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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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One look is worth a thousand words.
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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 worst3 Z% q' J0 R. i ~
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0 Y. L/ y" h/ I/ ~6 W( W* ~ A slow sparrow should make an early start.
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不遗余力
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spare no effort; go all out; do one's best
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: Q3 [! ^8 f, C* @8 m 不打不成交4 H/ d( U$ I; i1 W8 u( t
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+ E; j; ^' @9 F: D2 L3 h+ { 拆东墙补西墙
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rob Peter to pay Paul
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/ p! \; J" w8 E bid farewell to the old and usher in the new
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大事化小,小事化了/ \' Z: I1 I; X$ k% \" e+ z
: r& F/ ^' N" K7 g# U) m4 i7 w try first to make their mistake sound less serious and then to reduce it to nothing at all$ h' J# l. ?" Q" o8 v; Z& P
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大开眼界: @. s2 H2 d+ t: u2 o6 g% ~1 t# }% m
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broaden one's horizon; be an eye-opener) e6 }$ f- Q% ?) j+ B9 E
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国泰民安
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going beyond the limit is as bad as falling short; excess is just as bad as deficiency;
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too much is as bad as too little
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, `6 r5 a7 k; j 好了伤疤忘了疼
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/ q: b7 ^9 I6 A% j once on shore, one prays no more& }, W, S9 Y6 v
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I2 B! g# _5 _. d# S 和气生财
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7 l0 o; ]- P' L4 a! i never too old to learn
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There are spots even on the sun.
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% w5 X3 d% y$ \% y( d Treasures fill the home.3 N0 O5 h/ p* n& H3 S8 N
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脚踏实地
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4 N) y0 v/ m; ^" G 君子之交淡如水
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( w# F$ @* A6 z p! f& V 名利双收
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" r2 M( `8 H5 i, g& f gain both fame and wealth
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6 I* ]: h% h$ r% b2 x- e5 H( Q 没有规矩,不成方圆$ t. h" u. i: D1 W
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Man proposes; God disposes.
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a modest spur to induce others to come forward with valuable contributions; throw a sprat to catch a whale
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One can't make bricks without straw.
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& w7 W/ U% y4 W: H" V% l People are in high spirits when involved in happy events.
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世上无难事,只怕有心人
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( T! q: ~ ^# o 人之初,性本善
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Just as there is paradise in heaven, there are Suzhou and Hangzhou on earth
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a blessing in disguise;
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+ S- t& z" x: t* q: S* B N 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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) U& }- Q5 ], r- z/ n. g" i9 y Unity is strength.
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Even if one jumped into the Yellow River, one can not wash oneself clean - there's nothing one can do to clear one's name
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! l0 s# |" Y* x9 ? unhealthy trends and vulgar practices
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hold high hopes for one's child
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/ E0 n. p; A/ C& E* o 无风不起浪
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There are no waves without wind. Nothing comes of nothing.
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1 h; B9 q* f6 L3 L9 v! O! k 徇私枉法: M0 `( l/ q Y) |, O2 q/ v
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' ], V: Y# ?7 I; l: m6 ^5 K 新官上任三把火 z. ]2 R" u: Q) H. t3 S, Y# \
r* |% T1 J$ u9 G a new broom sweeps clean, e2 d& U" S; U
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蓄势待发
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accumulate strength for a take-off
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May all your wish come true% }9 ]0 Z2 e- {* p
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" i4 I/ ]' Y' U7 l8 \+ y 心照不宣: `& f" D, G# P1 T( {
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have a tacit understanding; thoroughly understand each other, without having exchanged a word of explanation
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+ f! x% S( j# m6 { 先入为主
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First impressions are firmly entrenched.+ T( x4 `; I, I" \( k
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4 o1 B" z3 J. Y5 x$ M ~ He who strikes first gains the advantage.% k- q0 q/ T/ F5 N& }. y8 [4 x" G
, n- u' x. V5 K: i" ?5 O! G' g The best defense is offense.& @9 c. } ^6 f& ]9 |% Q4 T
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& P. c: S9 U7 @1 T3 b; _ warn people by taking oneself as an example
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! D. A1 \. ~6 U% z proceed in an orderly way and step by step; advance gradually in due order
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Jack shall have Jill, all shall be well.818 ^# r3 n' c3 b' s0 k; y
" \" c* t& w7 O, A# B: } 有钱能使鬼推磨
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- N8 V! A3 \7 t: T2 e5 ~$ } 有识之士
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" `5 |" f" F. M 有勇无谋
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Separated as we are thousands of miles apart, we come together as if by predestination.85: z6 f3 X4 N2 P: a# p& P
9 M! `% e! b1 s2 g' s# N 与时俱进
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( d9 x& a) J: r$ z' F to ascend another storey to see a thousand miles further; Ascend further, were you to look farther.
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- S+ e3 P+ G' m; M- |% U$ ] Great minds think alike.
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1 d/ S9 i+ ~% E0 i) W9 E, p2 O/ M Better make friends than make enemies.! M0 i, s7 S. k" A e- w) l- y% w3 |
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A promise is a promise.
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纸包不住火
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