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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!) `) U( g4 S K' n
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Love me, love my dog.( h1 @; u* X' q( S( |) J
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9 s$ O- i- c$ G& k! B 百闻不如一见+ x+ h. i: f. [; l8 N
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One look is worth a thousand words.
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$ B$ |3 B, N7 j, x& @: k 比上不足，比下有余
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2 {- ^0 X1 X. c5 P+ ^: ~: i' ` to fall short of the best, but be better than the worst, J& d$ p8 u) B5 k3 M. y p6 M( D
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A slow sparrow should make an early start.
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& D2 m# i* m6 F+ J8 z 不遗余力
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spare no effort; go all out; do one's best
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/ y! B9 H. O& r7 b- q! D5 M 不打不成交2 M" D* r. U+ S2 o
, t9 P2 f( L. t) ^& k* v No discord, no concord.
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" [$ v8 [) h- D2 N# \7 o3 T 辞旧迎新# Y' R- ?% Q8 e$ V" k8 h$ r
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bid farewell to the old and usher in the new( S3 |3 x& `$ k& ~
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大事化小，小事化了
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: z. _7 ]) M2 F0 |8 T4 z7 j2 i& R try first to make their mistake sound less serious and then to reduce it to nothing at all T/ Q/ U7 A* }' f# [0 I) ~( e
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0 H7 t6 m' u5 {6 X 大开眼界
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- O8 I- }/ k q broaden one's horizon; be an eye-opener. S0 A, {+ i* v
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0 U0 x- M* y+ @0 Y% M6 n# t6 u" | 过犹不及5 C, Y' E3 D4 z+ x
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+ N0 n: a# Z+ `: _ harmony brings wealth;
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friendliness is conducive to business success
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: W" ?# k4 K9 o& H$ m# W 活到老学到老# J" W- \* ^9 w) g/ A
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; B- v7 a6 }: Q7 [ 金玉满堂. }+ s% [' \" ?9 v7 b8 n0 m2 q
$ ]( q5 X. k( A, F7 f Treasures fill the home.9 b% H6 Y" m6 k0 ]- s
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: {7 x3 Q& m) _ i 老生常谈，陈词滥调4 s2 j% w/ G1 @: E2 [
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Where there is life, there is hope.
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! [! x3 O6 r) R j! b5 r( L achieve immediate victory; win instant success/ R' v" v& f# s8 L; A9 [; m
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茅塞顿开
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be suddenly enlightened
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Nothing can be accomplished without norms or standards.
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9 b5 L: L7 V3 l; F! Y 每逢佳节倍思亲& F" m7 P7 l( n7 j% F! c# A
- q% W* y# N( p" O8 f On festive occasions more than ever one thinks of one's dear ones far away.
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) Y9 c* ^- j" G8 Q8 n 抛砖引玉
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千里之行始于足下
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强龙难压地头蛇& n6 x m% w' P) R/ R- ~ [( e$ ^
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The mighty dragon is no match for the native serpent.
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瑞雪兆丰年
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A fall of seasonal snow gives promise of a fruitful year
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人逢喜事精神爽
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9 g% t( E' [% M: ?; t. ] 世上无难事，只怕有心人
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Where there is a will, there is a way.9 P+ ?* j8 ?- e; ^. H2 q
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上有天堂，下有苏杭
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三十而立
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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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speak of the devil
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Birds of a feather flock together.
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6 T4 J7 T" I* Q* y 无中生有
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a sheer fabrication out of nothing; fabricate rumors out of thin air
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4 [# p2 i B) z6 C% C7 g 徇私枉法
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新官上任三把火
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! |$ Q, [: Q3 a1 l& ~3 C 心想事成! L$ A) v) R5 s9 ?+ p2 Y
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7 g( o, d6 b8 H3 s- _ have a tacit understanding; thoroughly understand each other, without having exchanged a word of explanation
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先入为主, q% e4 w- X1 v
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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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& X! E g; I* |9 E C& } 息事宁人) m! J& T* r# \1 T [# S
+ O y4 V+ i3 [, }7 U+ v) L1 X; w pour oil on troubled waters; patch up a quarrel and reconcile the parties concerned( m, d7 Z' Q1 ~; u% R0 o; n
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1 Z! A; A7 V" L4 L Money makes the mare go./ Money talks.82
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" c6 z/ p# M7 U n) m 有勇无谋
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# w5 G4 W6 S9 C$ T/ v* q( S 有缘千里来相会
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Separated as we are thousands of miles apart, we come together as if by predestination.85, V- M) t. w7 o4 m6 F7 S( S
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与时俱进
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以人为本
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$ |8 Z- X3 f, k7 @ 欲穷千里目，更上一层楼" B1 l( b$ D* ?
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, K. B+ W+ h6 W2 ? Haste makes waste.
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优胜劣汰
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survival of the fittest
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英雄所见略同
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/ {, d5 M$ p" f4 o+ p/ I' d/ }# ^ Great minds think alike.
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- {! D" O/ q3 \% e cases in which people were unjustly, falsely or wrongly charged or sentenced; unjust, false or wrong cases
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招财进宝
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become debt-ridden
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众矢之的
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target of public criticism
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be an armchair strategist
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