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200ENGLISH谚语
UnderstandingtheAmericanPeoplethroughTheirCommonSayings---3000原版书俱乐部
2--------Nothingsucceedslikesuccess
Likemoneyinasavingsaccount,successseemstocompounditself.Apersonwhohasasmallsuccessexpectsittobefollowedbyabiggerone.
3--------Theendjustifiesthemeans
Itdoesnotmatterhowyousucceed.Anymethodisallrightifitworksforyou.Thisproverbisnotalwaysaccepted.Oftenonehearstheopposite,"theenddoesn'tjustifiesthemeans."
4--------Ifyoucan'tbeatthem,jointhem
Ifyoucannotcompetesuccessfullywithapersonoragroup,stopcompetingandgojointhem.Thenyoucanshareintheirsuccess.
6--------Onethingatatime
Concentrationleadstosuccess.Thepersonwhotirestodotoomanythingsatoncemayfailatallofthem.
7--------We'llcrossthatbridgewhenwecometoit
Wewillnotdiscussorworryaboutafutureproblem.Ifandwhentheproblembecomesurgent,wewilldealwithit.
8.Don'tputthecartbeforethehouse
Dothingsinasensibleorder.Forexample,dosomethingtoimpressyourbossbeforeyouaskforaraiseinpay.Don'taskfortheraisefirst.
本末倒置--ithasanotherexpression:
:
don'tcarrycoaltoNewcastle.
Newcastleisfamousforcoalproducing...sothisphasemeansdosomethinginvain
8--------All'sfairinloveandwar爱情和战争是不择手段的。
Donottrustarivaloranenemyatall.Hisorherdesiretosucceedwilloverruleeverythingelse.Suchapeoplemaylie,cheat,attackordomanyotherthingsfarmoreterriblethanheorshewouldnormallydo.
10--------WheninRomedoastheromansdo
Flexibilityleadstosuccessinunfamiliarcircumstances.Peoplemaychangestheirnormalwayofdoingthingsinordertofitinbetterwiththosetheyarevisiting.入乡随俗
11-------Easydoesit慢慢来
Somethingsrequiregentlenessforsuccess.Oneshouldnotpushtoohard.Forcemaycausedamage.
12--------Thebiggertheyare,thehardertheyfall爬得越高,跌得越重
Donotbediscouragedbythesizeofyourproblemorthefameofyourcompetitor.(thesayingistracedtoaboxerpreparingtofightanopponentmuchlargerthanhewas.)
13--------Alliswellthatendswell结局好就一切都好
Ifwecancometoasuccessfulconclusion,letusforgetaboutthepainandmistakesalongtheway.
14--------Goforit
Goaheadandtrytoachieveyourgoal.Don'tworryaboutfailing.Similartothisproverb--God
providesfoodtoeverybird,buthewon'tcasttoitsnest,yougottoearnit.
Alwaysadaylateandadollarshort是对那些常犯些小错,把事情弄糟的人的指责.特别是在关键方面(美国人尤其在意的时间和钱)缺这点,少那个的而不能成事,实在是令人讨厌和失望--在打别人的小报告时用很好.
15--------Everylittlebithelps
Ifsomeoneapologizesforgivingonlyasmallgift,therecipientmayencouragethegiverbyquotingthisproverb.Thisisespeciallytrueifthereisahugejobtodoorahugeamountofmoneytoberaisedfrommanypeople.
16--------Lookbeforeyouleap
Don'tjumpintoasituationcarelessly.Youmaylandindifficulty.
17--------Allthatglittersisnotgold会发光的并非都是金子
Donotbefooledbyworthlessthingsthatseemvaluableorlookattractive."Fool'sgold"isthepopularnameforakindofstonethatglitterslikegoldbutcontainsnogoldatall.
18-------Curiositykilledthecat
Donotasktoomanyquestionsorbecometoocuriousaboutthings.Youmaygetyourselfintotroublelikeacatthatdoesnotseethedangerinanewsituation
19--------Don'tputallyoureggsinonebasket
Donotriskeverythinginoneplaceorononeproject.Divideyoursourcesthatonefailurewillnotruinyou.Similartothisproverb---Donotusebothfeettotestthedepthoftheriver.
20--------Don'tbiteoffmorethanyoucanchew
Donotattemptsomethingtoolargeforyoutohandle.
21--------Toogoodtobeture
Thisisoftenusedtowarnaboutadvertising.Anofferlooksgoodbutturnsouttobemisleading.
22--------Flatterywillgetyounowhere
Ifflattery(insincerepraise)isrecognized,itwillnotsucceed.Onesometimeshearstheopposite,Flatterywillgetyoueverywhere!
23--------Thereisnosuchthingasafreelunch
Ifsomeoneyoudonotknowoffersyouafreelunchorothergift,watchout.Thegiftmaybeamethodofgettingsomethingfromyou.
24-------Pridegoesbeforeafall
Donotbeover-confidentandcareless.Yourcircumstancesmaychangequicklyandtheemptinessofyourbraggingwillbeexposed.
[字面意思]安全比遗憾好.[解释]最好不要去冒险。
25-------Bettersafethansorry
Itisbetternottotakeariskthantotakeariskfoolishly.
26--------Winningisn'teverything
Onemayenjoytheprocessofplayingagamewhetheronewinsornot.Thistraditionalproverbisnowoftenheardintheoppositeform,Winningisn'teverything.It'stheonlything!
28--------Theburnedchildshunsfire
Someoflife'slessonsarelearnedthehardway.Thepersonwhohashadtopayforamistakewillbecarefulnottomakethatmistakeagain.
29--------Thereareotherfishinthesea
Thereareopportunities!
Forexample,thisismaybeusedtoencouragesomeonewhohasjustbrokenoffarelationshipwithasweetheart.
30--------Don'tcountyourchickensbeforetheyarehatched
Donotbecometooconfidentofsuccessbeforeyoucanseethatprogressishappening.
31--------Romewasn'tbuiltinaday
Donotbediscouragedifyourgoalstillseemsfaraway.Onabigproject,successtakestime!
32--------Thereismoreherethanmeetstheeye
Becareful.Peoplearehidingsomethinginordertoprotectthemselvesortakeadvantageofyou
34--------Betruetoyourself
Donotcompromiseyourselforyourbeliefsinordertopleaseotherpeopleorfitinwithasystem.Knowwhoyouare.Letotherpeopleknowwhatyoustandfor.Donotgiveintopressuretoconformortodothingsyoudonotagreewith.
35--------Oncebitten,twiceshy
Thismaybeusedtoexplainthebehaviorofapersonwhoisoverlycautiousaboutsomething.
Thewisepersonmakesmistakesbutdoesnotusuallymakethesamemistaketwice.
36--------Itisn'tovertillthefatladysings
Irefusetoadmitdefeatyet.ThoughrightnowitlookslikeImayfall,thereisstilltimeforthingstochange.(The"fatlady"isaninsultingreferencetoanoperasoloist,operaoftenendwithafemalesolo.)
37--------Toeachhisown
Eachindividualshouldbeallowedtohavehisorherownpreferences.peoplewillnaturallychoosedifferentactivities,goals,life-styles,etc.
38--------Lookingoutfornumberone把个人利益放在第一位
Lookingoutforone'sownpersonalwelfaremorethananythingelse.Thisissometimesusedtocriticizeapersonwhohasabusedortakenadvantageofsomeoneelse,"Allhewasdoingwaslookingoutfornumberone."Oritmaybeusedtodefendhimselforherself,"ThereisnothingwrongwithwhatIdid.Iwasjustlookingoutfornumberone."
39--------Whenthegoinggetstough,thetoughgetgoing.(形势困难,方显硬汉
Whensituationisdifficult,onlythedeterminedpeoplecanhandleit.Theydon'tgiveup!
40--------Timesflieswhenyouarehavingfun
Adayseemsshotwhenitisfullofenjoyablethingsbutitseemslikeaneternityifoneisidleorstuckwithaboringjob.
41--------Ifitfeelsgood,doit
Liveaccordingtoyourdesiresatthemoment.Forgetaboutrules,regulationsorconsequences.Justhavefun.
42--------Liveandletlive
Donotbejudgmental.Donottrytocontrolorpunishotherpeople.Youliveasyoulikeandletothersliveastheylike.
43--------Varietyisthespiceoflife
Varietyiswhatmakeslifepleasureable.Boredomisseenasathreatandmonotonyisthesurestroutetoboredom.
44-------Moneytalks
Wealthhasinfluence.Peoplewhomakebigcontributionstopoliticalcandidatesare"talking"tothecandidatesandexpectingthemtolisten.
45--------AllworkandnoplaymakesJackadullboy
Thisisusedtocriticizesomeonewhotakesworktooseriously.Itaffirmsthatplayisasanessentialpartofhumanlife.
46--------Themorethemerrier多多益善
Thisisawayofwelcomingsomeonetoparticipate.Itmeans,thebiggerthegroup.thebiggertheparty.
Alwaysadaylateandadollarshort
ThesimilartermandphraseinChinesecouldbe:
丢三落四
47-------Abirdinthehandisworthtwointhebush
Athingyoualreadyhaveisworthtwiceasmuchasathingyoumightgetinthefuture.
48---------Youcan'thaveyourcakeandeatittoo
Makeupyourmind.Sometimesonemustchoosebetweentwoverydesirablethings,givinguponethinginordertoenjoytheother.
49---------Thereismorethanonewaytoskinacat照字面的意思是:
要剥一只猫的皮,不是只有一种方法。
换句话说,要想达到相同的目标,是有很多的办法(differentwaysofreachingthesamegoal)。
Anyofseveralmethodsmaybringaboutthedesiredresult.Eachpersonmaychoosethemethodthatbestsuitsher.Ifonemethoddoesnotwork,chooseadifferentoneandtryagain.
50--------SinOneman'smeatisanotherman'spoison
cethesamethingmayaffectdifferentpeopleindifferentways,eachpersonmustchoosethethingsthatwillworkinhisorherparticularcase.
Oneman'smeatisanotherman'spoison.字面上的意思就是"你爱吃的肉可能就是另一个人的毒药"。
其实就相当于咱们平时说的"萝卜青菜,各有所爱";你所钟情的流行音乐,可能就被隔壁邻居视为糟蹋耳朵的噪音。
这时你除了感叹Oneman'smeatisanotherman'spoison.还能说些什么呢?
现在生活好了,肉也不再是什么稀罕的东西,人们吃肉也是要"挑leanmeat(瘦肉),拣fatmeat(肥肉)"。
肉煮得时间短就会比较tender(嫩),煮得时间长,就会比较tough(老)。
saltedmeat(咸肉)可以放很长时间,freshmeat(鲜肉)还是早吃为好。
在湖南和四川,人们喜欢吃smokedmeat(bacon)熏肉。
而strongmeat则是指"难以消化的食品",同时也代表着"难理解的事物"了。
51-------------Lovefindsaway
Loveisconsideredoneofthemostpowerfulanddeterminedforcesintheworld.Twopeopleinlovewill"findaway"togettogether.
52--------Absencemakestheheartgrowfonder
Whenloversareseparated,theymaythinkabouteachotherconstantly.theirlovemaydeepen.所谓小别胜新婚
53---------Outofsight,outofmind
Thisissaidofsomeonenotconsideredimportantorworthyofloyality.Oneforgetsaboutthatpersonassoonasheorsheisoutofsight.有两层意思。
一是,眼不见,心不烦。
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