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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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) A4 H$ s2 `/ k) D' s Love me, love my dog.
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& f( ?# O/ q% e0 ? 百闻不如一见
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6 s6 i; K7 _7 {$ u One look is worth a thousand words.
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$ u) \8 I( R( j J0 ~8 L. v Seeing is believing.
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, d1 X+ M* P7 m# H, N: ^, ] 比上不足，比下有余2 X* L& f9 d# s. }1 ]2 B
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to fall short of the best, but be better than the worst( H' ?7 R5 N2 S0 b6 \
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8 T! n- i: Y, \ B6 I 笨鸟先飞
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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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/ S4 ]/ j" `7 Z 不打不成交
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. @, _8 H q! x! I, c. x% x! K 拆东墙补西墙5 q6 m* D* u! s+ |- l
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3 ~; A3 Z/ [6 X2 ?. W2 \0 W) F 辞旧迎新
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) } v6 x v' h bid farewell to the old and usher in the new
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. s% u" u9 N- `" b3 d6 S 大事化小，小事化了
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国泰民安4 T" [! Z. Q% M6 C
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过犹不及
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( |+ W d9 _7 Q going beyond the limit is as bad as falling short; excess is just as bad as deficiency;3 T6 @3 l) Q: h" V$ X
) |+ i4 x2 y, z5 b$ B too much is as bad as too little
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好事不出门，坏事传千里4 Y/ h: M; v$ I+ c" q
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和气生财
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既往不咎
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There are spots even on the sun.
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金玉满堂
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Treasures fill the home.
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be down-to-earth
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6 e' w8 q. _0 y6 s @* | z. Y A hedge between keeps friendship green.
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老生常谈，陈词滥调
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cut and dried; cliché
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; R8 Z0 M- q: s2 V) b+ g- b Where there is life, there is hope.
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9 Q0 m; \7 {) I) o# y) } achieve immediate victory; win instant success
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gain both fame and wealth
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) j: @+ n2 g& o; Q7 A 没有规矩，不成方圆
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! d5 r }! P: z8 H Nothing can be accomplished without norms or standards.
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On festive occasions more than ever one thinks of one's dear ones far away.% Y8 X" @# p! H' A$ ~) I/ j
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9 O: P; O, \ T( v6 z- u8 O& `6 r: O6 z 弄巧成拙% X3 [. j9 r6 b5 ~) @6 ~/ Z
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make a fool of oneself in trying to be smart
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5 k) |* @$ D) H( v% L8 t+ _* Y 千里之行始于足下
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a thousand-li journey begins with the first step--the highest eminence is to be gained step by step
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2 x" k0 @* w/ ]8 r! I 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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世上无难事，只怕有心人
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: @7 j5 {& C$ ~- ~) g; I Where there is a will, there is a way.
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5 a$ Q; X! G3 @8 ^$ s 世外桃源
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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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Just as there is paradise in heaven, there are Suzhou and Hangzhou on earth
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! E) y0 b7 `% e$ b) m7 E) G Every cloud has a silver lining.
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5 e$ X& b- L% z% d7 H$ A9 k. @ 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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: o/ d; G; i# Y6 e 实话实说
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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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6 Q' Z J! ~5 y, n5 l1 s) D 团结就是力量
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Unity is strength.
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Birds of a feather flock together.
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5 }: ]# [+ C' X( f a sheer fabrication out of nothing; fabricate rumors out of thin air$ V$ y9 w/ ?$ c- N
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无风不起浪0 x( z; ?5 g2 C$ y/ p+ a
4 e5 z( n% m% I! s6 S ? There are no waves without wind. Nothing comes of nothing.; l4 L# S9 d" H3 [$ ~9 h8 Y# z
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% Q- @4 c- c9 F3 m$ v 徇私枉法/ G) \4 E- ^* R+ e# B z
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twist the law to suit one's own purpose* A( w+ z% p, H6 @! r
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新官上任三把火$ T+ [& U) o+ O8 Z, a5 u2 }# \
$ P" K( s: F% X4 b a new broom sweeps clean
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5 M, ?, K) g4 y 蓄势待发
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accumulate strength for a take-off
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% v) z! W$ J/ P0 ]3 m2 `! Q 心想事成2 C! Q1 p3 j ^! E. L3 ]' j8 P
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May all your wish come true4 i4 V. [5 q2 a6 f
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心照不宣& Z. C/ m2 S8 o6 K- e+ K& x8 X
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have a tacit understanding; thoroughly understand each other, without having exchanged a word of explanation5 F9 r4 J0 d1 g& w: S1 T
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先入为主
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First impressions are firmly entrenched.8 W7 v9 O& M' h+ F5 t6 ?& V) u
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3 j7 u7 W( Q. S' A; L) M4 o7 d7 L 先下手为强0 N: J1 M _5 X
! \' i) U9 J4 I8 K6 @! ~: t4 b1 a He who strikes first gains the advantage.
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, C7 @9 K0 s! |$ S The best defense is offense." e! w" \% p& T1 y, q
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ants on a hot pan" [8 F" j. t$ ^
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6 I3 \5 [9 ~. ~ 现身说法
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warn people by taking oneself as an example
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4 Q& K, ~3 C2 j9 r 息事宁人- T% m% r6 K0 w$ u' `. l
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pour oil on troubled waters; patch up a quarrel and reconcile the parties concerned
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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: f1 D( a2 U$ T
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* D( o9 x' L" W$ c# {7 a 严以律己，宽以待人( ~/ H, G1 H- a1 P4 c7 w
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be strict with oneself and lenient with others
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7 |8 G0 P/ ~7 D" A 有情人终成眷属
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Jack shall have Jill, all shall be well.818 n6 l8 }! Z1 z8 G
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有钱能使鬼推磨. _7 B5 d# e! k8 n5 V# y
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1 m: v. P+ |) g7 l+ Y 有识之士
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a man of insight83& b3 [0 Q- U* F) [
3 H/ A4 C$ R. j9 G. V 有勇无谋3 X& ^. I6 o* U, ^+ Q
( W7 a& a) N8 V bold but not crafty84
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有缘千里来相会1 C7 X9 Y: }) X# p5 A7 s: |
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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.; r9 n5 d% U9 H& B5 F
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欲速则不达
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Haste makes waste.5 E, g% c8 e/ a( p6 l4 ?1 e
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survival of the fittest
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Great minds think alike.
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) e. G) W- t+ L Better make friends than make enemies.
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8 O" ?: t# T6 } Q& f cases in which people were unjustly, falsely or wrongly charged or sentenced; unjust, false or wrong cases
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一言既出，驷马难追
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A real man never goes back on his words.
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债台高筑
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众矢之的# i; {" H% k1 `: d7 g* p+ y, ~
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纸上谈兵2 R9 E2 z' B" ~+ _ }, r8 B# J
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be an armchair strategist; L5 l Y [ N8 R+ Y: |8 u
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+ h2 H+ i; Z8 r8 E+ j$ m; `7 h What's done by night appears by day.
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% H. f y2 s9 I$ S 左右为难
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caught in a dilemma; between the devil and the deep blue sea |
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