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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 e3 m. v; F/ Z 百闻不如一见
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9 X9 q: M# d8 {3 r) N 比上不足，比下有余
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to fall short of the best, but be better than the worst9 _; q- e' I4 Y$ H3 h8 \ ^+ a
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4 ]) q- o0 b3 e7 B 笨鸟先飞
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A slow sparrow should make an early start.
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spare no effort; go all out; do one's best
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) D; B" |) D3 f! ?: }2 Y( t8 z7 H No discord, no concord.9 _! z4 q# L- u$ ^8 T
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3 P6 T: G9 u; Q* o, y* O# K' E& x 拆东墙补西墙/ e8 L7 [ M2 l4 S& N
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' Q5 m7 K& w H2 I& b* \ 大事化小，小事化了
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大开眼界& ] ~( R5 V- j" O4 [
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the country flourishes and people live in peace1 `/ [: R, i, Q2 s- ~
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going beyond the limit is as bad as falling short; excess is just as bad as deficiency;! R) m) ?; ^5 X
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once on shore, one prays no more
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/ l3 }# j: H- v8 O Bad news travels fast.
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friendliness is conducive to business success
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+ a& w, W7 S) z never too old to learn
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既往不咎
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let bygones be bygones7 K# F( E* J- [* Q
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q4 ?* ^' V, _" }9 b There are spots even on the sun., b' \: L5 g- @ P
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金玉满堂
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Treasures fill the home.
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6 w' i' K# b7 b/ n, _ be down-to-earth
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sit on the fence; be a fence-sitter; have a foot in either camp
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( D) _8 E% G9 ~. d; x6 o b1 i A hedge between keeps friendship green.# u# S$ q* T1 g6 q( [: R! W2 h. T
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, {' |% J) H2 {( \ 留得青山在，不怕没柴烧
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" {# m0 l" E9 F, q. A- b, \ achieve immediate victory; win instant success
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- v0 T7 v( F6 k2 m* b3 R 名利双收
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gain both fame and wealth
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be suddenly enlightened
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每逢佳节倍思亲
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$ X# |$ k9 R0 a' c. b l0 Z 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 end
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/ m: J" [/ G& A% j8 M. m 千里之行始于足下
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强龙难压地头蛇
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瑞雪兆丰年
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People are in high spirits when involved in happy events.1 o; T( A' R9 O+ P7 }1 U- [
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' ^7 t/ j+ l/ Z/ j/ Q8 d' C 人之初，性本善7 w5 h5 ]% Q! l* r% @
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% d( O! Z' u1 [- j! r5 j6 Z Just as there is paradise in heaven, there are Suzhou and Hangzhou on earth
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7 ?/ }* f1 d3 ? ] seek truth from facts; be practical and realistic; be true to facts
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说曹操，曹操到
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/ m+ y2 R0 y# W9 Z' m/ e, g0 T& S0 ] hide one's capacities and bide one's time583 d3 X; S! C) n/ M" M
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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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unhealthy trends and vulgar practices
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7 M6 {# ]2 r7 d! R8 U a sheer fabrication out of nothing; fabricate rumors out of thin air9 _( N$ ?, F9 U
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无风不起浪
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' U$ W4 p9 L8 \: C7 ~7 ~ There are no waves without wind. Nothing comes of nothing.
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0 S' U* Y) E4 O* u$ U5 X 徇私枉法
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twist the law to suit one's own purpose
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新官上任三把火
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蓄势待发
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/ v: n$ A, t, U4 j" l& r. v( e& C$ ` 心想事成
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May all your wish come true
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心照不宣
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have a tacit understanding; thoroughly understand each other, without having exchanged a word of explanation' u7 t+ J8 S0 ~6 k9 O: \6 ?/ \; X
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先入为主
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First impressions are firmly entrenched.; e) v" F* p6 ~& |
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He who strikes first gains the advantage.
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The best defense is offense.
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热锅上的蚂蚁
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ants on a hot pan
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! l' J5 F" S5 B; ?1 V& F warn people by taking oneself as an example
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: h0 f" u; h& N3 a1 M- X, U" m 息事宁人
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pour oil on troubled waters; patch up a quarrel and reconcile the parties concerned, H) |2 z/ U/ L5 N: Q; `; S$ P
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( c2 | m/ R u" r8 t( e proceed in an orderly way and step by step; advance gradually in due order
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# s0 x# X3 d3 }4 }7 n' |4 b 严以律己，宽以待人
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be strict with oneself and lenient with others
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有情人终成眷属
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Money makes the mare go./ Money talks.82
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有勇无谋
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+ F6 e- @7 E" x; w9 E# W& B3 x 有缘千里来相会
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% c$ w, M; Q" ~ 欲穷千里目，更上一层楼
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More haste, less speed.
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survival of the fittest
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英雄所见略同
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Great minds think alike.
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Better make friends than make enemies.# Z! a. {. S, s) n, n
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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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A promise is a promise.
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招财进宝
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bring in wealth and treasure
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become debt-ridden
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众矢之的
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target of public criticism
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, J6 _7 d" N( N7 @& I 纸上谈兵
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You can't wrap fire in paper.
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! x7 g) u& S, S7 G* E- d What's done by night appears by day.
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左右为难
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caught in a dilemma; between the devil and the deep blue sea |
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