第一篇：習語諺語

以下中英對照的例子都是各自常用的通俗用語,既切合原意,又符合中英文各自的表達習慣。

任人唯賢 Meritocracy : Rule by persons chosen not because of birth or wealth , but for their superior talents or intellect;a social system formed on such a basis.任人唯親 Nepotism

第二職 業(yè) Moonlighting(working at a secondary job)

明升暗降 Kick up stairs

大材小用 To be underemployed

編制不足 To be understaffed

超編 To be overstaffed

事后諸葛亮 Monday morning quarterback

人材外流 Brain drain

獻計獻策(港 稱 : 頭腦風暴)brainstorming(a method of solving problems in which everyone suggests ideas which are then discussed).A brainstorming session

智囊團 Brain trust

發(fā)明創(chuàng)造 Brainchild(The project was the brainchild of Davidson.)

滿腹牢騷 A bellyful of complaints

經(jīng)驗教訓 Pains and gains(instead of experiences and lessons)

小道消息 Learn through the grapevine

有其父必有其子 Like father , like son.家丑不可外揚 Don ’t wash dirty linen in the public.喧賓奪主 Steal the limelight

雪上加霜 Add insult to injury

智勇雙全 A combination of guts and brains

我說了算 The buck stop s here.(Truman’s saying)

心有余而力不足 Mind is willing , flesh is weak.一刀切 One size fits all.過猶不及 More is less.中英文相似的諺語和格言(Idioms and proverbs):

有志者 ,事竟成。There is a will ,there is a way.謀事在人 , 成事在天。Man proposes , God disposes.入鄉(xiāng)隨俗。When in Rome , do as the Romans do.患難見真知。A friend in need is a friend indeed.本性難移。Old habits die hard

酒后吐真言。There is truth in Wine.欲速則不達。More haste , less speed.Haste makes waste.旁觀者清。Lookers on see most of the game.驕兵必敗。Pride goes before a fall.一旦被蛇咬,十年怕井繩。Once bitten , twice shy.千里之行,始于足下。The longest journey begins with a single step.或 A journey of thousand miles begins with a single step.柳暗花明又一村。When one door shuts , another opens.or Every cloud has a silver lining.一個和尚挑水吃 ,兩個和尚抬水吃 ,三個和尚無水吃。

Every body’s business is nobody’s business.勿以惡小而為之。It is a sin to steal a pin.玩火者必自焚。If you play with fire , you get burnt.無風不起浪。There is no smoke without fire.君子報仇,十年未晚。Revenge is a dish that could be eaten cold.欲加之罪,何患無辭? It ’s always easy to find

1.與動物有關(guān)的成語或諺語英漢不盡相同

1)他壯得像頭牛。He is as strong as a horse.(牛—馬)

2)她膽小如鼠。She is as timid as a hare.(鼠—兔)

3)養(yǎng)虎遺患： Warm a snake in one's bosom.(虎—蛇)

4)甕中之鱉： Like a rat in a hole.(鱉—鼠)

5)害群之馬： Black sheep.(馬—羊)

6)對牛彈琴： Cast pearls before swine.(牛—豬)

7)落湯雞/落水狗：Like a drowned mouse.(雞/狗—鼠)

8)熱鍋上的螞蟻： Like a cat on hot bricks.(螞蟻—貓)

9)寧為雞頭，毋為牛后： Better be the head of a dog than the tail of a lion.(雞—狗，牛—獅)

由此可見，中國成語中的動物在英語成語中已不屬于同一動物了。

2.與顏色有關(guān)的成語或諺語英漢也不盡相同

在顏色的作用上，有相同點。比如，紅色(red)，無論是在英語國家，還是在中國，往往都與慶祝活動和喜慶日子有關(guān)。如中國有“開門紅”，代表著好運氣。英語有“red-letter days”(紀念日，喜慶日)等。但更多的還是有不同點，而且兩種語言在顏色的意義上也有區(qū)別。如“黃色”(yellow)，在西方黃色表示懦弱，膽小，不敢面對現(xiàn)實。而在中國，黃色是帝王的象征。只有皇帝才配著黃色。再如“藍色”(blue)，在英語中通常表示不快活，心情不好。如：

1)He is blue today because his father is ill.他今天心情不好，因為他父親病了。

而在中國，“藍色”僅僅表示顏色而已，似乎沒有不快活的意思。再如：

2)He has a green thumb.他擅長園藝工作。(不是“他有一個綠色的大拇指”。)

其他顏色詞語也發(fā)生了改變。如：

black tea 紅茶(不是“黑茶”)

brown sugar 紅糖(不是“棕色”糖)

green-eyed 紅眼病(不是“綠眼病”)

blue films 黃色電影(不是“yellow films”)

purple with anger 臉色鐵青(不是“臉色發(fā)紫”)

black and blue 青一塊，紫一塊(不是“黑一塊，藍一塊”)

另外，在英語中，有些顏色詞已經(jīng)失去了原意。如：

black art 巫術(shù)(不是“黑色的藝術(shù)”)

black cattle 肉牛(不是“黑牛”)

black mail 勒索行為(不是“黑色郵件”)

black-letter day 不吉利的日子

red hand 血手(不是“紅手”)

white hair boy 寵兒(不是“白發(fā)童”)

white lie 善意的謊言(不是“白色的謊言”)

white day 吉利之日(不是“白色的日子”)

3.與數(shù)字有關(guān)的成語或諺語英漢也不盡相同

以數(shù)詞表達的成語、諺語在英漢兩種語言中似乎也不少。但數(shù)字往往不是對等的。例如：Before his marriage, his room was often at sixes and sevens.結(jié)婚前，他的房間總是亂七八糟的。(不是“亂六亂七”)

She is a beautiful girl in a thousand.她是一個百里挑一的美麗姑娘。(不是“千里挑一”)

Why do you always come at the eleventh hour and keep everyone waiting for you? 為什么總是姍姍來遲，讓大家等你？(不是“第11點鐘”)

His father is a three-bottle man.他父親是一個大“酒桶”。(不是“3瓶酒”)

其他的例子還有：

半斤八兩：six of one and half a dozen of the other

十月懷胎：a woman in the sixth month

十有八九：ten to one

可見，成語、諺語中的數(shù)字都有所改變。

4.有些成語或諺語英漢沒有對應形式

山中無老虎，猴子稱霸王。Among the blind people, the one-eyed man is the king.雞窩里飛出金鳳凰。Even a black lays a white egg.新官上任三把火。A new broom sweeps clean.人不可貌相。You can't judge a tree by its bark.見風使舵。See which way the cat jumps.傾盆大雨。It rains cats and dogs.一貧如洗(窮光蛋)Poor like a church mouse.度日如年 donkey years

班門弄斧。Never offer to teach fish to swim.三伏天 dog days 成語、諺語、習語是語言不可分割的重要組成部分，是語言中的精華，具有極其豐富的文化底蘊。中西方在不同的文化背景下，民族傳統(tǒng)、生活方式以及思維方式等都有著諸多差異，這些文化差異導致了中西方各自成語、諺語、習語的形成、使用與發(fā)展。英漢成語、諺語、習語分別記錄了不同民族的歷史，反映了不同民族的經(jīng)濟生活，透視了不同民族的文化心態(tài)，思維方式。

中西方成語、諺語、習語，在人生觀、宇宙觀、價值觀方面的差異

中國文化強調(diào)天人和諧，對立統(tǒng)一，順乎自然，順應自然的特征。漢語成語、習語、諺語中出現(xiàn)了許多對立統(tǒng)一，相互依存，相輔相成的例子。如樂極生悲，指歡樂到了極點，將轉(zhuǎn)而發(fā)生悲傷之事；否極泰來，描寫事物發(fā)展到了極點就會轉(zhuǎn)化為它的對立面；分久必合，合久必分（諺語）；失敗乃成功之母（諺語）等。

由于英國是個島國，它地處海濱，由近海的各島嶼組成，形成了最早的求變、好動、好奇的外傾性商業(yè)城市文化。這種文化注重思辨理性，認為思辨理性的東西是最真實、最完善、最美好的。強調(diào)的是物質(zhì)與精神的對立。注重空間的擴展與向外征服，形成了征服自然，驅(qū)使天地的文化觀。

地理環(huán)境對成語、諺語、習語的影響

中國是個內(nèi)陸國家，千百年來以農(nóng)業(yè)為主，人與土地有著不可分割的聯(lián)系。因此也產(chǎn)生了許多與農(nóng)耕有關(guān)的成語、諺語、習語，如：五谷豐登，瓜熟蒂落，良莠不齊，揠苗助長，春華秋實，根深蒂固，滄海桑田，十年樹木，百年樹人，依葫蘆畫瓢等等。

英國是個島國，為了生存，不得不與氣候惡劣的海洋環(huán)境抗爭。在征服自然的過程中，形成了許多源于航海或與海洋有關(guān)的成語、諺語、習語，如：weather（ride out）the storm安然度過了風暴；know（learn）the rope 熟悉內(nèi)幕（一個有經(jīng)驗的水手熟悉船上所有用來掛帆的繩子）。不同文化對于動、植物有關(guān)的成語、諺語、習語的影響

中國人喜歡稱自己是龍的傳人，龍在古代是漢民族的圖騰物，是神的化身。古時候皇帝稱自己是真龍?zhí)熳樱耖g有賽龍舟、舞龍獅等活動。因此關(guān)于龍的成語也有許多，如：龍飛鳳舞，龍騰虎躍，龍鳳呈祥，龍行虎步，望子成龍，龍爭虎斗，車水馬龍，群龍無首，龍蟠虎踞。西方人則認為龍是邪惡兇殘有鱗的怪獸。

西方人特別喜歡寵物，而狗與貓是西方人在有關(guān)動物的成語中，出現(xiàn)頻率比較多的，如：cat and dog life 經(jīng)常吵鬧的生活；dress like a dog′s dinner 穿著極其講究；loveme，love my dog 愛屋及烏（愛我就愛我的狗）。中國人也喜歡狗，但狗在漢成語中往往是貶義的，如：狗血噴頭、狗仗人勢、狗尾續(xù)貂、狗急跳墻、狗拿耗子、狐群狗黨等。

文化對英漢顏色成語的影響

不同的民族對色彩的喜好是不同的，這些喜好對成語、諺語、習語有許多影響。在中國歷史上明黃色是中華民族的代表顏色。它象征神圣、皇權(quán)、尊嚴、莊嚴。古時只有皇親國戚才能穿明黃色的衣服。成語也就有黃袍加身、黃金時代、黃粱一夢。在西方文化中紫色是尊嚴、權(quán)力的象征。皇帝登上寶座是raised to the purple。生于王室born in the purple。紅色也是漢民族喜歡的顏色，新娘結(jié)婚時都喜歡穿紅色，節(jié)慶日掛紅燈，黨旗、國旗也是紅色，成語有紅裝素裹、紅顏知己等。而西方文化中視紅色為不祥之兆，如果看到紅色，那就意味著有危險。

喻體、喻義相似的英漢成語、諺語、習語

burn one′s boat 破釜沉舟，出自古羅馬凱撒大帝出征作戰(zhàn)時為了使士兵下定決心，決一死戰(zhàn)，使士兵無退路，燒毀戰(zhàn)船。漢語的破釜沉舟，出自楚霸王項羽，渡過河時，破釜沉舟，兩句成語喻義和構(gòu)詞上相似。在英漢文化上相似，像這樣的成語、諺語還有許多：add fuel to the flames 火上加油； as light as a feather 輕如鴻毛；A rat crossing the street is chased by all（諺語）老鼠過街人人喊打。

喻義相同，喻體不同的英漢成語、諺語例1.a rat in a hole 甕中之鱉（洞中之鼠）；2.like a cat on hot bricks 像熱鍋上的螞蟻（像熱磚上的貓）；3.tread upon eggs 如履薄冰（踩在雞蛋上）。

英漢成語、諺語喻體、喻義的融合

有些英漢成語，諺語表達兩種語言完全一致，這是由于一種語言從另一種語言中借用了它的成語、諺語、習語。時間久了就產(chǎn)生了語言的融合現(xiàn)象。例1.以牙還牙，a tooth for a tooth（出自英語）；2.披著羊皮的狼，a wolf in sheep′s clothing（出自英語）；3.paper tiger 紙老虎（出自漢語）；4.lose one′s face 丟面子（出自漢語）。

喻體相同，喻義不同

生活在不同文化氛圍中的人，可能對同一物體有著不同的感受。例1.pull sb′s leg 和人開玩笑，愚弄某人，從字面看是拉后腳，但實際意義完全不同；2.a big fish in a small pond 林無鳥，雀為王，如果理解為小塘容不下大魚就錯了。

源自宗教的成語、習語、諺語

西方國家許多人都信仰基督教，《圣經(jīng)》是他們的必讀之書《圣經(jīng)》中的典故、比喻和寓言卻廣泛的為世人所接受。由《圣經(jīng)》而產(chǎn)生的諺語、習語、成語也成為婦孺皆知的日常用語。例1.olive branch 橄欖枝（和平的象征），2.scapegoat 替罪羊3.eye for eye, tooth for tooth 以牙還牙，以眼還眼（諺語）......中國也有許多與佛教、道教等宗教有關(guān)的成語、諺語、習語。例1.“現(xiàn)身說法”原系佛教用惡從善的話。3.“五體投地”，指得是兩手，兩膝和頭一起著地。這是佛教最恭敬的行禮儀語。現(xiàn)表示以親身經(jīng)歷和體驗說明一種道理。2.“放下屠刀，立地成佛”，這原是佛教改式，比喻佩服到了極點。

源自神話與傳說的成語、習語、諺語

神話是古代人們對于自然現(xiàn)象和社會生活原始理解的故事與傳說，他們運用各種想象把自然力形象化、人格化。反映出古代人渴望戰(zhàn)勝自然，征服自然的決心。古希臘、古羅馬時期的神話，對英語的成語、諺語、習語都有很大影響。中國的古代神話形成的成語、習語、諺語更是不勝枚舉。例1.Pandora′s Box潘多拉之盒（災難、麻煩、禍害之源），出自希臘神話。2.Achilles Heel唯一的致命弱點，出自荷馬史詩《伊利亞特》。3.開天辟地，出自中國古代神話，傳說天地是盤古開辟而成。后來表示從未有過，是有史以來第一次。4.精衛(wèi)填海，出自《山海經(jīng)·北山經(jīng)》古代神話，比喻不達目的誓不罷休。

源自寓言故事

英漢成語、諺語、習語中有許多寓言，它們生動有趣，寓意深刻。例1.a wolf in sheep′s clothing披著羊皮的狼（危險人物，貌善心毒的人），出自《伊索寓言》。2.Sour Grapes酸葡萄（把得不到的東西，說成是不好的，聊以自慰）出自《伊索寓言》。3.狐假虎威（仗別人的勢力欺壓人）出自《戰(zhàn)國策、楚策》。

源自歷史事件和歷史故事

如1.meet One′s Waterloo 一敗涂地，此成語出自1815年的“滑鐵盧”之戰(zhàn)。2.項莊舞劍，意在沛公，出自《史記》。源自文學名著。如1.鞠躬盡瘁，死而后已；出自《三國志》。2.水落石出；出自蘇東坡的《后赤壁賦》。3.hosit with one′sown搬起石頭砸自己的腳；出自莎士比亞的《哈姆雷特》。4.Homer sometimes nods 智者千慮，必有一失，出自羅馬詩人兼諷刺文學家賀拉斯，在《論詩》中的一句話：sometimes even the good Homer falls asleep 偉人有時候也會出錯，等等。四字諺語

勇者事成。Fortune favors the brave.后悔無益。It is no use crying over spilt milk.學無止境。Live and learn.捷足先得。The early bird catches the worm.不進則退。Not to advance is to go back.一舉兩得。Kill two birds with one stone.無勞無獲。No pains, no gains.苦盡甘來。No sweet without sweat.善有善報。A good turn deserves another.眼見為實。Seeing is believing.殊途同歸。All roads lead to Rome.天道酬勤。Hard work pays out.時不我待。Time and tide wait for no one.言行一致。Practise what you preach.捷足先登。The early bird catches the worn.好事多磨。Good things never come easy.六字諺語

一心不可兩用。If you run after two hares you will catch neither.眼不見，心不想。Out of sight, out of mind.[萬用句型]

一切稱心如意。Everything in the garden is lovely.有志者事竟成。Where there is a will, there is a way.不浪費，不愁缺。Waste not, want not.事實勝于雄辯。Actions speak louder than words.彼一時，此一時。It is different now from then.八字諺語

人人為我，我為人人。One for all, all for one.不冒風險，不能成功。Nothing ventured, nothing gained.一分耕耘，一分收獲。You reap what you sow.勤勞是成功的根本。Diligence is the parent of success.千里之行始于足下。A journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step.失之毫厘，謬以千里。One false step will make a great difference.百藝不如一藝精。Better be master of one than a Jack of all trades.冰凍三尺，非一日之寒。A tree will not fall at one blow.羅馬非一日建成。Rome was not built in one day.二、影響英語諺語翻譯的因素

1.地理環(huán)境

諺語的產(chǎn)生與人們生活和勞動的地理環(huán)境息息相關(guān)。英國是一個島國，位于歐洲西部大西洋中的不列顛諸島上，南面有英吉利海峽，多拂爾海峽，東面隔北海，歷史上航海業(yè)曾一度領(lǐng)先世界，因此留下了許多和捕漁業(yè)有關(guān)的諺語。

Never offer to teach fish to swim.不要教魚兒游泳。這條諺語的比喻意義是“不要在行人面前賣弄自己”。相當于漢語諺語“不要班們弄斧”。

All is fish that comes to his net.（進到網(wǎng)里的都是魚）這條諺語的比喻意義是“任何有用的東西或有好處的事都來者不拒”，含有貶義。

The best fish swim near the bottom.（好魚居水底）比喻“有價值的東西不會輕易得到”。

2.歷史背景 社會歷史的發(fā)展對語言的影響是巨大的。在歷史的進程中，諺語好比一面鏡子，能清楚地反映其歷史的變遷。

公元前55年的夏天，古羅馬統(tǒng)帥愷撒來到不列顛島，第二年在不列顛島東南部站穩(wěn)了腳跟，而英國歷史上真正的“羅馬人的征服”（Roman Conquest）是在公元43年開始的。從此羅馬人占領(lǐng)不列顛400年之久，羅馬文化與風格習慣滲入不列顛。直到今天，仍然流傳著有關(guān)羅馬的英語諺語。例如： Do in Rome as the Romans do.在羅馬就要過羅馬人的生活。（喻：入鄉(xiāng)隨俗。）Rome was not built in a day.羅馬不是一天建成的。（喻：偉業(yè)非一日之功。）All roads lead to Rome.條條道路通羅馬。（喻：殊途同歸。）這三條諺語足以反映出“羅馬人的征服”（Roman Conquest）對英語諺語的影響，足以反映出羅馬帝國昔日的輝煌。3.風俗習慣 風俗習慣是一個地區(qū)的人的生活方式，涉及生活的各個地域。諺語更是與風俗習慣緊密相關(guān)，英語諺語的翻譯離不開對英美風俗習慣的了解。英漢習俗差異是多方面的，最典型的莫過于在對狗態(tài)度上。中國人一般厭惡鄙視這種動物，常常用狗來形容和比喻壞人壞事，含有貶義：狐朋狗黨、狗急跳墻、狼心狗肺、狗腿子等，還有諺語像：好狗不擋道；狗嘴里吐不出象牙來；狗拿耗子，多管閑事；狗掀門簾全憑一張嘴；狗眼看人低。但英美國家大都認為狗是忠實可靠的朋友，“狗”經(jīng)常用來比喻人的生活。Every dog has his own day.（每只狗都有他的好時光。）這條諺語比喻“人人都有得意的一天。” An old dog barks not in rain.（老狗不亂吠。）這條諺語比喻“老年人做事有經(jīng)驗。” Dog does not eat dog.（狗不吃狗。）這條諺語比喻“一個人不應該攻擊或傷害同伙，或賺他的錢。”與這條英語習語相近的漢語有：“同室不操戈，同類不相殘。” Love me, love my dog.（喜歡我，也要喜歡我的狗。）這條諺語的比喻意思是：任何希望與我保持友誼的人，都必須接受和容忍所有屬于我的東西。我的個人愛好和我的觀點意見。同這條諺語相近的漢語習語有“愛屋及烏”。4.宗教信仰

宗教是諺語的重要來源之一。中國信奉的是佛教，道教，儒教等，所以有許多與此相關(guān)的諺語，例如，不修今世修來世、善有善報，惡有惡報、物極必反，否極泰來、福兮禍所伏，禍兮福所倚等。而在西方很多國家，尤其是英美國家主要的宗教信仰是基督教，所以英語諺語很多是和基督教有關(guān)的。例如，Man proposes, God disposes.謀事在人，成事在天。God helps those who help themselves.自助者天助之。

在基督教中，上帝是唯一的，至高無上的神，相當于中國人的“天”。除了“上帝”，“十字架”也是基督教的重要象征之一。與基督教有關(guān)的英語諺語中，不少涉及到“十字架”。例如，Every man must carry his own cross.（每個人必須背他自己的十字架。）這條諺語來自《圣經(jīng)》，cross（十字架）是耶穌走向死亡之地所帶的十字架，釘上十字架而死。cross一詞就有了“苦難”的轉(zhuǎn)義。這條諺語的意思是，人人都要忍受生活中的苦難，承擔自己的生活負擔。不怕慢，只怕站。Do not fear going slow, only fear standing still.化干戈為玉帛。beat swords into ploughs 欲窮千里目，更上一層樓。We widen our views 3 hundred miles by ascending one flight of stairs.會當凌絕頂，一覽眾山小。

When reaching the great peak(of Mount Tai), we hold all mountains in a single glance.結(jié)交一言重，相期千里至。

Friends are as good as their words, they travel a thousand li to keep a rendezvous.桃李不言，下自成蹊。Peaches and plums do not have to talk, the world beats a path to them.君子敏于行而訥于言。The gentlemen are speedy as a worker and cautious as a speaker.實事求是。Seek truth from the facts.不到黃河心不死。Until all is over ambition never dies./ Never say die.雄關(guān)漫道真如鐵，而今邁步從頭越。The strong pass of the enemy is like a wall of iron, yet with firm strides, we are conquering its summit 路曼曼其修遠兮，吾將上下而求索

My way ahead is long;I see no ending;yet high and low I'll search with my will unbending.安不忘危，治不忘亂 In security, we should never forget the dangers and in times of peace, we should always beware of the potential for chaos.海不辭水，故能成其大 The ocean never turns away streams, so it becomes wide and deep 山不辭土石，故能成其高

The mountain never turns away stones, so it becomes towering and strong.同舟共濟 Help one another, for we are all in the same boat.天有不測風云，人有旦夕禍福 Like Weather, one's fortune may change by the evening.治大國如烹小鮮 Running a large country is like cooking a small fish.先天下之憂而憂，后天下之樂而樂

To worry before the common people worries;to enjoy only after the people can enjoy.春愁難遣強看山，往事驚心淚欲潸。四百萬人同一哭，去年今日割臺灣。

On such a nice spring day, my heart was so heavy with sadness.So I went out sightseeing in the mountain, however, my mind always went back to this day last year when 4 million peopleon Taiwan cried the same tears of sorrow as Taiwan was ceded.原鄉(xiāng)人的血，必須流返原鄉(xiāng)，才會停止沸騰

Only when the blood of the native son flows back to his native place will it stop boiling.已所不欲，勿施于人 What you do not wish upon yourself, extend not to others.有德者，必有言，有言者，不必有德。

People with virtue must speak out;People who speak are not all virtuous.不恥下問 Never hesitate to ask a lesser person.知之為知之，不知為不知，是知也 What you know, you know, what you don't know, you don't know.This is knowledge./ True knowledge is when one knows the limitations of one's knowledge.自求多福/天助自助者 He who depends on himself will attain the greatest happiness 天下為公 Justice for all in the World 自相矛盾 Self Contradiction!有朋自遠方來，不亦樂乎。人不知而不慍，不亦君子乎。When friends gather round from afar do we not rejoice? Whom lack of fame cannot vex is not he a gentleman? 力拔山兮氣蓋世 With strength to lift mountains and spirit to take on the world 四海為家

Make my home everywhere within the four seas / The world is my home /(The world is my oyster)吾生也有涯，而知也無涯 Life is finite, while knowledge is infinite.人生自古誰無死，留取丹心照汗青。

Since the dawn of time every one will die, let the history books note my death with loyalty at heart.四海之內(nèi)皆兄弟也 All men are brothers 國家興亡，匹夫有責 Rise and fall of a nation rests with every one of its citizens 老馬識途 Old horse knows the way 掩耳盜鈴 Like burying one's head in the sand /(self-deceit)不管黑貓還是白貓，能抓到老鼠就是好貓。Black cat or white cat: If it can catch mice, it's a good cat 不出戶，知天下。Without going outside, you may know the whole world!人之初，性本善 Every child born has innate goodness.一見鐘情 Love at first sight 孟母三遷 Mencius' mother moves her home three times to better her son's education 不自由，勿寧死。Give me liberty, or give me death!百聞不如一見 Seeing it once is better than being told 100 times./A picture is worth ten thousand works.Those who live in glass houses should not throw stones.己所不欲，勿施于人。

The glow of the setting sun is splendid.Pity is that the dusk fast approaching.夕陽無限好，只是近黃昏。

Achievement is founded on deligence and wasted upon recklessness.業(yè)精于勤，荒于嬉。

If you live with a lame person, you will learn to limp.近朱者赤，近墨者黑。

The soldier faces the powder while the beauty powders the face.戰(zhàn)士軍前半死生，美人帳下猶歌舞。

A sparrow cannot understand the ambition of a swan.燕雀安知鴻鵠之志哉？

A journey of a thousand miles must begin with a single step.千里之行，始于足下。

The moon may be bright or dim, she may wax or wane.人有悲歡離合，月有陰晴圓缺。

The poor starve while the rich feast.朱門酒肉臭，路有凍死骨。

Misfortune might be a blessing in disguise.塞翁失馬，焉知非福？

The same knife cuts bread and fingers.Old habits die hard.江山易改，本性難移。

Tomorrow never comes.明日復明日，明日何其多。

There is no one but makes errors.人非圣賢，孰能無過。

Nothing is impossible to a waiting mind.世上無難事，只怕有心人。

Where there is life, there is hope.留得青山在，不怕沒柴燒。

Opportunity knocks only once.機不可失，時不再來。

A fall into the pit, a gain in your wit.吃一塹，長一智。

Look before you leap.三思而后行。

Losers are always in the wrong.勝者為王，敗者寇。

Bitter pills may have wholesome effects.良藥苦口利于病，忠言逆耳利于行。

As we sow, so shall we reap.種瓜得瓜，種豆得豆。

A hedge between keeps friendship green.君子之交淡如水。

The pot calls the kettles black.五十步笑百步。

The same knife cuts bread and fingers.水能載舟，亦能覆舟。

Late fruit keeps well.大器晚成。

Many families have skeletons in the closet.家家有本難念的經(jīng)。

Chance favors only the prepared mind.機會屬于有準備的人。

Everybody’s business is nobody’s business.三個和尚沒水喝。

All good things must come to an end.天下沒有不散的筵席。

第二篇：習語及諺語總結(jié)：

習語及諺語總結(jié)：

1.Practice makes perfect.(熟能生巧)

2.Nothing is difficult if you put you whole heart into it.（世上無難事只怕有心人）

3.Rome was not built in a day.（羅馬非一日建成）

4.Where there is a will, there is a way.（有志者事竟成）

5.God helps those who help themselves.（天助者自助之/天道酬勤）

6.Keep up with the times.（與時俱進）

7.Don’t trouble trouble before trouble troubles you.（麻煩找你前別自找麻煩）

8.I am what I do.（我就是我自己。——李澤鍇）

9.No pain, no gain.（沒有付出就沒有回報）

10.A big fish in a small pond/pool.11.Where there is life, there is hope.（有生命的地方就有希望）Where there is dream, there is miracle.（有

夢就有奇跡）

12.Out of sight, out of mind.（眼不見，心為靜）

13.Facts speak louder than words.（事實勝于雄辯）

14.It’s difficult to cater all tastes.（眾口難調(diào)）

15.Time and tide wait for no man.（歲月不饒人）

16.Never judge people by their appearance.（不要以貌取人）

17.The cloth makes the man.（人靠衣裝）

18.The longest day must have an end.（天下無不散之筵席）

19.Constant dropping wears the stone.（滴水穿石）

20.Knowledge is power.（知識就是力量）

21.Failure teaches success.（失敗乃成功之母）

22.When in Rome, do as the Romans do.（入鄉(xiāng)隨俗）

23.Never put off until tomorrow what can be done today.（今日事今日畢）

24.Handsome is as handsome does.（行為漂亮才是真漂亮）

25.Kill two birds with one stone.（一石二鳥/一箭雙雕/一舉兩得）

26.An eye for an eye, a tooth for a tooth.（以眼還眼，以牙還牙）

27.Seeing is believing.（眼見為實）

28.What they see over what they hear.（眼見為實，耳聽為虛或眼見勝過耳聽）

29.Being honest is a good virtue.（誠實是一種美德）

30.Imagination is more important than knowledge.（想象重于知識）

31.A friend in need is a friend indeed.（患難見真情）

32.Health is wealth.（健康就是財富）

33.Long time no see.（好久不見）

34.Don’t count your chicken before they’re hatched.（別太樂觀）

35.Enjoy life, enjoy knowledge.（享受生活，享受知識）

36.There is no such thing as free meals.（天下沒有免費的午餐）

37.There is no end to learning.（學無止境）

38.A bird in the hand is worth two in the wood/bush.（一鳥在手勝過兩鳥在林）

39.Share sorrow and happiness.（同甘共苦）

40.Opportunities are only for the prepared minds.（機遇只垂青于那些有準備的人）

41.A good impression is half done.（好的印象是成功的一半）

42.A good beginning is half done.（好的開始是成功的一半）

43.Easier said than done.（說比做容易）44.Existing beauty is best.（存在美才是真的美）45.A contented mind is a perpetual feast.（知足常樂）46.All that glitters is not gold.（發(fā)光的未必都是金子）

47.The basic rule of physical and mental health is to keep smiling.（養(yǎng)生之道在于微笑）48.Don’t beat around the bush.（別賣關(guān)子）49.It never rains but it pours.50.Great minds think alike.（英雄所見略同）51.Take things as they come.52.Blood is thicker than water.(血濃于水)

53.Truth is beauty, beauty is truth.（真即是美，美即是真）54.As you sow, so will you reap.（種瓜得瓜，種豆得豆）55.God bless you.（上帝保佑你）

56.I should have thought twice.(三思而后行)57.A good dog deserves a good bone.（好人有好報）58.Just take it easy.（放松，別緊張）

59.Early to rise and early to bed makes a man healthy.（早睡早起身體好）60.All roads lead to Rose.(條條大路通羅馬)

61.Don’t sleep as long as you want.（不要想睡多久就睡多久）62.As intimidate as a rabbit.（膽小如鼠）

聽力中的短語和詞組：

1.brightadj.聰明的，明亮的，晴朗的 2.eventn.事件 3.4.5.6.7.8.9.course of action行動的過程 tapn.開發(fā)/水龍頭 essential = nessary = important keep eye on看管好 EXPRESS快遞

racial /sex/social discrimination種族/性別/社會歧視

heart and soul = whole being全身心 10.heating暖氣

11.Spring and Autumn Period.春秋時期 12.kidnap綁架hijack劫機 13.in the distance在遠方14.run up to sb.追趕某人 15.workshop工作間/車間 16.summit高峰 17.on the cheek

18.at a loss = stare into space茫然不知所措 19.be expected to do期待 20.middle and low income中低收入 21.account for占據(jù)/解釋

22.spare time業(yè)余時間 23.blow up大發(fā)雷霆

24.think = insist = hold /maintain/argue that= regard 25.rebel反抗 26.carefree無憂無慮

27.charge……with控告/指責某人

accuse……of blame……for

28.join……with……把……與……揉合在一起 29.Achilles’ heal阿卡硫斯的腳后跟——致命的弱點

30.Oedipus Complex奧狄浦斯情結(jié)——戀母

情結(jié)

31.Apple of discord引起爭議的蘋果 32.Trojon war特羅伊戰(zhàn)爭 33.iron out = remove sth by discussion 34.partime兼職

35.get over = overcome克服36.be second in importance次要 37.self – satisfaction自我滿足

38.in one’s spare time在某人的業(yè)余時間

39.on some occasions在某些情況下40.make it to = arrive in time及時 41.kill one’s time打發(fā)時間 42.stay up late熬夜 46.on the whole總體上而言 47.comfortable oneself48.job fair = job interview招聘會

43.leave for請假 44.in silence沉寂 45.take it hard難以接受

49.at a surprising rate以驚人的速度 50.dig down深入挖掘 51.a course of action行動的過程

第三篇：常見英語諺語習語

英語諺語和習語

1.look on with folded arms 袖手旁觀 2.call white black 顛倒黑白 3.speak like a book 咬文嚼字

4.make a noise in a world 名噪一時

5.an old head on your shoulders 少年老成 6.take to one's heels 逃之夭夭 7.in a class by itself 獨一無二

8.do in Rome as Rome does 入鄉(xiāng)隨俗

9.be wet behind the ears /smell of the baby

乳臭未干 10.not a feather to fly with 一貧如洗 11.give sb.a piece of one's mind 直言不諱 12.Many a little makes a mickle.積少成多

13.No one wise at all times.智者千慮，必有一失 14.Pride goes before a fall.驕者必敗 15.Practice makes perfect.熟能生巧 16.No pains,no gains.不勞無獲

17.It's never too late to learn.活到老，學到老 18.One today is worth two tomorrow.一個今天等于兩個明天。

19.No one can do two things at once.一心不可二用。

20.There is no friend so faithful as a good book.好書勝好友。

21.Knowledge is power.知識就是力量。22.Something attempted,something done.有所嘗試，就有所作為。23.Never judge from appearance.不要以貌取人。

24.To choose time is to save time.選擇時間就是節(jié)省時間。

25.Time is a bird forever on wing.時間就是一只永遠飛翔的鳥。26.take trouble 吃苦

27.be at the pains of learning 刻苦學習28.be in pain 在痛苦中

29.dream away one's life 虛度一生

30.live on the fat of the land 過奢侈的生活 31.have a thin /good time 過的不舒坦 32.a rich joke 逗人的笑話 33.look hard at 死盯著 34.work on the land 務農(nóng)

35.pull oneself together 振奮精神 36.have the pull of sb.勝過某人 37.keep cool 保持鎮(zhèn)靜

38.out of question 毫無疑問 39.cry up 夸張

40.cry for the moon 想要上天 41.make believe 假裝 42.drop a brick 出言不慎

43.drop aross a person 碰見某人 43.a bank of snow 一堆雪 44.the family circle 家族 45.as yet 直到現(xiàn)在

46.call cousins with 同......攀親 47.the Tropic of Cancer 北回歸線 48.care for 喜愛

49.a sad sack 不中用的人

50.fight to the death 戰(zhàn)斗到底 51.a palace hotel 豪華旅館 52.worth one's while 值得的 53.on the whole 基本上

54.once again / more 再來一次

55.I've heard so much about you.久仰大名 56.Two heads are better than one.二人智慧勝一人。

57.We reap what we sow.種瓜得瓜，種豆得豆。58.You can not get blood out of stone.鐵石心腸 59.Great minds think alike.英雄所見略同。60.Learning without though means labour lost, though without learning is perilous.學而不思則網(wǎng)，思而不學則殆。1.Practice makes perfect.熟能生巧。

2.God helps those who help themselves.天助自助者。

3.Easier said than done.說起來容易做起來難。

4.Where there is a will,there is a way.有志者事竟成。

5.One false step will make a great difference.失之毫厘，謬之千里。

6.Slow and steady wins the race.穩(wěn)扎穩(wěn)打無往而不勝。

7.A fall into the pit,a gain in your wit.吃一塹，長一智。

8.Experience is the mother of wisdom.實踐出真知。

9.All work and no play makes jack a dull boy.只工作不玩耍，聰明孩子也變傻。

10.Beauty without virtue is a rose without fragrance.無德之美猶如沒有香味的玫瑰，徒有其表。

11.More hasty,less speed.欲速則不達。

12.It's never too old to learn.活到老，學到老。

13.All that glitters is not gold.閃光的未必都是金子。

14.A journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step.千里之行始于足下。

15.Look before you leap.三思而后行。

16.Rome was not built in a day.偉業(yè)非一日之功。

17.Great minds think alike.英雄所見略同。

18.well begun,half done.好的開始等于成功的一半。

19.It is hard to please all.眾口難調(diào)。

20.Out of sight,out of mind.眼不見，心不念。

21.Facts speak plainer than words.事實勝于雄辯。

22.Call back white and white back.顛倒黑白。

23.First things first.凡事有輕重緩急。

24.Ill news travels fast.壞事傳千里。

25.A friend in need is a friend indeed.患難見真情。

26.live not to eat,but eat to live.活著不是為了吃飯，吃飯為了活著。

27.Action speaks louder than words.行動勝過語言。2.28.East or west,home is the best.金窩銀窩不如自家草窩。

29.It's not the gay coat that makes the gentleman.君子在德不在衣。

30.Beauty will buy no beef.漂亮不能當飯吃。

31.Like and like make good friends.趣味相投。

32.The older, the wiser.姜是老的辣。

33.Do as Romans do in Rome.入鄉(xiāng)隨俗。

34.An idle youth,a needy age.少壯不努力，老大徒傷悲。

35.As the tree,so the fruit.種瓜得瓜，種豆得豆。

36.To live is to learn,to learn is to better live.活著為了學習，學習為了更好的活著。3.A bad beginning makes a bad ending.不善始者不善終。

A bad thing never dies.遺臭萬年。

A bad workman always blames his tools.不會撐船怪河彎。

A bird in the hand is worth than two in the bush.一鳥在手勝過雙鳥在林。

A boaster and a liar are cousins-german.吹牛與說謊本是同宗。

A bully is always a coward.色厲內(nèi)荏。

A burden of one's choice is not felt.愛挑的擔子不嫌重。

A candle lights others and consumes itself.蠟燭照亮別人，卻毀滅了自己。

A cat has 9 lives.貓有九條命。

A cat may look at a king.人人平等。

A close mouth catches no flies.病從口入。

A constant guest is never welcome.常客令人厭。

Actions speak louder than words.事實勝于雄辯。

Adversity leads to prosperity.窮則思變。

Adversity makes a man wise, not rich.逆境出人才。

A fair death honors the whole life.死得其所，流芳百世。

A faithful friend is hard to find.知音難覓。

A fall into a pit, a gain in your wit.吃一塹，長一智。

A fox may grow gray, but never good.江山易改，本性難移。

A friend in need is a friend indeed.患難見真情。

A friend is easier lost than found.得朋友難，失朋友易。

A friend is never known till a man has need.需要之時方知友。

A friend without faults will never be found.沒有十全十美的朋友。

'After you' is good manners.“您先請”是禮貌。

A good beginning is half done.良好的開端是成功的一半。

A good beginning makes a good ending.善始者善終。

A good book is a good friend.好書如摯友。

A good book is the best of friends, the same today and forever.一本好書，相伴一生。

A good conscience is a soft pillow.不做虧心事，不怕鬼叫門。

A good fame is better than a good face.美名勝過美貌。

A good husband makes a good wife.夫善則妻賢。

A good medicine tastes bitter.良藥苦口。

A good wife health is a man's best wealth.妻賢身體好是男人最大的財富。

A great talker is a great liar.說大話者多謊言。

A hedge between keeps friendship green.君子之交淡如水。

A joke never gains an enemy but loses a friend.戲謔不能化敵為友，只能使人失去朋友。

A leopard cannot change its spots.積習難改。

A liar is not believed when he speaks the truth.說謊者即使講真話也沒人相信。

A light heart lives long.靜以修身。

A little body often harbors a great soul.濃縮的都是精品。

A little knowledge is a dangerous thing.一知半解，自欺欺人。

A little pot is soon hot.狗肚子盛不得四兩油。

All are brave when the enemy flies.敵人逃竄時，人人都成了勇士。

All good things come to an end.天下沒有不散的筵席。

All rivers run into sea.海納百川。

All roads lead to Rome.條條大路通羅馬。

All that ends well is well.結(jié)果好，就一切都好。

All that glitters is not gold.閃光的不一定都是金子。

All things are difficult before they are easy.凡事總是由難而易。

All work and no play makes Jack a dull boy.只會用功不玩耍，聰明孩子也變傻。

A man becomes learned by asking questions.不恥下問才能有學問。

A man can do no more than he can.凡事都應量力而行。

A man cannot spin and reel at the same time.一心不能二用。

A man is known by his friends.什么人交什么朋友。

A man of words and not of deeds is like a garden full of weeds.光說空話不做事，猶如花園光長刺。

A man without money is no man at all.一分錢難倒英雄漢。

A merry heart goes all the way.心曠神怡，事事順利。

A miss is as good as a mile.失之毫厘，差之千里。

A mother's love never changes.母愛永恒。

An apple a day keeps the doctor away.一天一蘋果，不用請醫(yī)生。

A new broom sweeps clean.新官上任三把火。

An eye for an eye and a tooth for a tooth.以眼還眼，以牙還牙。

An hour in the morning is worth two in the evening.一日之計在于晨。

An old dog cannot learn new tricks.老狗學不出新把戲。

An ounce of luck is better than a pound of wisdom.聰明才智，不如運氣。

An ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure.預防為主，治療為輔。

A rolling stone gathers no moss.滾石不生苔，轉(zhuǎn)業(yè)不聚財。

As a man sows, so he shall reap.種瓜得瓜，種豆得豆。

A single flower does not make a spring.一花獨放不是春，百花齊放春滿園。

A snow year, a rich year.瑞雪兆豐年。

A sound mind in a sound body.健全的精神寓于健康的身體。

A still tongue makes a wise head.寡言者智。

A stitch in time saves nine.小洞不補，大洞吃苦。

A straight foot is not afraid of a crooked shoe.身正不怕影子斜。

A wise head makes a close mouth.真人不露相，露相非真人。

A word spoken is past recalling.一言既出，駟馬難追。

A year's plan starts with spring.一年之計在于春。

A young idler, an old beggar.少壯不努力，老大徒傷悲。

Bad news has wings.好事不出門，壞事傳千里。

Barking dogs seldom bite.吠犬不咬人。

Beauty lies in the love's eyes.情人眼里出西施。

Be swift to hear, slow to speak.聽宜敏捷，言宜緩行。

Better late than never.不怕慢，單怕站。

Better to ask the way than go astray.問路總比迷路好。

Between friends all is common.朋友之間不分彼此。

Birds of a feather flock together.物以類聚，人以群分。

Blood is thicker than water.血濃于水。

Blood will have blood.血債血償。

Books and friends should be few but good.讀書如交友，應求少而精。

Business is business.公事公辦。

Business is the salt of life.事業(yè)是人生的第一需要。

By reading we enrich the mind, by conversation we polish it.讀書使人充實，交談使人精明。

Cannot see the wood for the trees.一葉障目，不見泰山。

Care and diligence bring luck.謹慎和勤奮才能抓住機遇。

Caution is the parent of safety.小心駛得萬年船。

Cheats never prosper.騙人發(fā)不了財。

Children are what the mothers are.耳濡目染，身教言傳。

Choose an author as you choose a friend.擇書如擇友。

Come what may, heaven won't fall.做你的吧，天塌不下來。

Complacency is the enemy of study.學習的敵人是自己的滿足。

Confidence in yourself is the first step on the road to success.自信是走向成功的第一步。

Constant dripping wears away a stone.水滴石穿，繩鋸木斷。

Content is better than riches.知足者常樂。

Count one's chickens before they are hatched.蛋未孵先數(shù)雛。

Courtesy on one side only lasts not long.來而不往非禮也。

Creep before you walk.循序漸進。

Cry for the moon.海底撈月。

Custom is a second nature.習慣是后天養(yǎng)成的。

Custom makes all things easy.有個好習慣，事事皆不難。

Diamond cuts diamond.強中自有強中手。

Do as the Romans do.入鄉(xiāng)隨俗。

Do as you would be done by.己所不欲，勿施于人。

Doing is better than saying.與其掛在嘴上，不如落實在行動上。

Do it now.機不可失，時不再來。

Do nothing by halves.凡事不可半途而廢。

Don't claim to know what you don't know.不要不懂裝懂。

Don't have too many irons in the fire.不要攬事過多。

Don't make a mountain out of a molehill.不要小題大做。

Don't put off till tomorrow what should be done today.今日事，今日畢。

Don't put the cart before the horse.不要本末倒置。

Don't trouble trouble until trouble troubles you.不要自找麻煩。

Don't try to teach your grandmother to suck eggs.不要班門弄斧。

Do well and have well.善有善報。

Each bird love to hear himself sing.孤芳自賞。

Early to bed and early to rise makes a man healthy, wealthy and wise.早睡早起身體好。

Easier said than done.說得容易，做得難。

Easy come, easy go.來也匆匆，去也匆匆。

Eat to live, but not live to eat.人吃飯是為了活著，但活著不是為了吃飯。

Empty vessels make the greatest sound.實磨無聲空磨響，滿瓶不動半瓶搖。

Envy has no holidays.忌妒之人無寧日。

Even Homer sometimes nods.智者千慮，必有一失。

Even reckoning makes long friends.親兄弟，明算賬。

Every advantage has its disadvantage.有利必有弊。

Everybody's business is nobody's business.人人負責，等于沒人負責。

Every day is not Sunday.好景不常在。

Every dog has his day.誰都有得意的時候。

Every door may be shut, but death's door.人生在世，唯死難逃。

Every heart has its own sorrow.各人有各人的苦惱。

Every little helps a mickle.聚沙成塔，集腋成裘。

Every man for himself, and the devil takes the hindmost.人不為己，天誅地滅。

Every man has his faults.金無足赤，人無完人。

Every man has his hobbyhorse.蘿卜青菜，各有所愛。

Every man has his weak side.人人都有弱點。

Every man is the architect of his own fortune.自己的命運自己掌握。

Every minute counts.分秒必爭。

Every mother's child is handsome.孩子是自己的好。

Every potter praises hit pot.王婆賣瓜，自賣自夸。

Everything is good when new, but friends when old.東西是新的好，朋友是老的親。

Example is better then percept.說一遍，不如做一遍。

Experience is the father of wisdom and memory the mother.經(jīng)驗是智慧之父，記憶是智慧之母。

Experience must be bought.吃一塹，長一智。

Fact speak louder than words.事實勝于雄辯。

Failure is the mother of success.失敗是成功之母。

False friends are worse than bitter enemies.明槍易躲，暗箭難防。

Far from eye, far from heart.眼不見，心不煩。

Far water does not put out near fire.遠水救不了近火。

Faults are thick where love is thin.一朝情意淡，樣樣不順眼。

Fear always springs from ignorance.恐懼源于無知。

Fields have eyes, and woods have ears.隔墻有耳。

Fire and water have no mercy.水火無情。

Fire is a good servant but a bad master.火是一把雙刃劍。

First come, first served.先來后到。

First impressions are half the battle.初次見面，印象最深。

First think and then speak.先想后說。

Fools grow without watering.朽木不可雕。

Fool's haste is no speed.欲速則不達。

Fools has fortune.呆人有呆福。

Fools learn nothing from wise men, but wise men learn much from fools.愚者不學無術(shù)，智者不恥下問。

Forbidden fruit is sweet.禁果格外香。

Fortune favors those who use their judgement.機遇偏愛善斷之人。

第四篇：十二生肖與英語習語、諺語

十二生肖與英語習語、諺語

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“十二生肖”是指12種動物，即鼠、牛、虎、兔、龍、蛇、馬、羊、猴、雞、狗、豬。也就是俗話說的“屬相”(animal signs)，是中國人特有的一種表示出生時間的方式。在英語中與它們有關(guān)的諺語(proverb).習語(idiom)有很多，而且有時具有出人意料的意思。另外，表示同一動物的單詞往往也不止一個。在特定的諺語.習語中需要使用特定的表示該動物的單詞，不能混淆。這在很大程度上是由于中西方對動物的看法不同。

一、鼠(rat)(口，比喻）不忠的人；（尤指困難時）背棄事業(yè)的人；討厭的人；不忠的人；(美,俚)新學生、下流女人。與它有關(guān)的諺語、習語多含貶義。例如： 1.a rat leaving a sinking ship 不能共患難的人

2.die like a rat 被毒死 4.a rat in a hole 甕中之鱉

5.(look)like a drowned rat（濕的）像落湯雞.6.rat out 夾著尾巴走，在尷尬中離去

7.Rats！胡說！瞎扯！(具有斥責、生氣的意味)8.Rats desert a sinking ship.樹倒猢猻散

另外，表示“鼠”的單詞還有mouse(復數(shù)為mice)。下面的則是使用mouse的習語。11.as poor as a church mouse 一貧如洗，赤貧的 12.like a drowned mouse 狼狽不堪/落湯雞/落水狗 13.play cat and mouse with sb.對某人時好時壞 14.(as)quiet as a mouse 不出聲；無聲響

二、牛(ox)（不分性別的通稱）；公牛；閹牛。相關(guān)的諺語、習語很生動形象。例如：

15.ox-eyed 大眼睛的

16.The black Ox has trod on sb’s foot災禍已降臨到某人頭上/某人已人老珠黃 而bull則表示“公牛”。例如：

17.a bull in a china shop莽撞闖禍的人 18.like a bull at a gate 狂怒地，兇猛地 19.milk the bull干徒勞的事

20.take the bull by the horns 不畏艱險

另外，cow是指“母牛，奶牛”。例如： 22.a sacred cow 圣牛，神圣之物

23.till the cows come home 無限期地

三、虎(tiger)兇惡的人，虎狼之徒；[英]（穿制服的）馬夫；[口]（比賽的）勁敵。例如：

24-1.ride the tiger以非常不確定或危險的方式生活 24-2.fight like a tiger 極力攻擊某人或保護自己

25.a paper tiger 紙老虎

26.How can you catch tiger cubs without entering the tiger's lair?不入虎穴，焉得虎子? 27.work like a tiger 生龍活虎地干活

四、兔(hare)（英俚）坐車不買票的人。例如：

28.make a hare of sb.愚弄某人。

29.start a hare。在討論中提出枝節(jié)問題。

30.First catch your hare(then cook him).勿謀之過早

31.hold/ run with the hare and run /hunt with the hounds.兩面討好

32.as timid as a hare膽小如鼠

另外，表示“兔”的單詞還有rabbit。例如： 33.like rabbits in a warren 擠得水泄不通。

五、龍（dragon）（比喻，貶）兇暴的人，嚴厲的人；兇惡嚴格的監(jiān)護人；（尤指）悍婦。例如：

34.dragon’s teeth相互爭斗的根源；排列或多層的楔形反坦克混凝土障礙物。35.the old Dragon魔鬼

六．蛇(snake)陰險的人，虛偽的人，卑鄙的人；(美俚)追求和欺騙少女的男子（一般指男青年），男阿飛。例如： 36.a snake in the grass.潛伏的危險/敵人。37.a snake in one’s bosom恩將仇報的人

38.have snakes in one’s boots/see snakes喝醉酒 39.raise/wake snakes引起騷動；引起激烈的爭吵

七、馬(horse)(美俚)粗魯?shù)募一铮槐康啊Ｅc馬有關(guān)的諺語有很多。例如： 40.get on the high horse.耀武揚威，目空一切。41.work like a horse.辛苦工作。43.a dark horse[口] 黑馬（意外得勝之馬），競爭中出人意料的獲勝者，實力難測的賽馬/競爭者

44.a horse of another/different colour完全另外一回事 45.come off one's high horse 不再驕傲自大 46.be on one's high horse趾高氣揚

47.mount/ride the high horse趾高氣揚,耀武揚威

48.back the wrong horse（賽馬中）下錯賭注，[喻]支持失敗的一方

50.spur a willing horse無故加鞭；給予不必要的刺激 51.eat like a horse 狼吞虎咽，吃得很多

52.Never swap/swop horses while crossing the stream.(諺)行到河中不換馬（意指危難時不宜作大變動）53.talk horse 吹牛，說大話

54.work for a dead horse 從事不可能有報酬的工作

55.You can take a horse to water, but you can't make him drink.牽馬到水邊易，逼馬飲水難(意指不要逼人做他不愿做的事)。

56.ask a horse the question(賽馬騎師)力求競賽的馬竭其全力。57-1.as strong as a horse壯實得像頭牛；非常健壯；精力充沛

57-2.put the cart before the horse 本末倒置，前后顛倒

八、羊(sheep)害羞而忸怩的人，膽小鬼，蠢人，馴服的人。有關(guān)sheep的諺語不少。例如：

58.as well be hanged for a sheep as(for)a lamb.一不做，二不休;索性蠻干 59.a black sheep敗家子；敗類；害群之馬；拒絕參加罷工的工人

60.He that makes himself a sheep shall be eaten by the wolf.甘心做綿羊，早晚喂豹狼（人弱受人欺）。

61.a wolf in sheep's clothing披著羊皮的狼。62.a lost sheep 迷途的羊；誤入歧途的人

63.follow like sheep 盲從

64..sheep without a shepherd 沒有牧羊人的羊群；烏合之眾

65.One scabbed sheep infects the whole flock.一只羊生瘡，整群羊遭殃.此外，goat 指山羊。例如：

66.play the giddy goat 行為如小丑 67.the sheep and the goats好人和壞人。

九、猴(monkey)頑童,淘氣鬼，猴子似的人，易受欺的人：與monkey一詞搭配習語和俚語很多非常有趣。例如： 69.make a monkey of愚弄；

70.a monkey with a long tail.抵押；（美俚）毒癮很深（以至思想上經(jīng)濟上負擔沉重）

72.。monkey around(美俚)搗蛋，閑蕩，瞎弄 73.monkey business 惡作劇，欺騙，胡鬧

74.have a monkey on a house/up the chimney低押房屋

十、雞(cock)首領(lǐng)，頭目，神氣十足的人。與cock組成的習語多姿多彩，例如： 75.Cock of the walk/school.有威望的領(lǐng)導人

76.a cock of the loft/dunghill.在小地方稱王的人 77.Live like fighting cocks.吃得好；吃最好的東西 78.Cockbull story.荒誕的故事，無稽之談。用cock表達的諺語：

79.It is a sad house where the hen crows louder than the cock.牝雞司晨，家之不祥（意指丈夫軟弱而一切由妻子作主的家庭是不會幸福的）80.go off at half cock 槍走火；操之過急（指計劃典禮等尚未安排就緒即行開始）81.red cock縱火引起的火災

82.That cock won't fight.這話講不通/那一手行不通。

十一、狗(dog)無賴漢，壞蛋、廢物，不受喜愛（或歡迎）的人。用dog表達的習語有：

83.a lucky dog.幸運兒

84.a sly dog.暗中尋歡的人；暗地里偷雞摸狗的人

85.a dog in the manger.占著茅坑不拉屎的人。用dog表達的諺語： 86.Barking dogs do not /seldom bite.吠犬不咬人。87.Every dog has his day.凡人皆有得意日。88.Love me, love my dog.愛屋及烏。89.be top dog 處于支配的地位

90.call off the dogs 停止追逐/查詢；打斷不快的談話

91.give a dog a bad/ an ill name and hang him.人言可畏 92.go to the dogs 墮落,毀滅

93.Let sleeping dogs lie.別惹是生非。

94.He who has a mind to beat his dog will easily find a stick欲加之罪,何患無辭。

95.An old dog cannot alter its way of barking江山易改，本性難移。

96..Better be the head of a dog than the tail of a lion寧為雞頭，毋為牛后

十二、豬(pig)（口）豬一般的人（指骯臟貪吃的人）；（美俚）警察，密探；蕩婦。相關(guān)的習語有：

97..drive one's pigs to market 打鼾

98.in a pig's whisper(俚語)低聲地；頃刻間

99.teach a pig to play on a flute 教豬吹笛；做荒謬/不可能做到的事。涉及豬的詞語還有hog（食用豬）、sow（牝豬），swine（豬：舊用法），boar(未閹割的公豬.公野豬.)

由于中西文化的差異，在諺語或某些習語的翻譯上也需要注重翻譯技巧。例如： 100.Cast pearls before swine 對牛彈琴/明珠暗投

第五篇：英漢口譯常用諺語習語

Idioms and Proverbs Frequently Used in English-Chinese Interpretation

By Zhang Wenghui

英漢口譯中常用諺語

sharpness can cut through metal.一、常用漢語諺語 15．各人自掃門前雪，哪管他家瓦上霜。

Sweep the snow from your own front 1．百花齊放，百家爭鳴。

Let a hundred flowers blossom and a door，leave the frost on the other man' hundred schools of thought contend．

roof to thaw． 2.搬石頭砸自己的腳。16．水能載舟，亦能覆舟。

Lifting a rock only to have his own toes

The water that bears the boat is the same squashed.that swallows it up． 3．賓至如歸。17.狗咬呂洞賓，不識好人心。

When the visitor arrives，it is as if

Like the dog that bit Lu Tungbin一you returning home． bit the hand that feeds you． 4．不到黃河心不死。18.海內(nèi)存知己，天涯若比鄰。

Until all is over ambition never dies.A bosom friend afar brings distance near.5．不管三七二十一。19.葫蘆里賣的什么藥？

No matter what you may say.What's at the back of it? 6．不人虎穴，焉得虎子。20.既來之，則安之。

How can one get tiger cubs even without

Take things as they come． entering the tiger's lair.21．己所不欲，勿施于人。

Do not do to others what you would not 7．趁熱打鐵。

Strike while the iron is hot.have others do to you． 8.沒有不帶刺的玫瑰。22.撿了芝麻，丟了西瓜。

There's no rose without a thorn.To concentrate on minor matters to the

neglect of major ones.9．成則公侯敗則寇。

People may become princes or thieves，23．見賢思齊。

depending on whether they're successful

When you see men of worth，you should or not.think of equaling them.10．大智若愚。24.酒香不怕巷子深。

He knows most who speaks least.Good wine needs no bush． 11．但愿人長久，千里共嬋娟。25．居安思危。

We wish each other a long life so as to

In time of peace prepare for war.share the beauty of this graceful moon-

26．君子之交淡如水。

A hedge between keeps friendship green· light，even though miles apart.12.獨立自主，自力更生。27.路遙知馬力，日久見人心。

To maintain independence and keep the

A long road tests a horse's strength and a initiative in our hands and rely on our

long task proves a man's heart.own efforts． 28．人言可畏。13．獨木不成林。

The tongue is not steel，yet it cuts.One person cannot accomplish much． 29.民為貴，社稷次之，君為輕。

The people are the most important 14.二人同心，其力斷金。

If two people are of the same mind，their element in a state；next are the gods of land Idioms and Proverbs Frequently Used in English-Chinese Interpretation

By Zhang Wenghui and grain；least is the ruler himself.30．謀事在人，成事在天。

Man proposes，God disposes.31.木已成舟。

The wood is already made into a boat一what's done is done.32．能者多勞。

All lay loads on a willing horse.33．寧為玉碎，不為瓦全。

Better die with honor than live with shame．

34．否極泰來。

The extreme of adversity is the beginning of prosperity.35．拼著一身剮，敢把皇帝拉下馬。

One who will risk being sliced to pieces dare unsaddle the Emperor.36.青出于藍而勝于藍。

The pupil outdoes the master.37．清官難斷家務事。

Not even good officials can settle family troubles．

38.人怕出名豬怕壯。

Great honors are great burdens.39.塞翁失馬，焉知非福。

Nothing so bad，as not to be good for anything.40.三個和尚沒水喝。

Everybody's business is nobody's business.41．少數(shù)服從多數(shù)。

The minority is subordinate to the majority.42．少壯不努力，老大徒傷悲。

A young idler，an old beggar.43.身正不怕影子斜。

A straight foot is not afraid of a crooked shoe．

44.盛名之下，其實難副。

Common fame is a liar.45．盛筵必散。

Even the grandest feast must have an end．

46.生于憂患，死于安樂。

Life springs from sorrow and calamity，and death from ease and pleasure· 47．失之東隅，收之桑榆。

What we lose in hake we shall have in herring.48．十年樹木，百年樹人。

It takes ten years to grow trees but a hundred years to rear people· 49．識時務者為俊杰。

Whosoever understands the times is a great man.50．逝者如斯乎！不舍晝夜。

The passage of time is just like the flow of water，which goes on day and night． 51.順其自然。

Let the nature take care of it.52．天生萬物，唯人為貴。

Man is the most valuable among all the things that heaven fosters． 53．天涯何處無芳草。

There are plenty of fish in the sea.54.為人不做虧心事，半夜不怕鬼敲門。

A clear conscience is a sure card． 55.溫故而知新，可以為師矣。

He who by reviewing the old can gain knowledge of the new and is fit to be a teacher.56．聞過則喜。

One rejoices when he is told to have a fault.57．無風不起浪。

No smoke without fire． 58．無可奈何花落去。

Flowers fall off，do what one may.59．小巫見大巫。

The moon is not seen when the sun shines.60.星星之火，可以燎原。

Little chips light great fire． 61．學如逆水行舟，不進則退。

Learning is like rowing upstream：not to advance is to drop back． 62．雅俗共賞。

Highbrows and lowbrows alike can Idioms and Proverbs Frequently Used in English-Chinese Interpretation

By Zhang Wenghui enjoy.63．眼高手低。

To have grandiose aims but puny abilities． 64．眼見為實。

Seeing is believing.65．燕雀安知鴻鵲之志。

A sparrow cannot understand the ambition of a swan． 66.心有余而力不足。

The spirit is willing but the flesh is weak．

67．一寸光陰一寸金。

An inch of time is an inch of gold． 68．一個巴掌拍不響。

It takes two to make a quarrel.69.一回生，二回熟。

First time strangers，second time friends． 70.一鄉(xiāng)之善士斯友一鄉(xiāng)之善士，天下之善士斯友天下之善士。

A good citizen in one community will befriend the other citizens of the community；a good citizen of the world will befriend the other citizens of the world． 71．一招不慎滿盤皆輸。

One careless move loses the whole game．

72.有朋自遠方來，不亦樂乎。

It is such a delight to have friends coming from afar.73．鷸蚌相爭，漁翁得利。

Two dogs strive for a bone，and a third runs away with it.74．與君一席話，勝讀十年書。

One evening's conversation with a gentleman is worth more than ten years' study．

75.欲窮千里目，更上一層樓。

We widen our views three hundred miles by ascending one flight of stairs.76．欲速則不達。

More haste，less speed． 77.這山望著那山高。

The grass is greener on the other side．

78.真金不怕火煉。

True blue will never stain.79.智者千慮，必有一失。

The best horse stumbles． 80．眾人拾柴火焰高。

Many hands make light work．

二、常用英語諺語 ．A bird in the hand is worth two in the bush.雙鳥在林，不如一鳥在手。．A bird is known by its note and a man by his talk．

聞啼知鳥，聞言知人。

3．A fall into the pit，a gain in your wit.吃一塹長一智。

4．A good beginning is half the battle.一個良好的開端是成功的一半。5．A rolling stone gathers no moss.滾石不生苔。

6．A small leak will sink a great ship．

小洞不堵要沉大船。

7．A wise man tightens his tongue，speaking less than thinking.智者慎言，多思少說。

8．Absence makes the heart grow fonder.離得越久想得越甚。

9．Actions speak louder than words．

事實勝于雄辯。

10．All is not gold that glitters．

發(fā)光的并不都是金子。

11．All the rivers run into the sea；yet the sea is not full．

百川歸海而海不盈。12．Barking dogs do not bite.吠犬不咬人。

13．Beggars cannot be choosers.只好給什么就要什么。

14．Be slow to promise and quick to perform.慢許諾，快履行。

15．Birds of a feather flock together.物以類聚，人以群分。

16．Can not see the wood for the trees.一葉障目，不見泰山。Idioms and Proverbs Frequently Used in English-Chinese Interpretation

By Zhang Wenghui 17．Can the leopard change his spots！

江山易改，本性難移。18．Care kills a cat.憂能傷身。

19．Catch not at the shadow and lose the substance．

勿因小失大，舍本逐末。

20．Caution is the parent of safety．

小心駛得萬年船。

21．Constant dropping wears away a stone．

滴水穿石。

22．Content is better than riches.知足勝于財富（知足常樂）。23．Diamond cut diamond．

強中自有強中手。

24．Do in Rome as Romans do.入鄉(xiāng)隨俗。．Don't put the cart before the horse.切勿本末倒置。26．Easy come，easy go·

來得容易去得快。

27．Empty vessels make the most noise．

無知的人愛自吹。28．Every dog has his day.凡人皆有得意日。

29．Every man has his faults.金無足赤，人無完人。30．The style is the man.文如其人。

31．Fine feathers make fine birds.人靠衣裝，佛靠金裝。

32．Fortune knocks once at least at every man's gate．

風水輪流轉(zhuǎn)。

33．Four eyes see more than two．

集思廣益。

34．Great minds think alike．

英雄所見略同。

35．Great oaks from little acorns grow.合抱之木，生于毫末。

36．Half a loaf is better than no bread．

有半塊面包總比沒有好。37．He who keeps company with the wolf will learn to howl.近朱者赤，近墨者黑。

38．He who laughs last laughs best.誰笑到最后，誰就笑得最好。39．If you cannot stand the heat，get out of the kitchen．

怕苦就別干。

40．If you will，you shall be taught.處處留心皆學問。41．Ill news comes apace．

好事不出門，壞事傳千里。

42．Ill workmen often blame their tools.拙工咎器。

43．In a calm sea，every man is a pilot.海面平靜，人人都可當舵手。44．In the end things will mend．

車到山前必有路。

45．It's a long lane that has no turning.路必有彎。

46．It never rains but it pours.不鳴則已，一鳴驚人。

47．Jack of all trades，and master of none.門門精通，樣樣稀松。48．Justice has long arms.天網(wǎng)恢恢，疏而不漏。

49．Kill two birds with one stone．

一箭雙雕。

50．Let sleeping dog lie.勿打草驚蛇。

51．Let's put all the cards on the table．

讓我們打開天窗說亮話吧。52．Like father，like son.有其父，必有其子。53．Like knows like.英雄識英雄。

54．Look before you leap．

三思而后行。

55．Lookers-on see more than players.當事者迷，旁觀者清。

56．Make hay while the sun shines．

趁晴曬草。

57．Many hands make light work·

眾人拾柴火焰高。

58．Many kiss the baby for the nurse's sake.醉翁之意不在酒。Idioms and Proverbs Frequently Used in English-Chinese Interpretation

By Zhang Wenghui 59．No smoke without fire.無火不起煙（無風不起浪）。

60．One false move may lose the game．

一招不慎滿盤皆輸。

61．One is never too late to learn.活到老，學到老。

62．One swallow does not make a summer.一燕不成夏。

63．Out of sight，out of mind.眼不見為凈（眼不見，心不煩）。64．Practice makes perfect.熟能生巧。

65．Put the cart before the horse．

本末倒置。

66．Reading makes a full man，conference a ready man，and writing an exact man。

讀書使人充實，討論使人機智，筆記使人準確。

67．Rome was not built in a day.冰凍三尺，非一日之寒。

68．Speak of the devil and he will appear.說曹操，曹操到。69．Still waters run deep.靜水流深。

70．The early bird catches the worm.捷足先登，笨鳥先飛。

71．The finest diamond must be cut.玉不琢，不成器。

72．The higher up，the greater the fall.爬得愈高，跌得愈慘。

73．The longest day must have an end.苦難終有盡頭。

74．The parent's life is the child's copy-book．

父母所為，子女之師。

75．The pot calls the kettle black．

五十步笑百步。

76．Things done cannot be undone．

木已成舟。

77．Time and tide wait for no man.時不我待。

78．Too many cooks spoil the broth．

廚師多壞一鍋湯。

79．To save time is to lengthen life.節(jié)約時間就等于延長生命。80．Two heads are better than one.一人不及兩人智。

漢英口譯常用四字成語

1.愛屋及烏

Love me，love my dog． 2.安居樂業(yè)

live and work in peace and contentment 3.白頭偕老

live in conjugal bliss to a ripe old age 4.百折不撓

be indomitable 5.班門弄斧

display one's slight skill before an expert 6.半途而廢

give up half way 7.包羅萬象

all-embracing 8.飽經(jīng)風霜

weather-beaten 9.大吹大擂

talk big 10.大庭廣眾

in public 11.大義滅親

place righteousness above family loyalty 12.大智若愚

It is a great ability to be able

13.14.15.16.17.18.19.20.21.22.to conceal one's ability．

得不償失

The game isn’t worth the candle．

獨辟蹊徑

blaze a new trial by oneself 紅顏薄命

an ill一fated beauty

狡兔三窟

Wily hare has three burrows· 禮尚往來

Courtesy calls for reciprocity．

拋磚引玉

throw a sprat to catch a whale

人不敷出

be behindhand in one's circumstances

三十而立

A man should be independent at the age of thirty·

喜怒哀樂

the gamut of human feeling 言行一致

suit the action to the word Idioms and Proverbs Frequently Used in English-Chinese Interpretation

By Zhang Wenghui 23.24.25.26.一觸即發(fā)

touch and go 一心一意

heart and soul 一言以蔽之

in a word 一衣帶水

a narrow strip of water

27.一意孤行

have everything one's own

way

28.自尋短見

commit suicide

漢英口譯常用諺語俗語

1.矮子里拔將軍

choose the best person available 2.愛挑的擔子不嫌重。A burden of one’s choice is not felt．

3.按下葫蘆浮起瓢

solve one problem only to find another cropping up 4.八九不離十

pretty close 5.百尺竿頭，更進一步

make still further progress 6.百聞不如一見

Seeing is believing． 7.百聞不如一見。One eyewitness is better than ten hearsays．

8.百足之蟲，死而不僵

A centipede dies but never falls down．

9.搬起石頭砸自己的腳

pick up a stone only to drop it on one' s own feet 10.半路殺出個程咬金。

In half way another man appears and tries to poke his nose into the matter．

11.比上不足，比下有余

worse off than some，better off than many 12.病從口人。A close mouth catches no flies．

13.不打不成交

No discord，no concord． 14.不到長城非好漢

He who has never been to the Great Wall is not a true man． 15.不到黃河心不死

refuse to give up until all hope is gone 16.不到黃河心不死。

Until all is over one’s ambition never dies． 17.不分青紅皂白

indiscriminately 18.不敢越雷池一步

dare not go one step beyond the prescribed limit 19.不會撐船怪河彎。A bad workman always blames his tools．

20.不可同日而語

cannot be mentioned

21.22.23.24.25.26.27.28.29.30.31.32.33.34.35.36.37.38.in the same breath

不鳴則已，一鳴驚人。It never rains but it pours．

不人虎穴，焉得虎子

How can you catch tiger cubs without entering the tiger’s lair．

不善始者不善終。A bad beginning makes a bad ending．

不做虧心事，不怕鬼叫門。A good conscience is a soft pillow．

拆東墻補西墻

rob Peter to pay Paul· 常在河邊走，哪有不濕鞋。Touch pitch，and you w川be defiled． 吃小虧占大便宜。

Venture a small fish to catch a great one．

吃一塹，長一智。

A fall into the pit，a gain in your wit．

創(chuàng)業(yè)容易守業(yè)難。It is easy to open a shop but hard to keep it always open． 聰明一世，糊涂一時。No man is wise at all times．

大事化小，小事化了

reduce a big trouble into a small one and a small one into nothing

大樹底下好乘涼。Great trees are good for nothing but shade．

呆人有呆福。Fools have fortune．

當局者迷，旁觀者清。Lookers-on see more than players． 道高一尺，魔高一丈。

While the priest climbs a post，the devil climbs ten． 癲蛤蟆想吃天鵝肉aspiring after something one is not worthy of.否極泰來。Things at the worst will mend．

富不過三代。Great men’s sons seldom Idioms and Proverbs Frequently Used in English-Chinese Interpretation

By Zhang Wenghui 39.40.41.42.43.44.45.46.47.48.49.50.51.52.53.54.55.56.57.58.59.60.61.62.do well．

各人自掃門前雪，莫管他人瓦上霜

63.hoe one’s own potatoes

工夫不負有心人

Where there is a 64.will，there is a way．

狗眼看人低

be damned snobbish 65.狗咬呂洞賓，不識好人心。

Don't snap and snarl at me when I am trying to do 66.my best for you．

棺材里伸手—死要錢。to be greedy for 67.money 管中窺豹，可見一斑。You may know 68.by a handful the whole sack．

貴人多忘事。Great wits have short 69.memories．

海底撈月。Cry for the moon． 70.海納百川All rivers run into sea． 害人害己。Harm set，harm get． 71.好事不出門，丑事傳千里

Good news never goes beyond the gate，while bad 72.news spreads far and wide． 換湯不換藥。A change in form but not in 73.content．

黃鼠狼給雞拜年，沒安好心。

When 74.the fox preaches，take care of your geese 機不可失，時不再來。Do it now． 75.己所不欲，勿施于人。Do as you would be done by． 76.既來之，則安之。Take things as they come． 77.家丑不可外揚。

Wash your dirty linen at home． 78.家家有本難念的經(jīng)。There is a skeleton in the cupboard． 79.今日事，今日畢。Don’t put off till tomorrow what should be done today． 80.金窩銀窩不如咱的狗窩。There is no place like home． 81.金無足赤，人無完人Gold can’t be pure and man can’t be perfect．

近水樓臺先得月First come，first 82.served．

靜以修身A light heart lives long．

久旱逢甘霖have a welcome rain after a 83.long drought

酒后吐真言。

When wine is in truth，wit is out．

君子之交淡如水A hedge between keeps friendship green．

君子之交淡如水The friendship between gentlemen is as pure as crystal． 蠟燭照亮別人，卻毀滅了自己。A candle lights others and consumes itself.來而不往非禮也。Courtesy on one side only lasts not long．

臨時抱佛腳clasp Buddha’s feet when in distress

留得青山在，不怕沒柴燒Where there is life，there is hope．

路遙知馬力，日久見人心。Time tries all．

每逢佳節(jié)倍思親It is on the festival occasions that one misses his dear most． 明槍易躲，暗箭難防。False friends are worse than bitter enemies．

謀事在人，成事在天

Man proposes，God disposes．

逆水行舟，不進則退。He who does not advance loses ground．

寧為玉碎，不為瓦全。Better to die in glory than live in dishonor．

爬得高，摔得重。The higher up，the greater the fall．

旁觀者清

The onlooker sees most of the game． 鵬蚌相爭，漁翁得利。

Two dogs strive for a bone，and a third runs away with it． 前事不忘，后事之師。Today is yesterday’s pupil．

強中自有強中手。Diamond cuts diamond．

巧婦難為無米之炊The cleverest housewife can't cook a meal without rice．

清者自清，濁者自濁。The wise man knows he knows nothing，the fool thinks he knows all．

窮則思變Adversity leads to prosperity． Idioms and Proverbs Frequently Used in English-Chinese Interpretation

By Zhang Wenghui 84.人不犯我，我不犯人；人若犯我，我必犯人。Tit for tat is fair play．

85.人不為己，天誅地滅Everyone for himself and the devil take the hindmost． 86.人非圣賢，孰能無過。To err is human． 87.人善被人欺，馬善被人騎。If you make yourself an ass，don’t complain if people ride you．

88.人心不足蛇吞象。No man is content． 89.人言可畏。The tongue is not steel，yet it cuts．

90.仁者見仁，智者見智Different people have different views．

91.瑞雪兆豐年A snow year，a rich year． 92.若要人不知，除非己莫為。If you don’t wish others to know of it，the only way for you is not to do it．

93.塞翁失馬，焉知非福Misfortune may be an actual blessing． 94.三個臭皮匠，賽過諸葛亮Two heads are better than one．

95.三個和尚沒水吃

Too many cooks spoil the broth． 96.三天打魚，兩天曬網(wǎng)

blow hot and cold 97.色厲內(nèi)往A bully is always a coward． 98.山不在高，有仙則名No matter how high the mountain is，its name will spread far and wide if there is a fairy·

99.山中無老虎，猴子稱大王

Among the blind the one-eyed man is king.100.善有善報。Do well and have well． 101.上梁不正下梁歪

Fish begins to stink at the head．

102.少壯不努力，老大徒傷悲。A young idler，an old beggar．

103.身正不怕影子斜。A straight foot is not afraid of a crooked shoe．

104.生米煮成熟飯

What’s done cannot be undone． 105.勝者為王，敗者為寇。Losers are always in the wrong．

106.失之毫厘，差之千里。A miss is as good as a mile．

107.實磨無聲空磨響，滿瓶不動半瓶搖。

Empty vessels make the greatest sound． 108.世上無難事，只要肯攀登Where there is

a will，there is a way．

109.事出有因

Where there is smoke，there

is fire．

110.樹大招風。Tall trees catch much wind． 111.水滴石穿，繩鋸木斷。Constant dripping

wears away a stone． 112.說曹操，曹操到。Talk of the evil and he’s

sure to appear.113.說時遲，那時快before one second had

passed/at the twinkling of the eye

114.貪多嚼不爛。The eye is bigger than the

belly．

115.天網(wǎng)恢恢，疏而不漏Justice has a long

arm．

116.天無絕人之路There is always a way

out．

117.天下沒有不散的筵席。All good things

come to an end·

118.天有不測風云，人有旦夕禍福。It is the

unforeseen that always happens．

119.兔子不吃窩邊草。The fox preys farthest

from home． 120.無官一身輕。Out of office，out of danger.121.五十步笑百步。The pot calls the kettle

black．

122.物以類聚，人以群分。Birds of a feather

flock together．

123.小洞不補，大洞吃苦。A stitch in time

saves nine．

124.小心駛得萬年船。Caution is the parent

of safety．

125.心病還需心藥醫(yī)。Habit cures habit． 126.新官上任三把火。

A new broom

sweeps clean.127.虛心使人進步，驕傲使人落后。

Modesty helps one to go forward，whereas conceit makes one lag behind． 128.眼見為實

Seeing is believing．

129.一分錢難倒英雄漢。A man without

money is no man at all．

130.一個和尚挑水喝，兩個和尚抬水喝，三

個和尚沒水喝。One boy is a boy，two Idioms and Proverbs Frequently Used in English-Chinese Interpretation

By Zhang Wenghui boys half a boy，three boys no boy． 131.一個籬笆三個樁，一個好漢三個幫。

A fence needs the support of three stakes，and an able fellow needs the help of three other people．

132.一花獨放不是春，百花齊放春滿園。A single flower does not make a spring． 133.一日之計在于晨。An hour in the morning is worth two in the evening· 134.一失足成千古恨。Old sin makes new shame．

135.一失足成千古恨。Short pleasure，long lament．

136.一心不可二用。No_man can do two things at once．

137.一心不能二用A man cannot spin and reel at the same time．

138.一言既出，馴馬難追。A word spoken is past recalling．

139.一葉障目，不見泰山。Cannot see the wood for the trees．

140.一著不慎，滿盤皆輸。One false move may lose the game．

141.遺臭萬年A bad thing never dies．

142.有心栽花花不發(fā)，無心插柳柳成蔭。

Many things grow in the garden that were never sown there．

143.又要馬兒好，又要馬兒不吃草。

You

can’t eat your cake and have it．

144.遠水救不了近火。Far water does not put

out near fire．

145.真人不露相，露相非真人。A wise head

makes a close mouth．

146.知音難覓A faithful friend is hard to

find．

147.知足者常樂。Content is better than riches 148.紙包不住火。Murder will out．

149.眾口棟金，積毀銷骨。Give a dog a bad

name and hang him．

150.眾口難調(diào)It is hard to please all．

151.眾人拾柴火焰高。Many hands make

light work．

152.竹籃子打水一場空。Pour water into a

sieve．

153.字如其人。The style is the man·

漢英口譯常用古代詩句

1.本是同根生，相煎何太急！

Grown from same root，O please，why should you burn us hot? 2.不識廬山真面目，只緣身在此山中。Of Lu Mountains we cannot make out the true face，for we are lost in the heart of the very place．

3.采菊東籬下，悠然見南山。

I pick fence-side asters at will；carefree appears the Southern Hill．

4.朝辭白帝彩云間，千里江陵一日還。Good一bye to the city high in the rosy clouds of dawn．Homeward，out the gorges，out today！5.沉舟側(cè)畔千帆過，病樹前頭萬木春。

A thousand sails pass by the side of sunken ship；a myriad flowers bloom ahead of

6.7.8.9.injured tree． 床前明月光，疑是地上霜。In front of my bed the moonlight is very bright．I wonder if that can be frost on the floor? 春蠶到死絲方盡，蠟炬成灰淚始干。Spring silkworm till its death spins silk from love-sick heart，red candles but when burned up have no tears to shed． 春潮帶雨晚來急，野渡無人舟自橫。On the spring flood of last night’s rain．The ferry-boat moves as though someone were poling．

春色滿園關(guān)不住，一枝紅杏出墻來。

Spring，in the fullness of its glory，is not to be confined．From behind the garden wall out shoots an apricot branch，its blossoms flaming red． Idioms and Proverbs Frequently Used in English-Chinese Interpretation

By Zhang Wenghui 10.大漠沙如雪，燕山月似鉤。Desert sands white as snow，with the moon hanging like a hook over the northern mountains 11.獨在異鄉(xiāng)為異客，每逢佳節(jié)倍思親。

Alone，a lonely stranger in a foreign land，I doubly pine for my kinfolk on holiday．

12.飛流直下三千尺，疑是銀河落九天。

The torrent dashes down three thousand feet from on high as if the Silver River fell from the blue sky．

13.烽火連三月，家書抵萬金。The beacon fire has gone higher and higher；Words from household are worth their weight in gold．

14.浮云一別后，流水十年間。Since we left one another，floating apart like clouds．Ten years have run like water-一till at last we join again．

15.海內(nèi)存知己，天涯若比鄰。If you have friends who know your heart，distance cannot keep you apart．

16.海上生明月，天涯共此時。Over the sea the round moon rises bright，and floods the horizon with its silver light．

17.何當共剪西窗燭，卻話巴山夜雨時。

When shall we ever snuff candles again，and recall the glad hours of that evening of rain? 18.忽見陌頭楊柳色，悔叫夫婿覓封侯。The stir of sprouting foliage beyond the street she saw．Regret she’d sent her love to fame rose swelling in her breast．

19.忽如一夜春風來，千樹萬樹梨花開。As when a genial breeze in early spring shakes open all the pear-trees’ blossoms white，and somber-looking trees with leafless boughs are decked with radiance in a single night．

20.花間一壺酒，獨酌無相親。An arbor of flowers and a kettle of wine：Alas！In the bowers no companion is mine．

21.還君明珠雙淚垂，恨不相逢未嫁時。

With your bright pearls I send again twin

22.23.24.25.26.27.28.29.30.31.32.tears as crystal clear．Regretting that we had not met ere Fortune place me here.黃沙百戰(zhàn)穿金甲，不破樓蘭終不還。Countless battles have been fought on the sands，witness the dents in our armor．We shall smash them yet．See if we don’t before going home． 回頭一笑百媚生，六宮粉黛無顏色。Her sparkling eye and merry laughter fascinated every beholder，and among the powder and paint of the harem her loveliness reigned supreme． 會當臨絕頂，一覽眾山小。I must ascend the mountain’s crest；it dwarfs all peaks under my feet．

江畔何人初見月，江月何年初照人？Who was he who first stood here and gazed upon the river and the heavenly light? And when did moon and river first behold the solitary watcher in the night? 久在樊籠里，復得返自然。Long I lived checked by the bars of a cage：Now I have turned again to Nature and Freedom． 舉杯邀明月，對影成三人。The cup I lift；the Moon invite；who with my shadow makes us three．

舉頭望明月，低頭思故鄉(xiāng)。I lift up my head and look at the full moon，the dazzling moon．I drop my head，and think of the home of old days．

郎騎竹馬來，繞床弄青梅。You came riding on hobby一horse astride，and wreathed my bed with great一gage branches o’er．

老驥伏楊，志在千里。

Although the stabled steed is old，he dreams to run a thousand 1i．

兩岸猿聲啼不住，輕舟已過萬重山。The screams of monkeys on either bank had scarcely ceased echoing in my ear when my skiff had left behind it then thousand ranges of hills． 洛陽親友如相問，一片冰心在玉壺。

If Idioms and Proverbs Frequently Used in English-Chinese Interpretation

By Zhang Wenghui 33.34.35.36.37.38.39.40.41.42.my friends in the North should ask if I’m all right，my heart is free of stain as ice in crystal vase．

千呼萬喚始出來，猶抱琵琶半遮面。Again we urge，and yet again．And yet for long we urged in vain：Emerged the minstrel then，grown mute，hiding her face behind a lute．

前不見古人，后不見來者。念天地之悠悠，獨槍然而涕下。Men there have been-1 see them not．Men there will be--I see them not．The world goes on，world without end．But here and now，alone I stand一in tears． 秦時明月漢時關(guān)，萬里長征人未還。The moon rises over this fort on the pass，just as in the days of Qin and Han.Through here legion after legion has gone forth to war．Far out they must be now，hitting hard or hard hit．For none has returned． 曲徑通幽處，禪房花木深。As，darkly，by a winding path I reach Dhyana’s hall，hidden midst fir and beech．

勸君更進一杯酒，西出陽關(guān)無故人。I would ask you to drink a cup of wine again；west of the Sunny Pass no more friends will be seen．

人面不知何處去，桃花依舊笑春風。I do not know today where shines the pretty face；only the pretty flowers still smile in vernal breeze．

山重水復疑無路，柳暗花明又一村。Beyond the hills and rills the path seems lost to sight；a village’s seen’mid shady willows and flowers bright．

身無彩鳳雙飛翼，心有靈犀一點通。Having no wings，I can’t fly to you as I please；Our hearts at one，your ears can hear my inner call．

生當復來歸，死當長相思。If I live，I shall surely come back to you．If I die，remember that all my thoughts have always been of you． 誰知盤中餐，粒粒皆辛苦。

Each bowl

43.44.45.46.47.48.49.50.51.52.53.54.of rice，who knows？is the fruit of hard

toil．

隨風潛人夜，潤物細無聲。Soft as the breeze quiet as the night，it soothes the thirsting multitudes．

桃花潭水深千尺，不及汪倫送我情。However deep the Lake of Peach Blossoms may be，it’s not so deep，O Wang Lun，as your love for me．

停車愛坐楓林晚，霜葉紅于二月花。

Here I pull up my carriage，entranced．For the twilit mountainside is ablaze with crimson maples more vivid than spring flowers．

同是天涯淪落人，相逢何必曾相識！Both of us in misfortune go from shore to shore．Meeting now，need we have known each other before? 無邊落木蕭蕭下，不盡長江滾滾來。The boundless forest sheds its leaves shower by shower；The endless river rolls its waves hour after hour．

夕陽無限好，只是近黃昏。

What a glorious sunset！It would be perfect if twilight were not to follow．

夕陽無限好，只是近黃昏。The setting sun appears sublime，but O，’tis near dying time

窈窕淑女，君子好述。The modest，retiring，virtuous，young lady：一For our prince a good mate she is． 野火燒不盡，春風吹又生。

It can’t be burned up by wild fire，but revives when the spring wind blows． 衣帶漸寬終不悔，為伊消得人憔悴。

I know I’m pining away，but love is worth the pain that comes after．

欲把西湖比西子，淡妝濃抹總相宜。West Lake may be compared to Beauty of the West，whether she is richly adorned or plainly dressed．

欲窮千里目，更上一層樓。To look beyond，unto the farthest horizon，upward！Up another storey！Idioms and Proverbs Frequently Used in English-Chinese Interpretation

By Zhang Wenghui 55.月落烏啼霜滿天，江楓漁火對愁眠。At moonset cry the crows，streaking the frosty sky；dimly-lit fishing boats ’neath maples sadly lie．

56.在天愿作比翼鳥，在地愿為連理枝。I swear that we will ever fly like the one-winged birds，or grow united like the tree with branches which twine together． 57.曾經(jīng)滄海難為水，除卻巫山不是云。No water’s wide enough when you have crossed the sea；No cloud is beautiful but that which crowns the peak．

58.正是江南好風景，落花時節(jié)又逢君。Now，wandering amid such scenic beauty on these southern shores，we chance to meet again，when the flowers are already falling.12