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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! ]( B6 m: n3 t" ?0 v+ y
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. N2 f8 D. x3 k2 D8 _( y( O 爱屋及乌1 n5 i# C0 M R! L! Y" E( l
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7 W# W$ P% R4 J; O& _ 百闻不如一见( d8 {5 h! B8 A2 t F8 A
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One look is worth a thousand words.
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; Z' O+ N, B* }4 R3 j* z; G+ r+ M: U Seeing is believing.
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to fall short of the best, but be better than the worst/ m8 F( J: t( k4 r, r- m; ]
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3 D7 F H: j7 J: x3 n 笨鸟先飞
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% i9 S# r8 U9 c1 ~# r 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
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3 N! r1 E* Z+ G/ L' N; |, h: f No discord, no concord.
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7 ?4 E7 K3 q6 G0 I @5 P1 J 拆东墙补西墙
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9 s; l& S: k+ `6 d2 i0 p rob Peter to pay Paul& `1 j' O" x1 z2 Z8 w: ~8 A- w
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辞旧迎新
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bid farewell to the old and usher in the new
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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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5 _: a8 ^0 d4 _" j- Z 国泰民安
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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;: a# f0 l$ h# I, g7 j5 y
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8 ^1 `0 T9 y/ U 好了伤疤忘了疼( ~2 i! M/ i. z2 A6 T6 o2 P
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- ~: S2 l' w' h3 ]3 R4 `% T 好事不出门，坏事传千里/ N9 ]- y8 B6 S& s! K
& c1 b) z6 i( P2 Q Bad news travels fast.; x! u8 u) z: z, p. h
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% N/ J1 t- Q3 p6 T- W 和气生财0 r2 y$ O0 Q2 O6 H D% ~2 Q
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friendliness is conducive to business success
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活到老学到老
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never too old to learn
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金玉满堂
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老生常谈，陈词滥调
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cut and dried; cliché
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5 M- M! t! N: R3 @ 马到成功
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名利双收
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Nothing can be accomplished without norms or standards.
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9 S8 u( o4 d2 r4 r- k 谋事在人，成事在天* H1 j6 `6 H" C- H* k! g
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赔了夫人又折兵
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suffer a double loss; lose the bait along with the fish
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a modest spur to induce others to come forward with valuable contributions; throw a sprat to catch a whale1 K: B- n, C" E- ~$ O
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The mighty dragon is no match for the native serpent.
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' j1 u* h) f+ d 世外桃源
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8 c3 ?' k! N) C: D/ A! q" u 上有天堂，下有苏杭0 ?" N- d, e3 d
: ?4 s& i- x2 K, Q3 m* A Just as there is paradise in heaven, there are Suzhou and Hangzhou on earth
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a sheer fabrication out of nothing; fabricate rumors out of thin air
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" B1 i) ~* p# u8 x1 K# V7 H7 u 无风不起浪
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There are no waves without wind. Nothing comes of nothing.: o( a# q7 E' a' {
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$ }: |. `/ l8 `& [; ~ a new broom sweeps clean
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蓄势待发5 v3 d1 S: B) w; E7 f, f
' O, I' J. f0 a accumulate strength for a take-off$ l2 M' H0 `4 f$ v! c
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心想事成
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May all your wish come true
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; Y7 x' |) v4 C0 l0 r9 |" b 心照不宣
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, Q. r. f# Z* I- A5 T# v9 w 先入为主
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/ [; y) l) I; V" } First impressions are firmly entrenched.8 `6 v* X) i) x3 e9 S- h- A) L$ n
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先下手为强3 {) T2 N! T8 ]: s, W, x6 |* C. I
2 ?1 G9 m% w& L* j' r& [% \0 l He who strikes first gains the advantage.* D# x8 P4 S3 R1 [
$ D/ k8 I3 X* a( } The best defense is offense.5 g) f6 \( r3 A* ^, n# p$ q. Q
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ants on a hot pan5 Y6 z) j/ E# m: s% x8 D9 M! ]: a6 y& W
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现身说法0 ?) N6 z& F3 `4 v& e
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# ^% e" c! R6 [' C' r pour oil on troubled waters; patch up a quarrel and reconcile the parties concerned
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5 O4 f5 p1 `2 H: a Y' }! q 循序渐进+ d: {$ l6 y/ h) g3 |; v0 x3 h
# z. q. h/ O8 O' Q! `/ X! v( {0 i& ~ proceed in an orderly way and step by step; advance gradually in due order* h; {! r( ` Q, e( g4 e( d
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Jack shall have Jill, all shall be well.81* e- X5 d9 |6 e p# T. d
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Money makes the mare go./ Money talks.82
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有勇无谋
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以人为本
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" }2 H* B; P, o+ z0 N4 G$ D* J$ U 因材施教
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欲穷千里目，更上一层楼
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Haste makes waste.
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survival of the fittest
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& F- Z( s/ y' z1 S* l 英雄所见略同
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Great minds think alike.5 C. O1 i, p3 n$ M& T' o
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冤家宜解不宜结
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/ G' y2 `) U: O$ H Better make friends than make enemies.
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. C: y0 r: l+ l% O3 O 一言既出，驷马难追
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招财进宝
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bring in wealth and treasure
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众矢之的
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target of public criticism
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纸上谈兵 ^9 e0 u' Z& K
( F# Q" g; k+ o- R0 R7 p8 \- z be an armchair strategist
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: ]$ D* a( k9 \1 l. k/ x You can't wrap fire in paper.0 H8 g- I6 D4 k% M
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What's done by night appears by day.
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" G% K$ N- {' }2 h* ? caught in a dilemma; between the devil and the deep blue sea |
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