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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!+ j; v8 p! e: c* A T; ^: C
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8 h" v& b) N- u1 s6 p 爱屋及乌5 Z7 O/ A* M- G) e4 d% p9 G- } P
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Love me, love my dog.6 e% d$ f- w5 o2 O) g
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3 A; z* k0 D7 ]- S; k" ^: V3 R 百闻不如一见) Q, K ~4 x# K2 d* q6 t; m
/ R. v- Z+ b3 G: S+ c One look is worth a thousand words.$ ^' n/ s" |; I% ]8 C. B0 W
s/ Z/ h1 [9 Y Seeing is believing. K- C( B5 [4 g) A# o6 J, H
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比上不足，比下有余
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笨鸟先飞
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" P( {' ^) O& T! B5 S6 V 不打不成交
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No discord, no concord.
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8 r/ [9 O+ ~/ m8 d; t" J! n 拆东墙补西墙
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bid farewell to the old and usher in the new
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! n! z$ r* S# ]/ |( P( Q/ l3 h 大事化小，小事化了: ^, [8 I0 }( l% `# T5 l
! ~) O, ]+ {3 W. K try first to make their mistake sound less serious and then to reduce it to nothing at all& G& O+ [, [" _* O+ o$ Z+ `
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" w" X6 u; U& i% I @7 d broaden one's horizon; be an eye-opener
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the country flourishes and people live in peace
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3 {/ g* y1 Y- P0 C5 ^ going beyond the limit is as bad as falling short; excess is just as bad as deficiency;( O% r$ W+ S. Y* }5 y
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too much is as bad as too little
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7 _- e' G6 C# d) s0 m 活到老学到老6 q6 l6 N: |$ U. n
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( W- z1 {& \: @: V4 I There are spots even on the sun.; \1 W9 X5 w( [/ h
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8 |0 T. @* X; {) b sit on the fence; be a fence-sitter; have a foot in either camp
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% P* N7 \* ?$ a: N- Y( e A hedge between keeps friendship green.
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% }( q% B! `' m3 ~ 礼尚往来
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" K$ f3 W# L: N( {# | Where there is life, there is hope.
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& q6 y4 |7 @3 w4 K( m% G% K gain both fame and wealth3 u* Q! o( k6 H5 q3 p" ~2 K4 C9 v% A$ O
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茅塞顿开
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be suddenly enlightened
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5 w0 u% q d% L J# M b+ ~ 每逢佳节倍思亲7 M' x2 m: _2 B) N; F
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On festive occasions more than ever one thinks of one's dear ones far away.* R* E$ E8 ^9 d
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speak the plain truth; call a spade a spade; tell it as it is
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Unity is strength.
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" ^& p4 V2 O1 P Birds of a feather flock together.
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望子成龙
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2 [! b$ _( T; O1 D 无中生有
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a sheer fabrication out of nothing; fabricate rumors out of thin air
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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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徇私枉法, g: Q3 L7 e% x+ h9 h: q9 y/ o7 p n
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twist the law to suit one's own purpose( f/ k& H$ f: N# X& p4 @- `8 A M
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新官上任三把火
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& n1 H& ^) x7 ]2 `4 q a new broom sweeps clean
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蓄势待发. s6 O0 O% `1 Q% I; [8 V" D
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accumulate strength for a take-off" y% q6 L' I' a; i, K( k
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心想事成
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心照不宣* \% q" _/ Y% k- r; `1 l
/ V% s: E$ u, {3 [! O0 i& y' l) E have a tacit understanding; thoroughly understand each other, without having exchanged a word of explanation4 f. v" T% w1 I
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先入为主
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3 @! j; j+ C$ u1 z+ d7 l0 m" l. { First impressions are firmly entrenched.
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The best defense is offense.
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ants on a hot pan
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) V3 g p# e2 t7 U 现身说法
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" ]' p3 t {( U( D' u: `+ n% z 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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7 z- q- i! ^6 w- w3 I2 { 循序渐进
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proceed in an orderly way and step by step; advance gradually in due order% ~5 ^( x9 U* i- H% H
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be strict with oneself and lenient with others o, g8 }! i5 ^0 s0 V9 p
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有情人终成眷属
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Jack shall have Jill, all shall be well.81
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Money makes the mare go./ Money talks.828 d8 W7 U8 o( o3 Z8 ~: X# z4 o. ?; ^% @
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6 d+ c! Y+ w7 P6 r8 M* X# O 有勇无谋
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bold but not crafty84
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以人为本
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7 _+ z; l; V+ ^4 b! _ 因材施教
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to ascend another storey to see a thousand miles further; Ascend further, were you to look farther.
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2 }# ]+ M4 q! F( B: K, I Haste makes waste.) ]3 b0 X: d: \* f& v1 e
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英雄所见略同
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冤家宜解不宜结
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Better make friends than make enemies.% H& J+ T6 [# R/ Y" d+ ~
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冤假错案, F/ u# k1 p3 J6 C
5 e; S. P$ H. e. { cases in which people were unjustly, falsely or wrongly charged or sentenced; unjust, false or wrong cases! b. x4 W6 s+ t" ^* h. X2 c
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一言既出，驷马难追
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A promise is a promise.
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A real man never goes back on his words.
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招财进宝
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" Z5 Z; m: ^0 w3 m/ R3 U 众矢之的
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target of public criticism
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be an armchair strategist: J, l2 W. Y* [
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, s9 n$ D$ w: k# M, w 纸包不住火7 t6 j7 }4 ^0 I5 e7 b
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You can't wrap fire in paper.
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What's done by night appears by day.
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左右为难
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; I! D5 [0 P: H, @ d7 {9 i caught in a dilemma; between the devil and the deep blue sea |
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