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汉语俗语英译 不看僧面看佛面 don’t blame the monk for the Buddha’ sake; don’t blame the inferior or the young for the sake of his superior or the old; forgive one person for another’s sake 不怕官，只怕管 not afraid of an official but afraid of an administrator; it is not the official but the person directly in charge that matters 不听老人言，吃苦在眼前 don’t listen to your old people and you will suffer very soon; taking the advice for the old generation will save you from trouble or suffering 不撞南墙不回头 he will not turn back until he bumps onto the southern wall; he will go ahead until blocked; he will go ahead until reaching the dead end 不做亏心事，不怕鬼敲门 if you don’t commit any sin, you will not be afraid of the devil knocking at your door; an upright man isn’t afraid of anything 差之毫厘，失之千里 an error the breadth of a single hair can lead you a thousand li astray; a slightest error can lead to a greatest deviation; a slight carelessness can lead to a severe mistake 成事不足，败事有余 unable to accomplish anything but likely to spoil everything; impossible to achieve but possible to ruin 吃不了兜着走 if you can’t eat it up, you have to take it away; get more than one has bargained for; you will have to take full responsibility if you are over-engaged 痴心女子负心郎 a heart-devoted lady meets a heartless man; a heart-devoted lady but a heartless man 春雨贵如油 the spring rain is as dear as vegetable oil; the spring rain is dearer than oil 聪明一世，糊涂一时 intelligent for life but muddled for a moment; confused for the time being for that intelligent man 打是亲，骂是爱 beating is affection and abusing is love; superficial beating and abusing reveal profound affection and true love 打肿脸充胖子 Pretending to be a fat man by slapping his own face swollen; pretending to be a wealthy man. 传统俗语翻译 ??1.爱屋及乌 Love me, love my dog. 2.百闻不如一见 Seeing is believing.3.比上不足比下有余 worse off than some, better off than many; to fall short of the best, but be better than the worst. 4.笨鸟先飞 A slow sparrow should make an early start. 5.不眠之夜 white night 6.不以物喜不以己悲