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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 p. R& R1 J p5 p 爱屋及乌
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Love me, love my dog.& Y- ~. y$ M% v; t- c% e
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`5 ~# ~+ \7 V4 L 百闻不如一见
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One look is worth a thousand words.
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比上不足,比下有余& X+ C* J3 z: Y+ e# _
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to fall short of the best, but be better than the worst
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笨鸟先飞
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不遗余力
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spare no effort; go all out; do one's best) r, |' r, }2 I
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No discord, no concord.
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拆东墙补西墙
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bid farewell to the old and usher in the new2 z) a' a" X' R" s
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大事化小,小事化了
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, J# W5 }" p7 y' w! a try first to make their mistake sound less serious and then to reduce it to nothing at all
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- j' k1 w* N2 D5 d! A 大开眼界
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s$ x* L1 i; L: x: K: m/ |7 l$ @5 Y 国泰民安
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the country flourishes and people live in peace
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once on shore, one prays no more
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好事不出门,坏事传千里
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和气生财
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* e; s( ?0 p! A( a6 O4 c: q harmony brings wealth;
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: u5 z; H# S1 P! s friendliness is conducive to business success# [( R" X; |- J# ^$ _
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F$ A: C4 J% W# k) V 活到老学到老 [5 V0 ~* S, Y5 h; Y1 Q/ V
5 G( P- j# ^% h% o5 H" t never too old to learn
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6 p/ G4 w6 \# r6 [5 A 既往不咎
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5 t5 U# e3 u: Y let bygones be bygones
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Treasures fill the home.
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sit on the fence; be a fence-sitter; have a foot in either camp) a7 q; v7 N/ ?' q' {
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老生常谈,陈词滥调' n8 M/ n0 _7 \# x* m
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cut and dried; cliché
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礼尚往来
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马到成功
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名利双收
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gain both fame and wealth
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be suddenly enlightened& F5 i2 p$ ^9 T! i! X1 ^
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没有规矩,不成方圆
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Nothing can be accomplished without norms or standards.
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谋事在人,成事在天# o3 w- o F# `) \
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Man proposes; God disposes.
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+ N0 `2 O& N. {& q/ U5 S 抛砖引玉
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4 h& y6 S; x' Y" Q7 w 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 end1 Z% A$ U5 |( T* ^
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One can't make bricks without straw.
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a thousand-li journey begins with the first step--the highest eminence is to be gained step by step
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The mighty dragon is no match for the native serpent.
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5 q6 `% [; M M, X, n7 M9 I, B A fall of seasonal snow gives promise of a fruitful year3 Q2 J, A. F# R* J3 {; C3 ~) n4 @
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Where there is a will, there is a way." _" w' k; t6 g, p6 Q+ `7 }3 ?
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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.! ?# X/ p/ |4 P7 l, Q. ]
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A ship rises with the tide
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- F1 Y$ J2 |0 q Time and tide wait for no man.
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c: ~ J1 A8 l/ u, V3 _( R$ V seek truth from facts; be practical and realistic; be true to facts
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实话实说
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speak the plain truth; call a spade a spade; tell it as it is
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7 a% y3 {2 T5 T, m8 E2 }2 D, h 韬光养晦4 A# i1 z2 _% v: d$ h
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团结就是力量
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无中生有
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a sheer fabrication out of nothing; fabricate rumors out of thin air
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3 n: k s1 j3 ]% F There are no waves without wind. Nothing comes of nothing.+ j$ M. u. |$ c; I% P* v$ Z8 A3 e0 H
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5 E- O7 L; t/ E0 D4 T* V& v8 D 徇私枉法
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新官上任三把火
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a new broom sweeps clean
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蓄势待发
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May all your wish come true
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心照不宣
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have a tacit understanding; thoroughly understand each other, without having exchanged a word of explanation' O( o9 z3 `) }- d6 F; G) K7 o
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' l8 E. l& r* ?/ t" H He who strikes first gains the advantage.
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2 W0 d. |4 h v 热锅上的蚂蚁. I8 J7 P" q4 u) d: v9 ?8 x
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现身说法
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息事宁人
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pour oil on troubled waters; patch up a quarrel and reconcile the parties concerned" B7 \9 r# }' G3 _2 t
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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.81+ Z. p( F2 i1 `( w( N$ ~8 d7 L
2 G) \& Q: N# L6 P2 W 有钱能使鬼推磨' d! D3 K% H6 G1 n& z
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有识之士
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6 E6 R8 \- U0 f: u* _9 t 有勇无谋1 P3 ~" ~1 z; I2 k H. Q9 I, N: R
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bold but not crafty84
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) T& M6 X; S4 I- u1 O$ g* k 与时俱进
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0 B$ C: W7 {+ J6 q* C+ ?" q5 s* o1 i 欲速则不达6 {, i3 T9 }/ g4 r9 Q( {2 \
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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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become debt-ridden
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众矢之的! ]# v0 g& O' I. _
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target of public criticism3 f" T% c& N: Y# d2 [- w
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纸包不住火
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5 F( l' _# V: V" b' V What's done by night appears by day.
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左右为难
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