增广贤文(英汉对照.ppt

增广贤文(英汉对照.ppt

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增广贤文（英汉对照）PopularCollectionofTraditionalChineseWiseSayingsTounderstandthepresent,oneshouldfirstknowthepastbecausewithoutthepastthereisnopresent.观今宜鉴古，无古不成今。

Althoughyoumayknowmanypeople,notmanyarereallyhonestwithyou.相识满天下，知心能几人。

Ifyouliveclosetothewater,youwillknowthecharacterofthefisheswell.Ifyoulivebyawoodedmountain,youwillknowthedifferentsongsofthebirds.近水知鱼性，近山识鸟音。

Aflowerdoesnotgrowsometimeswhenyoupurposelyplantitwhereasawillowgrowsandoffersashadesometimeswhenyoupurposelesslytransplantit.有意栽花花不发，无心插柳柳成荫。

Thepersonwhocomestoyoutomakeareportaboutatroubleisnoneotherthanthetrouble-maker.来说是非者，便是是非人。

Whenpeoplehaveteaandwineenouphtoentertainothers,theyhavemanyguestswhoseemasintimateastheirbrothers;whentheyareinneedanddanger,nobodycomestotheiraid.有茶有酒多兄弟，急难何曾见一人。

Whenyoupictureatigeritiseasierforyoutopictureitshidethanitsbones.Whenyouseeapersonitiseasierforyoutoknowtheirfacesthantheirheartsandminds.画龙画虎难画骨，知人知面不知心。

Wealthislikemuck,andyetbenevolenceandrighteousnessareasvaluableasgold.钱财如粪土，仁义值千金。

Asdistancetestsahorsesstrength,sotimerevealsapersonsheart.路遥知马力，事久见人心。

Thewaterfrommynativeplace,nomatterwhetheritistasty,isbeauty;thepeoplefrommynativeplace,nomatterwhotheymightbe,aredeartome.美不美，乡中水;亲不亲，故乡人。

Ifyouarenotahospitablehostathome,youwillfinditdifficulttomeetahospitablehostwhenyouvisitothersawayfromhome.在家不会迎宾客，出外方知少主人。

Thepoorlivingdowntownarecalledbynobody,andtherichlivingeveninremotemountainsarevisitedbymanypeopleincludingtheirdistantrelations.贫居闹市无人问，富在深山有远亲。

AsintheYangtzeRiverthewavesbehinddriveonthosebefore,sointheworldmanofanewgenerationisdrivingendlesslythatofanoldoneforward.长江后浪推前浪，世上新人赶旧人。

Awatersidetowergetsthemoonlightfirst,plantsexposedtothesunmeetspringearlier.近水楼台先得月，向阳花木早逢春。

Distantwaterwontputoutafirecloseathand,arelativefaroffgiveslesshelpthananeighbourcloseby.远水难救近火，远亲不如近邻。

Humanrelationshipsareasthinasasheetofpaper,affairsofhumanlifekeepchanginglikechessplaying.人情似纸张张薄，世事如棋局局新。

Itisnaturalintheworldtofindtreesthatareathousandyearsold,anditisprettyraretofindpersonswhoareahundredyearsofage.山中也有千年树，世上难逢百岁人。

Adropofwaterisassatisfyingassweetdewwhenpeoplearethirsty,andyetalittlebitmoreliquorisworsethannothingtoadrunkardunpleasantly.渴时一滴如甘露，醉后添杯不如无Iprofitmorefromonetalkwithyouthanfromtenyearsofmyreading.同君一席话，胜读十年书。

Whenthecitygatecatchesfire,thefishinthemoatcometogrieforsufferbadluck.城门失火，殃及池鱼。

Thereisgreatermeritinsavingonelifethaninbuildingaseven-tieredpagoda.救人一命，胜造七级浮屠。

Todoismoreusefulthantosay,andself-helpisbetterthanthehelpfromothersGodhelpsthosewhohelpthemselves.使口不如自走，求人不如求己。

Wouldratherbelievethepossibilitythandotheimpossibility.宁可信其有，不可信其无。

Ifyouaredestinedtohavesomething,youcansoonerorlaterhaveit;ifyouarenotso,dontyouinsistonhavingit.命里有时终须有，命里无时莫强求。

Alittleerrormayleadtoalargediscrepancy-asmallerrortomakemayleadtoagreatmistake.差之毫厘，失之千里。

Goodnewsnevergoesbeyondthegatewhilebadnewsspreadsfarandwide.好事不出门，恶事传千里。

Brothers,whentheygrowup,mayleaveeachotherandberesidentsofdifferentareas.小时是兄弟，长大各乡里。

Youmaygoneartoatiger,butyoucannotgoneartoaviciousperson.虎身犹可近，人毒不堪亲。

Thepoorarecare-freewhiletherichandpowerfulareworried.贫穷自在，富贵多忧Peoplewhogivenothoughttodifficultiesinthefutureissuretobebesetbyworriesmuchcloserathand.人无远虑，必有近忧。

Tostifleyourindignationoncecanavoidyourworriesforahundreddays.忍得一时之气，免得百日之忧。

Drinktoyourheartscontenttodaywhileyoumay,forperhapsyouwontbeabletodrinkanotherday;ifsorrowcomestomorrow,letitbetomorrowssorrow.今朝有酒今朝醉，明日愁来明日忧。

Kindpersonssufferfrommoredeceivers,goodhorsesservemoreriders.人善被人欺，马善被人骑。

Withoutill-gottenwealth,apersoncannotberich;andsimilarly,withoutbeingfedatnight,ahorsecannotbecomefat.人无横财不富，马无夜草不肥。

Whenyouaregraced,youshouldthinkofthetimewhenyoumightbedisgraced;intimesofsafety,youshouldthinkofangeranddifficulty.得宠思辱，居安思危。

Althoughyoumayescortaguestathousandmiles,yetthepartingmustcomeatlast.送君千里，终须一别。

Dragonsinshallowwaterareteasedbyshrimps.Tigersthatcometoalevelandopencountryarebulliedbydoges.龙游浅水遭虾戏，虎落平阳被犬欺。

Noticedbynoneduringtheir10yearshardstudy,somescholarsbecameknownallovertheempireoncetheywonhonours.十载寒窗无人问，一举成名天下知。

Justasonestoresupgrainagainstleanyears,onerearschildrenagainstoldage.养儿防老，积谷防饥。

Whenyouarelucky,eventhewindhelpsyou;whenyouarenotlucky,evenanunexpectedthingmaysuddenlydestroyyourhope.时来风送滕王阁，运去雷轰荐福碑。

Awordoncemouthedcannotbetakenbackeven