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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!. D6 s9 Z- {7 P+ {* b( K- I: ^
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One look is worth a thousand words.
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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, K. V2 G H; B; i* W3 E9 }5 Y
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A slow sparrow should make an early start.
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不遗余力
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( i$ A: p; y, } spare no effort; go all out; do one's best
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9 v. U7 @- H$ P 拆东墙补西墙5 D/ E' E1 [4 {& x! Z. \
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bid farewell to the old and usher in the new
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大事化小，小事化了
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0 T' y) u' w/ p! |! b 大开眼界
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{ q* q9 E; z broaden one's horizon; be an eye-opener
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$ b, Y2 I) @ U1 a7 X7 J 国泰民安
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going beyond the limit is as bad as falling short; excess is just as bad as deficiency;1 y; v6 L( {, P% o
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; s5 ` R: G) f3 ]+ \2 | 好了伤疤忘了疼
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once on shore, one prays no more
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Bad news travels fast.
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0 |$ Y; f( c1 w+ E 活到老学到老
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8 L' v( T+ c, i7 E$ o" t8 o ` never too old to learn
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: K3 m+ X& |, J9 L 既往不咎7 E4 u/ e5 |% T3 e8 E9 f9 c
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) _9 J Y" C' G+ i0 A( w6 b There are spots even on the sun.
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Treasures fill the home.
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君子之交淡如水
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礼尚往来
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Courtesy calls for reciprocity.
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: U0 \6 T, L' g5 E& U D- L 茅塞顿开
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& P5 w) \# M6 n* C be suddenly enlightened
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On festive occasions more than ever one thinks of one's dear ones far away.
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Man proposes; God disposes.
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" `/ w2 r ?2 t X! [5 N 千里之行始于足下
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- K4 e1 o$ M7 `( |( P& h9 [ Past experience, if not forgotten, is a guide for the future.# N$ Y* i0 E: t5 f. c" s6 d8 o
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( K- {) a5 e& l: H3 c7 w( `3 A& Z/ L 强龙难压地头蛇
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The mighty dragon is no match for the native serpent.
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Where there is a will, there is a way.
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* d9 ^( j9 b0 V% h 上有天堂，下有苏杭! Y K5 X F2 {! O4 [2 J
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Just as there is paradise in heaven, there are Suzhou and Hangzhou on earth
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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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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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Birds of a feather flock together.
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! p8 y; J. o. P* r 无中生有
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3 T6 u6 i" k# |, I5 v( b! | 徇私枉法
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twist the law to suit one's own purpose
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accumulate strength for a take-off
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心想事成
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N, r6 ?$ J3 t! z7 X have a tacit understanding; thoroughly understand each other, without having exchanged a word of explanation
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9 L r5 H4 d) y" [: n6 N4 K 先入为主* _) d; K9 s- n( G- B0 e
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First impressions are firmly entrenched.( @ B9 J) m4 w6 ^' E# p
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He who strikes first gains the advantage.
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The best defense is offense.
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3 B! P. z; X1 U% ^ 热锅上的蚂蚁
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6 [% W" M( \2 Q- L9 s be strict with oneself and lenient with others
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1 @, ^" R9 s, o 有勇无谋
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1 P. i, G; Y9 g 有缘千里来相会
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8 d4 D/ ^2 v& s3 g' U 与时俱进
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keep pace with the times86
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/ h6 ?7 w; l1 s! F) I. S teach students according to their aptitude
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5 N9 L2 v! N. B 欲穷千里目，更上一层楼
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欲速则不达
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Great minds think alike.
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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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, t) p: V' d! | _% e/ x* e be an armchair strategist
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纸包不住火
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What's done by night appears by day.
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