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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!3 i7 u2 Y3 o; m" y! w: j! k
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爱屋及乌
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Love me, love my dog.
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百闻不如一见
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8 F+ g2 I! ^, p- z/ o8 Z One look is worth a thousand words.4 [5 E# J5 K/ ^- {* h9 ?( c( w
, v) ?7 s0 e/ Z: c& x# { Seeing is believing.
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比上不足,比下有余' R+ w9 ]7 _/ S5 Z& g0 ^4 Z4 ]
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& U' k! A9 W6 n- a A slow sparrow should make an early start.
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: g4 F2 y: J! w6 h% q$ s 不遗余力+ W- H4 [3 ^/ \& J1 d+ C. b5 t+ h
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拆东墙补西墙
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; M4 q4 T( T( `% v( _ bid farewell to the old and usher in the new4 x5 H# S- y2 b; @& t
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# L' M8 t: y9 y( w$ R4 a+ v try first to make their mistake sound less serious and then to reduce it to nothing at all) r6 F& A ]+ K' o
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大开眼界
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broaden one's horizon; be an eye-opener
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3 t: k$ s$ b5 q$ ]' s! P 国泰民安
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the country flourishes and people live in peace/ g8 B! \/ H. o
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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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once on shore, one prays no more
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; E+ c9 q2 b% M: B never too old to learn
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7 ]) ~+ [0 ?* {3 I" T! I 既往不咎& |3 k/ g& e- a3 o# \6 E5 x
3 ^0 b( f6 E3 K1 Y/ v4 f let bygones be bygones& F4 H: ~; {+ C1 L' `# `
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" t: p2 e* ^& _ Treasures fill the home.
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! g5 w3 g' l8 T8 U 脚踩两只船
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君子之交淡如水
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cut and dried; cliché9 J) p/ p7 y6 M' j( J
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6 X2 R' q! t6 q( f0 W+ b7 a4 F 礼尚往来. S% b7 d1 k3 I6 L4 |1 w2 S* q0 V
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achieve immediate victory; win instant success
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' V1 z9 w* H4 s- V gain both fame and wealth
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Nothing can be accomplished without norms or standards.
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! H2 {& _ m5 z5 c/ Q$ ~7 l 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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Man proposes; God disposes.
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9 O. u% e- r- x# B7 Q+ w 弄巧成拙
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( v6 R; _$ t8 N5 l+ d, K: c make a fool of oneself in trying to be smart
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赔了夫人又折兵
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a modest spur to induce others to come forward with valuable contributions; throw a sprat to catch a whale
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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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巧妇难为无米之炊
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One can't make bricks without straw.
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强龙难压地头蛇
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" S# P0 P _. T/ G0 f5 R2 |, q A fall of seasonal snow gives promise of a fruitful year
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, Z1 X8 N# S" d$ J/ W8 M People are in high spirits when involved in happy events.
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a retreat away from the turmoil of the world
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3 G5 F: g- z$ T3 z( ~0 L3 E/ w# n 人之初,性本善
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* X- {1 E' A+ J2 ?6 z0 [ Just as there is paradise in heaven, there are Suzhou and Hangzhou on earth+ Y* z2 j3 t: k
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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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天有不测风云
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跳进黄河洗不清
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物以类聚,人以群分
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seek nothing but profits; be blind to all but one's own interests
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a sheer fabrication out of nothing; fabricate rumors out of thin air
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0 p" ^' x2 k! J There are no waves without wind. Nothing comes of nothing.
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心照不宣
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have a tacit understanding; thoroughly understand each other, without having exchanged a word of explanation
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8 o4 m3 h1 l( M8 X7 H 先入为主
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First impressions are firmly entrenched.
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He who strikes first gains the advantage.
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The best defense is offense.
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循序渐进
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proceed in an orderly way and step by step; advance gradually in due order
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7 Y* _5 k: V& b x; E' ^, S! s" i Jack shall have Jill, all shall be well.815 O* I7 Y( K7 G( x4 m0 [) U: F2 `
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与时俱进
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以人为本
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7 h2 m4 U) J) L 冤家宜解不宜结
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A promise is a promise.
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be an armchair strategist
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