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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!9 I+ j" I! ~3 c$ }: n! z: A
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Love me, love my dog.
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- F& D, ^ a7 g" M One look is worth a thousand words.
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Seeing is believing.
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_/ _, P: b$ }5 ?1 E; | 不遗余力7 n9 \ b1 _, \& D# h$ B( {+ r
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No discord, no concord.
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8 l$ d( [& B- I' |2 K 拆东墙补西墙
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try first to make their mistake sound less serious and then to reduce it to nothing at all( s/ a6 n( W6 e# p" W
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' }/ F6 M9 H5 _ going beyond the limit is as bad as falling short; excess is just as bad as deficiency;& Y, [( `1 j+ D2 W- h( F+ L' w
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/ L0 x; A9 g: ] 好事不出门，坏事传千里; z) n- ~' O1 ]' k
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harmony brings wealth;
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活到老学到老
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There are spots even on the sun.
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4 Z2 z3 G/ ~% [3 r( ?6 s# u8 e Treasures fill the home.0 P* s+ S* c- ?
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脚踏实地
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be down-to-earth1 B0 _9 e" t5 m P# U: h
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- L+ ~' p) Z3 C9 C( z& F, Z3 }$ [3 ] sit on the fence; be a fence-sitter; have a foot in either camp6 O4 G) `$ B! x# Z2 j/ Z: {" y
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A hedge between keeps friendship green.
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3 D5 N( z0 ?) [, t# T* h" L 老生常谈，陈词滥调" ~0 j' w. a: |& {9 Q( R
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: E8 d& f: c9 C7 X, ?; t Where there is life, there is hope.
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achieve immediate victory; win instant success
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gain both fame and wealth
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9 Y8 o6 r- Y- r: d be suddenly enlightened
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' M, W' A$ [3 p8 a# F 每逢佳节倍思亲+ B4 K3 u$ s9 U% T6 P
, t9 Y$ T+ [" E$ _" V! O9 I On festive occasions more than ever one thinks of one's dear ones far away.
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谋事在人，成事在天
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Man proposes; God disposes.
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make a fool of oneself in trying to be smart
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赔了夫人又折兵' C" u7 z% J0 j5 Y3 ^4 a
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suffer a double loss; lose the bait along with the fish
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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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cut off all means of retreat;burn one's own way of retreat and be determined to fight to the end$ T- x' r" d' s1 `3 B/ n
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人逢喜事精神爽
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People are in high spirits when involved in happy events.# L2 j: e% T5 K$ ]# W# y/ l
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5 E5 A3 V9 t; V: N Where there is a will, there is a way.
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人之初，性本善
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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., M. g. e8 {9 C$ ?2 V0 S- Y
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speak the plain truth; call a spade a spade; tell it as it is
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, |1 ~! l- p- _" c/ K 实践是检验真理的唯一标准1 U4 i" q& z4 L/ ~; J$ e/ H6 _0 q7 C
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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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. G2 W0 K% P6 h+ q- d7 w! ] 唯利是图
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4 o7 U; f" n0 A/ J: Y 无中生有
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S: K7 i, Z2 D F% _2 e7 b There are no waves without wind. Nothing comes of nothing.; i& d$ T0 C6 v$ ~3 M) I# Y
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1 Q, C* ~. ~: q2 r5 {! u 徇私枉法
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twist the law to suit one's own purpose
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a new broom sweeps clean
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0 X8 P! C: d! u1 |+ S/ t" t 心想事成
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First impressions are firmly entrenched.
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; ^, ]6 O @! @ He who strikes first gains the advantage.
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有情人终成眷属
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( ?& ~1 G1 H% s+ m 有钱能使鬼推磨
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; Z3 ?0 m5 u1 W( n Money makes the mare go./ Money talks.82% x3 p) R1 A% Q( q% g- `# O) X: c7 S
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7 v0 H! \3 M" K$ G" P8 _ 与时俱进
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Haste makes waste.
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More haste, less speed.
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纸包不住火
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