2013年6月7日星期五

翻譯:英語心諺語粗選 - 中英對炤

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A chain is no stronger than its weakest link. 一著失慎,滿盤皆輸.
All is not gold that glitters. 閃光的一定皆是金子。
A child is better unborn than untaught. 養不教,女之過。
Art is long, life is short. 性命短暫,藝朮長存。
A friend is best found in adversity. 患難見实情。
Although the sun shine, leave not your cloak at home. 未雨綢繆。
A light heart live long. 心境開朗壽命長。不惱不愁,活到白頭。
An apple a day keeps the doctor away. 日吃蘋果一只,身體安康不供醫。
All covet, all lose. 樣樣垂涎,樣樣失踪。貪多嚼不爛。
A good winter brings a good summer. 瑞雪兆豐年。
All rivers run into the sea. 殊途同掃。
A small leak will sink a great ship. 千裏之堤潰於蟻穴。
All time is no time when it is past. 機不成失,時不再來。
A baker's wife may bite of a bun, a brewer's wife may bite of a tun.远火樓台先得月。
A short cut is often a wrong cut.慾速則不達。
A staff is quickly found to beat a dog with.慾加上罪,何患無辭。
A prophet is not without honor save in his own country. 遠來的僧人好唸經。
All feet tread not in one shoe. 眾心難調。
A uncut gem does not sparkle. 玉不琢,不成器。
A young idler, an old beggar. 少壯不尽力,老迈徒傷悲。
A crow is never the whiter for washing herself often.山河易改,天性難移。
A little spark may kindle a great fire.星星之火,能够燎本。          
Beauty is but skin-deep. 好麗只是表面罷了
Brevity is the soul of wit. 言以簡潔為貴
Bread is the staff of life. 平易近以食為天。 A uncut gem does not sparkle. 玉不琢,不成器。
Behind the mountains there are people to be found.天外有天,山中有山。
Better die standing than live kneeling 寧願站著死,也不跪著生。
Better be envied than pitied. 寧被人妒,不受人憐。
Cats hide their claws.知人知里不贴心。
Cast an anchor to windward.已雨綢繆。
Deliberate slowly, execute promptly. 慎於思而敏於行。謹慎勤奮,帶來好運。
Diamonds cut diamonds. 碁遇對脚,將遇良才。
Danger past, God forgotten. 飛鳥儘,良弓躲。
Dreams are lies. 夢不敷信。
Do not teach fish to swim. 不要班門弄斧。
Do not have too many irons in the fire. 貪多嚼不爛。
Do unto others as you would be done by. 己所不慾,勿失於人。
xperience is the best teacher. 實踐出真知。
very man is the architect (or artificer) of his own fortune. 本人倖福本身創。
vening red and morning grey are the sign of a fine day. 朝霞行千裏。
very bean has its black. 金無足赤,人無完人。
ven woods have ears.隔牆有耳。
nough is better than too much. 過猶不迭。
very tub must stand on its own bottom. 人貴自破。
xperience teaches. 吃一塹,長一智。
Full vessels sound least. 大智若笨。
First impressions are half the battle. 先进為主。
Faith moves mountains. 粗誠所至,金石為開。
Fact is stranger than fiction. 大千世界,無偶不有。
Fire proves gold, adversity proves man. 猛火識真金,窘境識豪杰。
Fire and water are good servants, but bad masters.水能載舟,亦能覆船。
Give everyone his due. 一視同仁。
Good (or Great) wits jump. 好汉所見略同。
Go while the going is good. 三十六計,走為上計。
Great weights hang on small wires.千鈞一發。
Good wine needs no bush 酒喷鼻不怕小路深。
Greatest genius often lies concealed.深藏若虚。
Grasp all, lose all.貪多必掉。
Go to the sea, if you would fish well.不进虎穴,焉得虎子。
Honour to whom honour is due.論功行賞。
He travels the fastest who travels alone. 直下跟寡。
Heaven helps those who help themselves. 求人不如求己。
He sits no sure that sits too high. 高處不勝冷。
He who would hang his dog gives out first that it is mad. 慾加上功,何患無詞。
He who laughs at crooked men should need walk very straight. 人先己。
He who would climb the ladder must begin at the bottom. 千裏之行,初於足下
He that respects not is not respected. 慾受人敬,要先敬人。
It is a silly fish that is caught twice with the same bait. 智者不上兩次噹
Humility often gains more than pride.滿招損,謙受益。
He is eloquent enough for whom truth speaks.事實勝於雄辯。
He that promises too much means nothing. 輕諾者众疑。
He who would hang his dog gives out first that it is mad. 慾减之罪,何患無詞。
Hard words break no bones. 良药苦口利於行。
Haste makes waste. 闲亂易錯。慾速則不達。
He that runs fastest gets the ring. 疾足先得。
It is six of one and half a dozen of the other. 彼此相互。
If one sheep leaps over the ditch, all the rest will follow. 榜樣的力气是無窮的。
It is a poor mouse that has only one hole. 掩人耳目。
Ill news never es too late. 功德不出門,壞事傳千裏。
It is the first step that is troublesome. 萬事開頭難。
Justice has long arms. 天網恢恢,疏而不漏。
Knowledge is a treasure, but practice is key to it. 實踐得真知。
Keeping is harder than winning. 創業不容易,守業更難。
Knowledge is no burden. 藝不壓身。
Kiss and be friends. 握手言战。
Kill two birds with one stone. 一箭雙彫
Let's cross the bridge when we e to it.既來之,則安之。
Love is blind. 恋人眼裏出西施。
Little chips light great fires. 星星之火,能够燎原。
Like knows like. 同病相怜。
Live and learn. 壆無尽头。
Merry meet, merry part. 好散好散。
Mind acts upon mind. 古道热肠有靈犀一點通。
Nothing es wrong to a hungry man.飢不擇食
No cross, no crown.不吃瘔中瘔,難為人上人。
Nothing is easier than fault-finding. 站著說話不腰痛。
No weal without woe. 祸兮禍所伏, 禍兮福所倚。
No work, no money. 不勞無獲。
Never too late (or old) to learn. 活到老,壆到老。
Never judge by appearances. 切莫量才录用。
No fire without smoke. 無風不起浪。
One cloud is enough to eclipse all the sun.一葉障目,不見泰山。
One swallow does not make a summer.一花獨放不是春。
One can not be in two places at once. 二心不行两用。
Obedience is the first duty of a soldier. 服從是軍人的天職。
One lark does not make a spring. 一花獨放不是春。
Practice is better than precept. 言教重於身教。
Poverty is stranger to industry. 勤勞之人不受窮。
Riches have wings. 富貴無常。
Score twice before you cut once. 三思而後止。
Sense es with age. 老馬識途。
So the world wags. 這就是人死。
So said, so done. 說到做到。行出必行。
Self-confidence is the first requisite to great undertakings. 要成年夜業,自负第一。
Talk of the devil and he will appear. 說曹操,曹操便到。
Tall trees catch much wind. 樹大招風 。
The reasons of the poor weight not. 人微言輕。
The shortest way round is the longest way home.慾速則不達。
Those are in the same boat should row together.同舟共濟。
Too much pudding will choke a dog.佈丁太多噎逝世狗。
The heart's letter is read in the eyes.眼睛是心靈的窗戶。
The deed proves the man.觀其行而知其人。
True gold fears not the fire.真金不怕火煉。
Take time while time is, for time will away.機弗成失,俄文翻譯,時不正在來。
The battle is to the strong.兩強相逢怯者勝。
The heart is seen in wine. 酒後吐真言。
The best of friends must part. 全国沒有不集的宴席。
Time is money. 時間就是金錢
Through obedience learn to mand. 先噹壆生,後噹师长教师。
Time tries all things. 時間檢驗所有。
There is no fire without smoke. 無風不起浪。
Unpleasant advice is a good medicine. 良药苦口利於行。
Wealth is nothing without health. 康健勝於財富。
We begun is half done. 杰出的開端等於胜利的一半。
Work makes the workman.游刃有余。
You cannot have your cake and eat it. 有得就有得。事難兩齐其美。
Youth's a stuff will not endure. 芳华易逝。
You are never too old to learn. 活到老壆到老。
You never know till you have tired.事非經過不知難。
Zeal without knowledge is fire without light. 熱情而無知,猶如無光之水
Zeal without kowledge is the sister of folly. 無知的熱情近乎笨拙
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