常見英語經(jīng)典諺語精選集錦(2)
常見英語經(jīng)典諺語精選集錦
55.Many kiss the baby for the nurse’s sake. 醉翁之意不在酒。
56.Nothing venture, nothing have. 不入虎穴,焉得虎子。
57. Do in Rome as the Romans do. 入鄉(xiāng)隨俗。
58.Things done cannot be undone.木已成舟
59. True blue will never stain. 真金不怕火煉
60.A bad conscience is a sure card.為人不做虧心事,半夜不怕鬼叫門
61. All your swans are geese. 事與愿違
62.Justice has long arms.天網(wǎng)恢恢疏而不漏
63.Late fruit keeps well. 大器晚成
64.Take things as they come.既來之則安之
65.A hedge between keeps friendship green.君子之交淡如水
66.The moon is not seen when the sun shines.小巫見大巫
67.Penny wise and pound foolish.因小失大
68.What we lose in hake we shall have in herring.失之東隅,收之桑榆。
69.Short pleasure , long lament.一失足成千古恨
70.Misfortunes might be a blessing in disguise.禍兮福所倚福兮禍所伏
71. Stick together through thick and thin.有福同享有難同當(dāng)
72.Save your breath to cool your porridge.各人自掃門前雪莫管他人瓦上霜
73.A watched pot never boils.心急吃不了熱豆腐
74.A leopard cannot change its spots. 江山易改本性難移
75. Don’t trouble trouble until trouble troubles you.隨遇而安
76. Accidents will happen.天有不測風(fēng)云人有旦夕禍福
77.Rome was never built in a day. 冰凍三尺非一日之寒
78.A stitch in time saves nine.亡羊補牢
79.逝者如斯夫!不舍晝夜。the passage of time is just like the flow of water, which goes on day and night.
80.民為貴,社稷次之,君為輕the people are the most important element in a state; next are the goods of land and grain; least is the ruler himself.
81.博學(xué)之,審問之,慎思之,明辨之,篤行之。Learn extensively, inquire thoroughly, ponder prudently, discriminate clearly, and practice devotedly.
82.不登高山不知天之高也;不臨深淵,不知地之厚也。 One can never be aware of the height of the sky or the depth of the earth, if he does not climb up a high mountain or look down into a deep abyss.
83.不義而富且貴,于我如浮云。Wealth and rank attained through immoral means are to me as empty as floating clouds.
84.大道之行也,天下為公。 A public spirit will rule all under the sky when the treat Way prevails.
85.大江東去,浪淘盡,千古風(fēng)流人物。 The endless river eastward flows; with its huge waves are gone all those gallant heroes of bygone years.
86.但愿人長久,千里共嬋娟。We wish each other a long life so as to share the beauty of this graceful moonlight, even though miles apart.
87.獨在異鄉(xiāng)為異客,每逢佳節(jié)倍思親。
A lonely stranger in a strange land I am cast, I miss my family all the more on every festive day.
88.富貴不能淫,貧賤不能移,威武不能屈,此之后謂大丈夫。
It is a true great man whom no money and rank can confuse, no poverty and hardship can shake, and no power and force can suffocate.
89.海內(nèi)存知己天涯若比鄰。A bosom friend afar brings distance near.
90.合抱之木,生于毫末,九層之臺,起于累土;千里之行始于足下。A huge tree that fills one’
s arms grows from a tiny seedling; a nine-storied tower rises from a heap of earth; a thousand li journey starts with the first step.
91.禍兮,福之所倚;福兮,禍之所伏。 Misfortune, that is where happiness depends; happiness, that is where misfortune underlies.
92.見賢思齊焉,見不賢而內(nèi)自省也。 On seeing a man of virtue, try to become his equal; on seeing a man without virtue, examine yourself not to have the same defects.
93.君子成人之美,不成人之惡。The gentleman helps others to achieve their moral perfection but not their evil conduct.
94.君子之交淡如水,小人之交甘若醴。 The friendship between men of virtue is light like water, yet affectionate; the friendship between men without virtue is sweet like wine, yet easily broken.
95.老吾老以及人之老,幼吾幼以及人之幼。 Expend the respect of the aged in one's family to that of other families; expend the love of the young ones in one's family to that of other families.
96.禮尚往來。往而不來,非禮也;來而不往亦非禮也。Propriety suggests reciprocity. it is not propriety not to give but to receive, or vice versa.
97.兩情若是長久時,又豈在朝朝暮暮。If love between both sides can last for years, why need they stay together night and day?
98.路漫漫其修遠(yuǎn)兮,我將上下而求索。The way ahead is long; I see no ending, yet high and low I'll search with my will unbending.
99.敏而好學(xué),不恥下問。Quick-minded and eager to learn, he is never ashamed to consult his inferiors.
100.鍥而舍之,朽木不折,鍥而不舍,金石可鏤。Carve but give up half way, even a decayed piece of wood will not break; carve without stop, even metal and stone can be engraved.