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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!- ^/ H; ]. h3 s5 P- m
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Love me, love my dog.
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百闻不如一见
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Seeing is believing.
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. e, j. N3 i/ ~" H3 d 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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拆东墙补西墙
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大事化小,小事化了
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7 S) X3 |( c/ Z' v% O5 w' q" @* G1 } try first to make their mistake sound less serious and then to reduce it to nothing at all
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+ H1 D9 x" N- J% c& | 大开眼界/ q6 R, }0 W7 s& r( }
. [! q0 b& c* S5 \1 T broaden one's horizon; be an eye-opener
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国泰民安2 t' I0 W9 C6 g( F6 N
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the country flourishes and people live in peace4 Z6 S7 c7 ?- Q& a: u; p( Q2 M4 ^
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( I" K4 R" F7 i5 c$ f5 |$ r8 [ too much is as bad as too little
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once on shore, one prays no more
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4 u8 N) N: L. {" d( v( m 好事不出门,坏事传千里/ \4 z7 r8 ?1 X: L4 n c4 Y4 _$ j
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friendliness is conducive to business success$ ~- {9 b) |& Z
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活到老学到老
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never too old to learn9 H; L+ ~; ^9 w/ g b, r
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There are spots even on the sun.- B' U4 M$ Z1 V2 _9 S3 I! m) _. Y V9 Z
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金玉满堂
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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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礼尚往来
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留得青山在,不怕没柴烧
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Where there is life, there is hope.
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马到成功
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名利双收
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茅塞顿开
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Nothing can be accomplished without norms or standards.. l- K! _. u+ A2 k! `' O/ T4 u4 F
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赔了夫人又折兵
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cut off all means of retreat;burn one's own way of retreat and be determined to fight to the end
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1 E8 a, d' o/ L3 | One can't make bricks without straw.
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Past experience, if not forgotten, is a guide for the future.
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People are in high spirits when involved in happy events.
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Just as there is paradise in heaven, there are Suzhou and Hangzhou on earth
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a blessing in disguise;
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6 m; X5 P# L: p4 U' s4 y3 [ Every cloud has a silver lining.
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Unity is strength.
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无风不起浪
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There are no waves without wind. Nothing comes of nothing.# J) E+ G9 G2 ]) ?- B. y l( I. Q
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twist the law to suit one's own purpose
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蓄势待发
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7 H5 i; A2 d3 P3 L# q( K 心想事成$ \# w3 }9 A" r8 J8 C" T" M0 [
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8 j- f2 W/ x. w5 r 心照不宣
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First impressions are firmly entrenched.
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He who strikes first gains the advantage.
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ants on a hot pan
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p J* N2 i3 k5 ^; m2 c: | 现身说法
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息事宁人
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循序渐进
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有钱能使鬼推磨
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Money makes the mare go./ Money talks.82' I' j: v1 ?% ?, V
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有识之士
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Haste makes waste.
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cases in which people were unjustly, falsely or wrongly charged or sentenced; unjust, false or wrong cases
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一言既出,驷马难追
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become debt-ridden6 y& Z* X( |$ R3 V- ] ~
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: m0 f2 w# p: r' D1 e You can't wrap fire in paper.
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