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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!! [5 |2 ]2 E/ S9 ], q
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9 E. e6 Z# B% L) g! S 爱屋及乌0 J& d d# U2 D0 h
' V$ Y$ o" n: h' }1 E$ D Love me, love my dog.
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! q8 y8 U. g+ l5 P& \" N) W 百闻不如一见3 T. G$ ~" z3 S$ M
" `4 z+ f. d+ O4 v One look is worth a thousand words.
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Seeing is believing.6 T$ Z4 G' }9 Q% C/ G
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笨鸟先飞
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spare no effort; go all out; do one's best9 @- ~9 @. P; [9 {! Q
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不打不成交
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No discord, no concord.
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* k& p8 y$ u& P8 V& I+ b4 f B 拆东墙补西墙
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) \) j; s4 m9 T V rob Peter to pay Paul
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辞旧迎新
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4 B( \) J* f7 F( h. { bid farewell to the old and usher in the new
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8 U$ H: f4 F6 s 大事化小,小事化了
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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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% ]8 N& b. i8 H5 d( M N+ _ 大开眼界
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国泰民安4 [2 G* M& _+ g- D
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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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# d5 W1 A3 T; D; e8 L 好了伤疤忘了疼1 f0 B' B/ c: {6 Q
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和气生财0 m/ G$ {# Y |9 b& N2 u
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活到老学到老
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' J7 o% o; K) q- d4 }5 Z never too old to learn
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let bygones be bygones
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! |' M; g" ~# T7 `, f: g 脚踏实地
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# F3 m6 Y- O, U 君子之交淡如水
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老生常谈,陈词滥调# u1 K$ o% w8 N: x3 `- M' a
8 y$ o1 ?0 y+ z# D1 V! N2 {% h cut and dried; cliché
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; G& q6 ] v* R8 Y Where there is life, there is hope.
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茅塞顿开
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/ K* I4 `. S6 M0 e9 o7 q 没有规矩,不成方圆
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Nothing can be accomplished without norms or standards.
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( J- Y& }; Q! n, S4 S5 W On festive occasions more than ever one thinks of one's dear ones far away.
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$ S+ { B1 s8 G8 B8 W' R 谋事在人,成事在天! R( E8 L0 n4 u$ J7 }7 T* E8 Q
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7 L1 a" {; P5 K* @) r; v1 M 赔了夫人又折兵, A/ g! \- h8 j- @: V; w4 b
- A7 q& t$ N5 [ suffer a double loss; lose the bait along with the fish+ e6 {: c; e. I! }% k H) ]8 u: h
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a modest spur to induce others to come forward with valuable contributions; throw a sprat to catch a whale( U: s$ N7 O3 h
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" Z( j& ^5 |2 u7 b3 o 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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The mighty dragon is no match for the native serpent.
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世上无难事,只怕有心人
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世外桃源2 b5 {( V- H3 W" x# H
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1 A0 G- P* o7 a9 b ^ 人之初,性本善
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Just as there is paradise in heaven, there are Suzhou and Hangzhou on earth
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4 a! N/ d2 ^ ^% o5 r | {+ p a blessing in disguise;, A' L j: g( e. E0 Z
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; X' Q4 @; J& c6 R 实话实说
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speak the plain truth; call a spade a spade; tell it as it is
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$ ?/ e5 L5 ~8 m 团结就是力量# [( I. e. W1 `/ Y0 x7 P- r
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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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unhealthy trends and vulgar practices
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There are no waves without wind. Nothing comes of nothing.
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新官上任三把火
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accumulate strength for a take-off
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# E- o" W! K7 j7 B 心想事成
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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& s! K7 `" B8 \0 z# U
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现身说法
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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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, j/ i, M; R' e. y% m 循序渐进
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有缘千里来相会
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因材施教
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teach students according to their aptitude
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5 K9 v/ J) k) e* x/ v) @1 \- u1 g to ascend another storey to see a thousand miles further; Ascend further, were you to look farther.0 j, @: z# [( E U
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优胜劣汰
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1 h! z) ? [. \ I: @1 j4 ~2 P Better make friends than make enemies.
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A real man never goes back on his words.
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