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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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( c3 y7 T2 N" } One look is worth a thousand words.. R% Y2 H9 r% @
2 O. W/ I8 ?/ d' b Seeing is believing.
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比上不足，比下有余
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笨鸟先飞
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5 l/ ^( J( p% V2 H 辞旧迎新
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bid farewell to the old and usher in the new
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! W! q6 E3 K3 U/ K 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
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大开眼界* {: q" s( ^3 y' @2 A7 P
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the country flourishes and people live in peace
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going beyond the limit is as bad as falling short; excess is just as bad as deficiency;, |1 D1 Z. X1 P% @
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too much is as bad as too little
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* o& Z4 N y6 u: h once on shore, one prays no more
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和气生财
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harmony brings wealth;
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friendliness is conducive to business success, q c& e* H, G# a4 I
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never too old to learn
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- b5 p& f; i) r* t: g There are spots even on the sun.
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Treasures fill the home.
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老生常谈，陈词滥调
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cut and dried; cliché
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. E* E* V, w. L, E- Z: A Where there is life, there is hope.
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Past experience, if not forgotten, is a guide for the future.
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瑞雪兆丰年
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世外桃源9 A( K- K( D; j8 Z, p
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a blessing in disguise;
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三十而立
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( S# Z2 @3 b* a' x 实话实说
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2 ~0 O3 s5 |2 J0 u8 k There are no waves without wind. Nothing comes of nothing.* o `3 u1 ] j8 t" r- @; k
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twist the law to suit one's own purpose; ?- U9 z! D% K8 r4 h# S9 {. Z
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新官上任三把火
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a new broom sweeps clean) `5 Q. ? k3 _
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, I& {' Y( p. K* G- X! g. W9 z; ?- a 心想事成* p# I1 u7 \4 O" h
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May all your wish come true
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心照不宣
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9 E( E1 h8 [3 U- m- ]" l have a tacit understanding; thoroughly understand each other, without having exchanged a word of explanation5 ]& V5 i( f% A' C5 g6 t3 L! I
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先入为主
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5 P. Q) y0 F6 p( ^ First impressions are firmly entrenched.
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He who strikes first gains the advantage.
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2 t# A: q3 I# F& a The best defense is offense.
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2 m9 W3 |3 i; r5 n 热锅上的蚂蚁" I/ r6 G6 Y: O1 T' N9 K
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ants on a hot pan
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warn people by taking oneself as an example
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# }& l( b: B6 g5 o8 l, J 循序渐进
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Jack shall have Jill, all shall be well.81
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; }* r" Z1 f( c1 {4 B0 I 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 insight83
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有勇无谋
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优胜劣汰
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survival of the fittest
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英雄所见略同
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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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target of public criticism4 \ Q: k1 |& B* I! t
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You can't wrap fire in paper.
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caught in a dilemma; between the devil and the deep blue sea |
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