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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!1 m3 y: |% Z. k& v# K9 c
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- F/ d8 R7 }% g% F Love me, love my dog.
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2 O' G/ b7 A; }' q4 P6 z2 h One look is worth a thousand words.$ T. J/ D- b" v
6 P4 s& W+ ?& u9 o- l0 B2 ` Seeing is believing.0 J( u$ `/ ]# q* h& j1 W( [
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. _7 z: @" A" s" ^& t 辞旧迎新
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大事化小,小事化了
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try first to make their mistake sound less serious and then to reduce it to nothing at all6 S- S) ?; { D: B$ R% F
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+ V3 B# L- f6 i' Z8 t 大开眼界! @ c, v+ w0 H% C
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broaden one's horizon; be an eye-opener
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& y$ t; c* p, y H ^ the country flourishes and people live in peace
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过犹不及
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和气生财
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: B q- d0 h( f4 \, H There are spots even on the sun.
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A hedge between keeps friendship green.
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Where there is life, there is hope.
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名利双收
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/ D& @% g: y" N5 Q 茅塞顿开
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' {5 j2 i1 Y; _/ h' W' W 每逢佳节倍思亲0 L( I* f0 @$ a, W
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$ Z. X) h% T2 }% @ 弄巧成拙
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make a fool of oneself in trying to be smart
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1 y* G- P B3 m a blessing in disguise;
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seek truth from facts; be practical and realistic; be true to facts
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H& P; e+ W# V 说曹操,曹操到
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糖衣炮弹
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天有不测风云
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望子成龙
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无风不起浪
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There are no waves without wind. Nothing comes of nothing.6 L9 ]: |. f# {! p& l- E0 p
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徇私枉法& ]% x# a( u! f! z
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twist the law to suit one's own purpose4 W7 }1 Y8 f- ]( a' o. N; v
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" @: @' A4 T" [/ t+ Q7 G 新官上任三把火5 }8 R% s3 @% i4 G$ T5 i4 J
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a new broom sweeps clean
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accumulate strength for a take-off
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/ ~4 N$ e' F* V% e 心想事成5 e( I/ L Q% X- D0 a$ J
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May all your wish come true
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( s* m" _7 s! [ have a tacit understanding; thoroughly understand each other, without having exchanged a word of explanation
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; q! G6 u2 m+ Q; w" d3 l He who strikes first gains the advantage.
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The best defense is offense.
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ants on a hot pan
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3 o9 g b1 ^* q. D. p 现身说法$ b$ z9 K6 p: |3 o+ z
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# u) g8 E" g' o+ n4 x( s8 g7 J 息事宁人
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1 N7 c6 _3 b; U* @ l, C8 |: i pour oil on troubled waters; patch up a quarrel and reconcile the parties concerned& A! f) L2 j( `4 u7 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, T# h, I7 O: y |3 T
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& {3 |1 K( G F' A! F* E) l 严以律己,宽以待人
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Jack shall have Jill, all shall be well.81
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; O) O9 |7 ~7 F- i; H6 }5 _; g 有钱能使鬼推磨4 C7 R) R" {, L
3 L( @; B% i7 K: D7 X3 X$ j Money makes the mare go./ Money talks.828 K# U- I+ R; ^: Q7 p* N- W
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Separated as we are thousands of miles apart, we come together as if by predestination.85* A1 N- Y+ @9 ?) z$ ~" P
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; w9 S4 Q3 s$ {& e people-oriented
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因材施教
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: {7 d; u) A) _, \ teach students according to their aptitude
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4 _3 W( O/ _+ T) | 欲穷千里目,更上一层楼
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to ascend another storey to see a thousand miles further; Ascend further, were you to look farther.4 a& H! q% p S
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2 E; I! P7 B7 P E- @& G Haste makes waste.+ w* T8 u9 z8 V" {( m: v+ E
8 X M1 n G3 i2 g2 G More haste, less speed.2 Y9 _; `: x @, T3 O5 D
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) j! v6 }. ^# P4 F- x. s* E Great minds think alike.
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Better make friends than make enemies.
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一言既出,驷马难追
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bring in wealth and treasure
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target of public criticism
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纸上谈兵
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be an armchair strategist
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What's done by night appears by day.
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caught in a dilemma; between the devil and the deep blue sea |
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