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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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; `- z* G$ T4 L" J$ I 爱屋及乌
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Love me, love my dog.
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One look is worth a thousand words.
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Seeing is believing.$ d% J. W# P$ ?: S( {; a3 s f& ]
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0 X0 ?9 p; V/ z/ m' C( k 比上不足，比下有余" m6 \; b4 h+ J% D) \4 t' |; s
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to fall short of the best, but be better than the worst
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笨鸟先飞
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- P6 g0 u8 o3 h7 b- l) ?; g 不遗余力
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1 E6 W* z) K1 Q5 v. B$ D spare no effort; go all out; do one's best
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No discord, no concord.# H; E/ D& D" k( b- j
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7 s) f N4 N) K+ T, X' z0 K/ ^ 拆东墙补西墙5 w2 t# a. j9 h
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rob Peter to pay Paul
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bid farewell to the old and usher in the new
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大事化小，小事化了
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* ~& E! C! Y2 }2 C. X+ b* ]+ } try first to make their mistake sound less serious and then to reduce it to nothing at all
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大开眼界& Y, q) Y3 y* |
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going beyond the limit is as bad as falling short; excess is just as bad as deficiency;* U! p6 a$ q- ^ [2 [
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好事不出门，坏事传千里
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Bad news travels fast.
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和气生财3 t# F, q3 b. w& y. @1 @ T
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harmony brings wealth;) R* Q) ?7 C9 d6 s
! {/ r; o( Y6 g$ e3 @1 V5 D friendliness is conducive to business success5 G8 u, H+ I: p! U* n& k' o9 `7 s
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既往不咎
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7 K5 j- R6 a u, J- u 金无足赤，人无完人
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There are spots even on the sun.
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金玉满堂
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5 o# g& {; t) Z' ]9 } 脚踏实地1 r. D8 R+ B1 T/ s H6 j
- U, F6 s7 T9 p0 L$ L. Z( m8 i9 D: { be down-to-earth; I, c* r. R2 @" Q/ r
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sit on the fence; be a fence-sitter; have a foot in either camp
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( c* [4 l: L, B; C 君子之交淡如水
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A hedge between keeps friendship green.. g( U' B; a" g: [) c4 q- l3 r
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% E3 O3 w6 j$ e: q" d4 V 老生常谈，陈词滥调% s$ m- k1 J! a$ |5 I! Z0 K& s
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cut and dried; cliché
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& P |# [! x7 M- [2 t 留得青山在，不怕没柴烧8 I6 O, a! x1 N- T' \
0 |; G5 \6 _9 I5 H T Where there is life, there is hope.9 B2 J$ {' S0 v8 Y* ^
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achieve immediate victory; win instant success
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gain both fame and wealth
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茅塞顿开
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2 z- H2 o# X, C( b5 _" X2 h Nothing can be accomplished without norms or standards.
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- a7 r N. y4 F) ?' e% x0 c6 f9 c$ K 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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- E. C7 `/ h; C3 v& K; \ Man proposes; God disposes.6 |0 f" b* b3 H7 n
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弄巧成拙
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抛砖引玉
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. {% ~' r# L$ X6 q! O 破釜沉舟. e, j9 e6 N) b( c+ r0 a# M5 j5 ~
/ G9 H* U# z# u6 P7 T0 v) m cut off all means of retreat;burn one's own way of retreat and be determined to fight to the end* v3 ^# L, t8 S. Y, L. r
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) g7 t# o% A' V9 J! v' w: \ take the preemptive opportunities
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6 i2 X, Q/ |2 g a thousand-li journey begins with the first step--the highest eminence is to be gained step by step( j; O2 X8 s: y
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% L, l# v; T# j$ x, S! z% j- C 前怕狼，后怕虎
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' R# K, H$ I# A, D 强龙难压地头蛇4 t7 h+ q* \' W& Z( ?! x
' Z( q. u7 }+ g' F5 b* y1 m) I The mighty dragon is no match for the native serpent.
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人逢喜事精神爽, ~ @3 P9 R# k0 r' O. E6 J
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a retreat away from the turmoil of the world
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! t& p6 I7 G; m# a: x7 [8 d 上有天堂，下有苏杭
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. `: j1 i3 }; T8 j3 ]$ D ^ Just as there is paradise in heaven, there are Suzhou and Hangzhou on earth4 w9 I' S( O% G6 V) e0 q8 T6 {
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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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speak of the devil
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speak the plain truth; call a spade a spade; tell it as it is
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糖衣炮弹
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% F. F0 H. D& c6 h/ a 跳进黄河洗不清
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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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seek nothing but profits; be blind to all but one's own interests
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无中生有
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a sheer fabrication out of nothing; fabricate rumors out of thin air
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无风不起浪# c9 O! `& k/ v& `* T( T W% _ g
1 y- F' q2 J' O P% ` There are no waves without wind. Nothing comes of nothing.( B/ L$ |* s' K7 S
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F1 d! u2 y1 x/ u: R! g twist the law to suit one's own purpose* g* h/ ?, D) d4 @) ~1 U$ H, n
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1 e+ s) G6 n+ s 新官上任三把火! G$ b* l! s% I# a; j0 A( k R
1 g0 E/ m/ ^7 H3 X8 Z. h! Q a new broom sweeps clean9 X3 T+ |# G$ ]8 ?% Q, f6 S
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蓄势待发
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accumulate strength for a take-off% L' ~4 x/ m5 `
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心想事成, I' v# y- y1 [9 ~9 X! T1 V
0 X9 ^: H- ?8 Q8 O May all your wish come true1 r; T3 E9 H, ?
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- d( q2 S: m- D& I* {, O 心照不宣
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have a tacit understanding; thoroughly understand each other, without having exchanged a word of explanation. `/ ]1 v! v3 G0 \
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先入为主
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First impressions are firmly entrenched.
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@5 i8 I! |7 A- q 先下手为强
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He who strikes first gains the advantage.- W1 G1 {2 H# X9 D9 q3 ^
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热锅上的蚂蚁
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& I+ d' p0 L* [+ g( v 现身说法, _. @/ p/ ]* {
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warn people by taking oneself as an example
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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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$ d/ _% p5 {- K- s2 `9 W& G proceed in an orderly way and step by step; advance gradually in due order
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严以律己，宽以待人' R1 N* l* { |7 ]& j3 |
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- T1 B( R( q C$ K9 d0 S 有情人终成眷属) J5 m$ [. R. L! ]9 W# K1 ]
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Jack shall have Jill, all shall be well.814 `8 M5 ?5 C* O- ^: s4 c" D
: h8 D: `% d: I7 s4 t 有钱能使鬼推磨' V) X7 W$ `; ~- c
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Money makes the mare go./ Money talks.82
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a man of insight830 L t6 c3 M$ `& @5 d/ M
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. q$ j! L% }6 r Q Separated as we are thousands of miles apart, we come together as if by predestination.85; z% V$ f# F6 s- U
, X5 n" \( T" z) d 与时俱进
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以人为本
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people-oriented
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2 s+ X8 u2 @! o2 Z- O 欲穷千里目，更上一层楼
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5 j8 A5 H3 r) f( b. k, q# I Haste makes waste.
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6 I3 X2 r" y% J$ k" l More haste, less speed.
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$ C! G1 Y+ M: c* o7 T5 a 优胜劣汰
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/ [& A |* t. T* C d% a" `( c Great minds think alike.& T# H5 Y: o. V# y& q# R
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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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; w u. }% L" c$ F/ H 一言既出，驷马难追5 t4 R# ^" p6 P! J) |5 _' F: g* z+ W
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A promise is a promise.
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* U7 h0 A+ I# o( `+ V A real man never goes back on his words.
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bring in wealth and treasure
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D% t; k# t: l7 D, p( Z target of public criticism9 _0 X' M d. ]1 n& R. A
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be an armchair strategist% K ^ g- d. ~9 z% d: b
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& }% T6 S% m4 w# z2 n0 M% d3 J h You can't wrap fire in paper." H. E( t j$ R( p
- S0 D1 S0 q3 F" c, X( @ What's done by night appears by day.! n4 h# |1 w2 ^% `/ F, P. T: t
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