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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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Love me, love my dog.
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百闻不如一见
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One look is worth a thousand words.( Q0 y! s: @: V! O9 y8 m4 e
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比上不足,比下有余
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A slow sparrow should make an early start.
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spare no effort; go all out; do one's best) Y: J* ~3 ^; s0 V: U' l0 g5 V0 N
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. {, d e) X/ w# l+ Y 不打不成交
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3 P) V5 W2 e. d9 }6 s# x* L% h 拆东墙补西墙
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+ C* b" V# v* f+ @% ? 辞旧迎新
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bid farewell to the old and usher in the new3 C; u+ m# q/ @; Y
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3 T$ }6 K- O' V% T# t/ J 大事化小,小事化了. @+ F% A* O. Q9 e8 N" B8 {) ?
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try first to make their mistake sound less serious and then to reduce it to nothing at all
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the country flourishes and people live in peace8 C6 J) v- }; p! h- J! |2 K$ j5 p
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2 U' v( c6 L4 X: [ s2 c- L going beyond the limit is as bad as falling short; excess is just as bad as deficiency;6 v: @* b) Z5 {) ?: ?1 P
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too much is as bad as too little
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+ _% c( f+ f2 b, u 好了伤疤忘了疼
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/ Y% r( m3 y+ [/ l 和气生财, h* {% O* L! Y {3 Y5 i6 u
1 J: a B9 L& F/ l- E harmony brings wealth;
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活到老学到老
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let bygones be bygones; j4 U" Z" x' D/ y: M) s( w% T4 ~
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1 S6 R3 n( }( l$ C8 [5 u7 M; h 金无足赤,人无完人
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There are spots even on the sun.
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5 [" ~7 c$ k7 X: L+ {: l. } Treasures fill the home.
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, q% [/ g, Z) x& u' t9 v 脚踏实地& G; `/ m( o6 S) F; B
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, p; M+ ]7 [* U' ` 脚踩两只船
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% H8 G3 q, ~ p- g3 V' h1 M 君子之交淡如水
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4 `; l3 i7 X. C3 p4 z- y- K 老生常谈,陈词滥调, s- [# C. X8 Q3 g
6 u- X. P2 v G6 I# O( G9 F5 { cut and dried; cliché
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马到成功
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茅塞顿开
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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.% t+ F8 Z: ?8 p% a& G+ W
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Man proposes; God disposes.
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make a fool of oneself in trying to be smart
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' Q3 x- s- T7 p! U: J$ @ 抛砖引玉
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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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瑞雪兆丰年
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" k: A* T8 l- { 人之初,性本善
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上有天堂,下有苏杭
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0 q$ W7 C8 i N1 Z6 B 三十而立
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水涨船高
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& r- d7 t* C( m; P. Z 实践是检验真理的唯一标准
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天有不测风云
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6 J. \: a$ V. G- F 团结就是力量
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4 Z0 ?0 A! s: A/ ` 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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5 h4 J t1 h2 \ P( }/ {- S. k There are no waves without wind. Nothing comes of nothing.
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徇私枉法. h4 `$ P- q& c/ a, f7 s" e
# n0 ~7 A5 z7 @- s; z/ ` twist the law to suit one's own purpose
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新官上任三把火
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a new broom sweeps clean
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蓄势待发
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accumulate strength for a take-off
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- u0 G( T/ r0 c" H6 @4 e have a tacit understanding; thoroughly understand each other, without having exchanged a word of explanation
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+ |) P- _1 A+ F' S( y 先入为主
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: @! C0 r; l* B/ \! T( S First impressions are firmly entrenched.
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先下手为强
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He who strikes first gains the advantage.2 A, r$ z3 U5 t- Z4 b
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The best defense is offense.
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热锅上的蚂蚁
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/ r7 r/ C: y6 k7 a ants on a hot pan
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; d8 h7 b$ V; q0 B2 m' T5 { 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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proceed in an orderly way and step by step; advance gradually in due order0 S2 }0 e$ F, {, ` f2 C; p
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be strict with oneself and lenient with others
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, ^6 e Z2 C! y* Q0 a9 J6 p- Y+ | 有情人终成眷属% C, Q" j* E# |6 ?" `, C
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Jack shall have Jill, all shall be well.815 r: ?8 s3 f* u6 B2 r
, b7 x+ y! W; x- g( V! E/ ?9 n; X& B 有钱能使鬼推磨
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Money makes the mare go./ Money talks.82
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有识之士
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a man of insight835 z0 m; ?# k/ ?1 P0 n4 _+ C
$ f |% m' G9 S 有勇无谋7 `0 L' z7 {4 b4 P
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欲穷千里目,更上一层楼
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招财进宝
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4 }1 x! I, Y6 o) o 众矢之的
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You can't wrap fire in paper.
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1 n6 ?- n! g, z7 R3 d0 ? What's done by night appears by day.
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左右为难
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caught in a dilemma; between the devil and the deep blue sea |
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