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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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6 L h0 G5 d% K; ~" x2 r7 @+ j 爱屋及乌4 A. ?! x% ^' T! I& I
9 w4 S" d# e# Y$ | Love me, love my dog.
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# k& B9 _; ?& f( _" E1 d 百闻不如一见
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One look is worth a thousand words.
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7 s* [! ~; H5 A$ T1 K Seeing is believing.& B" @, n) {$ g% a
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+ N9 L6 K5 ?7 T8 ~4 v/ z( ]; k 比上不足,比下有余
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笨鸟先飞
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0 y) f0 g9 G* |9 V+ v. a+ [ A slow sparrow should make an early start.
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. \) l! ` U8 f 不打不成交
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rob Peter to pay Paul
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, v5 S" I5 f5 J& |$ l5 @' G 辞旧迎新
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bid farewell to the old and usher in the new
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! @/ [- ^. F+ }2 h try first to make their mistake sound less serious and then to reduce it to nothing at all
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大开眼界
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`: z% h" k" R T3 B' C2 e broaden one's horizon; be an eye-opener- {$ M2 I2 ^! ]/ q& ~1 m+ `
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国泰民安
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the country flourishes and people live in peace* [+ {2 S! j( B/ M# Y/ o
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4 ]2 k: L' p8 } going beyond the limit is as bad as falling short; excess is just as bad as deficiency;
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- g" c4 [% Q4 j( [ 好了伤疤忘了疼
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once on shore, one prays no more! w- m4 @3 q' n% n( o$ k
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; k8 ^$ Z/ y, s" q5 _9 d# o4 { 好事不出门,坏事传千里
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2 C ^& T; { f8 y0 w( @0 u3 l* C Bad news travels fast.
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' ^' T" A V: Y4 L9 G 和气生财
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; I u+ W9 [4 B- y4 I" n 活到老学到老
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never too old to learn
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let bygones be bygones
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金无足赤,人无完人7 I- w" ]7 t# D" T% G. t" F! Q
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There are spots even on the sun.
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金玉满堂
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, P' u& j$ P3 h/ ` Treasures fill the home.
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& q# ]: F) x! K( c 脚踏实地
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8 r! q" `) |3 I8 h& Z5 i sit on the fence; be a fence-sitter; have a foot in either camp
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5 {: ?2 f- q1 k# m* ?& ]3 O 老生常谈,陈词滥调3 h6 u/ O: [, H) b+ r
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# G8 Q( P- E* s( U7 R 留得青山在,不怕没柴烧
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6 _! h+ G/ Q* Y8 u7 ^ 没有规矩,不成方圆9 h: n; v. w2 F* r0 M
4 l* `! ]; O: M# _: J 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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8 P# @& i2 n! p% S( ^2 R, M 谋事在人,成事在天, o# m$ Q& i+ o) D% _# e
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Man proposes; God disposes.( }: Q" s. A2 [
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" V$ a! ^. j. v' K$ b5 g 巧妇难为无米之炊
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( a7 Q- ~8 c/ k 千里之行始于足下$ N+ y# a) O+ x) e
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强龙难压地头蛇
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' M: ^: e2 I3 b% Q9 C( A& r8 E The mighty dragon is no match for the native serpent.
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People are in high spirits when involved in happy events.3 w* X& c7 j F0 r
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Where there is a will, there is a way.
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" W* T; I: A' O6 [( s0 D! E 世外桃源
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$ S, V! }. B* [ 上有天堂,下有苏杭
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- u- Q' p% p/ A2 z2 w8 I! U# [ Just as there is paradise in heaven, there are Suzhou and Hangzhou on earth
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$ Y, p! p6 t h0 [$ A7 c( C5 @1 E 三十而立
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' [ ]4 Z" s6 B& T( G6 v& A A ship rises with the tide
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speak the plain truth; call a spade a spade; tell it as it is
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糖衣炮弹
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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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/ p6 D% z: V- o% m8 G! q: ? 徇私枉法
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accumulate strength for a take-off
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心想事成
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May all your wish come true5 b9 L# v( l1 q2 ]6 Z) }- D# n
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have a tacit understanding; thoroughly understand each other, without having exchanged a word of explanation
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* S! Z2 Q8 t+ _1 ~% e He who strikes first gains the advantage.4 T; P- W$ }" k2 s+ u3 L% z
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" Z& n+ a& k' G3 T a proceed in an orderly way and step by step; advance gradually in due order
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有情人终成眷属
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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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: j( g8 z' B- w) N5 K! ` Great minds think alike.
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be an armchair strategist
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" w1 [" N. }# L' L What's done by night appears by day.
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caught in a dilemma; between the devil and the deep blue sea |
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