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1.World is but a little place, after all.天涯原咫尺,到处可逢君Explanation: it is used when a person meets someone he knows or is insomeway connected with him in a place where he would never have expected todo so.Example: Who would have thought I would bump into an old schoolmate on atrek up Mount Tai. The world is but a little place after all.2. When in Rome, do as the Romans do.入乡随俗Explanation: conform to the manners and customs of those amongst whom youlive.Example: I know you have egg and bacon for breakfast at home, but now youare on the Continent you will do as the Romans do and take coffee and rolls.3. What you lose on the swings you get back on the roundabouts.失之东隅,收之桑榆Explanation: a rough way of starting a law of average; if you have bad luckon one day you have good on another; if one venture results in loss try afresh one---it may succeed.Example: he may always possess merits which make up for everything; if heloses on the swings, he may win on the roundabouts.4.What are the odds so long as you are happy.知足者常乐Explanation: what does anything else matter if a person is happy.Example: you complain so much, but you have a good family, parents, health,and money. What’s the odd so long as you’re happy.5.Entertain an angel unawares.有眼不识泰山Explanation: to receive a great personage as a guest without knowing hismerits.Example: in the course of evening someone informed her that she wasentertaining an angel unawares, in the shape of a composer of the greatestpromise6.every dog has his day .是人皆有出头日Explanation: fortune comes to each in turnExample: they say that every dog has his day; but mine seems a very longtime coming.7.every potter praises his own pot.王婆买瓜,自卖自夸Explanation: people are loath to refer to defects in their possessions ortheir family membersExample: he said that his teacher considered his work brilliant, but I wouldrather hear it from his teacher’s own mouth. Every potter praises his ownpotNow come on! Have a try.试着翻译一下下面几个谚语!hit the nail on the headhave an iron hand in a velvet glovegreat minds think alikegood wine needs no bushGive him enough rope and he will hang himself.Evil does not always come to injure.A fool may give a wise man counsel.
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1.Actions speak louder than words. 行动胜于言辞。 2.All good things come to an end. 一切美好的事物皆有终结之时。 3.All's well that ends well. 结局好的就算好。 4.All roads lead to Rome. 条条大路通罗马。 5.Art is long, life is short. 人生朝露,艺业千秋。 6.Bad news travels fast. 坏事传千里。 7.The bait hides the hook. 饵里藏钩;笑里藏刀。 8.Barking dogs seldom bite. 爱叫的狗很少咬人。 9.Beauty is in the eye of the beholder. 情人眼里出西施。 10.The best fish swim near the bottom. 好鱼常在水底游。 11.Better late than never. 迟做总比不做好。 12.A bird in the hand is worth two in the bush. 多得不如现得。 13.Birds of a feather flock together. 物以类聚。 14.Blood is thicker than water. 血浓于水。 15.Boys will be boys. 男孩子毕竟是男孩子。 16.A cat has nine lives. 猫有九条命;吉人天相。 17.Catch as catch can. 能捉尽管捉;能拿多少算多少。 18.Diamond cut diamond. 强中更有强中手。 19.Do as I say, not as I do. 照我说的做,别照我做的做。 20.Don't meet trouble half-way. 勿杞人忧天。 21.Don't put all your eggs in one basket. 勿孤注一掷。 22.Don't ride the high horse. 勿摆架子。 23.Easier said than done. 说比做容易。 24.East or west, home is best. 管他东方或西方,家是最好的地方。 25.Easy come, easy go. 来得容易,去得也容易。 26.Every man is his own worst enemy. 一个人最大的敌人就是他自己。 27.Everyone to his taste. 人各有所好。 28.An eye for an eye, and a tooth for a tooth. 以眼还眼,以牙还牙。 29.Fine feathers make fine birds. 人要衣装,马要鞍。 30.A friend in need is a friend indeed. 患难之交才是真正的朋友。 31.The grapes are sour. 葡萄是酸的。 32.Grasp all, lose all. 样样都要,全都失掉。 33.Haste makes waste. 欲速则不达。 34.He laughs best who laughs last. 最后笑的人笑得最得意。 35.He travels the fastest who travels alone. 单独旅行的人走得最快。 36.He who denies all confesses all. 否认一切的人就等于承认了一切。 37.He who hesitates is lost. 踌躇不决者必然失败。 38.He who makes no mistakes makes nothing. 不犯错的人必将一事无成。 39.Health is better than wealth. 健康胜于财富。 40.Healven helps those who help themselves. 自助者天助。 41.History repeats itself. 历史总重演。 42.Honesty is the best policy. 诚实是上上之策。 43.Hunger is the best sause. 饥饿是最好的调味汁。 44.If the cap fits, wear it. 帽子若适合你,就戴上吧。 45.If you want peace, prepare for war. 欲求和平必先备战。 46.Things done can not be undone. 木已成舟。 47.Take a pain for a pleasure all wise man can. 智者能视苦为乐。 48.Take one's courage in both hands. 勇往直前,敢作敢为。 49.Take the rough with the smooth. 即能享乐,也能吃苦。 50.Take the world as it is. 随遇而安。/听其自然。 51.Take things as they come. 既来之,则安之。 52.Take time by the forelock. 要抓住时机。 53.Take time while time is, for time will be away. 机不可失,时不再来。 54.Tall trees catch much wind. 树大招风。 55.Tastes differ. 众口难调。/人各有所好。 56.Teaching others teaches yourself. 教学相长。 57.Tears are the silent language of grief. 眼泪是悲哀的无声言辞。 58.Telling your troubles is swelling your troubles. 诉说烦恼等于增加烦恼。 59.Temperance is the best physic. 克制乃是最好的治疗。 60.Temperance is the greatest of virture. 自我节制是最大的美德。
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1.Where there is a will,there is a way.有志者,事竟成2.Nothing is too difficult,if you put your heart into it.世上无难事,只怕有心人。3.There is no royal way to learning.学习无坦途4.Better an egg today than a hen tomorrow.今天一个蛋,胜过明天一只鸡。/前程虽远大,现实尤可贵5.What may be done at any time will be done at no time.因循蹉跎,一事无成。6.Barking dogs don't bite.会叫的狗不咬人7.Two hands are better than one.两人智慧胜一人。/一人计短,二人计长。8.A friend in need is a friend indeed.患难朋友才是真朋友。/患难见真情。9.Better late than never.迟做比不做好。/亡羊补牢10.Never too old to learn.学无止境, 活到老学到老。
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1、It is never too old to learn. 活到老,学到老。2、Reading is to the mind while exercise to the body. 读书健脑,运动强身。3、Knowledge starts with practice. 实践出真知。4、Complacency is the enemy of study. 学习的敌人是自己的满足。5、A man cannot spin and reel at the sametime. 一心不能二用。6、A good book is a best friend who never turns his back upon us. 好书如挚友,永远不相负。7、Study to be what you wish to seem. 学习可成为你所理想的人物。8、Knowledge advances by steps not by leaps.知识的获得是循序渐进而不是突飞猛进的。9、A book that remains shut is but a block. 书本不常翻,犹如一块砖.10、Art is long, but lift is short.人生有限,学问无涯;人生有限,艺术无穷;人生有限,学海无涯;11、Learning is an ornament in prosperity, a refuge in adversity, and a provision in old age. 学问在得意时是装饰品,失意时是庇护所,年老时是供应品。12、Experience keeps a dear school, but fools learn in no other. 经验学校学费高,愚人旁处学不到。13、Learning makes a good man better and ill man worse. 知识能使好人更好,坏人更坏。14、A handful of common sense is worth bushel of learning. 一点小常识常胜过很多有价值的学问。15、A little learning is a dangerous thing. 一知半解,为害不浅。16、Knowledge makes humble; ignorance makes proud. 知识令人谦虚;无知使人骄傲。