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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!, u3 V. o f+ R4 R6 ^
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爱屋及乌
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S: @ s* ]$ U; a6 Y 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3 ]& c% D3 e' w# |6 X P: j
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8 S1 B. G" t2 E3 j# f+ O 笨鸟先飞. Z9 k7 N% j9 q/ L! V2 L' C
* e- A' c+ h" j5 M( p3 U; C" j; v A slow sparrow should make an early start.
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不遗余力
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No discord, no concord.
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辞旧迎新
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B1 X2 L, m( s' \2 N. V 大事化小,小事化了# _5 }1 r8 _- ?0 v; }
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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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& Z$ ~0 F; R3 E& k- _ 大开眼界
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国泰民安
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the country flourishes and people live in peace7 Z0 J9 o* J2 e% i. y, ?
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going beyond the limit is as bad as falling short; excess is just as bad as deficiency;( Z2 N+ }' X8 Y p
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Bad news travels fast.
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金玉满堂
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( a% {9 Q, z. e: e" ] Treasures fill the home.
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脚踏实地
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be down-to-earth
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A hedge between keeps friendship green.
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% J0 _! p+ g$ W) W/ f% Q3 P cut and dried; cliché
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^% `0 I/ C" c2 S$ r2 s! Y achieve immediate victory; win instant success$ } S8 f+ t5 `
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3 ]2 S9 B# \6 C. Z8 L" |1 B, B! n3 n 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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Man proposes; God disposes.
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破釜沉舟
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cut off all means of retreat;burn one's own way of retreat and be determined to fight to the end4 f. u* m8 T" O0 k/ n9 m$ w
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( v8 G! U {# @8 j( L" n5 r 抢得先机
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A fall of seasonal snow gives promise of a fruitful year
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人逢喜事精神爽
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Just as there is paradise in heaven, there are Suzhou and Hangzhou on earth
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a blessing in disguise;
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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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seek truth from facts; be practical and realistic; be true to facts
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speak the plain truth; call a spade a spade; tell it as it is
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团结就是力量
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Unity is strength.
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; x( ^3 h0 a( w2 j 物以类聚,人以群分; D5 z) `4 e' U+ ~7 q! M: {
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望子成龙
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& P# ^. _4 q, `, ]. G- |/ d a sheer fabrication out of nothing; fabricate rumors out of thin air7 |/ A7 H% h+ x \4 w, W% f7 {
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7 t, Z# c+ K2 M R% c+ \ 无风不起浪7 d# t! L, ?! W: |- a% M; n7 ?4 `
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There are no waves without wind. Nothing comes of nothing.2 m4 W0 d% ?+ M7 Z) b% u- {
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( f, p; O0 P3 G$ V 徇私枉法
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twist the law to suit one's own purpose
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: c/ q K: y1 X1 B* |- M. e 新官上任三把火
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a new broom sweeps clean" g5 R9 I4 E" F7 X O$ @* F
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蓄势待发
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accumulate strength for a take-off
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心想事成, c5 Q! f7 T1 O$ G# \& S& {
/ A* e, E- z. j; a/ B4 ~ May all your wish come true( F& s3 H% e/ n( A7 M
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( x7 _; q2 ]) B: h' H 心照不宣
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' x; Y6 T0 \. T5 ~- Z* T1 T have a tacit understanding; thoroughly understand each other, without having exchanged a word of explanation" a, |8 b4 L8 w2 ]3 h
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c' I# a: s" `4 m 先入为主
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" C2 q9 K W' F6 ], _: v First impressions are firmly entrenched.! n! Y7 q0 ]% T: q5 n; }# P
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; f& F& f% H U 先下手为强( Y0 Z; W# t4 @+ o/ P
0 q' Z/ k5 G9 K9 @ |/ ^ He who strikes first gains the advantage.
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The best defense is offense.3 p* B0 U( {/ o- b& C
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热锅上的蚂蚁
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warn people by taking oneself as an example
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9 b1 f9 O( ]. G. V2 L" Z 息事宁人
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' P4 K# X% W* K9 N 循序渐进
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/ q' ?/ `2 `, z+ R be strict with oneself and lenient with others
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有情人终成眷属
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Jack shall have Jill, all shall be well.81
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5 ~7 g4 ?3 K0 e y 有钱能使鬼推磨
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3 a( s9 [% x) s1 e2 z Money makes the mare go./ Money talks.82
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0 i+ g; `6 s. \& u 有勇无谋. h J2 X2 _$ z1 d4 e& P. n
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$ ]- w+ h; |; O2 w4 h# D% @" l 有缘千里来相会
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2 ?8 P5 R- Q1 r; e2 M1 J Separated as we are thousands of miles apart, we come together as if by predestination.85
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! l3 Q3 W. k" k/ A. a5 D1 n 与时俱进
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7 s: x( {! t6 }& A$ i. O8 @2 _# B1 C 因材施教
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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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: r4 \8 m2 I' S9 z) t3 S 欲速则不达
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( G# s* W7 h; X5 f0 W. s Haste makes waste./ u3 ^/ |" i3 `6 S) h7 c
3 ?9 S% h) r: s" F More haste, less speed.
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0 u- m% m( m! E+ x$ F 一言既出,驷马难追5 I" r: K: E) [8 ~: Q
6 s% b$ T) Q9 {% M2 E7 Z/ { A promise is a promise.& }# a, j1 a! S6 j6 J; j
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债台高筑
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target of public criticism
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纸上谈兵
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be an armchair strategist
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