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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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爱屋及乌
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# [9 U+ q0 ?, m1 |& x6 z Love me, love my dog.
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百闻不如一见
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. K1 B( Y a: R$ j2 i One look is worth a thousand words.# j% r' E% m8 c9 A0 X* R/ l
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Seeing is believing.$ X) C8 y5 R/ }* x
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比上不足,比下有余
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to fall short of the best, but be better than the worst
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1 n- W7 g( j3 |" D 不遗余力
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9 e7 I9 h$ k6 p6 ?) w 不打不成交
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bid farewell to the old and usher in the new
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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 all: L! f8 T! {. @6 M& y( ~
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大开眼界
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once on shore, one prays no more
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/ P4 \8 M$ i( @ There are spots even on the sun.
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! U5 [2 M# h: I0 H3 {# Y Treasures fill the home.1 s2 f! X$ q+ G3 B8 X
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) ^* k4 n% L k/ V 君子之交淡如水
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A hedge between keeps friendship green.
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老生常谈,陈词滥调
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On festive occasions more than ever one thinks of one's dear ones far away.& G! p* ~, w3 a* u
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) t9 v9 S, s) ]$ ]$ L$ n1 I2 ] make a fool of oneself in trying to be smart
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赔了夫人又折兵
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suffer a double loss; lose the bait along with the fish
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a modest spur to induce others to come forward with valuable contributions; throw a sprat to catch a whale& n2 @8 h7 E% r; x. Y2 u
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fear wolves ahead and tigers behind; hesitate in doing something
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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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a retreat away from the turmoil of the world
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Humans are born good.
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塞翁失马,焉知非福
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杀鸡用牛刀
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4 X+ l- G' ?- G6 }* X+ L5 R 无中生有
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a sheer fabrication out of nothing; fabricate rumors out of thin air
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徇私枉法
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2 E0 C! O$ C- G J twist the law to suit one's own purpose6 t M/ W7 A1 ]. K) l! J* T- U
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9 |( ^8 O. f3 s* G5 l) d7 W& u May all your wish come true, e2 ?5 f; n/ l' z& N9 t$ ~6 ~
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( {) F+ ?5 X/ z2 i5 M 先下手为强% @6 Z" T4 F; ?3 J0 w5 k. X% Q
8 B1 B; W9 f8 o. q He who strikes first gains the advantage.
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! }2 Z, @4 _8 T0 r* C9 R The best defense is offense.
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Jack shall have Jill, all shall be well.812 I4 f: M" q# C. B# ^ F- x
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, F; I U. J; y+ {$ O 有勇无谋
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9 w; F* U! u8 G0 O Separated as we are thousands of miles apart, we come together as if by predestination.85# H' F* [; f! T' O# k1 ~
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与时俱进
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teach students according to their aptitude
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欲穷千里目,更上一层楼
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More haste, less speed.
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英雄所见略同
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' {; \8 _" ]6 K- y! x Great minds think alike.
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bring in wealth and treasure
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be an armchair strategist
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纸包不住火
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' d' |. J% Q$ G What's done by night appears by day.
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左右为难
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caught in a dilemma; between the devil and the deep blue sea |
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