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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 i( S b) F! P& M( | Love me, love my dog.
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/ u2 I& k) R" j, K. E 百闻不如一见
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- R1 ^9 u% q5 H- _0 C One look is worth a thousand words.$ z$ z* P- L7 p0 D7 R3 b
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9 M' v& I m7 I( n- R4 R: ~ 比上不足,比下有余! Y& A2 V; |* O& u( H7 L: _
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. r) N) E9 y- W1 T5 m! M1 R: m A slow sparrow should make an early start.
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% U; Z9 [, ?, F$ _/ K3 \( p2 o 不遗余力4 T" _: Z. c7 \! q I- \1 r
' [( p9 v4 ]& X# {( G- I5 k spare no effort; go all out; do one's best
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No discord, no concord.
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拆东墙补西墙4 j" F5 @* M3 q6 N4 {
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rob Peter to pay Paul. {( S& k( u2 G4 W6 `" q r
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大开眼界
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$ ^5 t+ y4 @/ ~, _; t 国泰民安: D6 m6 {: f" |0 }
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the country flourishes and people live in peace
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过犹不及
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& Z$ P: s1 Y9 |. I5 T% }7 J, L8 u going beyond the limit is as bad as falling short; excess is just as bad as deficiency;
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7 U. B5 w7 h0 H4 n 好了伤疤忘了疼
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2 u0 t! ]+ {: D/ K) s Bad news travels fast.
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6 p; ?, e( T* d& j! I9 M1 [ 和气生财
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活到老学到老) t% ~! ~9 q( ^
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never too old to learn
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. j/ U ^1 m1 h9 W7 p# q+ O 既往不咎
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let bygones be bygones8 E X" b- t( k5 V+ x* r/ ?: }
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" |) G7 K8 k4 t& a8 Y/ K 金玉满堂
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sit on the fence; be a fence-sitter; have a foot in either camp
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A hedge between keeps friendship green.
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1 R. E4 o; i4 d/ c( C: ~$ o4 Y/ [2 C 礼尚往来" `1 ]# T c8 T0 W$ e
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3 J8 y( B$ g% c Z0 x& h Where there is life, there is hope.
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( L5 x# z0 z; _. r$ ? 茅塞顿开9 I# b" C& e0 T9 @3 G0 m0 f
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9 H7 K& X+ [0 u3 o* j; P# R8 L On festive occasions more than ever one thinks of one's dear ones far away.& }! f. L8 z9 r' `) @
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9 U+ y+ n3 z. {( k( \5 C 谋事在人,成事在天
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. g! [% L) V8 E Man proposes; God disposes.
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$ z3 O! y( ?+ q0 V2 ? suffer a double loss; lose the bait along with the fish
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! `8 Z2 F: M3 J- ^7 ` z One can't make bricks without straw.
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前怕狼,后怕虎
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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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A fall of seasonal snow gives promise of a fruitful year
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People are in high spirits when involved in happy events.
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Where there is a will, there is a way.
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9 L; e) A; r# I V2 L Just as there is paradise in heaven, there are Suzhou and Hangzhou on earth/ {! v# `: y1 u- a* x
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1 |. M0 Z4 y J1 s! V$ c 塞翁失马,焉知非福
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Every cloud has a silver lining.
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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% r* R! s ?7 u. B8 o$ M$ [4 {
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1 t6 r# a" o6 l7 R7 n4 Z speak the plain truth; call a spade a spade; tell it as it is
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韬光养晦
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unhealthy trends and vulgar practices
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无风不起浪
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There are no waves without wind. Nothing comes of nothing.
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心想事成
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May all your wish come true2 Q& h" G! Q% N) @; q$ y$ r; U3 {% a
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have a tacit understanding; thoroughly understand each other, without having exchanged a word of explanation, f1 y2 k6 N- V
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先入为主
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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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* |* i5 t2 k O1 j# g5 Z ants on a hot pan
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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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$ X: ^- m& }9 g 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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Money makes the mare go./ Money talks.82
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a man of insight83
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& R1 R6 @# x! G$ a8 Q0 ~# R* J( Q 有缘千里来相会
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9 O% b1 Y9 }9 E2 [1 w5 l 与时俱进
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people-oriented
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q) E5 i; x2 q/ \4 \8 `& f0 B Haste makes waste.
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More haste, less speed.
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survival of the fittest
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Better make friends than make enemies.
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target of public criticism
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be an armchair strategist
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纸包不住火
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