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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.6 E) t* w% v E0 \0 g+ _% B; g
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* i0 D8 K9 A- R% a5 T5 d 百闻不如一见
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One look is worth a thousand words.
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Seeing is believing.
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比上不足,比下有余
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0 t( B; Y+ u4 A3 u& y 笨鸟先飞
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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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不打不成交
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拆东墙补西墙
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rob Peter to pay Paul
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bid farewell to the old and usher in the new* v( L, X$ Y+ Y- M( M
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+ \) B& H0 Q \ 大事化小,小事化了
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. x; C/ c( V) ^+ h2 ~* \5 n! m 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
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broaden one's horizon; be an eye-opener2 V; I; a" V; \* F1 p9 J
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l& A4 {# |% y& l 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;
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too much is as bad as too little
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) H& [$ C7 w8 ~6 y- n 好事不出门,坏事传千里$ z* z8 a m' i1 o
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Bad news travels fast.6 N) Z' C, X* @2 n5 T
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) J/ T' b# e5 m8 y8 g$ P( G8 Z3 Q 和气生财
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harmony brings wealth;* K; ^# d. E$ t0 p# p7 }' _
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friendliness is conducive to business success
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$ f4 d" ?& P6 f z never too old to learn
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: @' P, L1 H0 N5 ]; h There are spots even on the sun.
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Treasures fill the home.
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脚踏实地
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$ _" E, O; V; p# r; Q0 b* ?2 ` 脚踩两只船
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sit on the fence; be a fence-sitter; have a foot in either camp" {* B: ~' r$ C) w' m. x0 U" C6 G
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A hedge between keeps friendship green.: w% A3 \0 l2 Q2 D
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礼尚往来( E( l5 C9 A, b: s
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留得青山在,不怕没柴烧
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马到成功
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gain both fame and wealth
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" g- s; P$ b& T7 E: O3 ]% b 茅塞顿开
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' C# E3 C0 L- k* C7 c7 a( ` On festive occasions more than ever one thinks of one's dear ones far away.
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1 w( O3 }/ _$ u* } 谋事在人,成事在天
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Man proposes; God disposes.
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. |& U# W [4 V* c+ n 赔了夫人又折兵6 ~0 B7 @; z9 W
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) r% x( W+ t G; k. Y; S( u 抛砖引玉4 y! w& t* P6 B$ m
8 Q" F: E1 f2 T& V2 L a modest spur to induce others to come forward with valuable contributions; throw a sprat to catch a whale1 r2 Z6 r, i7 U( Q( P7 B
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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" H4 R4 @3 W2 h2 M; F
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4 A: k, b& ^" x7 \7 y2 D% o 抢得先机
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take the preemptive opportunities
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: e9 G& d9 W% l One can't make bricks without straw.
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* q' ?) b% Y- H" N$ Y1 R* ?0 {+ h 千里之行始于足下
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Past experience, if not forgotten, is a guide for the future.9 q/ T' L: [6 Z6 R) F( p& @# x
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fear wolves ahead and tigers behind; hesitate in doing something+ K) L& y( o. W! K$ G5 A
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强龙难压地头蛇
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8 e7 G; L2 A! M: W The mighty dragon is no match for the native serpent.
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7 E0 h6 F% |, t1 U 上有天堂,下有苏杭- h4 O f! v- s2 N, I# ?1 q
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Just as there is paradise in heaven, there are Suzhou and Hangzhou on earth
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三十而立
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" A# ?% B0 L, }! j7 `- `& c A ship rises with the tide
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- B8 g* E! |6 ?2 u) o9 _: ? 实践是检验真理的唯一标准
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歪风邪气
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望子成龙
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无中生有
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a sheer fabrication out of nothing; fabricate rumors out of thin air
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8 Y+ b! z4 l ?" W% d4 M& ] 无风不起浪
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7 d+ s- O/ i$ ^& j. L' }: t 徇私枉法6 {) }6 T8 l2 |1 ?
7 B* X9 [5 A% d* h( ~9 ^7 b. R twist the law to suit one's own purpose' d b- X# `( Q. M b
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4 b( `/ n' } X7 ?: f3 Y 新官上任三把火5 A2 V$ g, V3 m2 ^- e& d2 V
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蓄势待发
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accumulate strength for a take-off
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; J0 _ h- q4 c u1 z$ I May all your wish come true2 ^) O5 b8 J( y1 }
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* I; |: s; S9 g! I0 o: n& j/ p 心照不宣
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5 ~ O- d2 f/ F. T' x have a tacit understanding; thoroughly understand each other, without having exchanged a word of explanation
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) j( d y7 l* l: M/ Q 先入为主* q# Y4 ^1 X% [ z8 L( q5 B+ b6 Z3 m
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First impressions are firmly entrenched.
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The best defense is offense.
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* Y3 u+ H3 L1 v9 J* P' J ants on a hot pan
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2 t3 ~: p: G4 n$ Y 现身说法4 q+ @: E' Y5 n, E; T5 {
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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 concerned1 `; k9 X& N! @" A7 r+ {, n
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循序渐进
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3 h/ _, U" w% v proceed in an orderly way and step by step; advance gradually in due order' g4 Q4 s" _9 X7 @: |7 J% K
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Jack shall have Jill, all shall be well.81
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Money makes the mare go./ Money talks.82
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8 C' w7 G' W7 r! `) a3 i 与时俱进1 X7 Q' _/ c+ T
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以人为本
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teach students according to their aptitude
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欲穷千里目,更上一层楼
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欲速则不达
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1 I, J* K& @ @, j- g cases in which people were unjustly, falsely or wrongly charged or sentenced; unjust, false or wrong cases' O$ _- V; e+ Q! t+ E8 ~
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A promise is a promise.
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bring in wealth and treasure
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债台高筑3 W+ M/ U% g7 n9 N. e! D
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; S( X: k" Z8 s- _) o 众矢之的
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target of public criticism, d; Y' I( _- f
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be an armchair strategist
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1 \. f/ ^% Q1 R4 O7 ~ You can't wrap fire in paper.( Y$ Y0 E& j; d; ]! {% u
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左右为难
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( k/ X! h" f1 T+ l caught in a dilemma; between the devil and the deep blue sea |
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