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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!0 v, C* w/ c' e$ C
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百闻不如一见
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% N5 ^5 {8 V" U# d One look is worth a thousand words.
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比上不足,比下有余
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# x/ {" ~7 b- O1 U( K No discord, no concord.8 u' M/ J8 Y. N# K5 [! S: i+ Y3 T. y
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rob Peter to pay Paul
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大事化小,小事化了! q0 L y {9 A7 [& z: Y" q$ J& T
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try first to make their mistake sound less serious and then to reduce it to nothing at all! H4 Q. g [5 K8 P* i2 I7 w: {
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9 Y+ j, e8 F7 f9 j/ T' ~9 U+ R u 大开眼界( r& z0 B+ n' L; m
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going beyond the limit is as bad as falling short; excess is just as bad as deficiency;- }- ]( {% }, r, T/ X5 C
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" U) X+ y- I3 e' a4 q% D 好了伤疤忘了疼3 ^: r: o. L' B2 G( ?/ Z/ Q
- n1 x+ S' Q$ B. A once on shore, one prays no more
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: p2 ]8 B' A6 `+ K( U9 ^- S8 R' c 好事不出门,坏事传千里& O- c6 Y, K& h# c: f$ s, k
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harmony brings wealth;
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friendliness is conducive to business success
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金无足赤,人无完人
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6 ^/ q1 A5 X/ z 金玉满堂- V( U; N: t8 x& ^6 j% _
K# G6 V/ ]0 `2 a6 d Treasures fill the home.
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脚踩两只船
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4 D U0 Q9 A4 L; {3 l 君子之交淡如水3 S( F: A, M1 \7 H9 B
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老生常谈,陈词滥调
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gain both fame and wealth
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6 O8 C! m( e1 u 没有规矩,不成方圆
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Nothing can be accomplished without norms or standards.
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( S8 N0 d* x- q( `3 ?0 T 弄巧成拙( ?: Z* B: u' p2 r8 Y+ J4 A! J
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赔了夫人又折兵
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suffer a double loss; lose the bait along with the fish
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2 Y2 D. C7 I0 Y3 w, b 抛砖引玉
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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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: Y/ b9 R" b e/ r. ? 破釜沉舟
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3 A* u2 D8 m' d7 x* K 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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One can't make bricks without straw.
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强龙难压地头蛇
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a blessing in disguise;
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韬光养晦
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Unity is strength.1 @, X4 J! A( X% _5 ^# H
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- |9 t; w2 r" C; H; ]: ] 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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+ A" I1 c0 l9 V 徇私枉法
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$ ? f* R0 ]. t( M) u 新官上任三把火5 c. H6 P' }$ s J, n+ r. G0 S' i
9 n9 ]9 J# y% d S a new broom sweeps clean
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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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7 v' o# f J1 J' [ @ First impressions are firmly entrenched.: N' m: b5 g, R: K
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survival of the fittest
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bring in wealth and treasure
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be an armchair strategist
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