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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!' ^# n( A6 i% L5 I
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Love me, love my dog.
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' a% ^% }( R% n0 ]. u x- o: t One look is worth a thousand words.
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" p1 N- F a8 R4 h" _' R Seeing is believing.# f# H% J- |" ~6 A- G' K
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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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A slow sparrow should make an early start.
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( D# |$ ~8 F; ]; I/ w* I, Y 不遗余力: D d; x9 H9 j1 x/ j9 i+ ?) {
" a3 }' i( T: s+ s+ _ spare no effort; go all out; do one's best
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2 k+ m ~6 R0 b0 K. Q 不打不成交
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1 ~% X- U+ y3 V: D9 c& u) [( S No discord, no concord.
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rob Peter to pay Paul
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' `! X, M7 C8 v/ K1 p 辞旧迎新$ [ @) Q" `( [, S9 Z
' E7 V% ], U* B& N r2 D" ~9 v) q bid farewell to the old and usher in the new
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国泰民安
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the country flourishes and people live in peace
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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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好了伤疤忘了疼
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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
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harmony brings wealth;
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: \, |. `! {0 d% ?1 Z 活到老学到老; I B4 Q& Q; Z* f, Y i! i
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never too old to learn
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let bygones be bygones
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1 b3 f8 F. s1 ]& B2 R4 O: |) O; I Treasures fill the home.. `; R6 }/ E4 H
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脚踏实地
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' {8 q% d! Y9 `0 @ A hedge between keeps friendship green.
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On festive occasions more than ever one thinks of one's dear ones far away.6 a2 ` j: @+ O3 Z
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Man proposes; God disposes.
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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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a thousand-li journey begins with the first step--the highest eminence is to be gained step by step
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The mighty dragon is no match for the native serpent.
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A fall of seasonal snow gives promise of a fruitful year
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k1 f3 R. q& a# h 团结就是力量
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" w% D$ Q F+ A1 n t unhealthy trends and vulgar practices
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8 V2 o% s6 V- F9 u seek nothing but profits; be blind to all but one's own interests1 N: J% }* s% r& P9 j% {+ A; l
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o& X5 w" Q B# U# s& `4 w* T 无中生有 u' o+ _- x5 M/ p" K( d- R; D/ t
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0 s2 |" j" d! s! u 无风不起浪
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4 [! j$ j% I2 Y/ b/ _, ? There are no waves without wind. Nothing comes of nothing.6 t. j" L8 i6 R0 I0 A4 u
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" W9 t$ X/ L! y1 `8 v# n6 S1 m 徇私枉法" U% V1 [, B9 o* c1 K9 N
0 o1 L0 h5 w$ [/ g/ Q twist the law to suit one's own purpose% `9 j* p" K! p i2 Q; t0 P9 s7 P
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, t% [' _& t2 i# S: { 新官上任三把火9 M/ z! T3 _: ^' r. z* {+ N+ Y9 o$ J
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a new broom sweeps clean
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蓄势待发! s1 D8 Q' U0 n9 k @/ [' o
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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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have a tacit understanding; thoroughly understand each other, without having exchanged a word of explanation
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先入为主
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First impressions are firmly entrenched." S: ~% }2 C7 n* n* ^
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0 }4 V% S0 f, Z; F 先下手为强
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He who strikes first gains the advantage.
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热锅上的蚂蚁
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, n5 R6 }0 X8 b/ d* X- t ants on a hot pan
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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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( \! Q( k& r( c$ h! z( r4 z 严以律己，宽以待人' Y; e8 Y( w4 S) f9 u
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; d' S4 r2 f; L$ ` 有情人终成眷属
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Jack shall have Jill, all shall be well.81
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有钱能使鬼推磨
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Money makes the mare go./ Money talks.82! }8 J" t7 ?: _4 X5 C, V6 I
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! X) d; ~4 _; O- S a man of insight83# r5 R: J1 \& e4 w$ _: C
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* T1 C& F% w0 f- F8 b" g0 j 有缘千里来相会; z/ Y6 a0 L; {3 n
+ Q ~5 e4 g6 Z% @+ | Separated as we are thousands of miles apart, we come together as if by predestination.856 U& F) @ i8 R* m
+ W; u5 r! L0 r( d, V8 B 与时俱进
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keep pace with the times86
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people-oriented
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欲穷千里目，更上一层楼
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1 N7 h# ?* e; N: M! ^ 优胜劣汰
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0 G+ c# ~* ], {5 G6 h* d# A survival of the fittest
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2 {. m$ k5 T( r 英雄所见略同" ^0 {8 Z, T3 Y1 }
# S' d7 t5 p* Y: V" U Great minds think alike.
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冤假错案
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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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一言既出，驷马难追
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A promise is a promise.# f9 Q) q. y/ H) O g D
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招财进宝
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众矢之的: K# D# E, Z* q) z
5 E! C8 U2 g4 p0 x- { target of public criticism
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8 T& m& \3 `3 g2 _; V' F( M. x 纸上谈兵
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0 {8 [, Z6 k- z3 ]2 Z What's done by night appears by day./ j4 ^: F& a# k4 `3 Q: ^
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