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经典俗语英汉互译20句

时间：2011-07-29 09:17:30

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 　　Have only to open one’s mouth to be fed and hold out one’s arms to be dressed-lead an easy life,with everything provided.

　　饭来张口,衣来伸手
　　Throw a long line to catch a big fish-adopt a longterm plan to secure sth. big.
　　放长线掉大鱼 curent
　　Let the tiger return to the mountains-cause calamity1 for the future.
　　放虎归山
　　Sugarcane is never sweet at both ends-you can’t have it both ways.
　　甘蔗没有两头甜
　　Each says he is right
　　公说公有理,婆说婆有理
　　It is better to accept deferentially2 than to decline courteously3
　　恭敬不如从命
　　A cornered beast will do something desperate.
　　狗急跳墙
　　No ivory issues from the mouth of a dog.
　　狗嘴里吐不出象牙
　　Slanders4 cluster round a widow’s door.
　　寡妇门前是非多
　　A man of your eminence5 has a short memory
　　贵人多忘事
　　Every man has a share of responsibility for the fate of his country.
　　国家兴亡,匹夫有则
　　A wise man will not fight when the odds6 are obviously against him
　　好汉不吃眼前亏
　　A hero is silent about his past glories.
　　好汉不提当年勇
　　Good news never goes beyond the gate, while bad news spreads far and wide.
　　好事不出门,恶事传千里
　　Take an honest man’s heart for a donkey’s liver and lungs-take sb.’s goodwill7 for ill intent.
　　好心当成驴肝肺
　　Providence8 doesn’t let down a man who does his best.
　　皇天不负有心人
　　One is never too old to learn.(Keep on learning as long as you live.)
　　活到老,学到老
　　Every family has some sort of trouble.
　　家家有本难念的经
　　It’s easy to change rivers and mountains but hard to change a person’s nature
　　江山易改,本性难移
　　The friendship of a gentleman is insipid9 as water.
　　君子之交淡如水

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1 calamity nsizM     
n.灾害，祸患，不幸事件
参考例句：
  • Even a greater natural calamity cannot daunt us. 再大的自然灾害也压不垮我们。
  • The attack on Pearl Harbor was a crushing calamity.偷袭珍珠港(对美军来说)是一场毁灭性的灾难。
2 deferentially 90c13fae351d7697f6aaf986af4bccc2     
adv.表示敬意地，谦恭地
参考例句：
  • "Now, let me see,'said Hurstwood, looking over Carrie's shoulder very deferentially. “来，让我瞧瞧你的牌。”赫斯渥说着，彬彬有礼地从嘉莉背后看过去。 来自英汉文学 - 嘉莉妹妹
  • He always acts so deferentially around his supervisor. 他总是毕恭毕敬地围着他的上司转。 来自互联网
3 courteously 4v2z8O     
adv.有礼貌地，亲切地
参考例句：
  • He courteously opened the door for me.他谦恭有礼地为我开门。
  • Presently he rose courteously and released her.过了一会，他就很客气地站起来，让她走开。
4 slanders da8fc18a925154c246439ad1330738fc     
诽谤，诋毁( slander的名词复数 )
参考例句：
  • We condemn all sorts of slanders. 我们谴责一切诽谤中伤的言论。
  • All slanders and libels should be repudiated. 一切诬蔑不实之词，应予推倒。
5 eminence VpLxo     
n.卓越，显赫；高地，高处；名家
参考例句：
  • He is a statesman of great eminence.他是个声名显赫的政治家。
  • Many of the pilots were to achieve eminence in the aeronautical world.这些飞行员中很多人将会在航空界声名显赫。
6 odds n5czT     
n.让步，机率，可能性，比率；胜败优劣之别
参考例句：
  • The odds are 5 to 1 that she will win.她获胜的机会是五比一。
  • Do you know the odds of winning the lottery once?你知道赢得一次彩票的几率多大吗？
7 goodwill 4fuxm     
n.善意，亲善，信誉，声誉
参考例句：
  • His heart is full of goodwill to all men.他心里对所有人都充满着爱心。
  • We paid ￡10,000 for the shop,and ￡2000 for its goodwill.我们用一万英镑买下了这家商店，两千英镑买下了它的信誉。
8 providence 8tdyh     
n.深谋远虑，天道，天意；远见；节约；上帝
参考例句：
  • It is tempting Providence to go in that old boat.乘那艘旧船前往是冒大险。
  • To act as you have done is to fly in the face of Providence.照你的所作所为那样去行事，是违背上帝的意志的。
9 insipid TxZyh     
adj.无味的，枯燥乏味的，单调的
参考例句：
  • The food was rather insipid and needed gingering up.这食物缺少味道，需要加点作料。
  • She said she was a good cook,but the food she cooked is insipid.她说她是个好厨师，但她做的食物却是无味道的。