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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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4 t- m C. T4 P, K0 v& F# p4 | 爱屋及乌. w6 q- Y" i3 i) m% o3 r
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Love me, love my dog.
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百闻不如一见
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One look is worth a thousand words.
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S) V/ H! K( t& \# w: N Seeing is believing.% _- Z4 p/ Q0 ?
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" `5 ^2 q# ~: `" J* L 比上不足，比下有余$ ?" y' l1 j" E0 l8 E
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spare no effort; go all out; do one's best1 J3 J5 G! p( I: r0 g
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' \0 g: D- x! }9 k5 C+ O 不打不成交3 B6 [6 W7 @8 k* e# @$ D; i
4 p! H2 O: d) U6 ?. I No discord, no concord.
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3 S& m/ }* J+ r8 J) L9 I* x try first to make their mistake sound less serious and then to reduce it to nothing at all
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broaden one's horizon; be an eye-opener% w* Z: d% Z$ Y
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" x& l3 y& P# p$ j2 ^ z 国泰民安
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" f- y) ]2 d' K going beyond the limit is as bad as falling short; excess is just as bad as deficiency;' U* Q. f. H, r, \5 x
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too much is as bad as too little
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once on shore, one prays no more
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: X* h9 v& Y3 M 好事不出门，坏事传千里) I0 n5 a5 c! p+ ?0 o
& o* ]6 e9 D6 R; d5 g) t# ~8 F Bad news travels fast.1 s+ \2 d- u u
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和气生财/ `; L* c* \, R3 ]; m$ T
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4 P1 G* N0 v: |6 P1 b never too old to learn
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" h+ j' z. `' i5 K* q; C, K. W There are spots even on the sun.1 g1 @/ i. ?4 k5 k; D
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G! ?1 N/ h* C/ \- k+ p7 {1 ~5 z% s Treasures fill the home.
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脚踩两只船
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% {" F9 u: Y5 J( p$ x 老生常谈，陈词滥调9 Z v6 C: ?0 o% |. C b" K
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( E0 K" X, m3 E9 J+ O 礼尚往来
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" v7 C6 N0 ~9 }6 A2 z achieve immediate victory; win instant success! w9 H/ g8 }. j, I
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2 j& l" |9 i u 名利双收
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gain both fame and wealth
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茅塞顿开
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Nothing can be accomplished without norms or standards.8 |1 ~8 ^# C) ?* O
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0 |* D9 P* Q6 K 每逢佳节倍思亲) ^. T+ j% d" D" C* ^ Y! D
/ W. b% E3 M+ k On festive occasions more than ever one thinks of one's dear ones far away.: G4 z: V0 ]4 U, a' D9 Z" U" n
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0 l& v' { \4 ]9 B: C7 d 谋事在人，成事在天5 N) z a' p" i5 Z5 J
- }# L; C/ a+ A7 J Man proposes; God disposes.
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弄巧成拙
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) | n- F2 Z/ a" O8 o% C 抛砖引玉
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$ P2 h9 W- D3 }- u 破釜沉舟
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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
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: B) t, P/ L) N( u, z One can't make bricks without straw.
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8 ~, Z b/ C& X6 p- E 前怕狼，后怕虎
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fear wolves ahead and tigers behind; hesitate in doing something
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1 [+ M! p* @$ D9 y+ W 强龙难压地头蛇* u- l3 ^ k- Q$ j# U
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人逢喜事精神爽
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# ^9 C% |, P/ o 上有天堂，下有苏杭
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实践是检验真理的唯一标准
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8 y9 p/ y! T& o4 S9 x3 t2 s 天有不测风云
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望子成龙
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hold high hopes for one's child
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seek nothing but profits; be blind to all but one's own interests, ?/ p; E4 E- O$ {; k2 n) N6 {
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, A. ]0 f, G2 g) v! u6 s a sheer fabrication out of nothing; fabricate rumors out of thin air
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无风不起浪
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徇私枉法
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6 L7 L" c8 d3 g: f6 ? twist the law to suit one's own purpose
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! g2 `1 U1 j3 f3 J7 V1 D; u& }8 ^3 X 新官上任三把火% m# p3 {3 O* n. h% ]4 R. [/ `
$ F- S$ l' C% o" @- I$ T ~' f1 A a new broom sweeps clean; I- g( c( A7 u* n0 a
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accumulate strength for a take-off
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* ^" |5 q: x7 z% ` ^ 心照不宣" {7 a2 Q' }' m, J; F
3 s$ q4 q7 ]# l. z( Z: T have a tacit understanding; thoroughly understand each other, without having exchanged a word of explanation+ ^: y5 \% n! W
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先入为主% u& d8 A& c" j$ a7 Z1 V9 h2 [
. r" X# V9 P/ M x4 } First impressions are firmly entrenched.( w# B* r7 j8 ~1 ]) i3 ^& A# l; A
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The best defense is offense.
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# \3 e- T: g- p$ R* _ ants on a hot pan
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! F \% Y1 f! T- N% c 现身说法; A8 j' V7 [2 v* c' H. g+ A$ O+ |$ j
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warn people by taking oneself as an example
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( Z: i/ ~# E2 A* [3 t" K 息事宁人# o; w0 }5 i( {. U$ p
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循序渐进
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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.818 I3 H1 ?( k: \0 G3 P
, B( S$ m0 ~& Y2 z" d. g O 有钱能使鬼推磨$ Y, m# Y- ?/ t4 ~3 T( b' F, n
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有识之士
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; @2 d# |& b5 _: y* j+ q Separated as we are thousands of miles apart, we come together as if by predestination.85* D" m8 W' c" H! _
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以人为本
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1 ?, Q3 n- z0 _3 q7 o 欲穷千里目，更上一层楼
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8 U7 @4 C, z: M3 H: @2 X. Q to ascend another storey to see a thousand miles further; Ascend further, were you to look farther.* }: z& ]' v+ X5 g3 s: K
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欲速则不达
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survival of the fittest
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英雄所见略同
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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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债台高筑
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众矢之的
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be an armchair strategist
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