony brings wealth;
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9 v3 A D n6 ]3 D3 v g friendliness is conducive to business success% c- b6 W' L5 K# `1 Z5 t+ j1 q
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1 v! i$ [2 j8 S" R4 o( @9 r& y! M 活到老学到老
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never too old to learn
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既往不咎
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There are spots even on the sun.
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. A/ O: F7 V8 s Treasures fill the home.
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be down-to-earth
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A hedge between keeps friendship green.
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cut and dried; cliché
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Where there is life, there is hope.
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Nothing can be accomplished without norms or standards.
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/ m5 r/ O: k0 T! J 每逢佳节倍思亲
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On festive occasions more than ever one thinks of one's dear ones far away.
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谋事在人,成事在天
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赔了夫人又折兵
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强龙难压地头蛇
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8 {+ `5 |/ K1 |+ |+ z! p- u: J The mighty dragon is no match for the native serpent.
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Where there is a will, there is a way.
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Humans are born good.
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Every cloud has a silver lining.
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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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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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实践是检验真理的唯一标准
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韬光养晦
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糖衣炮弹
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1 z' X1 S v6 ?5 A- `; u/ E 团结就是力量
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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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物以类聚,人以群分
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Birds of a feather flock together.
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徇私枉法
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twist the law to suit one's own purpose# r4 v+ Y) ~- ^/ D
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a new broom sweeps clean
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5 b' s* v) X% p/ O4 f0 X 蓄势待发1 |4 @6 M/ Q3 X/ w# W3 ?
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accumulate strength for a take-off
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. Y o" K% E- C* u 心想事成
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4 j& s, d0 a' m8 E9 \' ? May all your wish come true
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have a tacit understanding; thoroughly understand each other, without having exchanged a word of explanation
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. d8 u2 S9 t7 E x. n1 w9 s 先入为主$ T* v* q, \/ c$ v" c
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First impressions are firmly entrenched.
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ants on a hot pan
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6 p3 ?' [: z" j; |: I 现身说法8 q+ R) ?+ K5 i
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warn people by taking oneself as an example
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pour oil on troubled waters; patch up a quarrel and reconcile the parties concerned
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; T: q* P5 L. A& `/ G 循序渐进4 ]4 V3 O% K( t3 p1 \7 P
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8 S" h8 R. G) h% `2 e+ X7 H7 N) m 严以律己,宽以待人+ |3 C% M+ B* a) t& O5 e6 E
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be strict with oneself and lenient with others
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有情人终成眷属
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Jack shall have Jill, all shall be well.814 k; d; v3 y! i1 q$ P- Q' p
# c. x) _0 O$ f1 J 有钱能使鬼推磨
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Money makes the mare go./ Money talks.82' n/ p8 Q) r% Q. ~. _. F' E& e2 l
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a man of insight83
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有勇无谋
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4 L& ?- T) G/ M' i2 s/ Y8 m teach students according to their aptitude# U1 k0 M& g# }1 L y" M: m ]
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# w9 S" @8 t; N- ?" i 欲速则不达. }1 V) N5 r5 }) G7 M& t) P( Y
% Y9 U3 |# D# \0 S( o Haste makes waste.
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: W# F! W" `* u9 m/ I/ { survival of the fittest
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冤家宜解不宜结
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cases in which people were unjustly, falsely or wrongly charged or sentenced; unjust, false or wrong cases9 ]- h# |* c0 a6 N7 \
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A promise is a promise.
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A real man never goes back on his words.
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9 W2 p! O2 e1 [8 x bring in wealth and treasure
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6 h, n; n h/ I$ @! ]$ ] You can't wrap fire in paper.
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