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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!, I" \" a* J$ P* z8 [: {- [: ~
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to fall short of the best, but be better than the worst
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笨鸟先飞
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A slow sparrow should make an early start.
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* p8 ^0 G0 ^8 m 不遗余力
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, d _0 s( \5 k% q6 N 拆东墙补西墙5 A) w% Z. A" J- s
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3 {" s% K( b$ J& z' h! a" }; r bid farewell to the old and usher in the new3 c3 F- D/ {) ?* |: R$ q! z
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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
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大开眼界
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过犹不及
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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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# u# W/ n- M# ?: D! _& Z: z* o }& z 好事不出门，坏事传千里* [; ?! f; w; T: C- A
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harmony brings wealth;
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( x( H' ?0 i2 E6 m2 [ 活到老学到老( ]5 n! P" G e, H4 i, N5 i
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% d: G) T# d; j2 p ?: n# t let bygones be bygones
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) k. m! a- R" S 金无足赤，人无完人
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9 Y) q; W4 C0 N1 a+ T) q Treasures fill the home.
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5 R! C7 [% ]. {+ g! T) | 脚踏实地
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sit on the fence; be a fence-sitter; have a foot in either camp
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s: I) m' p. T! t2 I5 {; R. S( h0 s A hedge between keeps friendship green.
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/ T0 Y; f: C3 X# _4 Z 老生常谈，陈词滥调2 s0 n, B. c3 ]+ w
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! h1 v9 K; r: Q' ^; b3 |2 | On festive occasions more than ever one thinks of one's dear ones far away.4 a' n& ^2 J3 X+ O/ X/ D8 O+ O
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7 d9 k8 R7 Z# [& J% d4 U* _, \ 巧妇难为无米之炊
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上有天堂，下有苏杭
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9 [3 j# r: b/ q' l0 ^ Every cloud has a silver lining.
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9 q4 M+ F. o9 P( e; X 三十而立
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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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实话实说
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6 v$ w- {, s9 p4 b) L hide one's capacities and bide one's time586 B/ v9 D7 ^3 p/ |5 t, l: L: C$ F
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8 |& R9 E9 ]; |1 k: `0 }" H 歪风邪气
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9 X' S5 u+ m' H$ E+ P4 U1 c 物以类聚，人以群分6 G/ I& p9 L) _7 Z* V* f
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唯利是图
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seek nothing but profits; be blind to all but one's own interests7 \4 L! }! i* |1 v) e. {3 g
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a sheer fabrication out of nothing; fabricate rumors out of thin air: ]& _1 a+ K/ [ w0 ?. Z3 |" ~
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! U8 X, D- B& R K/ Y3 @6 J ` There are no waves without wind. Nothing comes of nothing.6 l8 F5 P6 `# z
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徇私枉法
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8 U$ k5 j* {/ ~+ P twist the law to suit one's own purpose; l( S4 L: c* D! g1 K6 {* g) P7 M2 K
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" @% K/ d0 O! g5 N1 D* x7 c1 x 蓄势待发
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, M. T! ~6 ]( d6 v1 B* l9 } s accumulate strength for a take-off. U. _4 d, y) J4 a, i* @
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( @ q( n7 m1 H& x 心想事成
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/ a9 x1 A) ?2 w- Y May all your wish come true$ U, O, i6 x2 v* G2 B3 R* L! S
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心照不宣
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, _: A1 ^: X |+ c have a tacit understanding; thoroughly understand each other, without having exchanged a word of explanation( n, j' @* N+ b4 ?% {; [. E: _
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First impressions are firmly entrenched.
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先下手为强
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( K$ I0 O! b. D' V He who strikes first gains the advantage.
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The best defense is offense.
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息事宁人
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pour oil on troubled waters; patch up a quarrel and reconcile the parties concerned
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$ S* D7 F4 _6 s4 E$ u3 ~. O 循序渐进 `) D% ~, n3 [3 ]
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proceed in an orderly way and step by step; advance gradually in due order
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# H- O, L6 u- \, O& D& W0 |8 ^ be strict with oneself and lenient with others0 l% S% Y5 s6 k0 C$ q8 A; M r6 ]
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Jack shall have Jill, all shall be well.81
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有钱能使鬼推磨
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0 [/ ]) h) d0 G( n Money makes the mare go./ Money talks.825 ~- G1 w& a8 a1 @: o! Y% u3 R
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a man of insight83
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bold but not crafty849 u, U+ R8 w# ^6 o
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有缘千里来相会
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- P5 b. A" g& L: w s Separated as we are thousands of miles apart, we come together as if by predestination.85
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0 _: H6 i: Z* k9 ?- a& L1 M 与时俱进
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keep pace with the times868 i- b/ `+ k; _, e: l
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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.8 M2 A0 V! n, w. T7 N
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欲速则不达
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Haste makes waste.
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More haste, less speed.* {6 q% W3 X' n8 u' g
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survival of the fittest) |" H) a3 k1 A% H) Y
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Great minds think alike.: t" o1 _; W! z" C$ t
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cases in which people were unjustly, falsely or wrongly charged or sentenced; unjust, false or wrong cases
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; w# D0 q% e0 m A real man never goes back on his words.
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招财进宝
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债台高筑
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8 Q7 z/ _8 K) H6 A- E 众矢之的" [- i8 P$ Z7 R/ w) \) ~
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target of public criticism
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$ p2 e/ S9 B3 _4 r4 q+ `( J/ t 纸上谈兵3 u: m; D+ e. h3 m" T4 h: F
0 M5 I9 N* A4 E7 Y" \ be an armchair strategist. @( e& Q3 E5 n. Y# o
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) K0 P8 `' a1 U, Y h2 Z# Z, N( T8 {, S 纸包不住火
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