中国谚语英文翻译.docx

1、中国谚语英文翻译中国谚语英文翻译 A burnt child dreads fire.o=見微知著/一葉知秋s#tX7pA feather shows the way the wind blows.G+s意外之財/一筆橫財Cdx&a financial windfall;急風知勁草J,:3|LA friend in need is a friend indeed.6J;h千里鵝毛yA gift is cheap, but love is dear.0,ObZS錢能通神f6&A golden hammer breaks an iron door.Y,H w小不忍則亂大謀V#m*A handful

2、 of patience is worth more than a bushel of brains.mU-忙中有錯D2uZZA hasty man drinks his tea with his fork.8QXWv少壯不努力,老大徒傷悲ewV+vA lazy youth, a lousy age.# E1y百無一用是書生h4UK2A learned man is an idler who kills time by study.Zo星星之火可以燎原kF|9A new broom sweeps clean.=滾石不生苔F+7,#A rolling stone gathers no moss.

3、:V知恥近乎勇j3d0A sense of shame is the farthest thing from cowardice.dK小洞不補,大洞吃苦9vA stitch in time saves nine.%虎父虎子dA wise goose never laid a tame egg.Jg能者多勞=4Able men are always busy.o四海之內皆兄弟g8All men are brothers.K殊途同歸/條條大路通羅馬B 8HGAll roads lead to Rome.DAx|一瓶不響,半瓶響叮噹zAn empty wagon makes the most noi

4、se.bcy冰凍三尺非一日之寒PhQAn oak is not felled at one stroke.umnx上行下效/:HPAs the old cock crows, the young one learns.yW中国谚语B九牛一毛be a drop in a bucket 年高德邵be an statesman花團錦簇be blanketed with flowers琳朗滿目be eye-catching 淋漓盡致be in great detail; vidly and incisively方興未艾be in the ascendant (福星高照,有旭日東昇之勢)纖毫之細be m

5、inute行雲流水be natural and spontaneous; like floating clouds and flowing water喜優參半be/go through ups and downs紅顏薄命Beauty is a fading flower.秀色可餐Beauty is a feast in itself.色即是空Beauty is but skin-deep.東施效顰Being butcher, dont imitate the piper.雜而不精Better be master of one than Jack-of-all-trades.寧為雞口,不為牛後B

6、etter to reign in hell than serve in Heaven.物以類聚Birds of a feather flock together.血濃於水Blood is thicker than water.恩將仇報Bring up a raven and it will peck out your eyes.中国谚语C蓋棺論定Call no man happy before he is dead.老吾老以及人之老,幼吾幼以及人之幼Charity begins at home.以牙還牙,以眼還眼Claw me and Ill claw thee.平生不做虧心事,半夜敲門心不

7、驚Clear conscience never fears midnight knocking.掛羊頭賣狗肉Cry out wine and sell vinegar.害人反害己 中国谚语D一了白了Death pays all scores.慎謀能斷Deliberate in counsel, prompt in action.棋逢敵手/強中自有強中手Diamond cuts diamond.膽大心細Discretion is the better part of valor.己所不欲,勿施於人Do to others as you would be done by.中国谚语E虎父虎子Eagl

8、es do not breed doves.悖入悖出 虎落平陽被犬欺Even hares pull a lion by the beard when he is dead.智者千慮,必有一失Even Homer sometimes nods.生死有命Every bullet has its billet.天無絕人之路Every cloud has a silver ling.雞犬升天Every dog has its day.後生可畏Every oak has been an acorn.賣瓜說瓜甜Every peddler praises his own needles.人莫不親其親Ever

9、yone knows that he should show respect for his parents.中国谚语F事實勝於雄辯Fact speaks louder than eloquence.望梅止渴/畫餅充飢Fine words butter no parsnips.有備無患Forewarned is forearmed.傻人多福Fortune favors fools.中国谚语G得寸進尺Give him an inch and hell take a mile.樹大招風/人怕出名豬怕肥God tempers the wind to the shorn lamb.有備無患Good w

10、atch prevents misfortune.英雄所見略同Great minds think alike.中国谚语H聊勝於無Half a loaf is better than none.樂極生悲He laughs best who laughs last.吃得苦中苦,方為人上人He that has no cross deserves no crown; No pain, no gain.守株待兔He that waits for chance is never sure of his dinner.欲加之罪何患無詞He that wants to hand a dog is sure

11、to find a rope.虎頭蛇尾He who enters an a whirlwind will depart as an ant.巧言令色鮮矣仁He who gives fair words feeds you with an empty spoon.近朱者赤,近墨者黑He who lies down with dogs will rise with fleas.最獨婦人心Hell hath no Fury like a woman scorned.死有餘辜His life is not worth a years purchase.飢不擇食Hunger finds no fault

12、 with the cookery.中国谚语I 巧婦難為無米之炊If you have no hand, you cant make a fist.一犬吠影,百犬吠聲If you pull one pig by the tail, all the rest squeal.好事不出門,惡事傳千里Ill news travels faster than good.天下烏鴉一般黑In every country dogs bite.人莫不親其親It has never been the case that man doesnt love his parents.回頭是岸It is never too

13、 late to mend.前車之鑑It is well to profit by the folly of others.禍不單行It never rains but it pours.天壤之別Its all Lombard Street to a Chinese orange.有一利必有一弊Its an ill wind that blows nobody any good.天下無難事,只怕有心人Its dogged that does it.十分有看頭Its really eye-catching/ magnificent/ spectacular中国谚语JKL天網恢恢,疏而不漏Just

14、ice has long arms.人在矮簷下,不敢不低頭Kings have long arms.言多必失Least said, soonest mended.門當戶對Let beggars match beggars.別管閒事Let sleeping dogs lie; Mind your own business.事如春夢了無痕Life is like a spring dream that vanishes without a trace.有其父必有其子Like father, like son.滴水穿石Little strokes fell great oaks.家和萬事興Love

15、can turn the cottage into a golden palace.情人眼裡出西施Love is blind.愛屋及烏Love me, love my dog.中国谚语M未雨綢繆Make hay while the sun shines.君子謀道不謀食Man does not live on bread only.謀事在人,成事在天Man proposes, God disposes.積少成多/積腋成裘Many a little makes a mickle.團結就是力量/眾志成城Many hands make light work.同病相憐 金錢萬能Money is ever

16、ything.有錢能使鬼推磨Money makes the mare go.欲速則不達More haste, less speed.雷聲大雨聲小Much cry and ittle wool.中国谚语N人不為己,天誅地滅Near is my shirt, but nearer is my skin.換湯不換藥New wine in an old bottle.有緣千里來相會No distance can sever those whom fate unites.不入虎穴焉得虎子Nothing ventured, nothing gained中国谚语O驚弓之鳥/談虎色變Once bitten b

17、y a snake, a well-rope is a three years terror.過河拆橋Once on shore, one prays no more.善有善報One good turn deserves another.張家之貽或為李家之戚One mans meat may be another mans poison.前人種樹,後人乘涼One soweth and another reapeth.眼不見為淨Out of sight, out of mind.一不做,二不休Over shoes, over boots中国谚语PR因小失大Penny wise and pound

18、 foolish.勤能補拙Practice makes perfect.驕者必敗Pride goes before a fall.寧為玉碎,不為瓦全Rather lose humbly than gain basely.放下屠刀,立地成佛Repentance and confession pave the way for those who wish to be saved.財富無常Riches have wings.大器晚成Rome was not built in a day.有一利必有一弊Roses have throns; Its a long lane that has no ret

19、urn.中国谚语S百聞不如一見Seeing is believing.人窮志短Sharp stomachs make short graces.玉不琢不成器/棒棰下出孝子Spare the rod and spoil the child.大智若愚Still waters run deep.打鐵趁熱Strike while the iron is hot中国谚语T-1百丈高樓平地起Take care of the pence and the pounds will take care of themselves.說曹操,曹操就到Talk of the devil and he is sure t

20、o appear.風馬牛不相及Thats another pair of shoes.情勢逆轉The boot is on the other leg; The shoe is on the other foot.好事多磨The course of true love never did run smooth.捷足先登The early bird catches the worm.傾國傾城The face that lauched a thousand ships.江山易改,本性難移The fox changes his skin but not his habits.兔子不吃窩邊草The f

21、ox preys farthest from his hole.這山遠見那山高The grass on the other side of the fence always looks green.牝雞司晨The gray mare is the better horse.江山易改,本性難移The leopard cannot change his spots.五十步笑百步The pot calls the kettle black.海闊天高The sky is the limit.心有餘而力不足The spirit is willing, but the flesh is weak.風聲鶴唳

22、The thief does fear each bush an officer.成王敗寇The victor is always justified.弱肉強食/優勝劣敗The weakest goes to the wall.行行出狀元There is a senior wrangler in every calling.無風不起浪,事出必有因There is no smoke without fire.哀莫大於心死There is no vulture like despair.光陰似箭Time speeds by like an arrow.中国语言T-2難得一見 相輔相成 (拿出)看家

23、本領to display the creativity千鈞一髮/岌岌可危to hang by a thread飛黃騰達to have a meteoric rise; make rapid advancess in ones career牽動心弦to pull at sb.s heartstrings信誓旦旦to reassure a person; to give a reassurance大海撈針to search for a needle in a pile of hay.一勞永逸to settle a matter once and for all施展拳腳to spread wings

24、得心應手to take it like a duck to water矯枉過正Too far east is west.三個和尚沒水喝Too many cooks spoil the broth.酒後吐真言Truth lies at the bottom of the decanter.三個臭皮匠,勝過一個諸葛亮Two heads are better than one.同行相忌Two of a trade never agree.三個和尚無水喝 中国谚语WY隔牆有耳Walls have ears.入境隨俗When in Rome, do as th Romans do.有志竟成Where there is a will there is a way.留得青山在,不怕沒柴燒Where there is life tere is hope.青黃不接While the grass grows, the steed starves.有錢必有勢Who holds the purse rules the house.狗嘴裡吐不出象牙You cannot make a silk purse out of a sows ear.種瓜得瓜,種豆得豆You must reap what you have sowed