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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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0 q9 G8 V( L& c) l! S6 h 爱屋及乌
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Love me, love my dog.
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/ @3 y; j3 A! ]. w' C4 c; M, C Seeing is believing.
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# m; q# h/ P+ O0 _9 E 比上不足，比下有余) r5 S( X. k' {+ x
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% r& @; U8 W* _; t 笨鸟先飞1 P7 b2 }0 @* A9 \) i3 N+ b
" i, m& [* ?( t0 g1 \ A slow sparrow should make an early start., K( i5 `, h2 e' F. \; c# n: U$ F
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不遗余力
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No discord, no concord.
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try first to make their mistake sound less serious and then to reduce it to nothing at all! O: S/ {% d1 e8 O
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大开眼界
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过犹不及
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going beyond the limit is as bad as falling short; excess is just as bad as deficiency;: ^0 t1 i9 w2 t1 ~- C
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5 c7 [( ^8 [ [: j9 q 好了伤疤忘了疼
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Bad news travels fast.
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# y/ w- k" J( f* g7 n# g 金无足赤，人无完人
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金玉满堂
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5 e$ l2 G% I7 g$ _$ D3 ]4 J cut and dried; cliché& H& X: p! c* a% J2 _' U x3 @) I
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Where there is life, there is hope.
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suffer a double loss; lose the bait along with the fish
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% ?: h" Y! j9 u' ~ One can't make bricks without straw.
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强龙难压地头蛇
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人逢喜事精神爽
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3 r$ n1 Y2 y# m! d: o' W Just as there is paradise in heaven, there are Suzhou and Hangzhou on earth
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s2 x3 v2 c7 v- n4 f3 X& m& r [ seek truth from facts; be practical and realistic; be true to facts
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无中生有& u5 y2 j, i8 ?, X( m
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7 z4 i! n# j# R# R+ N. |, z 无风不起浪
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7 q$ C d4 [: _ There are no waves without wind. Nothing comes of nothing.
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徇私枉法
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twist the law to suit one's own purpose
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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 explanation7 F( x3 g& N: n* `: X* U
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9 K W- }1 i! C+ g, Q' l, U# { 先入为主
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9 r% L: h1 S3 k9 |5 m: g( R First impressions are firmly entrenched.
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He who strikes first gains the advantage.
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The best defense is offense.
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热锅上的蚂蚁
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warn people by taking oneself as an example
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pour oil on troubled waters; patch up a quarrel and reconcile the parties concerned
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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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Jack shall have Jill, all shall be well.81' x; u; N0 p; h7 O0 r1 l; r7 ^
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Money makes the mare go./ Money talks.82
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与时俱进
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teach students according to their aptitude
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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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Haste makes waste.
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6 `. y5 ?4 u% r& U More haste, less speed.
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/ Z" x# y% J) \ @- }' X 优胜劣汰
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英雄所见略同; l5 G! V8 G O2 X$ }
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Great minds think alike.
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冤家宜解不宜结
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) l2 o$ i* v7 o Better make friends than make enemies.
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; d/ L+ N2 O. X+ ] 冤假错案
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bring in wealth and treasure2 w7 o% c, Z" U# f E
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become debt-ridden
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What's done by night appears by day.
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w. E: f" O. N' S; d2 |9 P- P& K caught in a dilemma; between the devil and the deep blue sea |
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