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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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, U- q5 C8 A8 U* w( | 爱屋及乌
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Love me, love my dog.
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$ o+ N7 \! @3 s) @: K 百闻不如一见$ g( ]8 C) c- F' D, y
% N# C& t& n7 } One look is worth a thousand words.
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Seeing is believing.& z0 O) E* ^$ N8 F" P. H Y' \1 [8 y
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比上不足,比下有余
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6 U9 j4 A, W- [2 ~* i1 T 笨鸟先飞
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A slow sparrow should make an early start.
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不遗余力
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spare no effort; go all out; do one's best
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% h% W( K' ^) t7 [$ f 不打不成交
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No discord, no concord.$ J) x1 T5 a7 ^- F A1 q
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拆东墙补西墙
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rob Peter to pay Paul
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1 k+ `" k! |" U" t. B 辞旧迎新
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bid farewell to the old and usher in the new: C4 O- D- {6 E; u9 b/ z
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! f7 R' l6 J( O7 [# _# L try first to make their mistake sound less serious and then to reduce it to nothing at all7 q( M0 y* K4 L( p" t/ Y
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大开眼界% u3 X2 Z: Q i- g
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the country flourishes and people live in peace% K) K8 K; S3 u9 R Z2 ?3 b# z; M
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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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once on shore, one prays no more
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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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' z" b/ U! z3 I! r* c harmony brings wealth;
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friendliness is conducive to business success
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never too old to learn2 Q6 N7 p* {; s6 x9 s6 Y
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let bygones be bygones
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金无足赤,人无完人
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金玉满堂
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Treasures fill the home.1 z3 E! y; X$ x+ j' ^% c
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, h |* V. ]: i5 P$ D- C 脚踏实地& [1 Y! V, u) U3 m) {9 C
! b$ R6 a" n0 x1 e be down-to-earth7 }! {; `0 ^ O6 }5 L- M" X
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sit on the fence; be a fence-sitter; have a foot in either camp
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君子之交淡如水
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A hedge between keeps friendship green.
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C4 ~. N5 Y% q2 e 老生常谈,陈词滥调
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# O8 u- x5 _2 y( v- I 马到成功
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achieve immediate victory; win instant success
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8 V' \$ |% n7 @6 a; Q [$ U 名利双收
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% r( ~! N" Z& l4 V- H$ Q# b& U gain both fame and wealth3 a0 b. t+ P3 l: i0 F B' [
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% P$ i6 |1 s2 s# w 茅塞顿开
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be suddenly enlightened' J1 |: j0 ^( k7 z% t2 z' d! q
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6 [* R N% i, \; A Nothing can be accomplished without norms or standards.
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* A* V- G* P5 u 每逢佳节倍思亲$ W: O6 z; J7 D2 t9 `
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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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; V2 p/ b/ s- L2 G4 x& j" y6 r' ] make a fool of oneself in trying to be smart8 x! e! T0 h7 {3 f! T# V, @/ `/ f
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赔了夫人又折兵
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suffer a double loss; lose the bait along with the fish# J, a- F; {$ W0 t1 Z3 s
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: Z2 f& b2 o7 @$ y 抛砖引玉$ t/ v- c) W! C* ^1 H
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破釜沉舟
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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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/ L( x9 L( S+ E7 S$ K7 U! J2 o* ^ 巧妇难为无米之炊
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; }+ q8 j9 n; }& u' \2 c 千里之行始于足下1 P1 s4 V. M' P! ~: M+ F
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D# R8 G* o2 u4 m8 U' I Past experience, if not forgotten, is a guide for the future.9 A! K: }1 B/ I0 ], l9 b
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fear wolves ahead and tigers behind; hesitate in doing something
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强龙难压地头蛇
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People are in high spirits when involved in happy events.
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世上无难事,只怕有心人
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Where there is a will, there is a way.
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6 A$ O: i; V/ p9 Z, ? 世外桃源
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人之初,性本善
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上有天堂,下有苏杭
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+ T* Y/ B. v4 f- t- b5 M1 R0 | Just as there is paradise in heaven, there are Suzhou and Hangzhou on earth
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塞翁失马,焉知非福
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: }+ \% w7 u0 G Every cloud has a silver lining.
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) b9 l8 b; d3 T. H7 _ 三十而立
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" x) y) i2 J! r Z2 ^ 实话实说
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speak the plain truth; call a spade a spade; tell it as it is; p* Y+ G H8 s) g- F
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韬光养晦
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糖衣炮弹
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5 s4 y6 A8 p8 B& n: ]3 z 团结就是力量
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9 K" K6 M# \3 n: l4 Y( n4 p 跳进黄河洗不清
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unhealthy trends and vulgar practices
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2 P( A8 Y, E/ w8 i, U Birds of a feather flock together.
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seek nothing but profits; be blind to all but one's own interests
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/ [ b6 k( [, Y, \( T4 ]4 r/ {* u8 g 无中生有$ I/ x! c: }: V" r" M; }
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There are no waves without wind. Nothing comes of nothing.
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twist the law to suit one's own purpose# i- n1 X f1 g
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have a tacit understanding; thoroughly understand each other, without having exchanged a word of explanation7 N8 E0 x$ b ~0 L, l: ^
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先下手为强
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ants on a hot pan
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有钱能使鬼推磨
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Money makes the mare go./ Money talks.82
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to ascend another storey to see a thousand miles further; Ascend further, were you to look farther.
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优胜劣汰
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survival of the fittest
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be an armchair strategist
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What's done by night appears by day.
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