第一篇：习语谚语
以下中英对照的例子都是各自常用的通俗用语,既切合原意,又符合中英文各自的表达习惯。
任人唯贤 Meritocracy : Rule by persons chosen not because of birth or wealth , but for their superior talents or intellect;a social system formed on such a basis.任人唯亲 Nepotism
第二职 业 Moonlighting(working at a secondary job)
明升暗降 Kick up stairs
大材小用 To be underemployed
编制不足 To be understaffed
超编 To be overstaffed
事后诸葛亮 Monday morning quarterback
人材外流 Brain drain
献计献策(港 称 : 头脑风暴)brainstorming(a method of solving problems in which everyone suggests ideas which are then discussed).A brainstorming session
智囊团 Brain trust
发明创造 Brainchild(The project was the brainchild of Davidson.)
满腹牢骚 A bellyful of complaints
经验教训 Pains and gains(instead of experiences and lessons)
小道消息 Learn through the grapevine
有其父必有其子 Like father , like son.家丑不可外扬 Don ’t wash dirty linen in the public.喧宾夺主 Steal the limelight
雪上加霜 Add insult to injury
智勇双全 A combination of guts and brains
我说了算 The buck stop s here.(Truman’s saying)
心有余而力不足 Mind is willing , flesh is weak.一刀切 One size fits all.过犹不及 More is less.中英文相似的谚语和格言(Idioms and proverbs):
有志者 ,事竟成。There is a will ,there is a way.谋事在人 , 成事在天。Man proposes , God disposes.入乡随俗。When in Rome , do as the Romans do.患难见真知。A friend in need is a friend indeed.本性难移。Old habits die hard
酒后吐真言。There is truth in Wine.欲速则不达。More haste , less speed.Haste makes waste.旁观者清。Lookers on see most of the game.骄兵必败。Pride goes before a fall.一旦被蛇咬,十年怕井绳。Once bitten , twice shy.千里之行,始于足下。The longest journey begins with a single step.或 A journey of thousand miles begins with a single step.柳暗花明又一村。When one door shuts , another opens.or Every cloud has a silver lining.一个和尚挑水吃 ,两个和尚抬水吃 ,三个和尚无水吃。
Every body’s business is nobody’s business.勿以恶小而为之。It is a sin to steal a pin.玩火者必自焚。If you play with fire , you get burnt.无风不起浪。There is no smoke without fire.君子报仇,十年未晚。Revenge is a dish that could be eaten cold.欲加之罪,何患无辞? It ’s always easy to find
1.与动物有关的成语或谚语英汉不尽相同
1)他壮得像头牛。He is as strong as a horse.(牛—马)
2)她胆小如鼠。She is as timid as a hare.(鼠—兔)
3)养虎遗患： Warm a snake in one's bosom.(虎—蛇)
4)瓮中之鳖： Like a rat in a hole.(鳖—鼠)
5)害群之马： Black sheep.(马—羊)
6)对牛弹琴： Cast pearls before swine.(牛—猪)
7)落汤鸡/落水狗：Like a drowned mouse.(鸡/狗—鼠)
8)热锅上的蚂蚁： Like a cat on hot bricks.(蚂蚁—猫)
9)宁为鸡头，毋为牛后： Better be the head of a dog than the tail of a lion.(鸡—狗，牛—狮)
由此可见，中国成语中的动物在英语成语中已不属于同一动物了。
2.与颜色有关的成语或谚语英汉也不尽相同
在颜色的作用上，有相同点。比如，红色(red)，无论是在英语国家，还是在中国，往往都与庆祝活动和喜庆日子有关。如中国有“开门红”，代表着好运气。英语有“red-letter days”(纪念日，喜庆日)等。但更多的还是有不同点，而且两种语言在颜色的意义上也有区别。如“黄色”(yellow)，在西方黄色表示懦弱，胆小，不敢面对现实。而在中国，黄色是帝王的象征。只有皇帝才配着黄色。再如“蓝色”(blue)，在英语中通常表示不快活，心情不好。如：
1)He is blue today because his father is ill.他今天心情不好，因为他父亲病了。
而在中国，“蓝色”仅仅表示颜色而已，似乎没有不快活的意思。再如：
2)He has a green thumb.他擅长园艺工作。(不是“他有一个绿色的大拇指”。)
其他颜色词语也发生了改变。如：
black tea 红茶(不是“黑茶”)
brown sugar 红糖(不是“棕色”糖)
green-eyed 红眼病(不是“绿眼病”)
blue films 黄色电影(不是“yellow films”)
purple with anger 脸色铁青(不是“脸色发紫”)
black and blue 青一块，紫一块(不是“黑一块，蓝一块”)
另外，在英语中，有些颜色词已经失去了原意。如：
black art 巫术(不是“黑色的艺术”)
black cattle 肉牛(不是“黑牛”)
black mail 勒索行为(不是“黑色邮件”)
black-letter day 不吉利的日子
red hand 血手(不是“红手”)
white hair boy 宠儿(不是“白发童”)
white lie 善意的谎言(不是“白色的谎言”)
white day 吉利之日(不是“白色的日子”)
3.与数字有关的成语或谚语英汉也不尽相同
以数词表达的成语、谚语在英汉两种语言中似乎也不少。但数字往往不是对等的。例如：Before his marriage, his room was often at sixes and sevens.结婚前，他的房间总是乱七八糟的。(不是“乱六乱七”)
She is a beautiful girl in a thousand.她是一个百里挑一的美丽姑娘。(不是“千里挑一”)
Why do you always come at the eleventh hour and keep everyone waiting for you? 为什么总是姗姗来迟，让大家等你？(不是“第11点钟”)
His father is a three-bottle man.他父亲是一个大“酒桶”。(不是“3瓶酒”)
其他的例子还有：
半斤八两：six of one and half a dozen of the other
十月怀胎：a woman in the sixth month
十有八九：ten to one
可见，成语、谚语中的数字都有所改变。
4.有些成语或谚语英汉没有对应形式
山中无老虎，猴子称霸王。Among the blind people, the one-eyed man is the king.鸡窝里飞出金凤凰。Even a black lays a white egg.新官上任三把火。A new broom sweeps clean.人不可貌相。You can't judge a tree by its bark.见风使舵。See which way the cat jumps.倾盆大雨。It rains cats and dogs.一贫如洗(穷光蛋)Poor like a church mouse.度日如年 donkey years
班门弄斧。Never offer to teach fish to swim.三伏天 dog days 成语、谚语、习语是语言不可分割的重要组成部分，是语言中的精华，具有极其丰富的文化底蕴。中西方在不同的文化背景下，民族传统、生活方式以及思维方式等都有着诸多差异，这些文化差异导致了中西方各自成语、谚语、习语的形成、使用与发展。英汉成语、谚语、习语分别记录了不同民族的历史，反映了不同民族的经济生活，透视了不同民族的文化心态，思维方式。
中西方成语、谚语、习语，在人生观、宇宙观、价值观方面的差异
中国文化强调天人和谐，对立统一，顺乎自然，顺应自然的特征。汉语成语、习语、谚语中出现了许多对立统一，相互依存，相辅相成的例子。如乐极生悲，指欢乐到了极点，将转而发生悲伤之事；否极泰来，描写事物发展到了极点就会转化为它的对立面；分久必合，合久必分（谚语）；失败乃成功之母（谚语）等。
由于英国是个岛国，它地处海滨，由近海的各岛屿组成，形成了最早的求变、好动、好奇的外倾性商业城市文化。这种文化注重思辨理性，认为思辨理性的东西是最真实、最完善、最美好的。强调的是物质与精神的对立。注重空间的扩展与向外征服，形成了征服自然，驱使天地的文化观。
地理环境对成语、谚语、习语的影响
中国是个内陆国家，千百年来以农业为主，人与土地有着不可分割的联系。因此也产生了许多与农耕有关的成语、谚语、习语，如：五谷丰登，瓜熟蒂落，良莠不齐，揠苗助长，春华秋实，根深蒂固，沧海桑田，十年树木，百年树人，依葫芦画瓢等等。
英国是个岛国，为了生存，不得不与气候恶劣的海洋环境抗争。在征服自然的过程中，形成了许多源于航海或与海洋有关的成语、谚语、习语，如：weather（ride out）the storm安然度过了风暴；know（learn）the rope 熟悉内幕（一个有经验的水手熟悉船上所有用来挂帆的绳子）。不同文化对于动、植物有关的成语、谚语、习语的影响
中国人喜欢称自己是龙的传人，龙在古代是汉民族的图腾物，是神的化身。古时候皇帝称自己是真龙天子，民间有赛龙舟、舞龙狮等活动。因此关于龙的成语也有许多，如：龙飞凤舞，龙腾虎跃，龙凤呈祥，龙行虎步，望子成龙，龙争虎斗，车水马龙，群龙无首，龙蟠虎踞。西方人则认为龙是邪恶凶残有鳞的怪兽。
西方人特别喜欢宠物，而狗与猫是西方人在有关动物的成语中，出现频率比较多的，如：cat and dog life 经常吵闹的生活；dress like a dog′s dinner 穿着极其讲究；loveme，love my dog 爱屋及乌（爱我就爱我的狗）。中国人也喜欢狗，但狗在汉成语中往往是贬义的，如：狗血喷头、狗仗人势、狗尾续貂、狗急跳墙、狗拿耗子、狐群狗党等。
文化对英汉颜色成语的影响
不同的民族对色彩的喜好是不同的，这些喜好对成语、谚语、习语有许多影响。在中国历史上明黄色是中华民族的代表颜色。它象征神圣、皇权、尊严、庄严。古时只有皇亲国戚才能穿明黄色的衣服。成语也就有黄袍加身、黄金时代、黄粱一梦。在西方文化中紫色是尊严、权力的象征。皇帝登上宝座是raised to the purple。生于王室born in the purple。红色也是汉民族喜欢的颜色，新娘结婚时都喜欢穿红色，节庆日挂红灯，党旗、国旗也是红色，成语有红装素裹、红颜知己等。而西方文化中视红色为不祥之兆，如果看到红色，那就意味着有危险。
喻体、喻义相似的英汉成语、谚语、习语
burn one′s boat 破釜沉舟，出自古罗马凯撒大帝出征作战时为了使士兵下定决心，决一死战，使士兵无退路，烧毁战船。汉语的破釜沉舟，出自楚霸王项羽，渡过河时，破釜沉舟，两句成语喻义和构词上相似。在英汉文化上相似，像这样的成语、谚语还有许多：add fuel to the flames 火上加油； as light as a feather 轻如鸿毛；A rat crossing the street is chased by all（谚语）老鼠过街人人喊打。
喻义相同，喻体不同的英汉成语、谚语例1.a rat in a hole 瓮中之鳖（洞中之鼠）；2.like a cat on hot bricks 像热锅上的蚂蚁（像热砖上的猫）；3.tread upon eggs 如履薄冰（踩在鸡蛋上）。
英汉成语、谚语喻体、喻义的融合
有些英汉成语，谚语表达两种语言完全一致，这是由于一种语言从另一种语言中借用了它的成语、谚语、习语。时间久了就产生了语言的融合现象。例1.以牙还牙，a tooth for a tooth（出自英语）；2.披着羊皮的狼，a wolf in sheep′s clothing（出自英语）；3.paper tiger 纸老虎（出自汉语）；4.lose one′s face 丢面子（出自汉语）。
喻体相同，喻义不同
生活在不同文化氛围中的人，可能对同一物体有着不同的感受。例1.pull sb′s leg 和人开玩笑，愚弄某人，从字面看是拉后脚，但实际意义完全不同；2.a big fish in a small pond 林无鸟，雀为王，如果理解为小塘容不下大鱼就错了。
源自宗教的成语、习语、谚语
西方国家许多人都信仰基督教，《圣经》是他们的必读之书《圣经》中的典故、比喻和寓言却广泛的为世人所接受。由《圣经》而产生的谚语、习语、成语也成为妇孺皆知的日常用语。例1.olive branch 橄榄枝（和平的象征），2.scapegoat 替罪羊3.eye for eye, tooth for tooth 以牙还牙，以眼还眼（谚语）......中国也有许多与佛教、道教等宗教有关的成语、谚语、习语。例1.“现身说法”原系佛教用恶从善的话。3.“五体投地”，指得是两手，两膝和头一起着地。这是佛教最恭敬的行礼仪语。现表示以亲身经历和体验说明一种道理。2.“放下屠刀，立地成佛”，这原是佛教改式，比喻佩服到了极点。
源自神话与传说的成语、习语、谚语
神话是古代人们对于自然现象和社会生活原始理解的故事与传说，他们运用各种想象把自然力形象化、人格化。反映出古代人渴望战胜自然，征服自然的决心。古希腊、古罗马时期的神话，对英语的成语、谚语、习语都有很大影响。中国的古代神话形成的成语、习语、谚语更是不胜枚举。例1.Pandora′s Box潘多拉之盒（灾难、麻烦、祸害之源），出自希腊神话。2.Achilles Heel唯一的致命弱点，出自荷马史诗《伊利亚特》。3.开天辟地，出自中国古代神话，传说天地是盘古开辟而成。后来表示从未有过，是有史以来第一次。4.精卫填海，出自《山海经·北山经》古代神话，比喻不达目的誓不罢休。
源自寓言故事
英汉成语、谚语、习语中有许多寓言，它们生动有趣，寓意深刻。例1.a wolf in sheep′s clothing披着羊皮的狼（危险人物，貌善心毒的人），出自《伊索寓言》。2.Sour Grapes酸葡萄（把得不到的东西，说成是不好的，聊以自慰）出自《伊索寓言》。3.狐假虎威（仗别人的势力欺压人）出自《战国策、楚策》。
源自历史事件和历史故事
如1.meet One′s Waterloo 一败涂地，此成语出自1815年的“滑铁卢”之战。2.项庄舞剑，意在沛公，出自《史记》。源自文学名著。如1.鞠躬尽瘁，死而后已；出自《三国志》。2.水落石出；出自苏东坡的《后赤壁赋》。3.hosit with one′sown搬起石头砸自己的脚；出自莎士比亚的《哈姆雷特》。4.Homer sometimes nods 智者千虑，必有一失，出自罗马诗人兼讽刺文学家贺拉斯，在《论诗》中的一句话：sometimes even the good Homer falls asleep 伟人有时候也会出错，等等。四字谚语
勇者事成。Fortune favors the brave.后悔无益。It is no use crying over spilt milk.学无止境。Live and learn.捷足先得。The early bird catches the worm.不进则退。Not to advance is to go back.一举两得。Kill two birds with one stone.无劳无获。No pains, no gains.苦尽甘来。No sweet without sweat.善有善报。A good turn deserves another.眼见为实。Seeing is believing.殊途同归。All roads lead to Rome.天道酬勤。Hard work pays out.时不我待。Time and tide wait for no one.言行一致。Practise what you preach.捷足先登。The early bird catches the worn.好事多磨。Good things never come easy.六字谚语
一心不可两用。If you run after two hares you will catch neither.眼不见，心不想。Out of sight, out of mind.[万用句型]
一切称心如意。Everything in the garden is lovely.有志者事竟成。Where there is a will, there is a way.不浪费，不愁缺。Waste not, want not.事实胜于雄辩。Actions speak louder than words.彼一时，此一时。It is different now from then.八字谚语
人人为我，我为人人。One for all, all for one.不冒风险，不能成功。Nothing ventured, nothing gained.一分耕耘，一分收获。You reap what you sow.勤劳是成功的根本。Diligence is the parent of success.千里之行始于足下。A journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step.失之毫厘，谬以千里。One false step will make a great difference.百艺不如一艺精。Better be master of one than a Jack of all trades.冰冻三尺，非一日之寒。A tree will not fall at one blow.罗马非一日建成。Rome was not built in one day.二、影响英语谚语翻译的因素
1.地理环境
谚语的产生与人们生活和劳动的地理环境息息相关。英国是一个岛国，位于欧洲西部大西洋中的不列颠诸岛上，南面有英吉利海峡，多拂尔海峡，东面隔北海，历史上航海业曾一度领先世界，因此留下了许多和捕渔业有关的谚语。
Never offer to teach fish to swim.不要教鱼儿游泳。这条谚语的比喻意义是“不要在行人面前卖弄自己”。相当于汉语谚语“不要班们弄斧”。
All is fish that comes to his net.（进到网里的都是鱼）这条谚语的比喻意义是“任何有用的东西或有好处的事都来者不拒”，含有贬义。
The best fish swim near the bottom.（好鱼居水底）比喻“有价值的东西不会轻易得到”。
2.历史背景 社会历史的发展对语言的影响是巨大的。在历史的进程中，谚语好比一面镜子，能清楚地反映其历史的变迁。
公元前55年的夏天，古罗马统帅恺撒来到不列颠岛，第二年在不列颠岛东南部站稳了脚跟，而英国历史上真正的“罗马人的征服”（Roman Conquest）是在公元43年开始的。从此罗马人占领不列颠400年之久，罗马文化与风格习惯渗入不列颠。直到今天，仍然流传着有关罗马的英语谚语。例如： Do in Rome as the Romans do.在罗马就要过罗马人的生活。（喻：入乡随俗。）Rome was not built in a day.罗马不是一天建成的。（喻：伟业非一日之功。）All roads lead to Rome.条条道路通罗马。（喻：殊途同归。）这三条谚语足以反映出“罗马人的征服”（Roman Conquest）对英语谚语的影响，足以反映出罗马帝国昔日的辉煌。3.风俗习惯 风俗习惯是一个地区的人的生活方式，涉及生活的各个地域。谚语更是与风俗习惯紧密相关，英语谚语的翻译离不开对英美风俗习惯的了解。英汉习俗差异是多方面的，最典型的莫过于在对狗态度上。中国人一般厌恶鄙视这种动物，常常用狗来形容和比喻坏人坏事，含有贬义：狐朋狗党、狗急跳墙、狼心狗肺、狗腿子等，还有谚语像：好狗不挡道；狗嘴里吐不出象牙来；狗拿耗子，多管闲事；狗掀门帘全凭一张嘴；狗眼看人低。但英美国家大都认为狗是忠实可靠的朋友，“狗”经常用来比喻人的生活。Every dog has his own day.（每只狗都有他的好时光。）这条谚语比喻“人人都有得意的一天。” An old dog barks not in rain.（老狗不乱吠。）这条谚语比喻“老年人做事有经验。” Dog does not eat dog.（狗不吃狗。）这条谚语比喻“一个人不应该攻击或伤害同伙，或赚他的钱。”与这条英语习语相近的汉语有：“同室不操戈，同类不相残。” Love me, love my dog.（喜欢我，也要喜欢我的狗。）这条谚语的比喻意思是：任何希望与我保持友谊的人，都必须接受和容忍所有属于我的东西。我的个人爱好和我的观点意见。同这条谚语相近的汉语习语有“爱屋及乌”。4.宗教信仰
宗教是谚语的重要来源之一。中国信奉的是佛教，道教，儒教等，所以有许多与此相关的谚语，例如，不修今世修来世、善有善报，恶有恶报、物极必反，否极泰来、福兮祸所伏，祸兮福所倚等。而在西方很多国家，尤其是英美国家主要的宗教信仰是基督教，所以英语谚语很多是和基督教有关的。例如，Man proposes, God disposes.谋事在人，成事在天。God helps those who help themselves.自助者天助之。
在基督教中，上帝是唯一的，至高无上的神，相当于中国人的“天”。除了“上帝”，“十字架”也是基督教的重要象征之一。与基督教有关的英语谚语中，不少涉及到“十字架”。例如，Every man must carry his own cross.（每个人必须背他自己的十字架。）这条谚语来自《圣经》，cross（十字架）是耶稣走向死亡之地所带的十字架，钉上十字架而死。cross一词就有了“苦难”的转义。这条谚语的意思是，人人都要忍受生活中的苦难，承担自己的生活负担。不怕慢，只怕站。Do not fear going slow, only fear standing still.化干戈为玉帛。beat swords into ploughs 欲穷千里目，更上一层楼。We widen our views 3 hundred miles by ascending one flight of stairs.会当凌绝顶，一览众山小。
When reaching the great peak(of Mount Tai), we hold all mountains in a single glance.结交一言重，相期千里至。
Friends are as good as their words, they travel a thousand li to keep a rendezvous.桃李不言，下自成蹊。Peaches and plums do not have to talk, the world beats a path to them.君子敏于行而讷于言。The gentlemen are speedy as a worker and cautious as a speaker.实事求是。Seek truth from the facts.不到黄河心不死。Until all is over ambition never dies./ Never say die.雄关漫道真如铁，而今迈步从头越。The strong pass of the enemy is like a wall of iron, yet with firm strides, we are conquering its summit 路曼曼其修远兮，吾将上下而求索
My way ahead is long;I see no ending;yet high and low I'll search with my will unbending.安不忘危，治不忘乱 In security, we should never forget the dangers and in times of peace, we should always beware of the potential for chaos.海不辞水，故能成其大 The ocean never turns away streams, so it becomes wide and deep 山不辞土石，故能成其高
The mountain never turns away stones, so it becomes towering and strong.同舟共济 Help one another, for we are all in the same boat.天有不测风云，人有旦夕祸福 Like Weather, one's fortune may change by the evening.治大国如烹小鲜 Running a large country is like cooking a small fish.先天下之忧而忧，后天下之乐而乐
To worry before the common people worries;to enjoy only after the people can enjoy.春愁难遣强看山，往事惊心泪欲潸。四百万人同一哭，去年今日割台湾。
On such a nice spring day, my heart was so heavy with sadness.So I went out sightseeing in the mountain, however, my mind always went back to this day last year when 4 million peopleon Taiwan cried the same tears of sorrow as Taiwan was ceded.原乡人的血，必须流返原乡，才会停止沸腾
Only when the blood of the native son flows back to his native place will it stop boiling.已所不欲，勿施于人 What you do not wish upon yourself, extend not to others.有德者，必有言，有言者，不必有德。
People with virtue must speak out;People who speak are not all virtuous.不耻下问 Never hesitate to ask a lesser person.知之为知之，不知为不知，是知也 What you know, you know, what you don't know, you don't know.This is knowledge./ True knowledge is when one knows the limitations of one's knowledge.自求多福/天助自助者 He who depends on himself will attain the greatest happiness 天下为公 Justice for all in the World 自相矛盾 Self Contradiction!有朋自远方来，不亦乐乎。人不知而不愠，不亦君子乎。When friends gather round from afar do we not rejoice? Whom lack of fame cannot vex is not he a gentleman? 力拔山兮气盖世 With strength to lift mountains and spirit to take on the world 四海为家
Make my home everywhere within the four seas / The world is my home /(The world is my oyster)吾生也有涯，而知也无涯 Life is finite, while knowledge is infinite.人生自古谁无死，留取丹心照汗青。
Since the dawn of time every one will die, let the history books note my death with loyalty at heart.四海之内皆兄弟也 All men are brothers 国家兴亡，匹夫有责 Rise and fall of a nation rests with every one of its citizens 老马识途 Old horse knows the way 掩耳盗铃 Like burying one's head in the sand /(self-deceit)不管黑猫还是白猫，能抓到老鼠就是好猫。Black cat or white cat: If it can catch mice, it's a good cat 不出户，知天下。Without going outside, you may know the whole world!人之初，性本善 Every child born has innate goodness.一见钟情 Love at first sight 孟母三迁 Mencius' mother moves her home three times to better her son's education 不自由，勿宁死。Give me liberty, or give me death!百闻不如一见 Seeing it once is better than being told 100 times./A picture is worth ten thousand works.Those who live in glass houses should not throw stones.己所不欲，勿施于人。
The glow of the setting sun is splendid.Pity is that the dusk fast approaching.夕阳无限好，只是近黄昏。
Achievement is founded on deligence and wasted upon recklessness.业精于勤，荒于嬉。
If you live with a lame person, you will learn to limp.近朱者赤，近墨者黑。
The soldier faces the powder while the beauty powders the face.战士军前半死生，美人帐下犹歌舞。
A sparrow cannot understand the ambition of a swan.燕雀安知鸿鹄之志哉？
A journey of a thousand miles must begin with a single step.千里之行，始于足下。
The moon may be bright or dim, she may wax or wane.人有悲欢离合，月有阴晴圆缺。
The poor starve while the rich feast.朱门酒肉臭，路有冻死骨。
Misfortune might be a blessing in disguise.塞翁失马，焉知非福？
The same knife cuts bread and fingers.Old habits die hard.江山易改，本性难移。
Tomorrow never comes.明日复明日，明日何其多。
There is no one but makes errors.人非圣贤，孰能无过。
Nothing is impossible to a waiting mind.世上无难事，只怕有心人。
Where there is life, there is hope.留得青山在，不怕没柴烧。
Opportunity knocks only once.机不可失，时不再来。
A fall into the pit, a gain in your wit.吃一堑，长一智。
Look before you leap.三思而后行。
Losers are always in the wrong.胜者为王，败者寇。
Bitter pills may have wholesome effects.良药苦口利于病，忠言逆耳利于行。
As we sow, so shall we reap.种瓜得瓜，种豆得豆。
A hedge between keeps friendship green.君子之交淡如水。
The pot calls the kettles black.五十步笑百步。
The same knife cuts bread and fingers.水能载舟，亦能覆舟。
Late fruit keeps well.大器晚成。
Many families have skeletons in the closet.家家有本难念的经。
Chance favors only the prepared mind.机会属于有准备的人。
Everybody’s business is nobody’s business.三个和尚没水喝。
All good things must come to an end.天下没有不散的筵席。
第二篇：习语及谚语总结：
习语及谚语总结：
1.Practice makes perfect.(熟能生巧)
2.Nothing is difficult if you put you whole heart into it.（世上无难事只怕有心人）
3.Rome was not built in a day.（罗马非一日建成）
4.Where there is a will, there is a way.（有志者事竟成）
5.God helps those who help themselves.（天助者自助之/天道酬勤）
6.Keep up with the times.（与时俱进）
7.Don’t trouble trouble before trouble troubles you.（麻烦找你前别自找麻烦）
8.I am what I do.（我就是我自己。——李泽锴）
9.No pain, no gain.（没有付出就没有回报）
10.A big fish in a small pond/pool.11.Where there is life, there is hope.（有生命的地方就有希望）Where there is dream, there is miracle.（有
梦就有奇迹）
12.Out of sight, out of mind.（眼不见，心为静）
13.Facts speak louder than words.（事实胜于雄辩）
14.It’s difficult to cater all tastes.（众口难调）
15.Time and tide wait for no man.（岁月不饶人）
16.Never judge people by their appearance.（不要以貌取人）
17.The cloth makes the man.（人靠衣装）
18.The longest day must have an end.（天下无不散之筵席）
19.Constant dropping wears the stone.（滴水穿石）
20.Knowledge is power.（知识就是力量）
21.Failure teaches success.（失败乃成功之母）
22.When in Rome, do as the Romans do.（入乡随俗）
23.Never put off until tomorrow what can be done today.（今日事今日毕）
24.Handsome is as handsome does.（行为漂亮才是真漂亮）
25.Kill two birds with one stone.（一石二鸟/一箭双雕/一举两得）
26.An eye for an eye, a tooth for a tooth.（以眼还眼，以牙还牙）
27.Seeing is believing.（眼见为实）
28.What they see over what they hear.（眼见为实，耳听为虚或眼见胜过耳听）
29.Being honest is a good virtue.（诚实是一种美德）
30.Imagination is more important than knowledge.（想象重于知识）
31.A friend in need is a friend indeed.（患难见真情）
32.Health is wealth.（健康就是财富）
33.Long time no see.（好久不见）
34.Don’t count your chicken before they’re hatched.（别太乐观）
35.Enjoy life, enjoy knowledge.（享受生活，享受知识）
36.There is no such thing as free meals.（天下没有免费的午餐）
37.There is no end to learning.（学无止境）
38.A bird in the hand is worth two in the wood/bush.（一鸟在手胜过两鸟在林）
39.Share sorrow and happiness.（同甘共苦）
40.Opportunities are only for the prepared minds.（机遇只垂青于那些有准备的人）
41.A good impression is half done.（好的印象是成功的一半）
42.A good beginning is half done.（好的开始是成功的一半）
43.Easier said than done.（说比做容易）44.Existing beauty is best.（存在美才是真的美）45.A contented mind is a perpetual feast.（知足常乐）46.All that glitters is not gold.（发光的未必都是金子）
47.The basic rule of physical and mental health is to keep smiling.（养生之道在于微笑）48.Don’t beat around the bush.（别卖关子）49.It never rains but it pours.50.Great minds think alike.（英雄所见略同）51.Take things as they come.52.Blood is thicker than water.(血浓于水)
53.Truth is beauty, beauty is truth.（真即是美，美即是真）54.As you sow, so will you reap.（种瓜得瓜，种豆得豆）55.God bless you.（上帝保佑你）
56.I should have thought twice.(三思而后行)57.A good dog deserves a good bone.（好人有好报）58.Just take it easy.（放松，别紧张）
59.Early to rise and early to bed makes a man healthy.（早睡早起身体好）60.All roads lead to Rose.(条条大路通罗马)
61.Don’t sleep as long as you want.（不要想睡多久就睡多久）62.As intimidate as a rabbit.（胆小如鼠）
听力中的短语和词组：
1.brightadj.聪明的，明亮的，晴朗的 2.eventn.事件 3.4.5.6.7.8.9.course of action行动的过程 tapn.开发/水龙头 essential = nessary = important keep eye on看管好 EXPRESS快递
racial /sex/social discrimination种族/性别/社会歧视
heart and soul = whole being全身心 10.heating暖气
11.Spring and Autumn Period.春秋时期 12.kidnap绑架hijack劫机 13.in the distance在远方14.run up to sb.追赶某人 15.workshop工作间/车间 16.summit高峰 17.on the cheek
18.at a loss = stare into space茫然不知所措 19.be expected to do期待 20.middle and low income中低收入 21.account for占据/解释
22.spare time业余时间 23.blow up大发雷霆
24.think = insist = hold /maintain/argue that= regard 25.rebel反抗 26.carefree无忧无虑
27.charge……with控告/指责某人
accuse……of blame……for
28.join……with……把……与……揉合在一起 29.Achilles’ heal阿卡硫斯的脚后跟——致命的弱点
30.Oedipus Complex奥狄浦斯情结——恋母
情结
31.Apple of discord引起争议的苹果 32.Trojon war特罗伊战争 33.iron out = remove sth by discussion 34.partime兼职
35.get over = overcome克服36.be second in importance次要 37.self – satisfaction自我满足
38.in one’s spare time在某人的业余时间
39.on some occasions在某些情况下40.make it to = arrive in time及时 41.kill one’s time打发时间 42.stay up late熬夜 46.on the whole总体上而言 47.comfortable oneself48.job fair = job interview招聘会
43.leave for请假 44.in silence沉寂 45.take it hard难以接受
49.at a surprising rate以惊人的速度 50.dig down深入挖掘 51.a course of action行动的过程
第三篇：常见英语谚语习语
英语谚语和习语
1.look on with folded arms 袖手旁观 2.call white black 颠倒黑白 3.speak like a book 咬文嚼字
4.make a noise in a world 名噪一时
5.an old head on your shoulders 少年老成 6.take to one's heels 逃之夭夭 7.in a class by itself 独一无二
8.do in Rome as Rome does 入乡随俗
9.be wet behind the ears /smell of the baby
乳臭未干 10.not a feather to fly with 一贫如洗 11.give sb.a piece of one's mind 直言不讳 12.Many a little makes a mickle.积少成多
13.No one wise at all times.智者千虑，必有一失 14.Pride goes before a fall.骄者必败 15.Practice makes perfect.熟能生巧 16.No pains,no gains.不劳无获
17.It's never too late to learn.活到老，学到老 18.One today is worth two tomorrow.一个今天等于两个明天。
19.No one can do two things at once.一心不可二用。
20.There is no friend so faithful as a good book.好书胜好友。
21.Knowledge is power.知识就是力量。22.Something attempted,something done.有所尝试，就有所作为。23.Never judge from appearance.不要以貌取人。
24.To choose time is to save time.选择时间就是节省时间。
25.Time is a bird forever on wing.时间就是一只永远飞翔的鸟。26.take trouble 吃苦
27.be at the pains of learning 刻苦学习28.be in pain 在痛苦中
29.dream away one's life 虚度一生
30.live on the fat of the land 过奢侈的生活 31.have a thin /good time 过的不舒坦 32.a rich joke 逗人的笑话 33.look hard at 死盯着 34.work on the land 务农
35.pull oneself together 振奋精神 36.have the pull of sb.胜过某人 37.keep cool 保持镇静
38.out of question 毫无疑问 39.cry up 夸张
40.cry for the moon 想要上天 41.make believe 假装 42.drop a brick 出言不慎
43.drop aross a person 碰见某人 43.a bank of snow 一堆雪 44.the family circle 家族 45.as yet 直到现在
46.call cousins with 同......攀亲 47.the Tropic of Cancer 北回归线 48.care for 喜爱
49.a sad sack 不中用的人
50.fight to the death 战斗到底 51.a palace hotel 豪华旅馆 52.worth one's while 值得的 53.on the whole 基本上
54.once again / more 再来一次
55.I've heard so much about you.久仰大名 56.Two heads are better than one.二人智慧胜一人。
57.We reap what we sow.种瓜得瓜，种豆得豆。58.You can not get blood out of stone.铁石心肠 59.Great minds think alike.英雄所见略同。60.Learning without though means labour lost, though without learning is perilous.学而不思则网，思而不学则殆。1.Practice makes perfect.熟能生巧。
2.God helps those who help themselves.天助自助者。
3.Easier said than done.说起来容易做起来难。
4.Where there is a will,there is a way.有志者事竟成。
5.One false step will make a great difference.失之毫厘，谬之千里。
6.Slow and steady wins the race.稳扎稳打无往而不胜。
7.A fall into the pit,a gain in your wit.吃一堑，长一智。
8.Experience is the mother of wisdom.实践出真知。
9.All work and no play makes jack a dull boy.只工作不玩耍，聪明孩子也变傻。
10.Beauty without virtue is a rose without fragrance.无德之美犹如没有香味的玫瑰，徒有其表。
11.More hasty,less speed.欲速则不达。
12.It's never too old to learn.活到老，学到老。
13.All that glitters is not gold.闪光的未必都是金子。
14.A journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step.千里之行始于足下。
15.Look before you leap.三思而后行。
16.Rome was not built in a day.伟业非一日之功。
17.Great minds think alike.英雄所见略同。
18.well begun,half done.好的开始等于成功的一半。
19.It is hard to please all.众口难调。
20.Out of sight,out of mind.眼不见，心不念。
21.Facts speak plainer than words.事实胜于雄辩。
22.Call back white and white back.颠倒黑白。
23.First things first.凡事有轻重缓急。
24.Ill news travels fast.坏事传千里。
25.A friend in need is a friend indeed.患难见真情。
26.live not to eat,but eat to live.活着不是为了吃饭，吃饭为了活着。
27.Action speaks louder than words.行动胜过语言。2.28.East or west,home is the best.金窝银窝不如自家草窝。
29.It's not the gay coat that makes the gentleman.君子在德不在衣。
30.Beauty will buy no beef.漂亮不能当饭吃。
31.Like and like make good friends.趣味相投。
32.The older, the wiser.姜是老的辣。
33.Do as Romans do in Rome.入乡随俗。
34.An idle youth,a needy age.少壮不努力，老大徒伤悲。
35.As the tree,so the fruit.种瓜得瓜，种豆得豆。
36.To live is to learn,to learn is to better live.活着为了学习，学习为了更好的活着。3.A bad beginning makes a bad ending.不善始者不善终。
A bad thing never dies.遗臭万年。
A bad workman always blames his tools.不会撑船怪河弯。
A bird in the hand is worth than two in the bush.一鸟在手胜过双鸟在林。
A boaster and a liar are cousins-german.吹牛与说谎本是同宗。
A bully is always a coward.色厉内荏。
A burden of one's choice is not felt.爱挑的担子不嫌重。
A candle lights others and consumes itself.蜡烛照亮别人，却毁灭了自己。
A cat has 9 lives.猫有九条命。
A cat may look at a king.人人平等。
A close mouth catches no flies.病从口入。
A constant guest is never welcome.常客令人厌。
Actions speak louder than words.事实胜于雄辩。
Adversity leads to prosperity.穷则思变。
Adversity makes a man wise, not rich.逆境出人才。
A fair death honors the whole life.死得其所，流芳百世。
A faithful friend is hard to find.知音难觅。
A fall into a pit, a gain in your wit.吃一堑，长一智。
A fox may grow gray, but never good.江山易改，本性难移。
A friend in need is a friend indeed.患难见真情。
A friend is easier lost than found.得朋友难，失朋友易。
A friend is never known till a man has need.需要之时方知友。
A friend without faults will never be found.没有十全十美的朋友。
'After you' is good manners.“您先请”是礼貌。
A good beginning is half done.良好的开端是成功的一半。
A good beginning makes a good ending.善始者善终。
A good book is a good friend.好书如挚友。
A good book is the best of friends, the same today and forever.一本好书，相伴一生。
A good conscience is a soft pillow.不做亏心事，不怕鬼叫门。
A good fame is better than a good face.美名胜过美貌。
A good husband makes a good wife.夫善则妻贤。
A good medicine tastes bitter.良药苦口。
A good wife health is a man's best wealth.妻贤身体好是男人最大的财富。
A great talker is a great liar.说大话者多谎言。
A hedge between keeps friendship green.君子之交淡如水。
A joke never gains an enemy but loses a friend.戏谑不能化敌为友，只能使人失去朋友。
A leopard cannot change its spots.积习难改。
A liar is not believed when he speaks the truth.说谎者即使讲真话也没人相信。
A light heart lives long.静以修身。
A little body often harbors a great soul.浓缩的都是精品。
A little knowledge is a dangerous thing.一知半解，自欺欺人。
A little pot is soon hot.狗肚子盛不得四两油。
All are brave when the enemy flies.敌人逃窜时，人人都成了勇士。
All good things come to an end.天下没有不散的筵席。
All rivers run into sea.海纳百川。
All roads lead to Rome.条条大路通罗马。
All that ends well is well.结果好，就一切都好。
All that glitters is not gold.闪光的不一定都是金子。
All things are difficult before they are easy.凡事总是由难而易。
All work and no play makes Jack a dull boy.只会用功不玩耍，聪明孩子也变傻。
A man becomes learned by asking questions.不耻下问才能有学问。
A man can do no more than he can.凡事都应量力而行。
A man cannot spin and reel at the same time.一心不能二用。
A man is known by his friends.什么人交什么朋友。
A man of words and not of deeds is like a garden full of weeds.光说空话不做事，犹如花园光长刺。
A man without money is no man at all.一分钱难倒英雄汉。
A merry heart goes all the way.心旷神怡，事事顺利。
A miss is as good as a mile.失之毫厘，差之千里。
A mother's love never changes.母爱永恒。
An apple a day keeps the doctor away.一天一苹果，不用请医生。
A new broom sweeps clean.新官上任三把火。
An eye for an eye and a tooth for a tooth.以眼还眼，以牙还牙。
An hour in the morning is worth two in the evening.一日之计在于晨。
An old dog cannot learn new tricks.老狗学不出新把戏。
An ounce of luck is better than a pound of wisdom.聪明才智，不如运气。
An ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure.预防为主，治疗为辅。
A rolling stone gathers no moss.滚石不生苔，转业不聚财。
As a man sows, so he shall reap.种瓜得瓜，种豆得豆。
A single flower does not make a spring.一花独放不是春，百花齐放春满园。
A snow year, a rich year.瑞雪兆丰年。
A sound mind in a sound body.健全的精神寓于健康的身体。
A still tongue makes a wise head.寡言者智。
A stitch in time saves nine.小洞不补，大洞吃苦。
A straight foot is not afraid of a crooked shoe.身正不怕影子斜。
A wise head makes a close mouth.真人不露相，露相非真人。
A word spoken is past recalling.一言既出，驷马难追。
A year's plan starts with spring.一年之计在于春。
A young idler, an old beggar.少壮不努力，老大徒伤悲。
Bad news has wings.好事不出门，坏事传千里。
Barking dogs seldom bite.吠犬不咬人。
Beauty lies in the love's eyes.情人眼里出西施。
Be swift to hear, slow to speak.听宜敏捷，言宜缓行。
Better late than never.不怕慢，单怕站。
Better to ask the way than go astray.问路总比迷路好。
Between friends all is common.朋友之间不分彼此。
Birds of a feather flock together.物以类聚，人以群分。
Blood is thicker than water.血浓于水。
Blood will have blood.血债血偿。
Books and friends should be few but good.读书如交友，应求少而精。
Business is business.公事公办。
Business is the salt of life.事业是人生的第一需要。
By reading we enrich the mind, by conversation we polish it.读书使人充实，交谈使人精明。
Cannot see the wood for the trees.一叶障目，不见泰山。
Care and diligence bring luck.谨慎和勤奋才能抓住机遇。
Caution is the parent of safety.小心驶得万年船。
Cheats never prosper.骗人发不了财。
Children are what the mothers are.耳濡目染，身教言传。
Choose an author as you choose a friend.择书如择友。
Come what may, heaven won't fall.做你的吧，天塌不下来。
Complacency is the enemy of study.学习的敌人是自己的满足。
Confidence in yourself is the first step on the road to success.自信是走向成功的第一步。
Constant dripping wears away a stone.水滴石穿，绳锯木断。
Content is better than riches.知足者常乐。
Count one's chickens before they are hatched.蛋未孵先数雏。
Courtesy on one side only lasts not long.来而不往非礼也。
Creep before you walk.循序渐进。
Cry for the moon.海底捞月。
Custom is a second nature.习惯是后天养成的。
Custom makes all things easy.有个好习惯，事事皆不难。
Diamond cuts diamond.强中自有强中手。
Do as the Romans do.入乡随俗。
Do as you would be done by.己所不欲，勿施于人。
Doing is better than saying.与其挂在嘴上，不如落实在行动上。
Do it now.机不可失，时不再来。
Do nothing by halves.凡事不可半途而废。
Don't claim to know what you don't know.不要不懂装懂。
Don't have too many irons in the fire.不要揽事过多。
Don't make a mountain out of a molehill.不要小题大做。
Don't put off till tomorrow what should be done today.今日事，今日毕。
Don't put the cart before the horse.不要本末倒置。
Don't trouble trouble until trouble troubles you.不要自找麻烦。
Don't try to teach your grandmother to suck eggs.不要班门弄斧。
Do well and have well.善有善报。
Each bird love to hear himself sing.孤芳自赏。
Early to bed and early to rise makes a man healthy, wealthy and wise.早睡早起身体好。
Easier said than done.说得容易，做得难。
Easy come, easy go.来也匆匆，去也匆匆。
Eat to live, but not live to eat.人吃饭是为了活着，但活着不是为了吃饭。
Empty vessels make the greatest sound.实磨无声空磨响，满瓶不动半瓶摇。
Envy has no holidays.忌妒之人无宁日。
Even Homer sometimes nods.智者千虑，必有一失。
Even reckoning makes long friends.亲兄弟，明算账。
Every advantage has its disadvantage.有利必有弊。
Everybody's business is nobody's business.人人负责，等于没人负责。
Every day is not Sunday.好景不常在。
Every dog has his day.谁都有得意的时候。
Every door may be shut, but death's door.人生在世，唯死难逃。
Every heart has its own sorrow.各人有各人的苦恼。
Every little helps a mickle.聚沙成塔，集腋成裘。
Every man for himself, and the devil takes the hindmost.人不为己，天诛地灭。
Every man has his faults.金无足赤，人无完人。
Every man has his hobbyhorse.萝卜青菜，各有所爱。
Every man has his weak side.人人都有弱点。
Every man is the architect of his own fortune.自己的命运自己掌握。
Every minute counts.分秒必争。
Every mother's child is handsome.孩子是自己的好。
Every potter praises hit pot.王婆卖瓜，自卖自夸。
Everything is good when new, but friends when old.东西是新的好，朋友是老的亲。
Example is better then percept.说一遍，不如做一遍。
Experience is the father of wisdom and memory the mother.经验是智慧之父，记忆是智慧之母。
Experience must be bought.吃一堑，长一智。
Fact speak louder than words.事实胜于雄辩。
Failure is the mother of success.失败是成功之母。
False friends are worse than bitter enemies.明枪易躲，暗箭难防。
Far from eye, far from heart.眼不见，心不烦。
Far water does not put out near fire.远水救不了近火。
Faults are thick where love is thin.一朝情意淡，样样不顺眼。
Fear always springs from ignorance.恐惧源于无知。
Fields have eyes, and woods have ears.隔墙有耳。
Fire and water have no mercy.水火无情。
Fire is a good servant but a bad master.火是一把双刃剑。
First come, first served.先来后到。
First impressions are half the battle.初次见面，印象最深。
First think and then speak.先想后说。
Fools grow without watering.朽木不可雕。
Fool's haste is no speed.欲速则不达。
Fools has fortune.呆人有呆福。
Fools learn nothing from wise men, but wise men learn much from fools.愚者不学无术，智者不耻下问。
Forbidden fruit is sweet.禁果格外香。
Fortune favors those who use their judgement.机遇偏爱善断之人。
第四篇：十二生肖与英语习语、谚语
十二生肖与英语习语、谚语
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“十二生肖”是指12种动物，即鼠、牛、虎、兔、龙、蛇、马、羊、猴、鸡、狗、猪。也就是俗话说的“属相”(animal signs)，是中国人特有的一种表示出生时间的方式。在英语中与它们有关的谚语(proverb).习语(idiom)有很多，而且有时具有出人意料的意思。另外，表示同一动物的单词往往也不止一个。在特定的谚语.习语中需要使用特定的表示该动物的单词，不能混淆。这在很大程度上是由于中西方对动物的看法不同。
一、鼠(rat)(口，比喻）不忠的人；（尤指困难时）背弃事业的人；讨厌的人；不忠的人；(美,俚)新学生、下流女人。与它有关的谚语、习语多含贬义。例如： 1.a rat leaving a sinking ship 不能共患难的人
2.die like a rat 被毒死 4.a rat in a hole 瓮中之鳖
5.(look)like a drowned rat（湿的）像落汤鸡.6.rat out 夹着尾巴走，在尴尬中离去
7.Rats！胡说！瞎扯！(具有斥责、生气的意味)8.Rats desert a sinking ship.树倒猢狲散
另外，表示“鼠”的单词还有mouse(复数为mice)。下面的则是使用mouse的习语。11.as poor as a church mouse 一贫如洗，赤贫的 12.like a drowned mouse 狼狈不堪/落汤鸡/落水狗 13.play cat and mouse with sb.对某人时好时坏 14.(as)quiet as a mouse 不出声；无声响
二、牛(ox)（不分性别的通称）；公牛；阉牛。相关的谚语、习语很生动形象。例如：
15.ox-eyed 大眼睛的
16.The black Ox has trod on sb’s foot灾祸已降临到某人头上/某人已人老珠黄 而bull则表示“公牛”。例如：
17.a bull in a china shop莽撞闯祸的人 18.like a bull at a gate 狂怒地，凶猛地 19.milk the bull干徒劳的事
20.take the bull by the horns 不畏艰险
另外，cow是指“母牛，奶牛”。例如： 22.a sacred cow 圣牛，神圣之物
23.till the cows come home 无限期地
三、虎(tiger)凶恶的人，虎狼之徒；[英]（穿制服的）马夫；[口]（比赛的）劲敌。例如：
24-1.ride the tiger以非常不确定或危险的方式生活 24-2.fight like a tiger 极力攻击某人或保护自己
25.a paper tiger 纸老虎
26.How can you catch tiger cubs without entering the tiger's lair?不入虎穴，焉得虎子? 27.work like a tiger 生龙活虎地干活
四、兔(hare)（英俚）坐车不买票的人。例如：
28.make a hare of sb.愚弄某人。
29.start a hare。在讨论中提出枝节问题。
30.First catch your hare(then cook him).勿谋之过早
31.hold/ run with the hare and run /hunt with the hounds.两面讨好
32.as timid as a hare胆小如鼠
另外，表示“兔”的单词还有rabbit。例如： 33.like rabbits in a warren 挤得水泄不通。
五、龙（dragon）（比喻，贬）凶暴的人，严厉的人；凶恶严格的监护人；（尤指）悍妇。例如：
34.dragon’s teeth相互争斗的根源；排列或多层的楔形反坦克混凝土障碍物。35.the old Dragon魔鬼
六．蛇(snake)阴险的人，虚伪的人，卑鄙的人；(美俚)追求和欺骗少女的男子（一般指男青年），男阿飞。例如： 36.a snake in the grass.潜伏的危险/敌人。37.a snake in one’s bosom恩将仇报的人
38.have snakes in one’s boots/see snakes喝醉酒 39.raise/wake snakes引起骚动；引起激烈的争吵
七、马(horse)(美俚)粗鲁的家伙；笨蛋。与马有关的谚语有很多。例如： 40.get on the high horse.耀武扬威，目空一切。41.work like a horse.辛苦工作。43.a dark horse[口] 黑马（意外得胜之马），竞争中出人意料的获胜者，实力难测的赛马/竞争者
44.a horse of another/different colour完全另外一回事 45.come off one's high horse 不再骄傲自大 46.be on one's high horse趾高气扬
47.mount/ride the high horse趾高气扬,耀武扬威
48.back the wrong horse（赛马中）下错赌注，[喻]支持失败的一方
50.spur a willing horse无故加鞭；给予不必要的刺激 51.eat like a horse 狼吞虎咽，吃得很多
52.Never swap/swop horses while crossing the stream.(谚)行到河中不换马（意指危难时不宜作大变动）53.talk horse 吹牛，说大话
54.work for a dead horse 从事不可能有报酬的工作
55.You can take a horse to water, but you can't make him drink.牵马到水边易，逼马饮水难(意指不要逼人做他不愿做的事)。
56.ask a horse the question(赛马骑师)力求竞赛的马竭其全力。57-1.as strong as a horse壮实得像头牛；非常健壮；精力充沛
57-2.put the cart before the horse 本末倒置，前后颠倒
八、羊(sheep)害羞而忸怩的人，胆小鬼，蠢人，驯服的人。有关sheep的谚语不少。例如：
58.as well be hanged for a sheep as(for)a lamb.一不做，二不休;索性蛮干 59.a black sheep败家子；败类；害群之马；拒绝参加罢工的工人
60.He that makes himself a sheep shall be eaten by the wolf.甘心做绵羊，早晚喂豹狼（人弱受人欺）。
61.a wolf in sheep's clothing披着羊皮的狼。62.a lost sheep 迷途的羊；误入歧途的人
63.follow like sheep 盲从
64..sheep without a shepherd 没有牧羊人的羊群；乌合之众
65.One scabbed sheep infects the whole flock.一只羊生疮，整群羊遭殃.此外，goat 指山羊。例如：
66.play the giddy goat 行为如小丑 67.the sheep and the goats好人和坏人。
九、猴(monkey)顽童,淘气鬼，猴子似的人，易受欺的人：与monkey一词搭配习语和俚语很多非常有趣。例如： 69.make a monkey of愚弄；
70.a monkey with a long tail.抵押；（美俚）毒瘾很深（以至思想上经济上负担沉重）
72.。monkey around(美俚)捣蛋，闲荡，瞎弄 73.monkey business 恶作剧，欺骗，胡闹
74.have a monkey on a house/up the chimney低押房屋
十、鸡(cock)首领，头目，神气十足的人。与cock组成的习语多姿多彩，例如： 75.Cock of the walk/school.有威望的领导人
76.a cock of the loft/dunghill.在小地方称王的人 77.Live like fighting cocks.吃得好；吃最好的东西 78.Cockbull story.荒诞的故事，无稽之谈。用cock表达的谚语：
79.It is a sad house where the hen crows louder than the cock.牝鸡司晨，家之不祥（意指丈夫软弱而一切由妻子作主的家庭是不会幸福的）80.go off at half cock 枪走火；操之过急（指计划典礼等尚未安排就绪即行开始）81.red cock纵火引起的火灾
82.That cock won't fight.这话讲不通/那一手行不通。
十一、狗(dog)无赖汉，坏蛋、废物，不受喜爱（或欢迎）的人。用dog表达的习语有：
83.a lucky dog.幸运儿
84.a sly dog.暗中寻欢的人；暗地里偷鸡摸狗的人
85.a dog in the manger.占着茅坑不拉屎的人。用dog表达的谚语： 86.Barking dogs do not /seldom bite.吠犬不咬人。87.Every dog has his day.凡人皆有得意日。88.Love me, love my dog.爱屋及乌。89.be top dog 处于支配的地位
90.call off the dogs 停止追逐/查询；打断不快的谈话
91.give a dog a bad/ an ill name and hang him.人言可畏 92.go to the dogs 堕落,毁灭
93.Let sleeping dogs lie.别惹是生非。
94.He who has a mind to beat his dog will easily find a stick欲加之罪,何患无辞。
95.An old dog cannot alter its way of barking江山易改，本性难移。
96..Better be the head of a dog than the tail of a lion宁为鸡头，毋为牛后
十二、猪(pig)（口）猪一般的人（指肮脏贪吃的人）；（美俚）警察，密探；荡妇。相关的习语有：
97..drive one's pigs to market 打鼾
98.in a pig's whisper(俚语)低声地；顷刻间
99.teach a pig to play on a flute 教猪吹笛；做荒谬/不可能做到的事。涉及猪的词语还有hog（食用猪）、sow（牝猪），swine（猪：旧用法），boar(未阉割的公猪.公野猪.)
由于中西文化的差异，在谚语或某些习语的翻译上也需要注重翻译技巧。例如： 100.Cast pearls before swine 对牛弹琴/明珠暗投
第五篇：英汉口译常用谚语习语
Idioms and Proverbs Frequently Used in English-Chinese Interpretation
By Zhang Wenghui
英汉口译中常用谚语
sharpness can cut through metal.一、常用汉语谚语 15．各人自扫门前雪，哪管他家瓦上霜。
Sweep the snow from your own front 1．百花齐放，百家争鸣。
Let a hundred flowers blossom and a door，leave the frost on the other man' hundred schools of thought contend．
roof to thaw． 2.搬石头砸自己的脚。16．水能载舟，亦能覆舟。
Lifting a rock only to have his own toes
The water that bears the boat is the same squashed.that swallows it up． 3．宾至如归。17.狗咬吕洞宾，不识好人心。
When the visitor arrives，it is as if
Like the dog that bit Lu Tungbin一you returning home． bit the hand that feeds you． 4．不到黄河心不死。18.海内存知己，天涯若比邻。
Until all is over ambition never dies.A bosom friend afar brings distance near.5．不管三七二十一。19.葫芦里卖的什么药？
No matter what you may say.What's at the back of it? 6．不人虎穴，焉得虎子。20.既来之，则安之。
How can one get tiger cubs even without
Take things as they come． entering the tiger's lair.21．己所不欲，勿施于人。
Do not do to others what you would not 7．趁热打铁。
Strike while the iron is hot.have others do to you． 8.没有不带刺的玫瑰。22.捡了芝麻，丢了西瓜。
There's no rose without a thorn.To concentrate on minor matters to the
neglect of major ones.9．成则公侯败则寇。
People may become princes or thieves，23．见贤思齐。
depending on whether they're successful
When you see men of worth，you should or not.think of equaling them.10．大智若愚。24.酒香不怕巷子深。
He knows most who speaks least.Good wine needs no bush． 11．但愿人长久，千里共婵娟。25．居安思危。
We wish each other a long life so as to
In time of peace prepare for war.share the beauty of this graceful moon-
26．君子之交淡如水。
A hedge between keeps friendship green· light，even though miles apart.12.独立自主，自力更生。27.路遥知马力，日久见人心。
To maintain independence and keep the
A long road tests a horse's strength and a initiative in our hands and rely on our
long task proves a man's heart.own efforts． 28．人言可畏。13．独木不成林。
The tongue is not steel，yet it cuts.One person cannot accomplish much． 29.民为贵，社稷次之，君为轻。
The people are the most important 14.二人同心，其力断金。
If two people are of the same mind，their element in a state；next are the gods of land Idioms and Proverbs Frequently Used in English-Chinese Interpretation
By Zhang Wenghui and grain；least is the ruler himself.30．谋事在人，成事在天。
Man proposes，God disposes.31.木已成舟。
The wood is already made into a boat一what's done is done.32．能者多劳。
All lay loads on a willing horse.33．宁为玉碎，不为瓦全。
Better die with honor than live with shame．
34．否极泰来。
The extreme of adversity is the beginning of prosperity.35．拼着一身剐，敢把皇帝拉下马。
One who will risk being sliced to pieces dare unsaddle the Emperor.36.青出于蓝而胜于蓝。
The pupil outdoes the master.37．清官难断家务事。
Not even good officials can settle family troubles．
38.人怕出名猪怕壮。
Great honors are great burdens.39.塞翁失马，焉知非福。
Nothing so bad，as not to be good for anything.40.三个和尚没水喝。
Everybody's business is nobody's business.41．少数服从多数。
The minority is subordinate to the majority.42．少壮不努力，老大徒伤悲。
A young idler，an old beggar.43.身正不怕影子斜。
A straight foot is not afraid of a crooked shoe．
44.盛名之下，其实难副。
Common fame is a liar.45．盛筵必散。
Even the grandest feast must have an end．
46.生于忧患，死于安乐。
Life springs from sorrow and calamity，and death from ease and pleasure· 47．失之东隅，收之桑榆。
What we lose in hake we shall have in herring.48．十年树木，百年树人。
It takes ten years to grow trees but a hundred years to rear people· 49．识时务者为俊杰。
Whosoever understands the times is a great man.50．逝者如斯乎！不舍昼夜。
The passage of time is just like the flow of water，which goes on day and night． 51.顺其自然。
Let the nature take care of it.52．天生万物，唯人为贵。
Man is the most valuable among all the things that heaven fosters． 53．天涯何处无芳草。
There are plenty of fish in the sea.54.为人不做亏心事，半夜不怕鬼敲门。
A clear conscience is a sure card． 55.温故而知新，可以为师矣。
He who by reviewing the old can gain knowledge of the new and is fit to be a teacher.56．闻过则喜。
One rejoices when he is told to have a fault.57．无风不起浪。
No smoke without fire． 58．无可奈何花落去。
Flowers fall off，do what one may.59．小巫见大巫。
The moon is not seen when the sun shines.60.星星之火，可以燎原。
Little chips light great fire． 61．学如逆水行舟，不进则退。
Learning is like rowing upstream：not to advance is to drop back． 62．雅俗共赏。
Highbrows and lowbrows alike can Idioms and Proverbs Frequently Used in English-Chinese Interpretation
By Zhang Wenghui enjoy.63．眼高手低。
To have grandiose aims but puny abilities． 64．眼见为实。
Seeing is believing.65．燕雀安知鸿鹊之志。
A sparrow cannot understand the ambition of a swan． 66.心有余而力不足。
The spirit is willing but the flesh is weak．
67．一寸光阴一寸金。
An inch of time is an inch of gold． 68．一个巴掌拍不响。
It takes two to make a quarrel.69.一回生，二回熟。
First time strangers，second time friends． 70.一乡之善士斯友一乡之善士，天下之善士斯友天下之善士。
A good citizen in one community will befriend the other citizens of the community；a good citizen of the world will befriend the other citizens of the world． 71．一招不慎满盘皆输。
One careless move loses the whole game．
72.有朋自远方来，不亦乐乎。
It is such a delight to have friends coming from afar.73．鹬蚌相争，渔翁得利。
Two dogs strive for a bone，and a third runs away with it.74．与君一席话，胜读十年书。
One evening's conversation with a gentleman is worth more than ten years' study．
75.欲穷千里目，更上一层楼。
We widen our views three hundred miles by ascending one flight of stairs.76．欲速则不达。
More haste，less speed． 77.这山望着那山高。
The grass is greener on the other side．
78.真金不怕火炼。
True blue will never stain.79.智者千虑，必有一失。
The best horse stumbles． 80．众人拾柴火焰高。
Many hands make light work．
二、常用英语谚语 ．A bird in the hand is worth two in the bush.双鸟在林，不如一鸟在手。．A bird is known by its note and a man by his talk．
闻啼知鸟，闻言知人。
3．A fall into the pit，a gain in your wit.吃一堑长一智。
4．A good beginning is half the battle.一个良好的开端是成功的一半。5．A rolling stone gathers no moss.滚石不生苔。
6．A small leak will sink a great ship．
小洞不堵要沉大船。
7．A wise man tightens his tongue，speaking less than thinking.智者慎言，多思少说。
8．Absence makes the heart grow fonder.离得越久想得越甚。
9．Actions speak louder than words．
事实胜于雄辩。
10．All is not gold that glitters．
发光的并不都是金子。
11．All the rivers run into the sea；yet the sea is not full．
百川归海而海不盈。12．Barking dogs do not bite.吠犬不咬人。
13．Beggars cannot be choosers.只好给什么就要什么。
14．Be slow to promise and quick to perform.慢许诺，快履行。
15．Birds of a feather flock together.物以类聚，人以群分。
16．Can not see the wood for the trees.一叶障目，不见泰山。Idioms and Proverbs Frequently Used in English-Chinese Interpretation
By Zhang Wenghui 17．Can the leopard change his spots！
江山易改，本性难移。18．Care kills a cat.忧能伤身。
19．Catch not at the shadow and lose the substance．
勿因小失大，舍本逐末。
20．Caution is the parent of safety．
小心驶得万年船。
21．Constant dropping wears away a stone．
滴水穿石。
22．Content is better than riches.知足胜于财富（知足常乐）。23．Diamond cut diamond．
强中自有强中手。
24．Do in Rome as Romans do.入乡随俗。．Don't put the cart before the horse.切勿本末倒置。26．Easy come，easy go·
来得容易去得快。
27．Empty vessels make the most noise．
无知的人爱自吹。28．Every dog has his day.凡人皆有得意日。
29．Every man has his faults.金无足赤，人无完人。30．The style is the man.文如其人。
31．Fine feathers make fine birds.人靠衣装，佛靠金装。
32．Fortune knocks once at least at every man's gate．
风水轮流转。
33．Four eyes see more than two．
集思广益。
34．Great minds think alike．
英雄所见略同。
35．Great oaks from little acorns grow.合抱之木，生于毫末。
36．Half a loaf is better than no bread．
有半块面包总比没有好。37．He who keeps company with the wolf will learn to howl.近朱者赤，近墨者黑。
38．He who laughs last laughs best.谁笑到最后，谁就笑得最好。39．If you cannot stand the heat，get out of the kitchen．
怕苦就别干。
40．If you will，you shall be taught.处处留心皆学问。41．Ill news comes apace．
好事不出门，坏事传千里。
42．Ill workmen often blame their tools.拙工咎器。
43．In a calm sea，every man is a pilot.海面平静，人人都可当舵手。44．In the end things will mend．
车到山前必有路。
45．It's a long lane that has no turning.路必有弯。
46．It never rains but it pours.不鸣则已，一鸣惊人。
47．Jack of all trades，and master of none.门门精通，样样稀松。48．Justice has long arms.天网恢恢，疏而不漏。
49．Kill two birds with one stone．
一箭双雕。
50．Let sleeping dog lie.勿打草惊蛇。
51．Let's put all the cards on the table．
让我们打开天窗说亮话吧。52．Like father，like son.有其父，必有其子。53．Like knows like.英雄识英雄。
54．Look before you leap．
三思而后行。
55．Lookers-on see more than players.当事者迷，旁观者清。
56．Make hay while the sun shines．
趁晴晒草。
57．Many hands make light work·
众人拾柴火焰高。
58．Many kiss the baby for the nurse's sake.醉翁之意不在酒。Idioms and Proverbs Frequently Used in English-Chinese Interpretation
By Zhang Wenghui 59．No smoke without fire.无火不起烟（无风不起浪）。
60．One false move may lose the game．
一招不慎满盘皆输。
61．One is never too late to learn.活到老，学到老。
62．One swallow does not make a summer.一燕不成夏。
63．Out of sight，out of mind.眼不见为净（眼不见，心不烦）。64．Practice makes perfect.熟能生巧。
65．Put the cart before the horse．
本末倒置。
66．Reading makes a full man，conference a ready man，and writing an exact man。
读书使人充实，讨论使人机智，笔记使人准确。
67．Rome was not built in a day.冰冻三尺，非一日之寒。
68．Speak of the devil and he will appear.说曹操，曹操到。69．Still waters run deep.静水流深。
70．The early bird catches the worm.捷足先登，笨鸟先飞。
71．The finest diamond must be cut.玉不琢，不成器。
72．The higher up，the greater the fall.爬得愈高，跌得愈惨。
73．The longest day must have an end.苦难终有尽头。
74．The parent's life is the child's copy-book．
父母所为，子女之师。
75．The pot calls the kettle black．
五十步笑百步。
76．Things done cannot be undone．
木已成舟。
77．Time and tide wait for no man.时不我待。
78．Too many cooks spoil the broth．
厨师多坏一锅汤。
79．To save time is to lengthen life.节约时间就等于延长生命。80．Two heads are better than one.一人不及两人智。
汉英口译常用四字成语
1.爱屋及乌
Love me，love my dog． 2.安居乐业
live and work in peace and contentment 3.白头偕老
live in conjugal bliss to a ripe old age 4.百折不挠
be indomitable 5.班门弄斧
display one's slight skill before an expert 6.半途而废
give up half way 7.包罗万象
all-embracing 8.饱经风霜
weather-beaten 9.大吹大擂
talk big 10.大庭广众
in public 11.大义灭亲
place righteousness above family loyalty 12.大智若愚
It is a great ability to be able
13.14.15.16.17.18.19.20.21.22.to conceal one's ability．
得不偿失
The game isn’t worth the candle．
独辟蹊径
blaze a new trial by oneself 红颜薄命
an ill一fated beauty
狡兔三窟
Wily hare has three burrows· 礼尚往来
Courtesy calls for reciprocity．
抛砖引玉
throw a sprat to catch a whale
人不敷出
be behindhand in one's circumstances
三十而立
A man should be independent at the age of thirty·
喜怒哀乐
the gamut of human feeling 言行一致
suit the action to the word Idioms and Proverbs Frequently Used in English-Chinese Interpretation
By Zhang Wenghui 23.24.25.26.一触即发
touch and go 一心一意
heart and soul 一言以蔽之
in a word 一衣带水
a narrow strip of water
27.一意孤行
have everything one's own
way
28.自寻短见
commit suicide
汉英口译常用谚语俗语
1.矮子里拔将军
choose the best person available 2.爱挑的担子不嫌重。A burden of one’s choice is not felt．
3.按下葫芦浮起瓢
solve one problem only to find another cropping up 4.八九不离十
pretty close 5.百尺竿头，更进一步
make still further progress 6.百闻不如一见
Seeing is believing． 7.百闻不如一见。One eyewitness is better than ten hearsays．
8.百足之虫，死而不僵
A centipede dies but never falls down．
9.搬起石头砸自己的脚
pick up a stone only to drop it on one' s own feet 10.半路杀出个程咬金。
In half way another man appears and tries to poke his nose into the matter．
11.比上不足，比下有余
worse off than some，better off than many 12.病从口人。A close mouth catches no flies．
13.不打不成交
No discord，no concord． 14.不到长城非好汉
He who has never been to the Great Wall is not a true man． 15.不到黄河心不死
refuse to give up until all hope is gone 16.不到黄河心不死。
Until all is over one’s ambition never dies． 17.不分青红皂白
indiscriminately 18.不敢越雷池一步
dare not go one step beyond the prescribed limit 19.不会撑船怪河弯。A bad workman always blames his tools．
20.不可同日而语
cannot be mentioned
21.22.23.24.25.26.27.28.29.30.31.32.33.34.35.36.37.38.in the same breath
不鸣则已，一鸣惊人。It never rains but it pours．
不人虎穴，焉得虎子
How can you catch tiger cubs without entering the tiger’s lair．
不善始者不善终。A bad beginning makes a bad ending．
不做亏心事，不怕鬼叫门。A good conscience is a soft pillow．
拆东墙补西墙
rob Peter to pay Paul· 常在河边走，哪有不湿鞋。Touch pitch，and you w川be defiled． 吃小亏占大便宜。
Venture a small fish to catch a great one．
吃一堑，长一智。
A fall into the pit，a gain in your wit．
创业容易守业难。It is easy to open a shop but hard to keep it always open． 聪明一世，糊涂一时。No man is wise at all times．
大事化小，小事化了
reduce a big trouble into a small one and a small one into nothing
大树底下好乘凉。Great trees are good for nothing but shade．
呆人有呆福。Fools have fortune．
当局者迷，旁观者清。Lookers-on see more than players． 道高一尺，魔高一丈。
While the priest climbs a post，the devil climbs ten． 癫蛤蟆想吃天鹅肉aspiring after something one is not worthy of.否极泰来。Things at the worst will mend．
富不过三代。Great men’s sons seldom Idioms and Proverbs Frequently Used in English-Chinese Interpretation
By Zhang Wenghui 39.40.41.42.43.44.45.46.47.48.49.50.51.52.53.54.55.56.57.58.59.60.61.62.do well．
各人自扫门前雪，莫管他人瓦上霜
63.hoe one’s own potatoes
工夫不负有心人
Where there is a 64.will，there is a way．
狗眼看人低
be damned snobbish 65.狗咬吕洞宾，不识好人心。
Don't snap and snarl at me when I am trying to do 66.my best for you．
棺材里伸手—死要钱。to be greedy for 67.money 管中窥豹，可见一斑。You may know 68.by a handful the whole sack．
贵人多忘事。Great wits have short 69.memories．
海底捞月。Cry for the moon． 70.海纳百川All rivers run into sea． 害人害己。Harm set，harm get． 71.好事不出门，丑事传千里
Good news never goes beyond the gate，while bad 72.news spreads far and wide． 换汤不换药。A change in form but not in 73.content．
黄鼠狼给鸡拜年，没安好心。
When 74.the fox preaches，take care of your geese 机不可失，时不再来。Do it now． 75.己所不欲，勿施于人。Do as you would be done by． 76.既来之，则安之。Take things as they come． 77.家丑不可外扬。
Wash your dirty linen at home． 78.家家有本难念的经。There is a skeleton in the cupboard． 79.今日事，今日毕。Don’t put off till tomorrow what should be done today． 80.金窝银窝不如咱的狗窝。There is no place like home． 81.金无足赤，人无完人Gold can’t be pure and man can’t be perfect．
近水楼台先得月First come，first 82.served．
静以修身A light heart lives long．
久旱逢甘霖have a welcome rain after a 83.long drought
酒后吐真言。
When wine is in truth，wit is out．
君子之交淡如水A hedge between keeps friendship green．
君子之交淡如水The friendship between gentlemen is as pure as crystal． 蜡烛照亮别人，却毁灭了自己。A candle lights others and consumes itself.来而不往非礼也。Courtesy on one side only lasts not long．
临时抱佛脚clasp Buddha’s feet when in distress
留得青山在，不怕没柴烧Where there is life，there is hope．
路遥知马力，日久见人心。Time tries all．
每逢佳节倍思亲It is on the festival occasions that one misses his dear most． 明枪易躲，暗箭难防。False friends are worse than bitter enemies．
谋事在人，成事在天
Man proposes，God disposes．
逆水行舟，不进则退。He who does not advance loses ground．
宁为玉碎，不为瓦全。Better to die in glory than live in dishonor．
爬得高，摔得重。The higher up，the greater the fall．
旁观者清
The onlooker sees most of the game． 鹏蚌相争，渔翁得利。
Two dogs strive for a bone，and a third runs away with it． 前事不忘，后事之师。Today is yesterday’s pupil．
强中自有强中手。Diamond cuts diamond．
巧妇难为无米之炊The cleverest housewife can't cook a meal without rice．
清者自清，浊者自浊。The wise man knows he knows nothing，the fool thinks he knows all．
穷则思变Adversity leads to prosperity． Idioms and Proverbs Frequently Used in English-Chinese Interpretation
By Zhang Wenghui 84.人不犯我，我不犯人；人若犯我，我必犯人。Tit for tat is fair play．
85.人不为己，天诛地灭Everyone for himself and the devil take the hindmost． 86.人非圣贤，孰能无过。To err is human． 87.人善被人欺，马善被人骑。If you make yourself an ass，don’t complain if people ride you．
88.人心不足蛇吞象。No man is content． 89.人言可畏。The tongue is not steel，yet it cuts．
90.仁者见仁，智者见智Different people have different views．
91.瑞雪兆丰年A snow year，a rich year． 92.若要人不知，除非己莫为。If you don’t wish others to know of it，the only way for you is not to do it．
93.塞翁失马，焉知非福Misfortune may be an actual blessing． 94.三个臭皮匠，赛过诸葛亮Two heads are better than one．
95.三个和尚没水吃
Too many cooks spoil the broth． 96.三天打鱼，两天晒网
blow hot and cold 97.色厉内往A bully is always a coward． 98.山不在高，有仙则名No matter how high the mountain is，its name will spread far and wide if there is a fairy·
99.山中无老虎，猴子称大王
Among the blind the one-eyed man is king.100.善有善报。Do well and have well． 101.上梁不正下梁歪
Fish begins to stink at the head．
102.少壮不努力，老大徒伤悲。A young idler，an old beggar．
103.身正不怕影子斜。A straight foot is not afraid of a crooked shoe．
104.生米煮成熟饭
What’s done cannot be undone． 105.胜者为王，败者为寇。Losers are always in the wrong．
106.失之毫厘，差之千里。A miss is as good as a mile．
107.实磨无声空磨响，满瓶不动半瓶摇。
Empty vessels make the greatest sound． 108.世上无难事，只要肯攀登Where there is
a will，there is a way．
109.事出有因
Where there is smoke，there
is fire．
110.树大招风。Tall trees catch much wind． 111.水滴石穿，绳锯木断。Constant dripping
wears away a stone． 112.说曹操，曹操到。Talk of the evil and he’s
sure to appear.113.说时迟，那时快before one second had
passed/at the twinkling of the eye
114.贪多嚼不烂。The eye is bigger than the
belly．
115.天网恢恢，疏而不漏Justice has a long
arm．
116.天无绝人之路There is always a way
out．
117.天下没有不散的筵席。All good things
come to an end·
118.天有不测风云，人有旦夕祸福。It is the
unforeseen that always happens．
119.兔子不吃窝边草。The fox preys farthest
from home． 120.无官一身轻。Out of office，out of danger.121.五十步笑百步。The pot calls the kettle
black．
122.物以类聚，人以群分。Birds of a feather
flock together．
123.小洞不补，大洞吃苦。A stitch in time
saves nine．
124.小心驶得万年船。Caution is the parent
of safety．
125.心病还需心药医。Habit cures habit． 126.新官上任三把火。
A new broom
sweeps clean.127.虚心使人进步，骄傲使人落后。
Modesty helps one to go forward，whereas conceit makes one lag behind． 128.眼见为实
Seeing is believing．
129.一分钱难倒英雄汉。A man without
money is no man at all．
130.一个和尚挑水喝，两个和尚抬水喝，三
个和尚没水喝。One boy is a boy，two Idioms and Proverbs Frequently Used in English-Chinese Interpretation
By Zhang Wenghui boys half a boy，three boys no boy． 131.一个篱笆三个桩，一个好汉三个帮。
A fence needs the support of three stakes，and an able fellow needs the help of three other people．
132.一花独放不是春，百花齐放春满园。A single flower does not make a spring． 133.一日之计在于晨。An hour in the morning is worth two in the evening· 134.一失足成千古恨。Old sin makes new shame．
135.一失足成千古恨。Short pleasure，long lament．
136.一心不可二用。No_man can do two things at once．
137.一心不能二用A man cannot spin and reel at the same time．
138.一言既出，驯马难追。A word spoken is past recalling．
139.一叶障目，不见泰山。Cannot see the wood for the trees．
140.一着不慎，满盘皆输。One false move may lose the game．
141.遗臭万年A bad thing never dies．
142.有心栽花花不发，无心插柳柳成荫。
Many things grow in the garden that were never sown there．
143.又要马儿好，又要马儿不吃草。
You
can’t eat your cake and have it．
144.远水救不了近火。Far water does not put
out near fire．
145.真人不露相，露相非真人。A wise head
makes a close mouth．
146.知音难觅A faithful friend is hard to
find．
147.知足者常乐。Content is better than riches 148.纸包不住火。Murder will out．
149.众口栋金，积毁销骨。Give a dog a bad
name and hang him．
150.众口难调It is hard to please all．
151.众人拾柴火焰高。Many hands make
light work．
152.竹篮子打水一场空。Pour water into a
sieve．
153.字如其人。The style is the man·
汉英口译常用古代诗句
1.本是同根生，相煎何太急！
Grown from same root，O please，why should you burn us hot? 2.不识庐山真面目，只缘身在此山中。Of Lu Mountains we cannot make out the true face，for we are lost in the heart of the very place．
3.采菊东篱下，悠然见南山。
I pick fence-side asters at will；carefree appears the Southern Hill．
4.朝辞白帝彩云间，千里江陵一日还。Good一bye to the city high in the rosy clouds of dawn．Homeward，out the gorges，out today！5.沉舟侧畔千帆过，病树前头万木春。
A thousand sails pass by the side of sunken ship；a myriad flowers bloom ahead of
6.7.8.9.injured tree． 床前明月光，疑是地上霜。In front of my bed the moonlight is very bright．I wonder if that can be frost on the floor? 春蚕到死丝方尽，蜡炬成灰泪始干。Spring silkworm till its death spins silk from love-sick heart，red candles but when burned up have no tears to shed． 春潮带雨晚来急，野渡无人舟自横。On the spring flood of last night’s rain．The ferry-boat moves as though someone were poling．
春色满园关不住，一枝红杏出墙来。
Spring，in the fullness of its glory，is not to be confined．From behind the garden wall out shoots an apricot branch，its blossoms flaming red． Idioms and Proverbs Frequently Used in English-Chinese Interpretation
By Zhang Wenghui 10.大漠沙如雪，燕山月似钩。Desert sands white as snow，with the moon hanging like a hook over the northern mountains 11.独在异乡为异客，每逢佳节倍思亲。
Alone，a lonely stranger in a foreign land，I doubly pine for my kinfolk on holiday．
12.飞流直下三千尺，疑是银河落九天。
The torrent dashes down three thousand feet from on high as if the Silver River fell from the blue sky．
13.烽火连三月，家书抵万金。The beacon fire has gone higher and higher；Words from household are worth their weight in gold．
14.浮云一别后，流水十年间。Since we left one another，floating apart like clouds．Ten years have run like water-一till at last we join again．
15.海内存知己，天涯若比邻。If you have friends who know your heart，distance cannot keep you apart．
16.海上生明月，天涯共此时。Over the sea the round moon rises bright，and floods the horizon with its silver light．
17.何当共剪西窗烛，却话巴山夜雨时。
When shall we ever snuff candles again，and recall the glad hours of that evening of rain? 18.忽见陌头杨柳色，悔叫夫婿觅封侯。The stir of sprouting foliage beyond the street she saw．Regret she’d sent her love to fame rose swelling in her breast．
19.忽如一夜春风来，千树万树梨花开。As when a genial breeze in early spring shakes open all the pear-trees’ blossoms white，and somber-looking trees with leafless boughs are decked with radiance in a single night．
20.花间一壶酒，独酌无相亲。An arbor of flowers and a kettle of wine：Alas！In the bowers no companion is mine．
21.还君明珠双泪垂，恨不相逢未嫁时。
With your bright pearls I send again twin
22.23.24.25.26.27.28.29.30.31.32.tears as crystal clear．Regretting that we had not met ere Fortune place me here.黄沙百战穿金甲，不破楼兰终不还。Countless battles have been fought on the sands，witness the dents in our armor．We shall smash them yet．See if we don’t before going home． 回头一笑百媚生，六宫粉黛无颜色。Her sparkling eye and merry laughter fascinated every beholder，and among the powder and paint of the harem her loveliness reigned supreme． 会当临绝顶，一览众山小。I must ascend the mountain’s crest；it dwarfs all peaks under my feet．
江畔何人初见月，江月何年初照人？Who was he who first stood here and gazed upon the river and the heavenly light? And when did moon and river first behold the solitary watcher in the night? 久在樊笼里，复得返自然。Long I lived checked by the bars of a cage：Now I have turned again to Nature and Freedom． 举杯邀明月，对影成三人。The cup I lift；the Moon invite；who with my shadow makes us three．
举头望明月，低头思故乡。I lift up my head and look at the full moon，the dazzling moon．I drop my head，and think of the home of old days．
郎骑竹马来，绕床弄青梅。You came riding on hobby一horse astride，and wreathed my bed with great一gage branches o’er．
老骥伏杨，志在千里。
Although the stabled steed is old，he dreams to run a thousand 1i．
两岸猿声啼不住，轻舟已过万重山。The screams of monkeys on either bank had scarcely ceased echoing in my ear when my skiff had left behind it then thousand ranges of hills． 洛阳亲友如相问，一片冰心在玉壶。
If Idioms and Proverbs Frequently Used in English-Chinese Interpretation
By Zhang Wenghui 33.34.35.36.37.38.39.40.41.42.my friends in the North should ask if I’m all right，my heart is free of stain as ice in crystal vase．
千呼万唤始出来，犹抱琵琶半遮面。Again we urge，and yet again．And yet for long we urged in vain：Emerged the minstrel then，grown mute，hiding her face behind a lute．
前不见古人，后不见来者。念天地之悠悠，独枪然而涕下。Men there have been-1 see them not．Men there will be--I see them not．The world goes on，world without end．But here and now，alone I stand一in tears． 秦时明月汉时关，万里长征人未还。The moon rises over this fort on the pass，just as in the days of Qin and Han.Through here legion after legion has gone forth to war．Far out they must be now，hitting hard or hard hit．For none has returned． 曲径通幽处，禅房花木深。As，darkly，by a winding path I reach Dhyâna’s hall，hidden midst fir and beech．
劝君更进一杯酒，西出阳关无故人。I would ask you to drink a cup of wine again；west of the Sunny Pass no more friends will be seen．
人面不知何处去，桃花依旧笑春风。I do not know today where shines the pretty face；only the pretty flowers still smile in vernal breeze．
山重水复疑无路，柳暗花明又一村。Beyond the hills and rills the path seems lost to sight；a village’s seen’mid shady willows and flowers bright．
身无彩凤双飞翼，心有灵犀一点通。Having no wings，I can’t fly to you as I please；Our hearts at one，your ears can hear my inner call．
生当复来归，死当长相思。If I live，I shall surely come back to you．If I die，remember that all my thoughts have always been of you． 谁知盘中餐，粒粒皆辛苦。
Each bowl
43.44.45.46.47.48.49.50.51.52.53.54.of rice，who knows？is the fruit of hard
toil．
随风潜人夜，润物细无声。Soft as the breeze quiet as the night，it soothes the thirsting multitudes．
桃花潭水深千尺，不及汪伦送我情。However deep the Lake of Peach Blossoms may be，it’s not so deep，O Wang Lun，as your love for me．
停车爱坐枫林晚，霜叶红于二月花。
Here I pull up my carriage，entranced．For the twilit mountainside is ablaze with crimson maples more vivid than spring flowers．
同是天涯沦落人，相逢何必曾相识！Both of us in misfortune go from shore to shore．Meeting now，need we have known each other before? 无边落木萧萧下，不尽长江滚滚来。The boundless forest sheds its leaves shower by shower；The endless river rolls its waves hour after hour．
夕阳无限好，只是近黄昏。
What a glorious sunset！It would be perfect if twilight were not to follow．
夕阳无限好，只是近黄昏。The setting sun appears sublime，but O，’tis near dying time
窈窕淑女，君子好述。The modest，retiring，virtuous，young lady：一For our prince a good mate she is． 野火烧不尽，春风吹又生。
It can’t be burned up by wild fire，but revives when the spring wind blows． 衣带渐宽终不悔，为伊消得人憔悴。
I know I’m pining away，but love is worth the pain that comes after．
欲把西湖比西子，淡妆浓抹总相宜。West Lake may be compared to Beauty of the West，whether she is richly adorned or plainly dressed．
欲穷千里目，更上一层楼。To look beyond，unto the farthest horizon，upward！Up another storey！Idioms and Proverbs Frequently Used in English-Chinese Interpretation
By Zhang Wenghui 55.月落乌啼霜满天，江枫渔火对愁眠。At moonset cry the crows，streaking the frosty sky；dimly-lit fishing boats ’neath maples sadly lie．
56.在天愿作比翼鸟，在地愿为连理枝。I swear that we will ever fly like the one-winged birds，or grow united like the tree with branches which twine together． 57.曾经沧海难为水，除却巫山不是云。No water’s wide enough when you have crossed the sea；No cloud is beautiful but that which crowns the peak．
58.正是江南好风景，落花时节又逢君。Now，wandering amid such scenic beauty on these southern shores，we chance to meet again，when the flowers are already falling.12
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