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1、 1To teach a fish how to swim.孔夫子面前卖文章孔夫子面前卖文章.中国人嘲笑在专家面前卖弄自己的的人是中国人嘲笑在专家面前卖弄自己的的人是班门弄斧班门弄斧,在孔夫子面前卖文章在孔夫子面前卖文章.老外也老外也有这种调侃人的话有这种调侃人的话,而且对象不仅是人而且对象不仅是人,还遍及动物还遍及动物,像像教狗怎样追兔子教狗怎样追兔子,告诉总统白宫在告诉总统白宫在哪里哪里等等.令咱老中们自叹不如令咱老中们自叹不如.不信请看不信请看:Can you teach a dog to chase rabbits?你能教狗追兔子吗你能教狗追兔子吗?Would you show the

2、 President where the White House is?你能告诉总统白宫在那里吗你能告诉总统白宫在那里吗?Do you have to teach the Pope how to pray?你能教教皇怎样祈祷吗你能教教皇怎样祈祷吗?How can you use Chinese maxims in front of Confucius?你怎能在孔夫子面前卖文章你怎能在孔夫子面前卖文章?The sparrow near a school sings the primer.学校边的麻雀会唱歌学校边的麻雀会唱歌:潜潜移默化移默化.所谓所谓近墨者黑近墨者黑,近朱者赤近朱者赤.说明环境造

3、化人的能力说明环境造化人的能力.中国古代有孟母三迁中国古代有孟母三迁,西方人也有西方人也有不少关于这类型的至理真言不少关于这类型的至理真言,多半用以诲诫人们远离邪恶势力的影响范围多半用以诲诫人们远离邪恶势力的影响范围,以免沾染恶习以免沾染恶习.圣圣经经外书经经外书(Apocrypha)上写到上写到:As the wild ass is the lions prey in the wilderess,so the rich cat up the poor.最好还是洁身自爱最好还是洁身自爱,选择善良的友类为伴选择善良的友类为伴,勿与虎狼为伍勿与虎狼为伍.After three years even

4、 the school dog will begin to recite.三年陶冶三年陶冶,连狗也会呤诗颂词连狗也会呤诗颂词 Who keeps company with the wolf will learn to howl.与狼为伍与狼为伍,学狼嚎学狼嚎.Men are known by the company they keep.以其友以其友,知其人知其人.He that touches pitch shall be defiled.近墨者黑近墨者黑,近朱者赤近朱者赤.The rotten apple injures its neighbors.一只烂苹果一只烂苹果,坏了近邻坏了近邻.E

5、ven Homer nods.智者千虑智者千虑,必有一失必有一失.荷马荷马(Homer)大约生于西元前九世纪大约生于西元前九世纪,市希腊最伟大的诗人市希腊最伟大的诗人,以以(Iliad)和和(Odessey)两部史诗流传后世两部史诗流传后世.罗马诗人贺瑞斯罗马诗人贺瑞斯(Horace)曾经对荷马诗作中偶出败笔曾经对荷马诗作中偶出败笔,不尽完善之处不尽完善之处,作如下评论作如下评论:I,too,am indignant when the worthy Homer nods,but in a long work it is allowable to snatch a sleep.(诗才傲人的荷马也

6、打盹诗才傲人的荷马也打盹,我当然愤慨我当然愤慨;不过此长篇力作不过此长篇力作,偶尔打打嗑睡倒是情有可原偶尔打打嗑睡倒是情有可原.:Anybody can make a mistake.每个人都会出错每个人都会出错.To err is human.犯错乃人之常情犯错乃人之常情.No man is infallible.人非圣贤人非圣贤,孰能无过孰能无过?Even a monkey can fall from a tree.连猴子都可能摔到树下连猴子都可能摔到树下.2Born in a barn.没教养没教养.出门在外出门在外,如果凡事不拘小节如果凡事不拘小节,举止轻浮举止轻浮,很容易遭人一句很容

7、易遭人一句:没教养没教养.一个家教良好一个家教良好,行为端庄的行为端庄的人人,比较容易取信别人比较容易取信别人.以为凡事由小看大以为凡事由小看大,这种生活小节更是不可不慎这种生活小节更是不可不慎.特别是要求职应征者特别是要求职应征者.老板很可能密切注意你的一举一动老板很可能密切注意你的一举一动:进出门是否将门顺手轻轻带上进出门是否将门顺手轻轻带上,进门前有无先敲门等等进门前有无先敲门等等.可别因小失大哟可别因小失大哟!To have a ling tail.没教养没教养.A tree is known by its fruit.树因其果而为人知树因其果而为人知,人因其行而被评估人因其行而被评估

8、.First impression are most lasting.第一印象最持久第一印象最持久.Love me,love my dog.爱屋及乌爱屋及乌 在爱得失在爱得失,是无所不包的是无所不包的,无所不容的无所不容的.的作者布鲁尔博士曾写道的作者布鲁尔博士曾写道:If you love me you must put up with my faults,my little ways,or(something)my friends.A rather selfish maxim!(如果你爱我如果你爱我,就得包容我的缺点就得包容我的缺点,我的小家子气我的小家子气,有时也得忍受我的朋友有时也得忍

9、受我的朋友,好一好一句自私的格言句自私的格言!)这就好比子不嫌母丑这就好比子不嫌母丑,狗不嫌家贫一样狗不嫌家贫一样.因此爱是恒久忍耐又有恩慈因此爱是恒久忍耐又有恩慈,爱是不爱是不嫉妒嫉妒.Love me,love my friends.（爱我，请包容我的友人）（爱我，请包容我的友人）Love me,love my family.(爱我爱我,请爱我的家人请爱我的家人.)Love covers many infirmities.(爱情可以掩盖许多缺点爱情可以掩盖许多缺点.)He that loveth me loveth my hound.(爱屋及乌爱屋及乌.)Start off with a b

10、ang and end wth a whimper.虎头蛇尾虎头蛇尾 形容一个人行事时形容一个人行事时,一开始声势浩大一开始声势浩大,颇有颇有力拔山河气盖世力拔山河气盖世之风之风,然而一旦临事然而一旦临事,却落得却落得草草了解的收场草草了解的收场,.我们就说他是我们就说他是Start off with a bang and end with a whimper.(虎头蛇尾虎头蛇尾,雷声大雨点小雷声大雨点小.)举例来说举例来说,当年美国参议员哈特欲竞选美国总统宝座之时当年美国参议员哈特欲竞选美国总统宝座之时,一副雷神万钧的一副雷神万钧的架势架势,后来去卷入了桃色丑闻后来去卷入了桃色丑闻,被迫黯然

11、退出选举被迫黯然退出选举,正可说是这句谚语的最佳写照正可说是这句谚语的最佳写照.The head is of a tiger,the tail is of a snake.Bright beginning,dull finish.Good beginning makes a bad ending.Good to begin well,better to end well.Well begun is half done.3 A:Hows your diet going?B:Well,I cheated a little last Monday and had a banana ice cream

12、 cone.A:Well,cheating one time is not too bad.B:Wednesday,I had a piece of chocolate cake.A:Still.Two times is not terrible.B:However,I had a piece of pie last night.A;Now,that is what I call starting off with a bang and ending with a whimper.To stab someone in the back.暗箭伤人暗箭伤人.暗箭伤人的行为本就难以提防暗箭伤人的行为

13、本就难以提防,若是被自己的朋友从后头捅了一刀若是被自己的朋友从后头捅了一刀,那就更是令人措手不及那就更是令人措手不及,悲愤填膺了悲愤填膺了.凯撒大帝凯撒大帝(Julius Caesar)在罗马元老院里被人谋杀濒死之前在罗马元老院里被人谋杀濒死之前,骇然发现亲信好骇然发现亲信好友布鲁托斯友布鲁托斯(Brutus)竟也是叛徒之一竟也是叛徒之一.惊慌惊慌 之中他喊出了生命中最后一句控诉之中他喊出了生命中最后一句控诉:Brutus,you too!真是道尽了满心的凄楚与无奈真是道尽了满心的凄楚与无奈.#You dont expect a person whom you trust to stab yo

14、u in the back.#Such a vicious lie could be nothing but a stab in the back.#The trusted ax fell on my own foot.#My most trusted ax fell and cut the arch of my foot.#How can you bite the hand that feeds you?A:You look awful.Are you sick?B:Yes,sick at heart.A:Why?What happened?B:I told my friend about

15、a job I was going to apply for.He applied for it himself-and got it.A:Too bad.But youll find another job.B:I dont care about the job.Im upset because Ive been stabbed in the back by a friend.Sweet talk.甜言蜜语甜言蜜语 英语理有一句俗语说英语理有一句俗语说:The bait hides the hook.(鱼饵藏钓鱼饵藏钓)意即每句甜言蜜语的背后意即每句甜言蜜语的背后,必然怀代特殊的用意必然怀代

16、特殊的用意,不外是用以威胁不外是用以威胁,利诱之类利诱之类.soft soap 也是指阿谀馅媚的言辞也是指阿谀馅媚的言辞,和和 sweet talk 同义同义.如果要专指情侣之间的甜言蜜语如果要专指情侣之间的甜言蜜语,绵绵情话绵绵情话,则需用则需用 sweet nothings 一词来加以形容一词来加以形容 4了了.#She was accustomed to flattery and elaborate sweet talk.#He sweet-talked his sister into helping him with his homework.#It is obvious he uses soft soap to get his own way.#The sweet nothing that men whisper into my ear dont mean a thing to me.#He that speakers me fair and loves me not,Ill treat him fair and trust him not.A:Hi,you look rea