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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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Love me, love my dog.
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1 f8 t* Y" d. C$ }* C One look is worth a thousand words.
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Seeing is believing.! F7 {4 o( X5 j8 ?
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0 d& d1 U; i, s! b 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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# D4 v0 a- I$ P8 r1 o5 z 笨鸟先飞
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A slow sparrow should make an early start.
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spare no effort; go all out; do one's best
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辞旧迎新
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大事化小，小事化了
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6 J3 [" z# }- s, \ 大开眼界- Q8 b2 Z6 k2 [: q
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the country flourishes and people live in peace. p- _6 m( S- J: M
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going beyond the limit is as bad as falling short; excess is just as bad as deficiency;- G# q: C3 b% p$ j& S) e
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9 l$ ` ]/ B' O 好了伤疤忘了疼
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好事不出门，坏事传千里
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( x V, w6 e- g; x4 X. S2 _: z k Bad news travels fast.
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harmony brings wealth;
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friendliness is conducive to business success
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! p* ~2 i0 _# B$ P 金玉满堂
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脚踩两只船
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君子之交淡如水
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Where there is life, there is hope.
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2 i/ s% l# u7 t/ x. a 名利双收
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5 F0 z4 x: |9 |8 U) r/ W4 d$ p 没有规矩，不成方圆& M1 f7 d9 w* A& y+ X5 ~8 u
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Nothing can be accomplished without norms or standards.
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: R& i# g% I3 G) A( ^, d3 p On festive occasions more than ever one thinks of one's dear ones far away.
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抛砖引玉
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cut off all means of retreat;burn one's own way of retreat and be determined to fight to the end
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B) v6 n; s' G8 B r 千里之行始于足下
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The mighty dragon is no match for the native serpent.
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A fall of seasonal snow gives promise of a fruitful year
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人逢喜事精神爽
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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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塞翁失马，焉知非福
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a blessing in disguise;
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Every cloud has a silver lining.
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三十而立
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. U( g2 O, Q8 n: 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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韬光养晦
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- V. g7 i+ N" P" R9 `1 @$ C0 V, ]0 r 天有不测风云3 C0 U$ T3 @& o& K1 y
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团结就是力量
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c- f! t2 M$ m4 I* _% T 物以类聚，人以群分
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望子成龙
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" Y" n# H# G. \* w; K. e9 A 唯利是图9 Z8 j8 f1 e, r0 j' Y3 T' R
9 }1 ~" Y6 `4 m5 z seek nothing but profits; be blind to all but one's own interests
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无中生有
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a sheer fabrication out of nothing; fabricate rumors out of thin air" G/ R+ ?0 Y$ T. b" w7 F0 }% B
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无风不起浪
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e! R+ g) O7 h1 O There are no waves without wind. Nothing comes of nothing.
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徇私枉法7 x2 o: m* M& r4 Y* V
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twist the law to suit one's own purpose
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a new broom sweeps clean
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have a tacit understanding; thoroughly understand each other, without having exchanged a word of explanation
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先入为主
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) Z9 X8 Q$ u7 ^, s: M" q# G$ i; M- v First impressions are firmly entrenched.
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proceed in an orderly way and step by step; advance gradually in due order+ i$ S! {, m6 ?
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英雄所见略同
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cases in which people were unjustly, falsely or wrongly charged or sentenced; unjust, false or wrong cases% h# D8 ~5 Y1 o: K: n5 _
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众矢之的
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纸包不住火
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1 \6 f- S# w1 x) l# w8 c$ u. h6 o4 p/ Y You can't wrap fire in paper. H8 u @$ d) }1 b' G
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