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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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: L( G( ^" {% [0 E1 H8 _ 爱屋及乌
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4 ?# L \9 Z, Z4 b3 I1 {$ h 百闻不如一见
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3 I: h* T3 P( Q7 ?7 ^" {; R$ Z& k One look is worth a thousand words.6 Q$ e: j* p5 q/ J
0 U9 |$ m# r# ] y% |) x: u9 X. K Seeing is believing.
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# T! x( g. g R1 ]" I: t; h 比上不足,比下有余* k4 @6 H4 w8 v: D; c
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1 p( p2 f# S1 R5 c8 B 笨鸟先飞$ x7 Y' D# w# O- E1 U
7 f! q, ^: n4 l) A A slow sparrow should make an early start.
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* w! ?; z$ b9 _- e 不遗余力
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spare no effort; go all out; do one's best
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4 E& t, V. |8 G! R: G5 K5 u) s; X9 [ 不打不成交1 N5 P% r2 Z9 g3 ^
) Q2 Q1 x) H# Q6 o! N6 ]1 T No discord, no concord.
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: ?+ t/ r8 E6 ~$ V' d7 U v3 | bid farewell to the old and usher in the new
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9 j5 i+ g/ O- _; o$ ] 大事化小,小事化了
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H" W5 ~3 Z2 u4 ^ try first to make their mistake sound less serious and then to reduce it to nothing at all
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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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, Z: F5 a* x6 [ {, n4 T6 b5 M' l 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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Bad news travels fast.
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和气生财
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friendliness is conducive to business success
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活到老学到老
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never too old to learn
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金无足赤,人无完人
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0 Q9 {6 D9 w5 ^& |' ?2 w There are spots even on the sun.
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; X9 C# B* b u- N Treasures fill the home.% K' S7 W0 d7 w$ R7 G
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* |& p: M3 B9 w" {8 ]! Y: \ be down-to-earth
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D) O9 a4 K. u1 N 老生常谈,陈词滥调
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Where there is life, there is hope.
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gain both fame and wealth
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* j# \+ ?; {6 v( c, |* b! K 没有规矩,不成方圆
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" I" p" K0 l9 z0 \ On festive occasions more than ever one thinks of one's dear ones far away.1 y* j/ M, k Q# B, E$ Z4 c0 `. U
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( Y# J8 a: x. [% x" h3 B2 t7 P 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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, {% e) s0 n- X( g6 q 巧妇难为无米之炊6 c0 A$ e+ f4 J- M0 I
$ i; |, G" |! y One can't make bricks without straw.
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( l5 p7 o4 q* h; x/ U( v) l 前事不忘,后事之师+ V1 G. W: b# l3 G4 s9 Z% O( Y) C
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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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Humans are born good.
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seek truth from facts; be practical and realistic; be true to facts
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$ a7 c: L: l0 F+ M+ | 团结就是力量
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hold high hopes for one's child
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a sheer fabrication out of nothing; fabricate rumors out of thin air
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# w1 e2 n3 \& O9 I" o T s- G twist the law to suit one's own purpose
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accumulate strength for a take-off
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have a tacit understanding; thoroughly understand each other, without having exchanged a word of explanation
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( L1 ~5 j1 g3 S 先入为主
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Jack shall have Jill, all shall be well.814 {) K' U' U0 D! @$ z G% v9 P
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target of public criticism
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纸包不住火
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