1.关于勤奋的英文谚语
1、Happy is the man who learns from the misfortunes of others.
吸取他人教训,自己才会走运。
2、Genius is nothing but labor and diligence.
天才不过是勤奋而已。
3、Great hopes make great man.
伟大的抱7a686964616fe4b893e5b19e31333365653839负造就伟大的人物。
4、He that will not work shall not eat.
不劳动者不得食。
5、One false move may lose the game.
一着不慎,满盘皆输。
6、Experience is the father of wisdom and memory the mother.
经验是智慧之父,记忆是智慧之母。
7、Example is better then percept.
说一遍,不如做一遍。
8、A thousand-li journey is started by taking the first step.
千里之行,始于足下。
9、Cease to struggle and you cease to live.
生命不止,奋斗不息。
10、A man can succeed at almost anything for which he was unlimited enthusiasm.
只要有无限的热情,一个人几乎可以在任何事情上取得成功。
11、It is not enough to be industrious, the ants are very industrious. You are what? There are two basic mistakes, other errors are all born: impatience and laziness
光勤劳是不够的,蚂蚁也非常勤劳。你在勤劳些什么呢?有两种过错是基本的,其他一切过错都由此而生:急躁和懒惰。
12、Laziness and poor forever is shameful, so everyone will try their best to conceal from others property, to conceal their lazy.
懒惰和贫穷永远是丢脸的,所以每个人都会尽最大努力去对别人隐瞒财产,对自己隐瞒懒惰。
2.请把下面一段话翻译成英语,谢谢尽管我的前方荆棘丛生,魔鬼也不时
Although my front thorns, the devil is not in my ear when Howl, but I was a lucky choice for relatives worried that the world understand, and full of hardships and suffering of the road of life, to find a drop in living standards, to be able to verify a new road, I used weak and weary, shouldering a heavy crucifix。
Because I know that the road is not the road most wide road without doors to the world is the most amazing world, life is not Mengfu pleasures of life。 。
3.如何引入谚语
众所周知,谚语乃是一种语言的精华,寓意深刻,表达隽永。
在英语写作中如能适当地引用一些英语谚语,可以为文章增辉添彩。在写作时如何把平时积累的谚语恰当地引用到文章中去呢?以下总结了英语中常见的引用谚语的地道表达法,供同学们写作时模仿使用。
谚语在英语中叫proverb,引用时经常会在其前面酌情加上old, Chinese, English, Russian之类的形容词;动词一般用go, say, state, has it, put it等,在这些动词后面用逗号或冒号皆可。谚语可加双引号(这时谚语的第一个字母要大写),也可不加双引号(这时第一个字母一般不大写)。
引用谚语的表达方式常见的有如下几种: (1) A proverb goes / says, …… As a / the proverb goes / says, …… A Yiddish proverb goes, “Better to lose with a wise man than win with a fool.” 有一句依地语谚语说得好,“宁输智者,不赢傻子。” A proverb says, “Medicine cures the man who is fated not to die.” 有一句谚语说,“命不该死有药救。”
As a Chinese proverb goes, “Don't climb a tree to look for fish.” 正如中国的一句谚语所说,“不要缘木求鱼。” As the old Chinese proverb says, “If you do not enter a tiger's den, you cannot get her cubs.” 正如中国的一句谚语所说,“不入虎穴,焉得虎子。”
(2) As a / the proverb has it / puts it,…… A proverb has it that …… As a Spanish proverb has it, “Flies don't enter a closed mouth.” 正如一句西班牙谚语所说,“祸从口入。” As a Navajo proverb puts it, “What comes around goes around.” 正如纳瓦霍族的一句谚语所说,“一报还一报。”
As a local proverb here in Chad puts it: A woman who is pregnant has one foot in the grave. 正如乍得当地的一句谚语所说:女人怀宝宝,鬼门关上走一遭。An old proverb has it that “if the thorn doesn't scratch when it first emerge, it will never scratch.” 有一句古老的谚语说,“如果荆棘刚长出时不扎手,那么它就永远不扎手。”
(3) There is a proverb: …… There is a / the proverb that goes / states, …… There's an African proverb: “Educate a boy, and educate an individual. Educate a girl, and you educate a community.” 有一句非洲的谚语说:“教育好一个男孩,仅教育好一人。教育好一个女孩,则教育好一群人。”
There's a Russian proverb that goes: you must support the most talented people because untalented people will support themselves. 有一句俄罗斯谚语说,你须拥戴贤人,庸者仅会自顾。 There is an old Jewish proverb that states: “A Shekel is always better in my pocket than in yours.” 有一句古老的犹太谚语说:“金币在我口袋里总比在你口袋里强。”
(4) ……, a / the proverb goes, …… ……, goes a / the proverb, …… “A river is deep,” an old African proverb goes, “because of its source.” 有一句古老的非洲谚语说,河有源泉水才深。 To kill a snake, goes an old African proverb, you must first crush the head. 有一句古老的非洲谚语说,打蛇先打头。
(5) …… have a proverb that goes, …… There exists a proverb. It goes, …… The Arabs have a proverb that goes, “When the sultan's dog died, everyone marched in his funeral. But when the sultan himself died, no one marched at all.”阿拉伯人有一句谚语是这样说的,“当苏丹的狗死了,人人都为之送葬。而当苏丹死了,却无人为之送葬。”
谚语作为群众集体智慧的结晶,多具有鲜明的民族性和地域特色。由于中西文化的差异,一些在汉语中人们耳熟能详的谚语却未必为西方人所理解。
所以在引用汉语谚语时,如果中国特色过于浓厚,则可舍其形而取其意,写成英语中与之意思对等的西方谚语。例如,有的同学想表达这个意思:本性难移,于是写道:As a Chinese proverb goes, a dog cannot change its habit of eating shit. 这样写不但失之粗鄙,还会让爱犬的西方人大惑不解。
所以,这个意思宜写成A leopard cannot change its spots. 或者A fox may grow gray, but never good.。
4.一些英文谚语翻译
a bird in the hand is worth two in the bush 一鸟在手,胜似二鸟在林 a blank slate 干净的黑板(新的一页,新的开始) a bone to pick 可挑剔的骨头(争端,不满) a cat nap 打个盹儿 a ouch potato 躺椅上的马铃薯(懒鬼) a headache 头痛(麻烦事) a knock out 击倒(美得让人倾倒) a load off my mind 心头大石落地 a pain in the neck 脖子疼(苦事) a piece of cake 一块蛋糕(小菜一碟,易事一件) a shot in the dark 盲目射击(瞎猜) a sinking ship 正在下沉的船 a slap in the face 脸上挨了一耳光(公然受辱) a social butterfly 社交蝴蝶(善于交际,会应酬的人) a thorn in someone's side 腰上的荆棘(芒刺在背) a turn coat 反穿皮袄的人(叛徒) a weight off my shoulders 放下肩头重担 an ace up my sleeve 袖里的王牌 ants in one's pants 裤裆里有蚂蚁(坐立不安) back in the saddle重上马鞍(重整旗鼓) back on track重上轨道(改过自新) backfire逆火(弄巧成拙,适得其反) ball and chain 铁球铁链,甜蜜的枷(老婆) beat a dead horse 鞭打死马令其奔驰(徒劳) beaten by the ugly stick 被丑杖打过(生得难看) bet your life 把命赌上(绝对错了) better half 我的另一半 big headed 大脑袋(傲慢,自大) bigger fish to fry 有更大的鱼要炸(有更重要的事要办) bite the bullet 咬子弹(强忍痛苦) birds of a feather flock together 羽毛相同的鸟总飞成一群(物以类聚) blow up in you face 在眼前爆炸(事情完全弄砸了) break a let 折断一条腿(表演真实,演出成功) break the ice 破冰(打破僵局) brown nose 讨好,谄媚 bull in a china shop 瓷器店里的蛮牛(笨拙的人,动辄弄坏东西的人) burst your bubble 扎破泡泡(打破人的幻想,煞风景) bury one's head in the sand把头埋在沙里(自欺欺人) butterflies in my stomach肚里有只蝴蝶(心里紧张,七上八下) buy the farm买下农场(归道山,死了) cash in my chips兑换筹码(睡觉,就寝) circle the wagons把篷车围成一圈(严阵以待) clean up one's act自我检点,自我改进 come down in sheets整片整片地下(倾盆大雨) cross the line 跨过线(做得太过分了) cross that bridge when we come to it 到了桥头就过桥(船到桥头自然直) cut to the chase 抄捷径去追猎物(不绕圈子,开门见山,单刀直入) daily grind 例行苦事,每天得干的苦工 days are numbered 来日无多 dead center 正当中 dead-end street 死路,死巷子 domino effect 骨牌效应 down to the wire 最后关头 down under 南边(常指面半球的澳洲) downhill from here 从此都是下坡路(自此每况愈下) drop the ball 掉了球(失职) empty nest 空巢(儿女长大离家) get hitched 拴起来(结婚) get off on the wrong foot 起步便错(第一印象不佳) get the ball rolling 让球滚起来(动起手来) goose bumps 鸡皮疙瘩 hit the road 上路 hold your horses 勒住你的马(慢来) hang somebody out to dry 把……晾起来了(把……坑苦了) in one's back pocket 在某人裤子后口袋里(是某人的囊中之物) in the dark 在黑暗中(茫然,什么也不知道) in the spotlight 站在聚光灯圈里(出风头) it's Greek to me 希腊文(天书) joined at the hip 连体婴(死*,从不分开的两个人) jump the gun 枪未响先偷跑(抢先) kick the bucket 踢水桶(翘辫子) kill two birds with one stone一 箭双雕,一举两得 last straw 最后一根稻草 left a bitter taste in one's mouth 留下满嘴苦味(留下不愉快的回忆) light a fire under your butt 在屁股下点一把火(促其行动) light at the end of the tunnel 隧道末端的光(一线希望) like shooting fish in a barrel 桶里射鱼(瓮中捉鳖) ling winded 长舌,碎嘴 Monday morning quarterback 星期一早晨的四分卫(马后炮) my old man 我的老头(我父亲) out of the pan and into the fire 跳出锅里,掉进火里(每况愈下) plenty of other fish in the sea 海里的鱼多得很(天涯何处无芳草) poker face 扑克面孔(喜怒不形于色) pop the question 提出大问题(求婚) pot calling the kettle black 锅嫌壶黑(五十步笑百步) punch your lights out 揍得你两眼发黑 put all of one's eggs in one basket 鸡蛋都放在一个篮子里(孤注一掷) put one's foot in one's mouth 把脚丫放进嘴里(说错话了) rob the cradle 劫摇篮(老牛吃嫩草) skate on thin ice 在薄冰上滑冰(如履薄冰,身历险境) skeleton in one's closet 壁橱里的骷髅(不可告人的事) skin and bones 皮包骨 sleep on it 睡在上面(考虑一晚上) small talk 寒喧,闲聊 smooth sailing 一帆风顺 stab in the back 背后插刀(遭人暗算) stallion 千里驹(貌美体健的男人) stud 种马(貌美体健的男人) swing for the fence 打全垒打 take a hike 走路(滚蛋) until you are blue in the face 干到脸发青(也是白干) unwind 放松发条(轻松下来) up for grabs 大家有份 up in the air 挂在空中(悬而未决) when hell freezes over 地狱结冰(绝不可能的事) weed out 除去杂草(淘汰) well rounded全 能,全才 when pigs fly 猪飞的时候(绝不可能) not lift a finger 连。
* 从句结构的英语谚语,越多越好(但一定要准确)
If a donkey bray at you, don't bray at him. 傻瓜惹著你,你别跟他缠。
If a man empties his purse into his head, no man can take it away from him. 如果倒空钱袋,装入脑袋,那就无人能够把钱夺走。 If a man will begin with certainties, he shall end in doubts, but if he will be content to begin with doubts, he shall end in certaintics. 如果以肯定开始,必将以怀疑告终;如果愿以怀疑开始,必将以肯定告终。
If at first you don't succeed, try, try again. 初试不成功,努力勿懈怠。 If doctors fail thee, be these three thy doctors; rest, cheerful-ness, and moderate diet. 如果医药不能帮助,那么注意三件事∶休息,愉快,饮食调和。
If each would sweep before his own door, we should have a clean city (or street). 众擎易举。 I fear the Greeks, even when bringing gifts. 敌人献礼品,千万莫轻信。
If I take care of my character, my reputation will take care of itself. 注意好品行,自有美名声。 If it is not right, do not do it; if it is not true, do not say it. (If it is not broken, do not fix it.) 不正确的事不做,不真实的话不说。
If it were not for hope, the heart would break. 人是靠希望活著的。 If matters not how a man dies, but how he lives. 重要的并不在于一个人怎样死,而是在于他怎样生。
If money be not thy servant, it will be thy master. 不做金钱的主人,就会做金钱的奴隶。 If nobody loves you, be sure it is your own fault. 如果没有人爱你,肯定是你自己有问题。
If one desires to succeed in anything, he must pay the price. 如果想做成点事,就得付出代价一干。 If the beard were all, the goat might preach. 如果有了需就什么都行,那么山羊也可以说教了。
If the blind lead the blind, both shall fall into the ditch. 问道于盲,无益于事。 If the counsel be good no matter who gave it. 只要忠告中肯,谁提都行。
If the eye do no admire, the heart will not desire. 眼不馋,心不贪。 If the old dog barks, he gives counsel. 如果老狗叫,他是给忠告。
If the pills were pleasant, they would not be gilded. 丸药不苦不会加糖衣。 If there be neither snow nor rain, then will be dear all sorts of grain. 雨雪不调,五谷价高。
If there were no clouds, we should not enjoy the sun. 吃得苦中苦,方知甜中甜。 If the sky fll (or falls), we shall catch larks. 异想天开 If they say you are good, ask yourself if it be ture. 若有人称赞你,要自问对不对。
If things were to be done twice all would be wise. 事事倘能做两次,人人都可称明智。 If two men ride on a horse, one must ride behind. 两人同骑一马,必有一人在后。
If we are bound to forgive an enemy we are not bound to trust him. 如果我们决定宽恕一个敌人,但决不能相信他。 If we cannot get what we like, we have to like what we can get. 随遇而安。
If wise men play the fool, they do it with a vengeance. 智者干傻事,愚蠢到极点。 If wishes were horses, beggars might ride. 愿望不等于事实。
If you agree to carry the calf, they'll make you carry the cow. 得寸进尺。 If you are too fortunate, you will not know yourself; if you are too unfortunate, nobody will know you. 运气太好,得意忘形;运气太坏,无人理会。
If you can be well without health you may be happy without virtue. 如果不健康而能强强壮壮,那么无美德也可快快乐乐。 If you cannot bite, never show your teeth. 不能打仗,切莫出兵。
If you cannot have the best, make the best of what you have. 如果你不能有最好的,你就充分利用你现有的吧。 If you command wisely, you'll be obeyed cheerfully. 倘君指挥有方,人人欣然听命。
If you confer a benefit, never remember it; if you receive one, remember it always. 施恩勿记,受恩勿忘。 If you dance you must pay the fiddler. 要想寻欢作乐,代价非付不可。
If you don't aim high you will never hit high. 不立大志,难攀高峰。 If you have no hand, you cannot make a fist. 巧妇难为无米之炊。
If you lie upon roses when young, you'll lie upon thorns when old. 年青时躺在玫瑰上,老年时就会躺在荆棘上。 If you live with a lame person, you will learn to limp. 远朱者赤,近墨者黑。
If you remove stone by stone, even a mountain will be levelled. 一块一块把石移,高山也可变平地。 If you run after two heares, you will catch neither. 两头落空。
If you sell the cow, you sell her milk too. 蚀了本也输了利。 If you swear you will catch no fish. 咒骂无益,于事无济。
If you trust before you try, you may repent before you die. 不试就相信,死前要悔恨。 If you want a pretence to whip a dog, say that he ate the frying-pam. 欲加之罪,何患无辞。
If you want a thing (well) done, do it yourself. 要想做好事情,就要自己动手。 If you want knwledge, you must toil for it. 若要求知识,必须刻苦学习。
If you wish for 。