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1、一桶水搖不響，半桶水響叮當(dāng)有人照字面譯成：The full pot of water makes no sound; the half-empty pot of wateris n oisy.老外聽后，也許會(huì)感到困惑。他們有自己的說(shuō)法：A little kno wledge or lear ning can be or is dan gerous.一知半解很危險(xiǎn)個(gè)人收集整理勿做商業(yè)用途或者說(shuō)：Still water runs deep.靜水深不可測(cè)也可以說(shuō)：He who knows the most says the least.懂得越多的人，反而說(shuō)得越少。個(gè)人收集整理勿做商業(yè)用途至于&quo

2、t;大智假設(shè)愚，通?？梢赃@么說(shuō)：A truly wise person does not show off hisher ability.真正聰明的人，是不會(huì)顯要自己的能力個(gè)人收集整理勿做商業(yè)用途水落石出有人照字直譯為：As the water level sinks,the stones are exposed.個(gè)人收集整理 勿做商業(yè)用途這樣說(shuō)，恐怕老外還是聽不懂。他們的說(shuō)法是：All secrets may eventually come to light.所有祕(mì)密最后總會(huì)曝光。個(gè)人收集整理勿做商業(yè)用途也可以說(shuō)：Eventually, every secret will be disclo

3、sed.個(gè)人收集整理 勿做商業(yè)用途-這山望到那山高意思是:有人譯成： The apples on the other side of the wall are the sweetest.墻那邊的蘋果最甜個(gè)人收集整理勿做商業(yè)用途當(dāng)然，如要譯成:If you stand on a mountain, you feel the distantmountainseems higher tha n yours.老外也勉強(qiáng)能接受。個(gè)人收集整理勿做商業(yè)用途而他們的最習(xí)慣說(shuō)法是:The grass always looks greeneron the other side.另一邊的草，看來(lái)總是綠些。個(gè)人收集整

4、理勿做商業(yè)用途-烈火煉真金，患難見真情有人譯成：Fire is the test of gold;adversity is the test of friendship.人收集整理勿做商業(yè)用途這句譯文，雖然很好，老外也能了解，但是他們還有另外的說(shuō)法：Liquor brings out a person's true color.烈酒能顯示一個(gè)人真正的特色個(gè)人收集整理勿做商業(yè)用途或者說(shuō)：Wine reveals a person's true heart.雖然老外不用“烈火煉真金的比喻，但有“路遙知馬力的說(shuō)法：By a long road, we know a horse'

5、;s strength ； at times of difficulty, we discover a friend's true character.個(gè)人收集整理 勿做商業(yè)用途雷聲大，雨點(diǎn)小有人譯為：The thunder roars loudly, but little rain falls.或者說(shuō)： All we hear is thunder,but no rain falls.個(gè)人收集整理 勿做商業(yè)用途雖然這樣直譯比擬容易理解，但是老外的說(shuō)法是這樣的：Actions speak louder than words.行動(dòng)勝于言談 或 All we hear is words,

6、but there is no action.只動(dòng)嘴不動(dòng)手或 Actio ns and words should go hand in hand.言行必須一致個(gè)人收集整理 勿做商業(yè)用途另外，還有英語(yǔ)里還有這樣的說(shuō)法：An empty barrel makes biggest sou nd.空洞的話說(shuō)得太多了。個(gè)人收集整理 勿做商業(yè)用途人不可貌相，海水不可斗量有人譯為：A man can not be known by his look, nor can the ocean be measuredby a dipper.這樣的譯法只是直譯，如果能夠稍加修改，老外就能了解：A mancan not

7、 be judged by his appearanee, nor can the water in the sea be measured by a bucket.個(gè)人收集整理 勿做商業(yè)用途不過(guò)，老外通常的說(shuō)法是這樣的：We can not judge a pers on by appeara nee only.或 You can not judge a book byits cover.意思是：一本書的好壞取決于它的內(nèi)容，而不是它的封面裝幀的漂亮與否。個(gè)人收集整理勿做商業(yè)用途口蜜腹劍，笑里藏刀有人譯為 His mouth is honey; his heart is a sword.外國(guó)人

8、聽了會(huì)對(duì)這樣的比喻摸不著頭腦，如果要形容某人“口蜜腹劍，笑里藏刀，我們可以說(shuō) with honey on one's lip and murder in one's heart, 或者 honey-mouthed butdagger-hearted. 也可以更直接的譯成 He is an evil man who has a mouth that praisesand a hand that kills.個(gè)人收集整理勿做商業(yè)用途少壯不努力，老大徒傷悲有人譯成 If you neglect study when you are young, what may happen to

9、your old age?個(gè)人收集整理勿做商業(yè)用途這句問(wèn)句會(huì)把老外問(wèn)得云里霧里，因?yàn)樗麄儧](méi)有“學(xué)而優(yōu)那么仕的思想，也不認(rèn)為功課差，將來(lái)就會(huì)傷悲。他們勸告子女經(jīng)常說(shuō)的是Studyi ng / worki ng hard can lead you toa brighter / more promising future.努力用功會(huì)帶給你光明的前程。個(gè)人收集整理 勿做商業(yè)用途當(dāng)然也可以對(duì)年輕人說(shuō)：Study hard whe n you are youn g. It will pay off whe n you get older.年輕時(shí)好好努力，到老的時(shí)就會(huì)覺(jué)得學(xué)有所值。個(gè)人收集整理勿做商業(yè)用途學(xué)

10、如行舟，不進(jìn)那么退如果直譯成：Lear ning is like rowi ng upstream; n ot to adva nee is to drop back.個(gè)人收集整理勿做商業(yè)用途老外聽后，也許會(huì)感到一頭霧水。這樣修改一下，表達(dá)可以清晰一些：Lear ning seems like row ing upstream 逆流;if one does not adva nee, one will fall back. Learning is like rowing against the current激流,if one does not advanee, one will retrea

11、t.個(gè)人收集整理 勿做商業(yè)用途更直接的說(shuō)法是:個(gè)人收集整理勿做商業(yè)用途If you don't make progress, you will fall beh ind.-一日為師，終身為父有這樣的譯法:He who teaches me for one day is my father for life.If you are my teacher for even one day, you will be my teacher (me ntor) all my life.個(gè)人收集整理勿He who teaches me may be con sidered my father-fig

12、ure for life.做商業(yè)用途這幾種譯法意思都是“老師即使對(duì)我只有一天的教誨，也會(huì)讓我一生都受用不盡。外國(guó)人也有他們表達(dá)師生關(guān)系的諺語(yǔ)，如:授人以魚，不如授人以Teach others to fish and they will fish for a lifetime.(Give a man fish, he will have a meal; teach him to fish, he will have food allhis life. 個(gè)人收集整理勿做商業(yè)用途忠言逆耳，良藥苦口有人譯成Faithful words are contrary to the ears; good me

13、dicine tastes bitter to the mouth.個(gè)人收集整理勿做商業(yè)用途也有人反譯為：Bitter words are medici ne; sweet words bring ill ness.Good advice ofte n jars on the ears; bitter pills have good effects.個(gè)人收集整理勿做商業(yè)用途這些說(shuō)法，老外也會(huì)"一知半解，不如直接一點(diǎn)說(shuō)成：Hon est advice may bedistasteful to the recipie nt.Hon est advice is hard to accept

14、.Truth is a hard pill to swallow.個(gè)人收集整理 勿做商業(yè)用途更簡(jiǎn)單的說(shuō)就是：Truth hurts.近墨者黑，近朱者赤有人直譯為：one who stays near vermilion gets stained red, and one who staysnear ink gets stained black.vermilion是朱砂或鮮紅色的意思 個(gè)人收集整理 勿做商業(yè)用途也有人譯成：When you touch black, you become black; whe n you touch red, you become red.這種說(shuō)法，恐怕老外一時(shí)無(wú)法理解真正含意。不過(guò)他們倒有這么說(shuō)：One takes the behavior of one's company.一個(gè)人的行為，往往受到朋友的影響?；騉ne takes on the attributes of on e's associates. attributes復(fù)數(shù)時(shí)是指品質(zhì)、特性；assoc