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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!$ o8 }6 Y6 k/ H$ T, @4 U2 O3 X
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- y9 t* c- u/ x* B1 V 百闻不如一见6 f6 \3 s! L7 `" s D
: U q; v& o% [; h5 T6 w One look is worth a thousand words.
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Seeing is believing.. h( t V- M2 G, b9 W% v% I2 B% }
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* f1 w; X# i, H- R! u 比上不足,比下有余
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to fall short of the best, but be better than the worst1 i( m9 l: _4 _
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7 k* Q' U. ?3 X6 {$ k& V! v A slow sparrow should make an early start.
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6 P" E( F# i" |7 F 不遗余力! H0 f! V9 O" G3 `
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# Y+ m7 ~0 D0 T9 ]; Y1 l 不打不成交
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; N7 P: q) }4 Z a" \" v6 y No discord, no concord.' \* U- L# O/ M2 Z
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7 V0 ^- i0 j2 ]) l( J. L* Z: G/ } 拆东墙补西墙
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% H, _* J' o* w6 i 辞旧迎新: Z* Z- d9 }/ e
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( j9 |0 h- Y, c+ p$ G i' ^& Y 大事化小,小事化了
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3 h+ ?. P4 \ V8 |( S q( l try first to make their mistake sound less serious and then to reduce it to nothing at all1 t5 I3 d0 U a! q
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国泰民安
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the country flourishes and people live in peace" h- g" @9 X7 _. ^* Z2 |$ a& [
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going beyond the limit is as bad as falling short; excess is just as bad as deficiency;2 u |, e1 N, m3 P, C
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too much is as bad as too little8 O2 Y( y8 K, c" E
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once on shore, one prays no more
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harmony brings wealth;
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, @/ t8 R5 C1 W4 V. T' u never too old to learn
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既往不咎
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金无足赤,人无完人
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There are spots even on the sun.
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) ?, V: G4 z8 ]0 h Treasures fill the home.
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$ f( R- \7 b" Y! L8 R8 _4 [* E, k 脚踏实地
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5 i) G+ z( D1 W; r0 ^9 L9 C& D3 a 君子之交淡如水
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+ ~. ~! \$ Y: p. }- ~* G' | A hedge between keeps friendship green.
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老生常谈,陈词滥调9 A- N# g2 R% i4 ]$ p& k
; Z3 A$ m7 }! f2 y1 a) ~% i cut and dried; cliché
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% l' y* K Z; w9 Q 礼尚往来
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( l d! o6 M4 v% ~. V Where there is life, there is hope." L7 t8 d' ?+ K; }- k$ u
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achieve immediate victory; win instant success
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Nothing can be accomplished without norms or standards.
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6 u h# z! q8 s9 [/ L 谋事在人,成事在天
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弄巧成拙
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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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" Q# F0 i+ p6 v* A L6 y 巧妇难为无米之炊
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One can't make bricks without straw.
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瑞雪兆丰年
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People are in high spirits when involved in happy events.
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人之初,性本善
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% V* i8 D5 \! |) z 上有天堂,下有苏杭' |" A, Z; L" i3 N+ a
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" V6 A n" K6 L- v 塞翁失马,焉知非福
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Every cloud has a silver lining.
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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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歪风邪气
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8 d% u9 x0 J' ]# V9 a1 B Birds of a feather flock together.
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hold high hopes for one's child
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唯利是图
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a sheer fabrication out of nothing; fabricate rumors out of thin air
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2 _5 a; @* D3 }, w2 D8 T+ H 徇私枉法
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: G) C* m( t2 k% s& `8 K% q$ T twist the law to suit one's own purpose
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# u' ~ E" R7 x8 C, \# Q. ^ 新官上任三把火0 O6 L% m, c3 Q
5 X8 Y m+ }, h, r" k a new broom sweeps clean' Q* s6 m6 h @' M7 b
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accumulate strength for a take-off0 V( y+ f. m% c' z8 b" j# G
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心想事成
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# L Z9 f$ d/ G& N May all your wish come true
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have a tacit understanding; thoroughly understand each other, without having exchanged a word of explanation
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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.
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- [/ t" y4 O3 W* O" e3 } ants on a hot pan
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warn people by taking oneself as an example
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' H( S5 e6 u: z' ?% T* ^6 l) c 息事宁人
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2 T w* u' c$ ]# [ pour oil on troubled waters; patch up a quarrel and reconcile the parties concerned
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3 |( b6 U5 p$ u3 {% M: t2 o proceed in an orderly way and step by step; advance gradually in due order
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有钱能使鬼推磨
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Money makes the mare go./ Money talks.82: J* x( `. s* ^) r$ l) Q
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+ E9 q, T h; m+ r% B 与时俱进
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More haste, less speed.
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Great minds think alike.
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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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0 @1 M$ }; V- e+ d7 `) R caught in a dilemma; between the devil and the deep blue sea |
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