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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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Love me, love my dog.
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0 y s% k, {- [& e* G7 r 百闻不如一见
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One look is worth a thousand words.3 F4 s$ {9 C( F( \- H1 T
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比上不足,比下有余
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4 w0 w5 _4 o& f& { 不遗余力
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% H$ j- v i: p! q1 {. u6 s. ~ spare no effort; go all out; do one's best
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No discord, no concord.
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拆东墙补西墙
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辞旧迎新
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N& n6 E5 u4 l) ^2 c" s bid farewell to the old and usher in the new
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国泰民安
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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 little0 D- b, v' X. @/ Y/ o
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! n p# }7 }7 |( _ 好事不出门,坏事传千里0 V( q I# M4 S, v1 ]
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Bad news travels fast.! v/ r& {& T; j2 J
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和气生财
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harmony brings wealth;
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0 ?7 z, I, ~4 H$ M K# v 活到老学到老1 V- P2 d! @2 a+ C8 j3 S
- r4 \$ U( ?! _ never too old to learn
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There are spots even on the sun.* b( n& O6 W0 |# U, l1 `
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5 Y6 s) x! L) D; g/ s7 z$ A V 金玉满堂( ?" D8 k$ E ?
7 J. k. [2 C" Y" G# D$ I, M/ A Treasures fill the home.
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be down-to-earth
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君子之交淡如水
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A hedge between keeps friendship green.3 x2 B# S) h4 [# r) s) W
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cut and dried; cliché6 N4 E) O( v7 f
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礼尚往来
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Where there is life, there is hope.
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马到成功
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achieve immediate victory; win instant success
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gain both fame and wealth
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Nothing can be accomplished without norms or standards.
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每逢佳节倍思亲
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, H6 v7 l. f1 j: c6 @ 谋事在人,成事在天
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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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a thousand-li journey begins with the first step--the highest eminence is to be gained step by step
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Past experience, if not forgotten, is a guide for the future.
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The mighty dragon is no match for the native serpent.
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a retreat away from the turmoil of the world
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7 C- e4 o: Q4 d: H5 | Every cloud has a silver lining.
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speak of the devil
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speak the plain truth; call a spade a spade; tell it as it is1 |) }" R7 y/ L* J! i# E
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Practice is the sole criterion for testing truth.570 D& C+ Z0 m. S; p! A3 l* {( G
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( ~7 B3 w4 d+ d# I2 o; R" Z 天有不测风云
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Unity is strength.
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望子成龙
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twist the law to suit one's own purpose
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蓄势待发% ~1 h6 a# ]- w$ b
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心想事成
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先入为主1 U" N V9 {7 U% T8 Y. C2 q2 q
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7 w- C3 B |& d% C+ S. {: P+ E 先下手为强
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He who strikes first gains the advantage.& @: u3 I" `5 B# i6 P! D
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pour oil on troubled waters; patch up a quarrel and reconcile the parties concerned
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循序渐进
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Jack shall have Jill, all shall be well.81& s7 L! E! ^7 z# o
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Money makes the mare go./ Money talks.82
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Separated as we are thousands of miles apart, we come together as if by predestination.85
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( e: i, |+ E/ V, {- P0 i 与时俱进
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to ascend another storey to see a thousand miles further; Ascend further, were you to look farther.
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Great minds think alike.$ H: T4 a6 |, R* Y# s
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冤家宜解不宜结" y5 x' r* U, a8 t
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Better make friends than make enemies.
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冤假错案
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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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一言既出,驷马难追
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A promise is a promise.
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