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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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爱屋及乌
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5 q2 [. \ J7 B- x 比上不足,比下有余: S t; v0 ]+ \0 X
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8 l) d) J: Q% y9 y3 q' g$ A" k% n' w 笨鸟先飞
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! m0 G0 b, f5 P8 k0 v A slow sparrow should make an early start.
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7 W: |0 Z, B2 J6 _ 不遗余力
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拆东墙补西墙
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rob Peter to pay Paul
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# H& X+ z5 y1 k* h: _8 p 辞旧迎新
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/ a+ v/ X' T$ F/ e) o 大事化小,小事化了. X% Y/ t, C( W. z/ V7 b3 | i
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try first to make their mistake sound less serious and then to reduce it to nothing at all2 n: J2 d$ w% z' f/ |) w% W: `
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broaden one's horizon; be an eye-opener
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the country flourishes and people live in peace
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, g1 H0 [: b, D9 B5 s! U going beyond the limit is as bad as falling short; excess is just as bad as deficiency;! e5 {' W8 V+ @7 s. E
_+ A+ R1 ]. Q: k7 Q6 b too much is as bad as too little
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& v6 s8 T$ W0 j 好事不出门,坏事传千里
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和气生财8 M2 ~% j0 n" E. D# E2 z# d& i9 W/ ~* v
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7 l, Q* x( {+ O* D let bygones be bygones
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* Q& E/ E# F- E- Y5 n9 u There are spots even on the sun.
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) H# c8 S9 y1 e7 a 脚踏实地
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老生常谈,陈词滥调
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cut and dried; cliché
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Nothing can be accomplished without norms or standards.
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每逢佳节倍思亲
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谋事在人,成事在天
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+ ?4 W0 E8 a* \! S3 [& | 赔了夫人又折兵9 [! N4 m7 p3 d/ O( N
7 L" X! p. k( I" _' N7 {% D suffer a double loss; lose the bait along with the fish
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9 p/ V; G4 |: z; ~% L0 d a modest spur to induce others to come forward with valuable contributions; throw a sprat to catch a whale
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强龙难压地头蛇
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$ k( q* f7 y& |6 t 人逢喜事精神爽
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世外桃源
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9 M4 ]1 r! V# q6 z 上有天堂,下有苏杭) Q" B) ~3 W- s/ Y H2 U6 P
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Just as there is paradise in heaven, there are Suzhou and Hangzhou on earth+ O( y- r' b9 Q2 ?
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塞翁失马,焉知非福
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a blessing in disguise;
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Every cloud has a silver lining.
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: T1 J; U) v6 L5 e0 w4 |: }* D A man should be independent at the age of thirty. /At thirty, a man should be able to think for himself." ^* b: T. V5 Y T
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8 F Z4 c+ n5 r# N 团结就是力量
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! Z* L7 h1 X1 k5 { 物以类聚,人以群分
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: ]/ Q( Y7 J. r a sheer fabrication out of nothing; fabricate rumors out of thin air
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7 }0 c/ W& _; y$ g/ { 无风不起浪
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accumulate strength for a take-off
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心想事成
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May all your wish come true
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心照不宣
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% P# i! r& G( m3 I7 w9 R have a tacit understanding; thoroughly understand each other, without having exchanged a word of explanation
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先入为主9 ^6 _4 Z' R5 R! Q. b* ^
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First impressions are firmly entrenched.
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2 ~; _0 G' {5 q 现身说法/ p" e% n3 C J9 Y. l- K) c* I4 O
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息事宁人
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pour oil on troubled waters; patch up a quarrel and reconcile the parties concerned
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Jack shall have Jill, all shall be well.81! W, r/ J* T$ X8 @( p5 X5 l1 {
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有钱能使鬼推磨
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有勇无谋
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有缘千里来相会
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6 q5 x+ V- o2 L 与时俱进
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以人为本
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teach students according to their aptitude
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英雄所见略同
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Great minds think alike.
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纸包不住火
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