1.英语谚语
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. 其中的gain,意思应该是 【使获得,使赢得,使博得】 原句字面意思:玩笑永远不会使你赢得敌人(的支持),而只会使你失去朋友。
这里的【赢得敌人】,实际意思是【将敌人争取过来,使之不再与你为敌】,因此,原来的翻译改译为【化敌为友】。 其实,所给的谚语表明了:开玩笑可能会导致的不良后果,特别是玩笑过度或对象、方式、场合不合适等。
提醒人们:玩笑应该适度并注意对象。
2.英语谚语(常用的)我需要,越多越好
1.爱屋及乌 Love me, love my dog.
2.百闻不如一见 Seeing is believing.
3.比上不足比下有余 worse off than some, better off than many; to fall short of the best, but be better than the worst.
4.笨鸟先飞 A slow sparrow should make an early start.
5.不眠之夜 white night
6.不以物喜不以己悲 not pleased by external gains, not saddened by personnal losses
7.不遗余力 spare no effort; go all out; do one's best
8.不打不成交 No discord, no concord.
9.拆东墙补西墙 rob Peter to pay Paul
10.辞旧迎新 bid farewell to the old and usher in the new; ring out the old year and ring in the new
11.大事化小小事化了 try first to make their mistake sound less serious and then to reduce it to nothing at all
12.大开眼界 open one's eyes; broaden one's horizon; be an eye-opener
13.国泰民安 The country flourishes and people live in peace
14.过犹不及 going too far is as bad as not going far enough; beyond is as wrong as falling short; too much is as bad as too little
15.功夫不负有心人 Everything comes to him who waits.
16.好了伤疤忘了疼 once on shore, one prays no more
17.好事不出门恶事传千里 Good news never goes beyond the gate, while bad news spread far and wide.
18.和气生财 Harmony brings wealth.
19.活到老学到老 One is never too old to learn.
20.既往不咎 let bygones be bygones
21.金无足赤人无完人 Gold can't be pure and man can't be perfect.
22.金玉满堂 Treasures fill the home.
23.脚踏实地 be down-to-earth
24.脚踩两只船 sit on the fence
25.君子之交淡如水 the friendship between gentlemen is as pure as crystal; a hedge between keeps friendship green
3.励志的英语谚语有哪些
* first step is always the hardest.
万事开头难。开始尝试新事物总是有些难度。
* at first you don't succeed, try, try again.
在没有成功的时候不要气馁,继续努力。
* pain, no gain.
不劳无获。
*'t cry over spilled milk.
覆水难收。
* hay while the sun shines.
未雨绸缪。你应该把握时间和机遇去做你想做的事。
*ce makes perfect.
熟能生巧。有时你可能并没有感觉到英语的进步,但是只要你更多的操练,你的英语就一定能更流利。
*'s more than one way to skin a cat .
条条大道通罗马。
* reap what you sow。
一份耕耘,一份收获。
* heads are better than one。
两个人一起比单打独斗要有效的的多。
*'t put off until tomorrow what you can do today.
不要再拖延了,今天能完成的事就今天做。