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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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8 R% r7 ~: N0 X+ y 百闻不如一见; T6 Z5 f' \7 S7 J# @: T$ Q% O3 G% `
8 M, t, F/ ^4 h1 r One look is worth a thousand words.
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9 p3 x" M0 w9 c- O: m# @; k Seeing is believing./ c6 a9 l7 a; }7 i
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比上不足，比下有余
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to fall short of the best, but be better than the worst
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1 H$ y/ E* I3 i- P2 O% [ 笨鸟先飞) c& ^4 c& U1 W
/ H$ A9 S! j# M1 b7 E A slow sparrow should make an early start.( R4 H+ B+ \5 j' t7 I2 {" S% h* ]
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# K# Q1 J) s, s; U 不遗余力* v3 w3 t0 A( B3 @- u& W; ?$ P
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No discord, no concord.
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; o7 J0 K* P6 L, d, Z2 ~ 大开眼界
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国泰民安
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the country flourishes and people live in peace
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: u+ w& d0 V- X! F* }3 x going beyond the limit is as bad as falling short; excess is just as bad as deficiency;
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once on shore, one prays no more
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/ h( [5 S6 Q- Q" | \ 活到老学到老; X" S& w! ]& C0 X7 @: m$ J
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- E5 c$ v; q; b There are spots even on the sun.
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脚踏实地
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老生常谈，陈词滥调
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$ a3 t, C" X0 \7 r) ~; h' L 礼尚往来6 ?% }& A* M- u: U% _5 `
1 j' g% C4 O! l% x3 z Courtesy calls for reciprocity.
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茅塞顿开
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% J/ \% A9 p' ]1 J a modest spur to induce others to come forward with valuable contributions; throw a sprat to catch a whale
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One can't make bricks without straw.
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: ^7 w/ \+ S1 k6 l# ]+ L, d 前事不忘，后事之师3 s% o: z4 i P; t. Z B! s
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$ N4 z% @* X0 r @1 c 强龙难压地头蛇
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% X: j, b! H' a+ Y$ q Where there is a will, there is a way.
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+ L5 O4 n# ^9 ]2 s- u: { 上有天堂，下有苏杭) a" ~8 l6 z6 M( R2 S; X" f, K
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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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Every cloud has a silver lining.
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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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1 R$ y% T2 S8 q9 F3 F0 u 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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: m* j: c( F/ L# O2 G 实践是检验真理的唯一标准
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+ G/ L& G# a' ?* h3 r 天有不测风云
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, O7 p' t% I, q! r5 K 团结就是力量
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unhealthy trends and vulgar practices
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a sheer fabrication out of nothing; fabricate rumors out of thin air
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There are no waves without wind. Nothing comes of nothing.
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* B8 y* m6 G& B& L& l( y4 K 徇私枉法& j8 ?+ ]" O" }3 f- @* t" k5 [
$ @& X' E3 \5 O- l/ [2 T twist the law to suit one's own purpose% f5 n. h4 c4 y
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新官上任三把火
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a new broom sweeps clean
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. W$ ^. C) n. } 蓄势待发& x$ Q7 a) ^/ v7 i3 t2 A! E
' ]; F5 `; a, w% C7 a+ y accumulate strength for a take-off [, T$ Y! q% K+ E- O
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心想事成5 @) j! T* S$ m; S6 \/ U5 g
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May all your wish come true
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心照不宣
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( a h( ]" I, D0 t$ c+ r- [ 先入为主
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First impressions are firmly entrenched.
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" d1 w7 U6 |. w 先下手为强: I! A1 h8 E% J5 \1 S
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He who strikes first gains the advantage.
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The best defense is offense.
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ants on a hot pan# m/ P8 E$ Z- O6 f& y
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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 concerned
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proceed in an orderly way and step by step; advance gradually in due order
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Jack shall have Jill, all shall be well.81
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0 p1 G) ^* [! n. b! C, N* x3 T0 Y 有钱能使鬼推磨
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! X) B* Q8 M/ H, Y 有识之士
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a man of insight83
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以人为本
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# w6 P1 S7 e+ L. h L 欲穷千里目，更上一层楼
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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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英雄所见略同
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Great minds think alike.* A4 S* V S! ]1 f$ e& Z; f9 Q
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冤家宜解不宜结
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Better make friends than make enemies.* {& Y( w/ j/ B5 e
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cases in which people were unjustly, falsely or wrongly charged or sentenced; unjust, false or wrong cases) Z& y+ c* M/ T/ u; \
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A promise is a promise.
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bring in wealth and treasure
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众矢之的
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target of public criticism
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$ E& \1 c0 ^, s& H What's done by night appears by day.
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; Z- U m' D- }$ J/ `! K/ I caught in a dilemma; between the devil and the deep blue sea |
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