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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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百闻不如一见9 R4 K) k& \3 j4 b0 ?$ C& S! i( w5 o
4 ^; r0 b8 t( i+ M' n6 R# c One look is worth a thousand words.
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. e3 B6 o+ {% g* f |4 B Seeing is believing.! E' H. X6 d+ \) u9 h& o
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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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9 y1 A( _5 {# b+ N: J. v 不遗余力6 r5 ] S' U2 I; Z
) d$ }& b! c+ w, A# v# E spare no effort; go all out; do one's best
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8 y1 u# v" A& g/ T- L No discord, no concord.
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9 H' V* D/ q- A& J+ l 拆东墙补西墙/ b6 {% P7 y0 W! u u- W* X
/ b% W1 s, y7 y& x rob Peter to pay Paul
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bid farewell to the old and usher in the new
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! i; t) L7 B+ P) d0 Q 大事化小,小事化了
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try first to make their mistake sound less serious and then to reduce it to nothing at all* @* w& w6 D. n0 Q# B
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大开眼界
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broaden one's horizon; be an eye-opener/ S2 Z' {# O; f# k! J% {2 ]0 @
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国泰民安
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the country flourishes and people live in peace8 Y* K0 r. W% E8 D$ u7 [3 J
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过犹不及
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( {7 Y9 v! v& L" C% z 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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once on shore, one prays no more
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harmony brings wealth;
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& M) [0 r2 Z- R 活到老学到老! n4 g) p# q: N: _% S/ I! X
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$ v% G9 V9 k+ I6 x8 i 金无足赤,人无完人
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There are spots even on the sun.
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Treasures fill the home.
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! w/ v! i! W2 C0 \1 \ 脚踩两只船: o9 \4 C$ q% l7 G- C0 h/ E4 [
/ f+ ]/ q" }2 K' k! p0 L" s p. F sit on the fence; be a fence-sitter; have a foot in either camp; ^( X* W: T3 h( U
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老生常谈,陈词滥调
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cut and dried; cliché- Y$ Y' D* Q- F0 w
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马到成功
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) S! n) R+ d3 ?& [% M achieve immediate victory; win instant success* B9 z4 r9 D1 r/ c' e5 H; i' q1 N
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gain both fame and wealth
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- w# t0 t+ r. ?2 y 没有规矩,不成方圆
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Nothing can be accomplished without norms or standards.
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On festive occasions more than ever one thinks of one's dear ones far away.
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, c- m* A3 j3 |9 d 谋事在人,成事在天' c8 V& z0 @" `7 f4 z' s9 H
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Man proposes; God disposes.
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a modest spur to induce others to come forward with valuable contributions; throw a sprat to catch a whale
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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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( z$ i3 |! w) X0 D" w5 d5 w% i One can't make bricks without straw.
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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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0 \( ^1 L( R5 I$ m+ N1 J 前事不忘,后事之师
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! k, h7 [8 D2 Z: I Past experience, if not forgotten, is a guide for the future.
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% ^2 W* q+ ^2 O 前怕狼,后怕虎
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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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" N% H! G$ V- u; J' G6 B. ^ Where there is a will, there is a way.
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世外桃源
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5 s5 C' L4 c1 n) v0 E1 @5 H 人之初,性本善$ S( z# ?" v1 C( ]- A2 G5 U" y
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Humans are born good.
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) A8 i( X. U! T7 q& q5 H Just as there is paradise in heaven, there are Suzhou and Hangzhou on earth
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$ z4 Z- d g4 z3 R4 \4 z Every cloud has a silver lining.
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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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8 O7 j5 e% ]$ e0 Y, T 实事求是
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7 H% {1 Z# |: L; ]+ h. f4 Z 说曹操,曹操到
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天有不测风云
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& [1 z, j: r8 w3 n0 Q Unity is strength.
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4 u. k2 d% X5 {7 U$ n; N Birds of a feather flock together.
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2 ~& M {- l( |& [% P seek nothing but profits; be blind to all but one's own interests$ G9 m$ h5 @4 X
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+ _7 L' v9 E. [' }( j0 u: | 无中生有
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a sheer fabrication out of nothing; fabricate rumors out of thin air
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There are no waves without wind. Nothing comes of nothing.
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徇私枉法
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twist the law to suit one's own purpose
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8 e7 T( c# \6 @1 x" x 蓄势待发' o3 _$ q+ B7 G; W+ W3 `% D6 N% O
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L/ J. L5 A7 B$ a u6 e1 ` 心想事成
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have a tacit understanding; thoroughly understand each other, without having exchanged a word of explanation8 G. Z/ P" Z/ a# s+ J X% a
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$ A( r4 c- a! ~ J First impressions are firmly entrenched.2 F! {4 P; @- B3 M
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8 |0 G3 _2 ]2 L- K! r$ x He who strikes first gains the advantage.
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. @& y/ G a* M, c+ w* F8 j The best defense is offense.3 Z9 |, F3 D! q7 g; @" _$ C
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现身说法
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proceed in an orderly way and step by step; advance gradually in due order
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有情人终成眷属
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Jack shall have Jill, all shall be well.811 k- j: H- m" y% a& L
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Money makes the mare go./ Money talks.82
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: `$ f/ l( F! j 有缘千里来相会
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欲穷千里目,更上一层楼
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2 z3 S% I0 h; w4 A% ?3 X' |3 Q& } Haste makes waste.
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More haste, less speed.
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survival of the fittest
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英雄所见略同
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Great minds think alike.% v& \5 d' d8 e2 }
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冤假错案
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纸上谈兵
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be an armchair strategist
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纸包不住火
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You can't wrap fire in paper.
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What's done by night appears by day.
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