英语成语和谚语188句
成语和谚语188句
绝对精彩
Kill the goose that lays the golden eggs. 杀鸡取蛋。
Look for a needle in a haystack.
大海捞针
Like a rat in a hole.
瓮中之鳖
A good conscience is a soft pillow.
日间不做亏心事，夜半敲门心不惊。Love me, love my dog
爱屋及乌
he year of snow, the year of fertility
瑞雪丰年
a blot from the blue
晴天霹雳
to see through at a glance
一眼看穿
to see through the trickery
看穿把戏
to fish in troubled waters
混水摸鱼
to do something by halves
半途而废
a heart of stone
铁石心肠
strike while the iron is hot
趁热打铁
tit for tat
一报还一报
like father, like son
有其父必有其子
A rolling stone gathers no moss
滚石不生苔
to seek truth from facts
实事求是
to become cocksure
自以为是
air field and no favour
一视同仁
to go with the tide
随波逐流
to be in the same boat
同舟共济
to go through thick and thin
赴汤蹈火
to one's heart's desire
称心如意
to pour oil on the flame
火上浇油
to become a household word
家喻户晓
to be in two minds
三心二意
as alike as two peas
一模一样
a sea of faces
人山人海
rain or shine
风雨无阻
haste makes waste
欲速不达
much coin, much care
钱多劳神
to read between the lines
字里行间
to vanish like smoke
烟消云散
to end in smoke
烟消云散
practice makes perfect
业精于勤
to provide against a rainy day
未雨绸缪
wait-and-see attitude
观望态度
to talk black into white
颠倒黑白
in black and white
白纸黑字
many a little makes a mickle
积少成多
many a pickle makes a mickle
集腋成裘
to fish for compliments
沽名钓誉
a friend in need is a friend indeed
患难之交
to cudgel one's brain
绞尽脑汁
firm as a rock
坚如磐石
to be lean as a lath
骨瘦如柴
not to stir a finger
袖手旁观
to fish in the air
缘木求鱼
care killed the cat
愁能伤人
to wear one's on one's sleeves
心直口快
a contented mind is a perpetual feast 知足长乐
to tread the heel of
步其后尘
to spare no effort
不遗余力
to leave no stone unturned
不遗余力
to play ducks and drakes with one's money
挥金如土
to kill two birds with one stone
一石二鸟
Pride goes before fall
谦受益，满招损
Better is a neighbour that is near than a brother far off.远亲不如近邻
over's quarrels are soon mended
夫妻无隔夜之愁
Ill news comes apace
好事不出门，恶事传千里
a stitch in time saves nine
事半功倍
Well begun is half done.
事半功倍
Birds of a feather flock together
物以类聚
to cast pearls to the swine
对牛弹琴
a black sheep
害群之马
to hold a candle to the devil
助纣为虐
to hail the rising sun
趋炎附势
An old head on a young pair of shoulders
少年老成
neither fish nor flesh
不伦不类
black and blue
鼻青脸肿
to shed crocodile tears
猫哭老鼠
to put a fifth wheel to the coach
画蛇添足
to spring up like mushrooms
雨后春笋
to put the cart before the horse
本末倒置
to make a mountain of a mole hill
小题大做
He that dies pays all debts
一了百了
as snug as a bug in a rug
舒舒服服
No use cry over spilt milk
覆水难收
to be at sixes and sevens
乱七八糟
to hang by a thread
千钧一发
Harm hatch, harm catch.
恶有恶报
once in a blue moon
千载难逢
after death, the medicine.
放马后炮
after meat, the mustard.
放马后炮
the memory of a good deed lives
流芳百世
to have a card up one's sleeves
锦囊之计
to warm a snake in one's bosom
养虎为患
hitting the nail on the head
一针见血
to flog a dead horse
徒劳无功
to help a lame dog over the still
救人之急
to put all one's eggs in one basket
孤注一掷
to teach one's grandma to suck eggs
不自量力
to know the ropes
熟门熟路
by fits and starts
一曝十寒
like cures like
以毒攻毒
to beat with one's own stuff
自相矛盾
to carry coal to Newcastle
多此一举
to cut the Gordian knot
快刀斩乱麻
Goose-flesh
鸡皮疙瘩
to break a fly upon the wheel
杀鸡用牛刀
to count one's chickens before they are hatched 打如意算盘
In for a penny, in for a pound
一不做，二不休
a cat on hot bricks
热锅上的蚂蚁
Nothing venture, nothing gain.
不入虎穴，焉得虎子
Do unto others as you would be done by
己所不欲，勿施于人
A miss is as good as a mile
差之毫厘，失之千里
Greek meets Greek
棋逢对手
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Diamond cuts diamond
针锋相对
on the horns of a dilemma
进退两难
a blessing in disguise
塞翁失马，焉知非福
at one's wits end
智穷才尽
by leaps an bounds
突飞猛进
to turn over a new leaf
改过自新
The longest day must have an end.
世上没有不散的宴席。
Where there is life, there is hope.
留得青山在，不怕没柴烧。
Many kiss a baby for the nurse's sake.
醉翁之意不在酒。
Many hands make light work.
众人拾柴火焰高
Who keeps company with the wolf will learn to howl 近朱者赤，近墨者黑
chicken-hearted
胆小如鼠
get sb by the short hair
抓小辫子
burn the midnight oil
开夜车
talk through one's hat
信口开河
laugh off one's head
笑掉大牙
fishing in the air
水底捞月
scarce as hen's teeth
凤毛麟角
to put all cards on the table
打开天窗说亮话
lead a dog's life
过着牛马不如的生活
ass in the lien's skin
狐假虎威
black sheep
害群之马
break a fly upon the wheel
杀鸡用牛刀
spring up like mushrooms
雨后春笋
cry up wine and sell vinegar
挂羊头卖狗肉
Walls have ears.
隔墙有耳
Money makes the the mare go.
有钱能使鬼推磨
in the all together/in one's birthday suit
一丝不挂
If there's water there must be fish.
有水必有鱼。
Every sweet has its sour.
有甜必有苦。
If you want to gain something you must lose something as well.
有得必有失。
Where there is a will there is a way.
有志者事竟成。
Correct the mistakes if you have made any and guard against them if you have not. 有则改之，无则加勉。
Record everything one has seen or heard.
有闻必录
Doesn't mean the harm one says.
有口无心
Unable to speak for self-defence/hard to explain self-justification.
有口难分
Win universal praise/praised by all/Every mouth is a living song (to the praise of ...) 有口皆碑
Obvious to all people /universally recognized
有目共睹
Eye without pupil.
有眼无珠
fail to recognize a great person
有眼不识泰山
one's breath is present but vigor is absent/listless
有气无力
more scared than hurt
有惊无险
devoid of justice
有天无日
These is nothing I can do.
爱莫能助
There is no man without faults.
人无完人
There is no use crying over spilt milk.
覆水难收
There is no royal road to learning.
学无坦途。
There is no joy above the joy of the heart.
心灵的愉快才是真正的愉快。
There is no holding back of the wheel of history.
历史的车轮是阻挡不住。
There is always life for the living.
有生就有希望。
There is no wealth above the wealth of health.（There is no greater rich than health.）
健康是最大的财富。
There is no rose without a thorn.
没有不带刺的玫瑰。
There is a time for everything.
凡事都有其时机。
There is a time to speak and a time to be silent.
有时该讲话，有时该沉默。
There is a crook in the lot of everyone.
人人都有不如意的时刻。
There are no birds of this year in last year's nest.
去年的巢里找不到今年的鸟。（情况已经大不一样了）
There is no sweet without sweat.
不尝辛苦不知甜。
Where there is smoke, there is fire.
有烟必有火
There is no wind which blows no man good.
福兮祸所伏。
Where bees are, there is honey.
有蜂就有蜜。
If there were no clouds, we should not enjoy the sun.
若无阴云，怎知阳光好。
Where there's a will there's a way.
有志者事竟成。
There are no poor soldiers under a good general.
强将手下无弱兵。
In nature there are unexpected storms and in life unpredictable vicissitudes.
天有不测风云，人有旦夕祸福。
There can never be too much deception in war.
兵不厌诈
There is no construction without destruction.
不破不立
Among three passers-by there must be a person who can be my teacher.
三人行必有吾师。
Everybody can play tricks, but each trick has a charm of its own.
戏法人人会变，巧妙各有不同。
He who has a mind to beat his dog will easily find his stick.
欲加之罪，何患无辞。
When the snipe and the clam grapple, it is the fisherman who profits.
鹬蚌相争，渔翁得利
Tell all that you know and tell it without reserve.
知无不言，言无不尽
Correct the mistakes if you have committed them. And avoid them if you have not.
有则改之，无则加勉
If you help others, others will help you.
与人方便，自己方便。
Listen to both sides and you will be enlightened; heed only one side and you will be benighted.
兼听则明，偏信则暗
Those who blow before it survive and those who resist perish.
顺之者昌，逆之者亡
If one does not exert oneself in youth, one will regret in old age.
少壮不努力，老大徒悲伤
Labour is often the father of pleasure.
勤劳常是快乐之父。
He is wisest that is honest.
诚实者最聪明。
He who flatters one to the face will surely speak ill of one behind one's back. 当面谄媚的人，肯定在背后诋毁。
Who teached often learns himself.
教学相长
One who errs in the tens errs in the thousands.
Look before you leap. 三思而后行。
英语作文常用谚语、俗语
英语作文常用谚语、俗语 1、A liar is not believed when he speaks the truth. 说谎者即使讲真话也没人相信。 2、A little knowledge is a dangerous thing. 一知半解，自欺欺人。 3、All rivers run into sea. 海纳百川。 4、All roads lead to Rome. 条条大路通罗马。 5、All work and no play makes Jack a dull boy. 只会用功不玩耍，聪明孩子也变傻。 6、A bad beginning makes a bad ending. 不善始者不善终。 7、Actions speak louder than words. 事实胜于雄辩。 8、A faithful friend is hard to find. 知音难觅。 9、A friend in need is a friend indeed. 患难见真情。 10、A friend is easier lost than found. 得朋友难，失朋友易。 11、A good beginning is half done. 良好的开端是成功的一半。 12、A good beginning makes a good ending. 善始者善终。 13、A good book is a good friend. 好书如挚友。 14、A good medicine tastes bitter. 良药苦口。 15、A mother's love never changes. 母爱永恒。 16、An apple a day keeps the doctor away. 一天一苹果，不用请医生。 17、A single flower does not make a spring. 一花独放不是春，百花齐放春满园。 18、A year's plan starts with spring. 一年之计在于春。 19、A young idler, an old beggar. 少壮不努力，老大徒伤悲。 20、Better late than never. 不怕慢，单怕站。 21、By reading we enrich the mind.读书使人充实， 22、Care and diligence bring luck. 谨慎和勤奋才能抓住机遇。 23、Confidence in yourself is the first step on the road to success. 自信是走向成功的第一步。 24、Custom is a second nature. 习惯是后天养成的。 25、Custom makes all things easy. 有个好习惯，事事皆不难。 26、Doing is better than saying. 与其挂在嘴上，不如落实在行动上。 27、Do nothing by halves. 凡事不可半途而废。 28、Don't put off till tomorrow what should be done today. 今日事，今日毕。 29、Don't trouble trouble until trouble troubles you. 不要自找麻烦。 30、Early to bed and early to rise makes a man healthy, wealthy and wise. 早睡早起身体好。 31、Easier said than done. 说得容易，做得难。 32、Easy come, easy go. 来也匆匆，去也匆匆。 33、Eat to live, but not live to eat. 人吃饭是为了活着，但活着不是为了吃饭。 34、Every man has his faults. 金无足赤，人无完人。 35、Every man is the architect of his own fortune. 自己的命运自己掌握。 36、Every minute counts. 分秒必争。 37、Each coin has two sides. 38、Fact speak louder than words. 事实胜于雄辩。 39、Failure is the mother of success. 失败是成功之母。 40、God helps those who help themselves. 自助者天助。 41、Health is better than wealth. 健康胜过财富。 42、Honesty is the best policy. 做人诚信为本。 43、Hope for the best, but prepare for the worst. 抱最好的愿望，做最坏的打算。 44、It is never too old to learn. 活到老，学到老。 45、Knowledge is power. 知识就是力量 46、Like mother, like daughter. 有其母必有其女。 47、No pain，no gain.（不劳无获。） 48、You never know till you have tried. 不尝试，不知晓。。 49、An idle youth, a needy age.少壮不努力，老大徒伤悲。 50、Diligence is the mother of success.勤奋是成功之母。 51、Early to bed, early to rise, makes a man healthy, wealthy and wise. 早睡早起，使人健康、富裕和聪颖。 52、Experience is the best teacher.经验是最好的教师。
英语成语和谚语188句
成语和谚语188句 绝对精彩 Kill the goose that lays the golden eggs. 杀鸡取蛋。 Look for a needle in a haystack. 大海捞针 Like a rat in a hole. 瓮中之鳖 A good conscience is a soft pillow. 日间不做亏心事，夜半敲门心不惊。 Love me, love my dog 爱屋及乌 he year of snow, the year of fertility 瑞雪丰年 a blot from the blue 晴天霹雳 to see through at a glance 一眼看穿 to see through the trickery 看穿把戏 to fish in troubled waters 混水摸鱼 to do something by halves 半途而废 a heart of stone 铁石心肠 strike while the iron is hot 趁热打铁 tit for tat 一报还一报 like father, like son 有其父必有其子 A rolling stone gathers no moss 滚石不生苔 to seek truth from facts 实事求是 to become cocksure 自以为是 air field and no favour 一视同仁 to go with the tide 随波逐流 to be in the same boat 同舟共济 to go through thick and thin 赴汤蹈火 to one's heart's desire 称心如意 to pour oil on the flame 火上浇油
英语常用谚语
英语常用谚语 目录 字母A开头 (1) 字母B开头 (3) 字母C开头 (4) 字母D开头 (5) 字母E开头 (5) 字母F开头 (6) 字母G开头 (7) 字母H开头 (8) 字母I开头 (9) 字母J开头 (10) 字母K开头 (10) 字母L开头 (10) 字母M开头 (12) 字母N开头 (12) 字母O开头 (13) 字母P开头 (14) 字母R开头 (15) 字母S开头 (15) 字母T开头 (15) 字母U开头 (18) 字母V开头 (19) 字母W开头 (19)
字母A开头 1、A bad beginning makes a bad ending. 不善始者不善终。 2、A bad thing never dies. 遗臭万年。 3、A bad workman always blames his tools. 不会撑船怪河弯。 4、A bird in the hand is worth than two in the bush. 一鸟在手胜过双鸟在林。 5、A boaster and a liar are cousins-german. 吹牛与说谎本是同宗。 6、A bully is always a coward. 色厉内荏。 7、A burden of one\'s choice is not felt. 爱挑的担子不嫌重。 8、A candle lights others and consumes itself. 蜡烛照亮别人，却毁灭了自己。 9、A cat has lives. 猫有九条命。 10、A cat may look at a king. 猫也可以打量国王，意为人人平等。 11、A close mouth catches no flies. 病从口入。 12、A constant guest is never welcome. 常客令人厌。 13、A fair death honors the whole life. 死得其所，流芳百世。 14、A faithful friend is hard to find. 知音难觅。 15、A fall into a pit, a gain in your wit. 吃一堑，长一智。 16、A fox may grow gray, but never good. 江山易改，本性难移。 17、A friend in need is a friend indeed. 患难见真情。 18、A friend is easier lost than found. 得朋友难，失朋友易。 19、A friend is never known till a man has need. 需要之时方知友。 20、A friend without faults will never be found. 没有十全十美的朋友。 21、A good beginning is half done. 良好的开端是成功的一半。 22、A good beginning makes a good ending. 善始者善终。 23、A good book is a good friend. 好书如挚友。 24、A good book is the best of friends, the same today and forever. 一本好书，相伴一生。 25、A good conscience is a soft pillow. 不做亏心事，不怕鬼叫门。 26、A good fame is better than a good face. 美名胜过美貌。 27、A good husband makes a good wife. 夫善则妻贤。
英语成语、谚语大全
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 not pleased by external gains, not saddened by personnal losses 7.不遗余力 spare no effort; go all out; do one's best 8.不打不成交 No discord, no concord. 9.拆东墙补西墙 rob Peter to pay Paul 10.辞旧迎新 bid farewell to the old and usher in the new; ring out the old year and ring in the new 11.大事化小小事化了 try first to make their mistake sound less serious and then to reduce it to nothing at all 12.大开眼界 open one's eyes; broaden one's horizon; be an eye-opener 13.国泰民安 The country flourishes and people live in peace 14.过犹不及 going too far is as bad as not going far enough; beyond is as wrong as falling short; too much is as bad as too little 15.功夫不负有心人 Everything comes to him who waits. 16.好了伤疤忘了疼 once on shore, one prays no more 17.好事不出门恶事传千里 Good news never goes beyond the gate, while bad news spread far and wide. 18.和气生财 Harmony brings wealth. 19.活到老学到老 One is never too old to learn. 20.既往不咎 let bygones be bygones
常见的谚语翻译
常见的谚语翻译 一桶水摇不响，半桶水响叮当 Still water runs deep.（静水深不可测） 也可以说：He who knows the most says the least.（懂得越多的人，反而说得越少。） 水落石出 老外的说法是：All secrets may eventually come to light. (所有秘密最后总会曝光。) 这山望到那山高 有人译成：The apples on the other side of the wall are the sweetest.（意思是：墙那边的苹果最甜）The grass always looks greener on the other side.（另一边的草，看来总是绿些。） 烈火炼真金，患难见真情 Fire is the test of gold；adversity is the test of friendship. Liquor brings out a person’s true color.（烈酒能显示一个人真正的特色。） By a long road, we know a horse’s strength；at times of difficulty, we discover a friend’s true character. 雷声大，雨点小 Actions speak louder than words. (行动胜于言谈) All we hear is words, but there is no action. （只动嘴不动手）。 Actions and words should go hand in hand. (言行必须一致) An empty barrel makes the biggest sound.（空洞的话说得太多了。） 人不可貌相，海水不可斗量 A man can not be known by his look, nor can the ocean be measured by a dipper. A man can not be judged by his appearance, nor can the water in the sea be measured by a bucket. We can not judge a person by appearance only. You can not judge a book by its cover. 口蜜腹剑，笑里藏刀 with honey on one’s lip and murder in one’s heart honey-mouthed but dagger-hearted. He is an evil man who has a mouth that praises and a hand that kills. 少壮不努力，老大徒伤悲 Study hard when you are young. It will pay off when you get older. (年轻时好好努力，到老的时就会觉得学有所值。) 学如行舟，不进则退 Learning is like rowing upstream; not to advance is to drop back. Learning seems like rowing upstream; if one does not advance, one will fall back. Learning is like rowing against the current, if one does not advance, one will retreat. 忠言逆耳，良药苦口
常用英语谚语成语
1. A cat may look at a king. [字面意思]猫也可以看国王。 [解释]无名小卒也可以评论大人物。人皆可以为尧舜。不要因为别人的资格不够老，或经不如你多，就不让他发表意见。 2. A penny saved is a penny earned. [字面意思]节省一个便士就等于挣了一个便士。 [解释]省钱是明智的做法。省一分就是赚一分。不要因为钱的数目不大就不把它当一回事瞧不起小钱是不对的，要记住A penny saved is a penny earned这条经验。 3. A watched pot never boils. [字面意思]眼睛盯着看的壶永远不会开。 [解释]事情在进行中，不到时候就不会有结果，要水到渠成才行。心急锅不开。你着急，急也没用！用眼睛盯着它看也无济于事，事情不会因为你着急就会有较快的进展。 4. A word to the wise. [字面意思]送给智者的一句话。 [解释]给明智而愿意接受别人意见或建议的人提出忠告。我知道你能听进去话，所以我才跟你这么说。我说的是正确的，对你有好处，而且我知道你也会听取我的意见。 5. All is well that ends well. [字面意思]结尾好就意味着一切都好。
[解释]结局好，一切都好。出自莎士比亚剧本名。在开始或中间环节出现的一些小的差错或麻烦无关紧要，没什么大不了的，只要最终的结局令人满意，那就是好的。 6. Bad news travels fast. [字面意思]坏消息传得快。 [解释]好事不出门，坏事传千里。 7.Beauty is only skin deep. [字面意思]美貌只是肤浅的。 [解释]美貌只是表面现象而已。以貌取人靠不住。你不能只看到她有漂亮的面孔就向她求爱，你还应该考虑其它方面的因素。找结婚伴侣是要过日子，不是当海报招贴画来看的。我的忠告是两句话：Beauty is only skin-deep. True feelings are more important. 8. Beggars can't be choosers. [字面意思]乞丐不可能有选择。 [解释]你得到的不完全是你想得到的，可能条件或质量等方面差一些，但没有再选择的余地，只能接受不十分满意的事物。这就叫Beggars can't be choosers. 9. Better safe than sorry. [字面意思]安全比遗憾好 [解释]最好不要去冒险。即使不冒险你得多费些功夫，多做些枯燥无味的工作，这都值得。总比为了省事而冒险强。变体：Better to be safe than sorry.
英语谚语俗语翻译
Part One I had only recently seen John in a restaurant. The news of his death came as a bolt from the blue She found the keys she had lost last month, which was like a bolt from the blue A bolt from the blue Meaning：A complete surprise, like a bolt of lightning from a blue sky. Origin：This has the feel of a Shakespearian or Biblical phrase, but it isn't as old as it sounds. There are several forms of it: 'out of the blue', 'a bolt out of the blue', etc. The earliest citation is Thomas Carlyle, in The French Revolution, 1837: "Arrestment, sudden really as a bolt out of the Blue, has hit strange victims." It is unpleasant to hear him speak on national topics, for he is a bird of ill omen. 叫他谈论国事是不愉快的，因为他常出不吉之言。 a bird of ill omen 中国有句老话:“夜猫子进宅，无事不来”，可见猫头鹰是种不吉利的象征。它往往和黑暗、神秘甚至死亡联系起来。然而在日本，猫头鹰却是吉利和幸福的代表。 奥运会的吉祥物 雕像、挂钟、水壶、牙签盒，甚至还有女士佩戴的胸针 They were only crying crocodile tears at the old man's funeral because nobody had really liked him. 在老人的葬礼上，他们在假装慈悲，因为他们之中没有谁喜欢过他。 We need not hope for lower taxes in the future ─ that would be crying for the moon. 我们不应抱任何希望将来会降低税收，这是根本不可能的事。 “不可能”，“没门”的译法 No way/There is no way! Impossible! Out of the question/That's out of the question! Not a chance! Hopeless! Pigs might fly! The sun might rise in the west! Never/Never ever ever! You are crying for the moon! Street Arabs are produced by slums and not by original sin. 流浪儿是贫民窟的产物，而不是原始罪恶的产物。 John is ashamed of his humble background. That is his Achilles' heel. 约翰因出身卑贱而自惭形秽，这是他的致命弱点。 Every atom of your flesh is as dear to me as my own; in pain and sickness it would still be dear. 在我看来，你身上的每一个细胞都像我自己的细胞一样亲，即使你痛苦你有病，也还是一样亲。 I'll play old Gooseberry with the office, and make you glad to buy me out at a good high figure. 我要在工作上故意捣蛋，使你不得不付出高价收买我。 play gooseberry (British humorous) to be with two people who are having a romantic relationship and who would prefer to be alone. “Best be off to bed, my boy ─ ho, ho!”“No, no. We know a trick worth two of that. We won’t go home till morning, till day light does appear!” “孩子，最好上床睡吧——嗬，嗬！”“不，不，你不必跟我们玩那一套。不到明天，不到天大亮我们不归家。
高考英语成语(谚语)翻译练习
高考英语成语(谚语)翻译练习 高考英语成语(谚语)翻译练习(2010-01-10 17:38:04) 转载标签： 音乐 to with of and 杂谈 1. 机不可失,失不在来Opportunity knocks once 2. 事实胜于雄辩Actions speak louder than words 3. 活到老学到老It is never too old to learn 4. 千里之行始于足下A thousand –li journey begins /starts with the first step 5. 人不可貌相,海水不可斗量A man can’t be judged by his appearance, nor can the sea water be measured by bucket. 6. 宾至如归feel at home/home like
7. 并驾齐驱keep pace with/keep up with 8. 默默无闻be unknown to the public/remain unknown/nameless 9. 百读不厌. Be worth reading again and again 10. 并非一日之功sth be not the work of a single day/ sth be not made in a single day 11. 勤能补拙hard work can make up for intelligence 12. 留恋往返want to stay longer/not want to leave so soon 13. 获益非浅benefit a lot from/by sth 14. 理所当然It’s only right and natural that/It goes with saying that 15. 略胜一筹slightly superior to/better than 16. 满载而归back home /return with fruitful results/with load honors 17. 梦寐以求dream of sth /long for sth day and night 18. 名列前茅be second to none/come out in front /leave all the others behind 19. 无以伦比beyond comparison
英语谚语翻译
常用英语谚语大全 1. A bad beginning makes a bad ending. 开头不好，结尾必糟。 2. A bad custom is like a good cake, better broken than kept. 蛋糕莫保留，坏习气要除掉。 3. A bad workman always blames his tools. 劣工咎器。 4. A bird in the hand is worth two in the bush. 两鸟在林，不如一鸟在手。 5. A body without knowledge is like a house without a foundation. 人无知犹如房屋无基。 6. A book is like a garden carried in the pocket. 书是随时携带的花园。 7. A candle lights others and consumes itself. 蜡烛照亮了别人，燃尽了自己。 8. A door must be either shut or open. 门不关就得开，二者必居其一。/ 非此即彼。 9. A friend is a second self. 朋友是第二个自我。 10. A good beginning makes a good ending. 欲善其终, 必先善其始。 11. A good medicine tastes bitter. 良药苦口利于病，忠言逆耳利于行。 12. A lazy youth, a lousy age. 少年懒惰，老来贫苦。 13. A life without a friend is a life without a sun. 人生没有朋友，犹如生活没有阳光。 14. A little help is worth a deal of pity. 一次行动胜过一筐空话。 15. A little is better than none. 有一点总比没有好。 16. A little knowledge is a dangerous thing. 一知半解，害已误人。 17. A little labour, much health. 常常走动，无病无痛。 18. A little learning is a dangerous thing. 浅学寡识是件危险的事。 19. A little of everything, and nothing at all. 样样皆通，样样稀松。 20. A man is never too old to learn. 活到老，学到老。 21. A merry heart goes all the way. 心情愉快，办事痛快。 22. A picture is a poem without words. 画为无言诗。
常见英语谚语翻译技巧
阅读评析下列有关谚语的解释译文及谚语的翻译效果，并进行翻译策略和翻译技巧的归类Proverbs are the popular sayings that brighten so much Latin American talk, the boiled-down wisdom that you are as apt to hear from professors as from peasants, from beggars as from elegantes. Brief and colorful, they more often than not carry a sting. 谚语是使拉丁美洲人民言谈生动活泼的流行俗语，是洗练睿智的语言，大学教授说，田野农夫也说，市井乞丐说，名门闺秀也说。谚语简洁明快、丰富多彩，往往带刺。 When a neighbor?s dismally unattractive daughter announced her engagement, Imelda remarked, “You know what they say, Senora: …There's no pot so ugly it can’t find a lid.?” And when her son-in-law blustered about how he was going to get even with the boss who had docked his pay, Imelda fixed him with a cold eye and said, “Little fish does not eat big fish.” 邻居一个丑八怪的女儿说她订婚了，伊梅尔达就说：“太太，你可听见大伙儿讲开了…罐儿配个盖子不发愁(姑娘再丑，找个汉子不必忧)。” 当伊梅尔达的女婿气势汹汹要找克扣他工资的老板算帐时，她冷眼瞪着他说：“小鱼吃得了大鱼吗?” One afternoon, I heard Imelda and her daughter arguing in the kitchen. Her daughter had quarreled with her husband's parents, and Imelda was insisting that she apologize to them. Her daughter objected.一天下午，我听见伊梅尔达和女儿在厨房争论开了。原来是女儿刚跟公婆吵了嘴，她非要女儿去赔不是不可。做女儿的却偏不依。 “But, Mama, I just can?t swallow them, not even with honey. They talk so big until we need something; then they’re too poor. So today when they wouldn?t even lend us enough to pay f or a new bed, all I did was say something that I?ve heard you say a hundred times: …If so grand, why so poor? If so poor, why so grand?? “可是，娘，我受不了，就是拌了蜜也咽不下呀！他们满嘴讲大话，可是一旦求上他们，却又穷得不得了。就拿今天来说吧，我们想借一点刚够买一张新床的钱，他们却不肯，我只得讲了些你平日讲过几百遍的话：…既然真阔气，何必又装穷？既然真正穷，何必摆阔气？? “Impertinent!” snorted Imelda. “Have I not also taught you, …What the tongue says, the neck pays for’? I will not have it said that I could never teach my daughter proper respect for her elders. 伊梅尔达鼻子哼了一声：“没家教！难道我还没有教过你：…舌头欠债，脖子还债??我才不愿意让人家指脊梁骨，说我根本就不会教女儿尊敬长辈。And before you go to beg their pardon, change those trousers for a dress. You know how your mother-in-law feels about pants on a woman. She always says, …What was hatched a hen must not try to be a rooster!?” 去赔不是吧，可先得用女服换掉男裤。你婆婆最讨厌妇女穿男裤你是知道的。她总是唠叨着。“孵出来的母鸡还想冒充公鸡?” Her daughter made one more try. “But Mama, you often say, …If the saint is annoyed, don’t pray to him until he gets over it.? Can?t I leave it for tomorrow?” 做女儿的还想争论一番：“可是，娘，你不是常说吗，得罪了菩萨也得等菩萨消了气再磕头嘛！明天再说难道不成吗?”． “No, no and no! Remember: …If the dose is nasty, swallow it fast.? You know, my child, you did wrong. But, …A gift is the key to open the door closed against you.? “不，不，不成！要记住；…药越难吃，越要快吃。?你知道，孩子，是你错了嘛！不过，…大门把你关在外，礼物送到自然开。? I have a cake in the oven that I was making for the Senora?s dinner, I will explain to the Senora. Now, dear, hurry home and make yourself pretty in your pink dress. By the time you get back, I will have the cake ready for you to take to your mother-in-law. 我炉里正烤着蛋糕，本是给太太当正餐的，这我可给太太解释解释。好吧，乖孩子，赶紧回家，穿一身粉红衣服，打扮得漂漂亮亮的。等你回来时，蛋糕也就好了，拿去送给婆婆。
100个中国成语俗语的英文翻译培训资料
100个中国成语俗语的英文翻译
1.爱屋及乌.Love me, love my dog. 2.百闻不如一One look is worth a thousand words./Seeing is believing. 3.比上不足，比下有余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.不遗余力spare no effort; go all out; do one's best 6不打不成交No discord, no concord. 7拆东墙补西墙rob Peter to pay Paul 8辞旧迎新bid farewell to the old and usher in the new 9大事化小,小事化了 try first to make their mistake sound less serious and then to reduce it to nothing at all 10.大开眼界broaden one's horizon; be an eye-opener 11国泰民安the country flourishes and people live in peace 12过犹不及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 13好了伤疤忘了疼once on shore, one prays no more 14好事不出门，坏事传千里Bad news travels fast. 15和气生财harmony brings wealth;/friendliness is conducive to business success 16活到老学到老never too old to learn 17既往不咎let bygones be bygones 18金无足赤，人无完人There are spots even on the sun. 19金玉满堂Treasures fill the home. 20脚踏实地be down-to-earth 21脚踩两只船sit on the fence; be a fence-sitter; have a foot in either camp
英语成语和谚语的翻译
一、英语成语及谚语中某些常见误解与误译由于汉语与英语、东方人与西方人之间文化背景及思维方式的巨大差异,中国人在理解英语成语、谚语时极易产生偏差。比如,有一个成语Claw me,and I’llclaw t hee.有人把它译成“以牙还牙”。这样理解就错了。应译成“你吹捧我,我吹捧你。”错译的人认为,claw 一词意为“用爪子抓”,你既然要抓我,作为报复,我也就抓你,这不是顺理成章的“以牙还牙,以眼还眼”吗?其实,大谬不然。Claw过去意为stroke;tickle(拍;呵痒),因而引申为“讨好,恭维”。由此可见,切不可单就一个词似是而非的表面意义,进行想当然的推理或类比来理解成语。另外,中国人学习英语成语往往容易犯的一个毛病就是把英语中的某些单词与汉语中概念相类似的内容进行同比,从而造成理解上的错误。例如,把to pullone’s leg(取笑某人)误解为“拖某人后腿”。把towake a sleeping wolf(自找麻烦),误解为“打草惊蛇”,把to keep the wolf from the door(使免于饥饿)误译为“御敌于门外”等等。要知道,上述例子中,pull sb’s leg寓有“故意愚弄”之意。To wake a sleeping wolf(吵醒一条睡着的狼),其后果不是把狼吓跑,而很有可能是这头狼扑过来咬你,故不应理解为“打草惊蛇”而应该是“自找麻烦”。还有,有人把a walking skeleton(骨瘦如柴的人)误解成“行尸走肉”。这一错误估计根源于 skeleton(骨骼,骷髅)这个词的词意。这一成语的寓意旨在形容一个人瘦得只剩一付骨头架子。然而某些联想力丰富的人就把skeleton类比为“僵尸”,在加上前面正好有walking一词,于是“,行尸走肉”这样一个现成的中国成语就被错误的引申出来了。请看,由于理解的不同,同一个成语的两种译义竟会如此大相径庭。还有些人不懂得英语成语的特点,只单纯从表面上的词义来进行推理判断。这当然就会造成理解上的差错和失误。比如,有的人把to eat one’s words(承认错误)误解成“自食其言”,把to have a word with sb.(与某人吵架)误解成“与某人交谈”。其实“与某人交谈”的英语为to have a word with sb.。把to take one’sbreat h away(使某人大吃一惊)误解为“使某人窒息而死”等等。笔者的一个学生曾把下面这个句字I am go2ing to take my wife’s breat h away t his evening.(我打算今晚让我的妻子大吃一惊)误译成“:我打算今晚掐死我的妻子。”问他为什么这么译,他说“:把呼吸拿走,人不就死了吗?”二、利用对比法正确理解英语成语、谚语以上各例无一不是由于不恰当的联想、推理、类比和引申造成的理解上的错误。由此可见,要学好成语,正确的理解是十分必要的。笔者认为,为了加深对成语的理解,可以运用两种不同的对比法:(一)英语本身的对比在英语中,由于用词的不同,往往使表面上似乎一样的词组或短语产生内在含义上的巨大区别。例如:tosmell a rat和to scent a rat这两个词组,单纯从词面上看,都可译成“闻到了老鼠的气味”。但to smell a rat是一个成语,要译成“怀疑(其中有诈)”。例如:From thestrange expression on his face and what he told me,I be2gan to smell a rat.(从他脸上奇怪的表情和他告诉我的事情来看,我开始产生怀疑)。而to scent a rat却并非成语,也无其他暗含的喻义,只表示闻到了老鼠的气味而已。(二)英汉两种语言的对比有些英语成语在表面含义上往往与汉语的某一成语接近,但仔细推敲,两者的含义却并不相同。例如,tot hrow a sprat to catch a whale直译为“投一条小鲸鱼去捕捉一条大鲸”。有人把它译成了“抛砖引玉”。这一理解是错误的。尽管该成语与汉语中的“抛砖引玉”的确有意义上的相似之处,但仔细对比,两者只是似是而非罢了。要知道“,抛砖引玉”指的是用自己不太好的东西去引诱旁人献出其珍品,通常只是在一个人自谦的场合下用来作为客气语。而上述英语成语却带有以小的代价