口译达人必“背”:中国成语英译(28)

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  万物之灵
  thelords of creation
  万事开头难
  Everything is difficult at the start
  万无一失
  not a single miss in a thousand times.
  落井下石
  to hit a person when he’s down
  隔墙有耳
  Pitchers have ears; walls have ears.
  开夜车/挑灯夜战
  Burn the midnight oil.
  开诚布公
  He always opens his heart to his spouse when he has a problem.
  盗亦有道
  Dog does not eat dog.
  善有善报
  One kindness is the price of another.
  损人利己
  to enrich oneself at others expense
  小Car笔记:
  spouse:配偶 【例句】He never mentioned his spouse. 他从来不提自己的妻子。
  enrich oneself:自肥,利己