第一篇：中英文對(duì)照諺語

中英文相對(duì)應(yīng)的諺語

渾水摸魚

成語出處: 語源和意源不詳.公元前6世紀(jì)希臘寓言家伊索的《伊索寓言漁夫》

中講的是混水摸魚的故事：一位漁夫在河里捕魚時(shí)，先攔河張網(wǎng)，然后用繩子拴上石塊，面向魚網(wǎng)擊打水底，魚嚇得到處亂游，有些撞進(jìn)網(wǎng)里。當(dāng)?shù)赜腥艘姖O夫這樣做，責(zé)怪他把水?dāng)嚋喠?，使人不能喝到清水。漁夫說：“若不是把水?dāng)嚋?，我就捕不到魚，捕不到魚，我就得餓死?！?/p>

有人把它作為“渾水摸魚”的來源。我們認(rèn)為寓言譯介到中國來的時(shí)間與《三十六

計(jì)》成書時(shí)間的先后關(guān)系有待進(jìn)一步考證。

Teach fish to swim.Showing Off One's Proficiency with the Axe Before Lu Ban the Master Carpenter

班門弄斧典故（中英對(duì)照）

古代有一個(gè)建筑和雕刻技術(shù)非常高超的人，名叫魯班，木匠行里尊稱他為祖師。傳說他曾用木頭制作了一只五彩斑斕的鳳凰，能夠在空中飛翔三天不掉下來。在魯班門前擺弄斧子，當(dāng)然顯得有些自不量力了。

Lu Ban was supposed to be a consummate carpenter in ancient times.It is said that he once carved a wooden phoenix that was so lifelike that it actually flew in the sky for three days.Thus it was considered the height of folly to show off one's skill with an axe in front of Lu Ban.“班門弄斧”這個(gè)成語，用來比喻在行家面前顯示本領(lǐng)。

This idiom excoriates those who show off their slight accomplishments in front of experts.Don't teach your grandmother to suck eggs.休要班門弄斧。

A new broom sweeps clean.意思：比喻剛出任新職時(shí),總要擺出架勢(shì)好好做幾件事,一顯威風(fēng)與才干。三國的諸葛亮西元207年,在劉備三顧茅廬后,他答應(yīng)出來輔佐一連三次用火攻,燒了博望坡、新野再與孫權(quán)聯(lián)合火攻曹操于赤壁，這就叫新官上任三把火了。引申出來的意思是意思是說:新官員上任時(shí),常常做出幾件事以表現(xiàn)自己的才干和革除時(shí)敝的決心,過后也就一切如舊。Business is business.成語典故: 公事按公事的原則辦，不講私人情面。成語出處: 清李寶嘉《官場(chǎng)現(xiàn)形記》第三十三回：“藩臺(tái)見人家不來打點(diǎn)，他便有心公事公辦，先從余藎臣下手。”

Out of office, out of danger.成語典故: 不做官了，感到一身輕松。封建官僚官以后常用這句話來自我安慰。現(xiàn)也泛指卸去責(zé)任后一時(shí)感到輕松。

The style is the man.成語典故: 指文章的風(fēng)格同作者的性格特點(diǎn)相似。成語出處: 宋蘇軾《答張文潛書》：“子由之文實(shí)勝仆，而世俗不知，乃以為不如；其為人深不愿人知之，其文如其為人?！?Pride goes before a fall.成語典故: 驕傲的軍隊(duì)必定打敗仗。

Time and tide wait for no man.成語典故: 我待：“待我”的倒裝，等待我。時(shí)間不會(huì)等待我們。指要抓緊時(shí)間。

The tongue cuts the throat.成語典故: 災(zāi)禍從口里產(chǎn)生出來。指說話不謹(jǐn)慎容易惹禍。

Every dog is a lion at home.成語典故: 夜郎：漢代西南地區(qū)的一個(gè)小國。比喻人無知而又狂妄自大。Accidents will happen.成語典故: 不測(cè)：料想不到。比喻有些災(zāi)禍的發(fā)生，事先是無法預(yù)料的。

A friend in need is a friend indeed.患難朋友才是真正的朋友。

Actions speak louder than words.事實(shí)勝于雄辯

All is not gold that glitters.閃光的不一定都是金子

An idle youth，a needy age.少壯不努力，老大徒傷悲

Bitter pills may have wholesome effects.良藥苦口

Do wrong once and you"ll never hear the end of it.一失足成千古恨

Every cloud has a silver lining.守得云開見月明

Every man has his fault.人孰無過

First come，first served.捷足先登

Haste makes waste.欲速則不達(dá)

Honesty is the best policy.誠實(shí)至上

In fair weather prepare for foul.未雨綢繆

Knowledge is power.知識(shí)就是力量

Let bygones be bygone.既往不咎

Look before you leap.三思而后行

Man proposes，God disposes.謀事在人，成事在天

Money talks.金錢萬能

No gains without pains.吃得苦中苦方為人上人

Practice makes perfect.熟能生巧

Silence is golden.沉默是金

Speak well of your friend，of your enemy say nothing.隱惡揚(yáng)善

Take things as they come.逆來順受

The ear1y bird catches the worm.先到先得

Time and tide wait for no man.歲月不饒人

To burn the candle at both ends.自暴自棄

To count one's chickens before they are hatched.To make a mountain out of a molehill.小題大做

Too many cooks spoil tbe broth.人多手腳亂

Well begun is half done.事半功倍

When you are in Rome，do as the Romans do.入鄉(xiāng)隨俗

Where there is life, there is hope.留得青山在，不怕沒材燒。

Fish in troubled waters

第二篇：英語諺語中英文對(duì)照

英語諺語

All rivers run into the sea.All roads lead to Rome.海納百川 條條道路通羅馬.趁熱打鐵.眼見為實(shí) 入鄉(xiāng)隨俗 Strike while the iron is hot.Seeing is believing.When in Rome, do as the Romans do.Look before you leap.Two heads are better than one.A friend in need is a friend indeed.Where there is s will，there is a way.No pains，no gains.Time and tide wait for no man.It's never too late to mend.Knowledge is power.Failure is the mother of success.Easier said than done.It's never too late to learn.A fall into a pit, a gain in your wit.A good beginning is half done.A miss is as good as a mile.As a man sows, so he shall reap.A snow year, a rich year.Easy come, easy go.So said, so done.Time flies.Bad news has wings.三思而后行

三個(gè)臭皮匠頂一個(gè)諸葛亮?；茧y見真情。有志者事竟成。不勞則無獲 時(shí)不待人 亡羊補(bǔ)牢 知識(shí)就是力量 失敗是成攻之母 說起來容易，做起來難。活到老，學(xué)到老。吃一塹，長一智。良好的開端是成功的一半。失之毫厘，差之千里。種瓜得瓜，種豆得豆。瑞雪兆豐年。來也匆匆，去也匆匆。說到做到 光陰似箭。

好事不出門，壞事傳千里。1

第三篇：中國諺語警句中英文對(duì)照

中國諺語警句中英文對(duì)照

玉不琢，不成器: C: A piece of jade unless cut forms no article of vertu./ E: An uncut gem goes not sparkle./ The finest diamond must be cut./ Unpolished pearls never shine.，十年樹木，百年樹人: C: It takes ten years to grow a tree and a hundred years to bring up a generation of good men./ E: It takes three generations to make a gentleman.，學(xué)無止境: C: knowledge is infinite / E: progress sometimes uses a comma, but never a full stop.，此地?zé)o銀三百兩: never try to prove what nobody doubts.，嚴(yán)師出高徒: C: Good pupils are to be brought up by strict teachers./ E: It is the bridle and spur that makes a good horse.，得不償失: give a lark to catch a kite.，對(duì)癥下藥: a disease known is half the cure.，君子之交淡如水: a hedge between keeps friendship green.，化干戈為玉帛: bury the hatchet.，家和萬事興: he is happiest, be he king or peasant, who finds peace in his home.，江山易改，本性難移: the leopard cannot change its spots.，留得青山在，不怕沒柴燒: where there is life, there is hope.，狡兔三窟: the mouse that has but one hole is quickly taken.，舉一反三: half a tale is enough for a wise man.，當(dāng)局者迷，旁觀者清: outsiders see more than insiders./ standers-by see more than gamesters.世上無難事，只怕有心人: dogged does it.，笨鳥先飛: C: a slow sparrow should make an early start./ E: a lame traveler should get out betimes.，冷暖自知: every man is best known to himself.，有情人終成眷屬: every jack has jill.，寧為玉碎不為瓦全: better death than dishonor.，情人眼里出西施: if jack is in love, he is no judge of jill’s beauty.，拳不離手，曲不離口: no day without a line.，吃一塹，長一智: by falling we learn to go safely.，塞翁失馬: no great loss without some small gain.，天無絕人之路: god tempers the wind to the shorn lamb.，仁者見仁，智者見智: E: the donkey means one thing, and the driver another./ C: the benevolent see benevolence and the wise see wisdom.，師傅領(lǐng)進(jìn)門，修行在個(gè)人: no man is his craft’s master the first day.諺語作為一種以簡(jiǎn)單通俗的語言來表達(dá)深刻道理的語句，常為人們所引用。千百年來各國之間或多或少的文化交流，往往會(huì)使一個(gè)民族的諺語跨越疆界，廣為流傳于其它民族。許多諺語流傳甚廣，早已為我們所熟知。因此，諺語的口譯并非是一道不可逾越的障礙。諺語的口譯大致可分為三種類型，一種是“形同意合”的口譯，第二種是“形似意合”的口譯，第三種是“形異意合”的口譯。

一、“形同意合”的諺語

A fall into the pit, a gain in your wit.吃一塹，長一智。

All shall be well, Jack shall have Jill.有情人終成成眷屬。

A man should not bite the hand that feeds him.不

要恩將仇報(bào)。Beauty is in the eye of the beholder.情人眼里出西施。

Business is business.公事公辦。

Facts speak louder than words.事實(shí)勝于雄辯。

Failure is the mother of success.失敗乃成功之母。

Fish in troubled waters.渾水摸魚。

Friends must part.聚散離合總有時(shí)。/天下無不散之宴席。Great minds think alike.英雄所見略同。

Health is better than wealth.家有萬貫財(cái)，不如一身健。

Hedges have eyes, walls have ears.隔籬有眼，隔墻有耳。

In time of peace prepare for war.居安當(dāng)思危。

Like father, like son.有其父，必有其子。

Man proposes, God disposes.謀事在人，成事在天。

Misfortunes never come alone.禍不單行。

Money can’t buy time.寸金難買寸光陰。

More haste, less speed.欲速則不達(dá)。

Out of office, out of danger.無官一身輕。Out of sight, out of mind./Far from eye, far from heart.眼不見為凈。

Pride goes before a fall.驕者必?cái)　?/p>

The style is the man.文如其人。

Time and tide wait for no man.時(shí)不我待。/歲月無情。

The remembrance of the past is the teacher of the future.前事不忘后事之師。/前車之覆，后車之鑒。To teach is to learn.教學(xué)相長。

The tongue cuts the throat.禍從口出。/言多必失。

第四篇：中英文諺語匯總

諺語匯總

Every medal has its reverse.事物都有它的反面。

Every mother’s child is handsome.王婆賣瓜，自賣自夸。

Everyone is dissatisfied with his own fortune.人總是不滿于自己的命運(yùn)。Everyone’s faults are not written in their foreheads.知人知面不知心 Every pleasure has a pain.樂中必有苦。

Every salesman boasts of his own wares.老王賣瓜，自賣自夸。Every shoe fits no every foot.不能以己度人。

Everything comes to him who waits.安心等待必有好處。Everything has its seeds.無風(fēng)不起浪。

Everything has its time and that time must be watched.抓住時(shí)機(jī)，絕不錯(cuò)過。Everything hath an end.任何事物都有它的結(jié)果。Everything is good in its season.萬物逢時(shí)皆美好。

Everything is good when new, but friend when old.東西還是新的好，朋友還是老的好。Everything is nice in your garden.老王賣瓜，自賣自夸。Everything must have a beginning.凡事都有起源。Everything new is fine.新事物總是美好的。

Every tide hath its ebb.興盛之日必有衰退之時(shí)。

Every tree is known by its own fruit.觀其言行，知其為人。Every why has a wherefore.事出有因。

Evil comes to us by ells and goes away by inches.罪惡來時(shí)，尺進(jìn)寸退。Evil communications corrupt good manners.交往惡劣，有損風(fēng)度。Evil gotten, evil spent.悖入悖出。

Example is better than precept.言教不如身教。Exchange is no robbery.公平交易并非強(qiáng)行奪取。

Exercise, temperance, fresh air and needful rest are the best of all physicians.鍛煉、節(jié)制、新鮮空氣和必要的休息是最好的醫(yī)生。

Experience is a school from which one can never graduate.經(jīng)驗(yàn)無止境。Experience is the father of wisdom and memory the mother.Experience keeps a dear school, but fools learn in no other.吃虧學(xué)乖代價(jià)高，笨漢非此學(xué)不好。Experience keeps no school, she teaches her pupils singly, 親身經(jīng)驗(yàn)，才是經(jīng)驗(yàn)。Experience must be bought.若要得經(jīng)驗(yàn)，必須花代價(jià)。

Experience without learning is better than learning without experience.有經(jīng)驗(yàn)而無學(xué)問，勝于有學(xué)問而無經(jīng)驗(yàn)。

Extremes are dangerous.物極必反。Extremes meet.否極泰來。

Facts are stubborn things.事實(shí)是不容改變的東西。

Faint heart never wins fair lady.懦夫俘獲不了美人的芳心。Fair and softly go far in a day.謙和穩(wěn)重，前程遠(yuǎn)大。Fair faces need no paint.貌美毋須修飾。

Faith will move mountains.精誠所至，金石為開。

Fall sick and you will see who your friend is and who is not.患難見真情。False friends are worse than open enemies.明槍易躲，暗箭難防。False tongue will never speak truth.虛偽者從不肯說實(shí)話。False with one can be false with two.對(duì)一個(gè)人虛偽，也會(huì)對(duì)別人虛偽。Fame is a magnifying glass.名譽(yù)是放大鏡。

Fame like a river is narrowest at its source and broadest afar off.名譽(yù)像條河，源頭最狹窄，遠(yuǎn)處最寬闊。

Familiar paths and old friends are the best.熟路好遵循，老友最可珍。Far from eye, far from heart.離遠(yuǎn)而親疏 Fast bind, fast find.保存得好，東西好找

Fasting comes after feasting.今朝有酒今朝醉，明日無酒不揭鍋。

Don’t whistle until you are out of the wind.沒有脫離險(xiǎn)境，不要過早高興。Do one’s level best.盡力而為。

Dot the I’s and cross the t’s.一點(diǎn)一劃，循規(guī)蹈矩。Doubt is the key of knowledge.懷疑是知識(shí)的鑰匙 Do well is better than say well.說得好不如做得好。

Downy lips make thoughtless slips.嘴上沒毛，辦事不牢。

Draw not your bow till your arrow is fixed.事未齊備，切莫妄動(dòng)。Draw water with a sieve.竹籃打水一場(chǎng)空 Dreams are lies.夢(mèng)不足信。

Dreams go by contraries.夢(mèng)想與現(xiàn)實(shí)總是相反的。

Drive your business, do not let it drive you.要推動(dòng)事業(yè)，不要讓事業(yè)推動(dòng)你。Drop by drop the oceans are filled;stone by stone the walls are built.滴水匯大海，磊石筑高墻。Drowning man will catch up a straw.溺水的人一根草也要抓。

Drunken days have all their tomorrows.今日花天酒地，明日潦倒窮途。Drunkennessreveals what soberness conceals.酒后吐真言 Dumb dogs are dangerous.啞犬最兇惡。

Dying is as natural as living.死亡和生存一樣自然。

Each bird loves to hear himself sing.鳥兒都愛聽自己唱歌。Eachday brings its own bread.天無絕人之路。

Each man is the architect/master of his own fate/fortune.命運(yùn)掌握在自己手中。Eagles catch no files.大人物計(jì)較教小事情

Eagles fly alone, but sheep flock together.鷹單飛，羊群集

Early mistakes are the seeds of future trouble.早期的錯(cuò)誤可以釀成日后的麻煩。Early sow, early mow.早播種，早收獲。

Early start makes easy stages.早開始是成功的保障。

Early to bed and early to rise make man healthy, wealthy and wise.早睡早起令人健康、富有且聰明。

Easier said than done.說話容易做事難。

East or west, home is best.在家千日好，出門時(shí)時(shí)難。Easy come, easy go.患得患失

Eat at pleasure and drink with measure.隨意吃飯，適度飲酒。Eat one’s cake and have it.又要馬兒跑，又要馬兒不吃草。

Eat to live but not live to eat.吃飯是為了生存，但生存不是為了吃飯。

Eat to please thyself, but dress to please other.吃使自己受用，穿使別人受用。

Education begins a gentleman, conversation completes him.人的教養(yǎng)始于教育，成于社交。Elbow grease gives the best polish.只要功夫深，鐵杵磨成針。Empty vessels make the greatest sound.空桶響聲大。Enough is as good as feast.知足常樂。

Envy assails the noblest, the winds howl around the highest peak.高位遭人妒，高峰招風(fēng)吹。Equivocation is first cousinto a lie.支支吾吾，必有欺詐。

Errors, like straws, upon the surface flow;he would search for pearls must dive below.錯(cuò)誤像稻草，漂浮在河面。欲覓珍珠者，須往水下潛。

Even homer sometimes nods.人非圣賢，孰能無過。Even the walls have ears.隔墻有耳。

Every advantage has its disadvantage.有利必有弊。Every bean has its black.人無完人。Every bird likes its own nest.人愛其家。

Everybody’s business is nobody’s business.人人負(fù)責(zé)等于沒人負(fù)責(zé)。Every brave man is a man of his word.勇者信守諾言。Every bullet has its billet.無風(fēng)不起浪。

Every cloud has a silver lining.山窮水盡疑無路，柳暗花明又一村。Every cock crows on its own dunghill.夜郎自大 Every cook praise his own broth.自吹自擂 Every country has its customs.鄉(xiāng)有鄉(xiāng)俗。

For a lost thing care nothing.一事之失，不必介意。Forbidden fruit is sweet.禁果分外甜。

Force can never destroy right.暴力決不能摧毀正義。Forget not that you are a man.不要忘記你是一個(gè)人。

Forget other’s faults by remembering your own.想想自己的錯(cuò)，就會(huì)忘卻別人的過。Forgive and forget.不念舊惡。

Forgive others but not yourself.嚴(yán)于律己，寬以待人。Fortune favors fools.傻人有傻福。Fortune favors the bold.勇者天佑。

Fortune is fickle.天有不測(cè)風(fēng)云，人有旦夕禍福。

Fortune is good to him who knows to make good use of her.知道利用幸福的人才有幸福。Fortune knocks once at least every man’s door.人人都有鴻運(yùn)高照之日。

Fortune often rewards with interest those that have patience.只要有耐心，總會(huì)走好運(yùn)。Fortune smiles upon the brave and frowns upon the coward.幸運(yùn)喜歡勇敢的人，不喜歡怯懦的人。

Fortune to one is mother, to another is stepmother.命運(yùn)對(duì)意中人如親娘，對(duì)另一種人卻是繼母。

Four eyes see more than two。人多識(shí)廣。

Friendless is dead.沒朋友的人，等于是死人。

Friends are like fiddle-strings, they must not be screwed too tight.朋友就像琴弦，不能太擰緊。Friends are lost by calling often and calling seldom.交往過密過疏都會(huì)失去朋友。Friends are thieves of time.交朋友，費(fèi)時(shí)間。

Friends cannot stand always on one side.來而不往非禮也。Friendship is love and understanding.友誼是愛加上諒解。

Friendship multiplies joys and divides grieves.友誼可以增添歡樂，可以分擔(dān)憂愁。Friendship—one soul in two bodies.友誼是兩人一條心。Friendship should not be all on one side.友誼不該只是單方面的事。Friendship the older it grows, the stronger it is.友誼地久天長 Every couple is not pair.同床異夢(mèng)，貌合神離。Every day is not Sunday.好景不常在，好花不常開。

Every day of thy life is a leaf in thy history.生命中的每一天就是你歷史上的每一頁。Every dog has his day, and every man his hour.凡人都有得意之日。Every dog is a lion at home.夜郎自大。

Every dog is valiant at his own door.狗在家門前，條條都兇悍。

Every door may be shut but death’s door.除了死門外，每門都可關(guān)。Every extremity is a fault.萬事過分都差誤。

Every fool can find faults that wise man cannot remedy, 蠢人能找出聰明的人無法彌補(bǔ)的岔子來。

Every horse thinks his sack heaviest.每匹馬認(rèn)為自己馱的袋子最重。Every little makes a mickle/ Many a little makes a mickle.積少成多。

Every lover sees a thousand graces in the beloved object.情人眼里出西施。Every man has a fool in his sleeve.聰明一世，糊涂一時(shí)。Every man has his hobby-horse.人各有所好

Every man has his weak side.人人都有自己的弱點(diǎn)。Every man is best to know himself.自己最了解自己。

Every man has defects of his quality.一個(gè)人的好品質(zhì)上也有不足之處。Every man is the son of his own works.種瓜得瓜，種豆得豆。

Every man thinks his own geese swans.每個(gè)人都以為自己的東西了不起。Do not despise your enemy.切勿輕敵。

Do not give a dog bread every time he wags his tails.不要有求必應(yīng)。Do not praise a day before sunset.切勿褒貶過早。Do not run too fast after gain.不要見利就拼命追。

Do not speak of your happiness to one less fortunate than yourself.不要向不如你幸運(yùn)的人述說你的幸福。

Do not swap horses when crossing a stream.處在危難中，不宜大更動(dòng)。Do not through fear of poverty surrender liberty.不要因?yàn)樨毟F放棄自由。

Do not do to others what you would not have them do to you;do as you would be done by.己所不欲，勿施于人。

Do not wash dirty line in public.家丑不可外揚(yáng)。(It’s an ill bird that fouls its own nest)Don’t cash out the foul water till you bring in the clean.清水未來，莫潑贓水。Don’t count your chicken before they are hatched.不要高興過早。Don’t climb a tree to look for fish.勿緣木求魚。

Don’t cross the bridge till you get to it.不要杞人憂天。Don’t fly till your wings are feathered.羽翼未豐不要飛。Don’t cry out before you are hurt.還沒受苦，就別叫苦。

Don’t halloo till you are out of the wood.沒有脫離危險(xiǎn)不要先歡呼。Don’t have thy cloak to make when it begins to rain.切莫臨時(shí)抱佛腳。Don’t keep all your eggs in one basketball.不要孤注一擲。

Friends may meet, but mountains may never greet.朋友可相逢，高山永分離。Friends must part.天下無不散之筵席 From a little spark may burst a mighty flame.星星之火，可以燎原

From hearing comes wisdom;from speaking, repentance.多聽長智慧，多言生后悔 From saving comes having.富有來自節(jié)約。

From short pleasure, long repentance.痛快一時(shí)，悔恨終身。

From thefather comes the honor;from the mother, comfort.榮譽(yù)由父賜，安慰由母與。Frugality is an estate alone.節(jié)約本身就是一筆財(cái)產(chǎn)。

Fruit ripen not well in the shade.陰涼處的果子不會(huì)成熟。Full bellies make empty skulls.大腹便便，頭腦空虛。

Gain got by a lie will burn one’s fingers.靠欺騙的來的利益會(huì)使自己受害。Gather ye rosebuds while ye may.有花堪折直須折

Genius often betrays itself into great errors.天才常被天才誤 Gifts from enemies are dangerous.敵人禮，藏危險(xiǎn)。

Give a dog a bad name and hang him.欲加之罪，何患無辭。Give a fool/thief rope enough and he will hang himself.授繩與愚，愚能自縛。多行不義必自斃。Give a lark to catch a kite.得不償失。

Give as good as one gets.以其人之道，還治其人之身。Give every man thine ear, but few thy voice.要多聽少說。Give hostages to fortune.聽天由命。

Glory, honor, wealth and rank, such things are nothing but shadows.富貴如浮云。Glory is the shadow of virtue.光榮是美德的影子。

God defend me from my friends;from my enemy I can defend myself.防友靠天，防敵靠己。God helps those who help themselves.自助者天助之。

God never shuts one door but he opens another.天無絕人之路。Fat hens lay few eggs.肥雞不下蛋。

Faults are thick where love is thin.一朝情誼淡，樣樣不順眼。Fear is often greater than the danger.杞人憂天。

Fear not for the future;weep not for the past.不要為未來擔(dān)憂，不要為過去悲泣。Feed a cold and starve a fever.傷風(fēng)時(shí)宜吃，發(fā)燒時(shí)宜餓 Feed a pig and you will have a hog.種瓜得瓜，種豆得豆。

Feed by measure and defy physician.飲食有節(jié)制，醫(yī)生無用處。Few words are the best.少說為妙。Few words, many deeds.少說多做。

Fine feathers do not make fine birds.人不可貌相。Fine clothes make the man.人靠衣裝。

Fine feathers make fine birds.人靠衣裝，佛靠金裝。

Fine words butter no parsnips.畫餅充饑/花言巧語是無用的。Fine words dress ill deeds.漂亮的言辭可以掩飾惡劣的行為。

Fire and water are good servants, but bad masters.誰說是忠仆，造災(zāi)成元兇。Fire proves gold;adversity proves men.烈火顯真金，逆境識(shí)英雄。

Fire that’s closest kept burns most of all.關(guān)得最緊的火，燃燒得最熾烈。First catch your hare, then cook him.不要謀之過早。First come, first served.先到先得。

First impressions are most lasting.初印象最持久。First think, then speak.先想后說，三思后行。First try and then trust.試了才能相信。

Fish begins to stink at the head.上梁不正下梁歪。

Flattery brings friends, but the truth begets enmity.奉承惹人喜，直言招人仇。Fools grow without watering.笨蛋自然成，無需澆水勤。Fool’s haste is no speed.欲速則不達(dá)。

Fools make feasts and wise men eat them.愚者設(shè)筵，智者赴宴

Don’t put off till tomorrow what should be done today.今日事，今日畢。

Don’t speak all you know, but know all you speak.不要盡言所知，而要盡知所言。Don’t teach your grandmother to suck eggs.不要班門弄斧。Don’t trouble trouble until trouble troubles you.不要自尋煩惱。

第五篇：中英文對(duì)照A

《美國口語慣用法例句集粹》Ａ

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7)I'd like to know what this is all about.我想知道這到底是怎么回事。How about a fish sandwich? 來一塊魚肉三明治怎么樣？What about me? 我怎么樣？I'm not about to go in that old house.我是不會(huì)進(jìn)那幢舊房子的！Yes I remember that night.What about it? 是的，我記得那個(gè)晚上，那又怎樣？What's this all about? 這到底是怎么回事？It's about time you showed up!差不多是你該露面的時(shí)候了。

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2)Above all, I want everything quiet.首要的是：我要一切保持安定。Tom thinks he's above hard work.湯姆認(rèn)為自己沒必要努力工作。

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6)Would you please act out what happened? 你能把發(fā)生的事演示一下嗎？Watch Ricky.He sometimes likes to act up in class.注意里基，他又是喜歡在課堂上搗蛋。That profane comedian needs to clean up his act.那個(gè)愛說粗言穢語的喜劇演員應(yīng)該凈化一下自己的言行。We need to get our act together and come to see you.我們需要統(tǒng)一意見后來見你。The newspapers called the earthquake an act of God.報(bào)紙上稱那次地震為天災(zāi)。Masa is a class act.瑪莎是位杰出的女性。

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4)We're going to bring action against our debtors.我們打算控告我們的債務(wù)人。Did you see any action in yesterday's ballgame? 昨晚的棒球比賽中你看到有什么有趣的精彩場(chǎng)面嗎？Our community is going to take action against the proposed waste dump.我地區(qū)要采取行動(dòng)反對(duì)那項(xiàng)垃圾處理場(chǎng)的提案。Jim wants to go where the action is.吉姆想去有刺激性的地方。

5.advantage

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2)Our opponents have a height advantage on us.我們的對(duì)手在身高上比我們占有優(yōu)勢(shì)。Nobody likes to be taken advantage of.沒有人喜歡被捉弄（或：被欺騙、利用）

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4)I think that girl is after you.我想那女孩是在追你。It looks like things are gonna work out after all.看起來事情終會(huì)解決的。This soft drink has a nasty aftertaste.這軟飲料有種讓人難受的余味。I see your point, but don't you think it's way after the fact.我明白你的意思，但你不覺

得這已是“事后諸葛亮”了嗎？

7.again

1)I could go to Japan again and again.我可以一而再、再而三地去日本。（注：意指不會(huì)感到

厭倦）

8.age

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2)Would you please act your age!請(qǐng)你做事要有一個(gè)與自己年齡相稱的樣子。This is a “coming of age” movie.這是一部成人影片。

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9)I need to go outside and get some air.我需要出去呼吸點(diǎn)新鮮空氣。I don't know what's wrong, but can feel it in the air.雖然我不知道到底是出了什么差錯(cuò)，但我能隱隱約約感覺到。Mike was sad when they took his favorite program off the air.當(dāng)邁克喜歡的節(jié)目被取消時(shí)，他感到很傷心。The sale of our house is still up in the air.我們的房子出勤率售一事還沒有最后定下來。After winning the championship, I felt I could walk on air.獲得冠軍后，我飄飄欲仙。Your sister is such an airhead.你姐姐真是來個(gè)沒有頭腦的人。Janet Jackson's new song is getting lots of airplay.珍妮〃杰克遜的新歌到處都在不斷地播放。That last time I took a plane, I got airsick.上次我乘飛機(jī)時(shí)暈機(jī)了。I hope there's no bad air between us.我希望我們之間的關(guān)系不要很別扭。

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13)It's looks like we won't be going after all.看起來最后我們還是不能去。We've all but finished the project.我們已幾乎完成了那個(gè)項(xiàng)目。All in all I'd say it's been a very productive day.總的來說，我認(rèn)為這一天過得很充實(shí)。Let's go all-out and win this game!讓我們盡全力來打贏這場(chǎng)比賽。We knew it was all over when we saw the building burst.當(dāng)我們看見那座建筑突然起火時(shí)，我們知道一切全完了。We wish you all the best.我們大家祝福你一切如意。If it's all the same to you, I'd just as soon not go.如果這對(duì)你都是一回事的話，我就不想去了。They were running from the police like all get-out.他們以極快的速度逃脫警察的追趕。I didn't see them come in at all.我根本高沒有發(fā)現(xiàn)他們的進(jìn)來。Let's settle this matter once and for all.讓我們來把這個(gè)問題一次性地徹底解決掉。Mark is an all-around athlete.馬克是一個(gè)全能運(yùn)動(dòng)員。Did you get to play in the all-star game? 你入選全明星隊(duì)的比賽了嗎？He bloke the all-time record in the 100-meter run at his school.他打破了他所在的學(xué)校

100米跑的歷史最高記錄。

11.alley

1)Working on cars isn't up my alley.修理汽車不是我拿手的活兒。

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2)I just wanna be left alone.我只是想一個(gè)人呆會(huì)兒。Can't you just leave well enough alone? 你不能少管一些閑事嗎？

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2)You knew all along what was going on.你從一開始就知道所發(fā)生的事。Debbie doesn't get along with Steve.戴比和史蒂夫相處得不好。

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5)Mr.Pak came here searching for the American dream.帕克先生來到這兒尋求他的“美國夢(mèng)”。Some foreigners become Americanized while living in the U.S.一些外國人在美國居住時(shí)被美國化了。Not having any job freedom would be totally unAmerican.沒有選擇職業(yè)的自由是完全違背美國精神傳統(tǒng)的。Bill is an all-American quarterback.比爾是全美（橄欖球）明星賽的四分衛(wèi)隊(duì)員。I just can't go on the American way.我無法適應(yīng)美國方式。

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2)Water-skiing really brings out the animal in Tom.滑水運(yùn)動(dòng)真正激發(fā)出了湯姆的活力與激情。The young actor emits a lot of animal magnetism on the screen.那個(gè)年輕演員在熒幕

上充分顯示出他的性魅力。

16.answer

1)I called Emi but there was no answer.我給埃米打了電話，但是沒人接。

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5)Have you ever been to the Big Apple? 你去過紐約嗎？Do I sense an apple of discord between you two? 你問我有沒有感覺出你們兩人之間的不和，是嗎？Heather is the apple of my eye.希瑟是我的掌上明珠。Rita likes to keep everything in apple-pie order.麗塔喜歡把一切都弄得井井有條。Dennis has always been an apple polisher.丹尼斯一直就是一個(gè)馬屁精。

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4)You don't have to twist my arm to get me to go with you.用不著你強(qiáng)迫我跟你走。My father is a hopeless armchair quarterback.我爸爸是一個(gè)沒救了的紙上談兵的人。The suspects are armed and dangerous.嫌疑犯帶有武器，十分危險(xiǎn)。Every spring the park is filled with lovers walking arm in arm.每到春天公園里到處都是

手挽手散步的戀人。

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4)Our gas bill average about $50 a month.我們每個(gè)月的煤氣費(fèi)平均50美元。On the average, I'd say we eat chicken once a week.我們平均每周吃一次雞肉。Kent describes himself as just an average Joe.肯特視自己為一名普通的美國人。On the average day, over 100,000 kids bring guns to school in the U.S.在美國平常日

子里，有100,000個(gè)孩子帶手槍去上學(xué)。

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5)What makes you think you're gonna get away with this? 是什么使你認(rèn)為你可以免受處罰？I wish they'd do away with these complicated tax forms.我希望他們能費(fèi)除掉這些復(fù)雜的稅務(wù)表格。We're planning a weekend getaway for our anniversary.我們正在為慶祝我們的紀(jì)念日而安排一次周末的外出活動(dòng)。Tom wants to run away from home.湯姆想從家里出逃。Dave and Kathy are going to steal away on vacation.戴夫和凱茜計(jì)劃在假期里偷偷跑出

去。