
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。如何用英文正确地表达一些常见的成语俗语呢?快来跟随我一起学习吧!
Love me, love my dog.
One look is worth a thousand words.
Seeing is believing.
To fall short of the best, but be better than the worst.
A slow sparrow should make an early start.
spare no effort;
go all out;
do one's best
No discord, no concord.
Rob Peter to pay Paul.
Bid farewell to the old and usher in the new.
Try first to make their mistake sound less serious and then to reduce it to nothing at all.
broaden one's horizon;
be an eye-opener
the country flourishes and people live in peace
going beyond the limit is as bad as falling short;
excess is just as bad as deficiency;
too much is as bad as too little
Once on shore, one prays no more.
Bad news travels fast.
harmony brings wealth;
friendliness is conducive to business success
A man should be independent at the age of thirty.
At thirty, a man should be able to think for himself.
A ship rises with the tide.
Never too old to learn.
Treasures fill the home.
There are spots even on the sun.
Let bygones be bygones.
be down-to-earth
sit on the fence;
be a fence-sitter;
have a foot in either camp
A hedge between keeps friendship green.
cut and dried;
cliché
Courtesy calls for reciprocity.
Where there is life, there is hope.
achieve immediate victory;
win instant success
gain both fame and wealth
be suddenly enlightened
Nothing can be accomplished without norms or standards.
On festive occasions more than ever one thinks of one's dear ones far away.
Man proposes;God disposes.
make a fool of oneself in trying to be smart
suffer a double loss;
lose the bait along with the fish
A modest spur to induce others to come forward with valuable contributions;
throw a sprat to catch a whale
cut off all means of retreat;
burn one's own way of retreat and be determined to fight to the end
take the preemptive opportunities
One can't make bricks without straw.
A thousand-li journey begins with the first step--the highest eminence is to be gained step by step.
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Past experience, if not forgotten, is a guide for the future.
fear wolves ahead and tigers behind;
hesitate in doing something
The mighty dragon is no match for the native serpent.
A fall of seasonal snow gives promise of a fruitful year
People are in high spirits when involved in happy events.
Where there is a will, there is a way.
A retreat away from the turmoil of the world
Humans are born good.
Just as there is paradise in heaven, there are Suzhou and Hangzhou on earth
a blessing in disguise;
Every cloud has a silver lining.


