1、英谚与格言感谢旺友哭金的辛勤劳动感谢旺友zifeiqiqi的耐心整理英谚与格言 (1)1、A man is not old as long as he is seeking something. A man is not old until regrets take the place of dreams (J. Barrymore)只要一个人还有追求,他就没有老。直到后悔取代了梦想,一个人才算老。(巴里摩尔) as long as是经常用的连接词,有两个意思。第一种表示既然、由于,同since接近,比如As long as youve offered this sports car, Ill
2、 accept it.既然你要给我这辆跑车,我就接受了。第二种意思表示只要,引导条件状语从句,这种意思较第一种常见,也就是格言中的用法。例如,Ill let her go as long as you give me ten thousand pounds.只要你给我一万英镑,我就放了她。这时,往往可以用provided that替换。Ill let her go provided that you give me ten thousand pounds.但显然,provided that要正式些。这句话中还有一个词组:take the place of,它的意思是代替,这里的the一定不能省
3、略。例如:The computer is taking the place of TV in our lives.再例如: The word replace could take the place of take the place of in the above example.是不是有点糊涂了?在上面的例句中,take the place of也可以用replace代替。2、A good education gives a man a great pull.良好的教育对人是至关重要的。(良好的教育给人很大的好处。) 这句话中的pull有着其特殊的用法。Pull通常情况下都做动词,有拖、拉
4、、牵的意思;但是这里的pull是名词用法,它的意思是influence, informal special influence that gives you some advantage(有利条件,影响力)。这句话说明了一个人的成才除了会受到先天的影响,后天的良好教育也是必不可少的。让我们来看下面一个句子:The name of his family gives him a lot of pull in this town.在这个小镇上,他的姓氏给他带来了不少好处。 3、Take no thought for tomorrow. 莫为明日愁。这句话出自圣经,意谓着未来的事情都由上帝来安排,不必
5、为明天而烦恼。 4、The course of true love never did run smooth. 好事多磨。这句话出自莎士比亚的作品仲夏夜之梦(A Midsummer Night Dream)。直译为真正的爱情往往要经历许多挫折。Course,在这里并不是课程的意思,而是过程,进程,历程的意思。Smooth-free from problems or difficulties,没有问题的,无困难的,顺利的。只在经过艰苦磨难的爱情,才是真正的爱情,也才会让我们更加懂得如何珍惜。 5、Birds of a feather flock together. 物以类聚,人以群分。A fea
6、ther,这里是指具有相同的羽毛。Flock,鸟群,词组a flock of可以解释为一群人,一伙人。比较通俗地来说就是,相同羽毛的鸟类聚集在一起。大家可千万别以为是志同道合,这句话其实通常都用作贬意,有“一丘之貉”之意。所以今后我们在用这个谚语的时候要特别注意。 6、Quality is better than quantity.质胜于量。Quality-the degree to which something is excellent; stand of goodness质,质量;Quantity-the fact of being measurable; amount量,数量。我想大家
7、知道哲学里有这样一句话,只有量的积累,才会有质的飞跃。说明量的积累也是同样很重要的,但是在量的积累的同时,千万别忽视了质量上的要求。 7、A hedge between keeps friendship green.保持距离,友谊常青。Hedge,在这里做名词,解释为树篱,障碍物,也就是用于隔离的东西。在这里教大家另外一个词组,我们平时说的脚踏两条船用英语该如何表达呢?那就是Hedge ones bet,这里的hedge做动词用,意思是在两面下注以防损失。引申一下也就是脚踏两条船。这句话其实就是“君子之交淡如水”这样一层意思。相似的表达句子:Good fences make good neig
8、hbors.8、The only way to differentiate yourself from the competition is through service. 只有服务才能真正使你在竞争中凸显。differentiate使分辨、辨别的意思,常同from和between搭配。例如:I cant differentiate between rose and Chinese rose.我分不清玫瑰和月季。这句话也可以说成I cant differentiate rose from Chinese rose. 但这句名言中differentiate from的意思与这个例句的意思不同,
9、它的意思是使有差别、有特点从而区别于其他。那么这句话就是说在激烈的竞争下,只有优质、有特色的服务才能使企业在众多的竞争对手中显示出自己的不同,在竞争中占有一席之地。参加面试的时候,不妨问问自己“What differentiates me from other candidates for the position? 9、Better an open enemy than a false friend.公开的敌人胜于虚假的朋友。 这句话其中也隐含了另一种意思,那就是我们中国人常说的“明枪易躲,暗箭难防”。Open-actions, feelings, or intentions that ar
10、e not hidden or secret;公开的,在这里做形容词。需注意的是,当open用做形容词时只能位于名词前面,比如说:an open secret一个公开的秘密;False-untrue,假的,虚伪的,不真实的;Better.than,是一个比较句式,意思是比.好。10、Pleasant hours fly fast.美好时光最易逝。 Pleasant:愉快的,美好的;fly:飞逝,这里形容时间过得很快,象这样的用法还有:Time flies. (时光飞逝)。这句谚语告诉我们这样一个道理,快乐的时光在不经意间就会流逝,我们应该好好珍惜每一刻的美好瞬间。11、Joys shared
11、with others are more enjoyed.与人同乐,其乐无穷。 Share with:与.共享;分担。For example:Id like to share the pie with you.我愿与你分享这块馅饼。在平时的生活中我们经常会听到这样的问题:Can you tell me what is a true joy?每当我们听到这样的问题总是会语塞,不知该如何回答。Now we can give true joy a definition: Joys shared with others are more enjoyed.12、Wonders will never ce
12、ase. 奇迹的出现是不会终止的。Wonder, something that makes you feel surprise and admiration;奇迹;奇观;奇事。创造奇迹我们可以说:do wonders or make wonders; for a wonder就是说来奇怪,意想不到的意思。Cease, to stop doing something;停止;终止。The rain has ceased.雨停了。Without cease,就是不停地,不断地。不知大家是否留意过英文新闻里经常出现这样一个词:cease-fire, an agreement to stop fight
13、ing for a period of time, especially so that a more permanent agreement can be made.其实就是停火的意思。This proverb tells us that we should never give up our hope, because wonders will never cease.13、Hitch your wagon to star. 把你的大车套在星星上。/人要志向远大。 这句话意味着人要有远大理想,要立志超脱一切世俗事物。Hitch, to fasten something,在这里解释为被钩住;
14、被栓住;被套住。Hitch.to.就是把.系上,栓上。这个词还有多种解释:(1)a problem that delays something for a short time.故障;障碍。比如说:讨论顺利地结束了。我们可以这样表达:The discussion passed off without a hitch.(2)informal to ask for a free ride from the drivers of passing cars by putting your hat out with your thumb raised.求得免费搭车。免费搭车者我们就说:hitchhike
15、r.Wagon, a strong vehicle with four wheels, used for carrying heavy loads and usually pulled by horse; a large open container pulled by a train, used for carrying goods. (in BrE),是指四轮马车;在英式英语中指(铁路)货车。大家在使用这个谚语的时候需要特别注意一下,虽然这句话含有人要志向远大的意思,但是也有可能是贬义,即:好高骛远。14、I cannot and will not cut my conscience to
16、 fit this years fashions. - Hellman我不能、也不愿毁灭我的良心去迎合时尚。-赫尔曼 conscience means the awareness of a moral or ethical aspect to ones conduct together with the urge to prefer right over wrong,良心就是对鞭策人行善而非作恶的本能行为在伦理或道德上的意识。例如:Let your conscience be your guide.让你的良心指引你。His conscience troubled him after he to
17、ok the money.他拿了钱以后,他的良心使他不安。我们常说的凭良心就是according to ones conscience,问心无愧是have a clear good conscience.关于这个词,有如下习惯用语:A good conscience is a constant feast. (=A good conscience is a soft pillow.)问心无愧,高枕无忧。A guilty conscience is a self-accuser. (=A guilty conscience needs no accuser.)做贼心虚。A quiet consc
18、ience sleeps in thunder.没做亏心事,不怕鬼叫门。get sth. off ones conscience 解除良心上的负担have the conscience (to do; to say sth.)竟厚颜无耻到(做、说.)in all conscience凭良心说,真的,的确,一定make sth. a matter of conscience凭良心对待做某事另外在口语中,我们可以说My conscience!这表示啊呀!嗳!好家伙!(表示惊奇,遗憾等)的意思。这句格言,其实说的就是一种坚韧不屈的性格。15、Dying is as natural as living
19、.生死是自然法则。/生死有命,富贵在天。 Dying,在这里指死亡。Be dying for/to, to have a real wish for/to (informal),(非正式)恨不得马上;巴不得立刻;非常想:Im dying for a cigarette.我恨不得马上有支烟抽。As natural as,和.一样普通,一样正常。As.as表示和.一样,中间必须是形容词的原形。比如:as big as和.一样大; as fast as和.一样快。Living,活着;有生命的。这个词还可以解释为现存的;现行的;在使用着的。A living language活语言。这句谚语告诉我们生与
20、死都是自然规律的一部分。死亡是不可避免的,也是不可怕的。16、The great end of life is not knowledge but action. - Huxley人生的伟大目的不在于知而在于行。-赫胥黎 knowledge: 1. understanding了解,理解例如:A baby has no knowledge of good and evil.小孩儿不解善恶。2. all that a person knows familiarity gained by experience个人的知识,见闻例如:I have only a limited knowledge of
21、computers.我的计算机知识是很有限的。3. everything that is known, organized body of information学问,学识,知识例如:all branches of knowledge各门学问knowledge常用的搭配如下:be common/public knowledge人所共知Its pointless trying to keep your friendship secret-its common knowledge already.你们无所谓将友情保留-其实已尽人皆知了。Come to somebodys knowledge被某人熟
22、悉It has come to our knowledge that you have been cheating the company.我们了解你一直欺骗公司。这句格言,实际是告诉我们做事要实干,仅仅纸上谈兵是不够的。 17、A man without distant care must have near sorrow. 人无远虑必有近忧。 Distant-the amount of space between two places or things,远的,悠远的。举例:A distant relative远房亲戚;distant control遥控;long distance长途电话
23、。Care,通常是照顾;管理;或是小心的意思。比如:Give more care to your spelling.多注意你的拼写。在这里care是指忧虑;烦恼;挂念。我们来看一些例子:be free from all care无忧无虑/Care had aged him.忧虑使他显得苍老了。Sorrow-a feeling of great sadness, usually because someone has died or because something terrible has happened to you,悲伤,悲哀。Convert sorrows into strength
24、 化悲痛为力量。社会竞争日益激烈,人们的压力也越来越大,既有远虑又有近忧的人已不在少数了。还是衷心希望所有的人都能放松心态,舒适地生活。18、Self-distrust is the cause of most of our failures. 我们绝大多数的失败都是因为缺乏自信的缘故。 Distrust - a feeling that you cannot trust someone,不信任,怀疑。Have a distrust of somebody / something,对某人(某事)怀疑。Self-distrust,就是缺乏自信的意思。与之想反的是,self-confidence
25、充满自信。由self-结构组成的词组还有很多,比如:self-dramatizing 自吹自擂的;self-educated 自学的;self-financing 自筹经费;self-glorifying 自命不凡的;等等。Cause,原因。the cause of,是导致.的原因。Failure,是动词fail的名词形式,解释为失败。Failure is the mother of success.失败是成功之母。也可以解释为失败的人;失败的尝试:He is a failure as an artist.他是个失败的艺术家。Fail表示失败或不能;忘记。Dont fail to ring m
26、e up.不要忘记给我打电话。这个谚语就告诉我们在做任何一件事情的时候我们都要充满自信。19、Some people pretend to despise the things they cannot have. - Aesop吃不到葡萄的人说葡萄酸。-伊索 pretend means make pretensions,表示假装,矫作的意思。这里,我们来看一下下列几个词:pretend、feign、assume、affect ,都含假装的意思。pretend指感觉到某事,而在言行上装出是真的,如: pretend not to hear假装没听见。feign指精心装有或装作,如:feign d
27、eafness装聋。assume指装出有某种感情的样子,以掩饰其真正的感情,如:She assumed a look of sorrow.她假装着悲伤的样子。affect指为达到某种效果而假装有某种特征或情感,如:affect a British accent装英国腔。20、The secret of success is constancy of purpose.成功之秘诀乃为目标之有恒。 Secret - something kept hidden or known about by only a few people,秘密;机密。The secret of health 养身秘诀;mak
28、e no secret of something 对某事毫不掩饰。Constancy - the quality of staying the same even though other things change,坚定;坚贞;经久不变。Constancy of purpose目标坚定。Purpose-the thing that an event, process, or activity is supposed to achieve, or the job that something is supposed to do,意图;目的。What is his purpose in comi
29、ng?他来的意图是什么?这个谚语告诉我们确立目标,持之以恒就能成功地将事情完成。 21、Knowledge is a treasure, but practice is the key to it.知识是宝库,而实践是开启这一宝库的钥匙。 这句话也就是我们平常一直在说的:理论知识的掌握必须建立在实践的基础之上。如果没有实践经验,掌握的知识是比较抽象的。Treasure,财富,珍宝的意思。这个词还有另外一种形式treasury,可以解释为国库,金库,也有宝库的意思。那么我们平时一直在说的国库券的英语应该怎么表达呢?短期国库券:treasury bill;中期国库券:treasury note。既
30、然解释为宝库,那么就说明里面的东西都是非常经典的,非常珍贵的,也就可以让我们想到另外一个词集锦的表达方式,也是这个treasury。比如说中国诗歌集锦就是a treasury of Chinese poetry。22、A Jack of all trades is master of none. 样样皆通,样样稀松。/通百艺即无一长。 这里的Jack不是我们平时所指的人名,在这里是泛指无特长技术的人。我想大家都听到过这样一句话:All work and no play makes Jack a dull boy.同样这里的Jack也是泛指。Trade在这里的意思是-a particular j
31、ob, especially one needing special skill with your hands.手艺。这句话的意思其实很简单,就是我们现在比较流行的一个词“三脚猫”啦。看来光会做“三脚猫”还是远远不够的,一定要有自己的某些特长。A good education gives a man a great pull. 木受绳则直,金就砺则利,君子博学而日参省乎己,则知明而行无过矣。荀子劝学篇意思有些相近,荀子的更形象易懂。23、Man can climb to the highest summit, but he cannot dwell there long. (Bernard Shaw)人可以爬到最高峰但却不能在那儿久住。(萧伯纳) 这句格言中有两个词值得学习,一个是summit,另一个是dwell. Summit最基本的意思是顶点、顶端,如:a mountain summit还有能达到的最高水平、程度这样的意思,如:summit of career
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