[分享]英文諺語
Virtue and a trade are the best portion for children.
德行和一門技能是孩子最好的遺產。
Better early than late.
寧早勿遲。
A man can do no more than he can.
量力而行。
Honesty and diligence should be your eternal mates.
誠實和勤奮應成為你永遠的伴侶。
Early birds catch worms.
早起的鳥兒有蟲吃。
Every coin has its two sides.
有利有弊。
Every man has his hobby-horse.
人各有所好。
Every man has his taste.
人各有所好。
Every one is born equal.
人人生而平等。
Every rose has its thron.
每朵玫瑰都有刺。
Good things stay indoors while bad things will go far away.
好事不出門，壞事傳千里。
Gossip is a fearing thing.
人言可畏。
He who keeps company with the wolf will learn to howl.
近朱者赤，近墨者黑。
It is never too late to learn.
學習永遠不嫌晚。
Where there is a will, there is a way.
有志者事竟成。
Health is better than wealth.
健康勝於財富。
A contented mind is a perpetual feast.
知足長樂。
a friend in need is a friend inneed.
患難見真情。
Every advantage has its disadvantages.
有利必有弊。
Every little makes a nickel.
積少成多。
Self-trust is the first secret of success.
自信是成功的第一秘訣。
Example is better than precept.
言傳不如身教。
No pains , no gains.
不勞無獲。
Throw the baby out with the bath water.
把洗澡水連同嬰兒一起倒掉。
One man's meat is another man 's poison.
百人有百好。
If the old dog barks, he gives counsel.
不聽老人言，吃虧在眼前。
Parents are the first teachers of the children.
父母是孩子的第一任老師。
Different strokes for different folks.
各有所好。
An old man is treasure of a family.
家有老人便是寶。
You live with a lame, you will learn a limp.
近朱者赤，近墨者黑。
He that lives with crippes learns to limp.
近朱者赤，近墨者黑。
It is good to learn at another man's cost.
前車之鑒。
The devil knows many things because he is old.
人老監視廣。
All bread is not baked in one oven.
人與人不同，花有幾樣紅/不能強求一致。
There is a good side and bad side to everything.
任何事情都有利有弊。
Forgetting histtory means betrayal.
忘記歷史意味著背叛。
Strictness helps, indulgence spoils.
嚴是愛；松是害。
Father is one hundred headmasters.
一個父親勝過百個老師。
All work without play makes jack a dull boy.
只幹活不玩耍，聰明的孩子會變傻。
Never put off until tomorrow what can be done today.
今天的事情今天干。
If you want to understand today, you have to research yesterday.
要想懂的得今天，就必須研究昨天。
Each man has his limitation.
人各有極限。
They that live longest see most.
人越老，越有智慧。
Think thrice before we leap.
三思而後行。
Too much liberty spoils all.
自由過了頭，一切亂了套。
A wise man and a fool together know more than a wise man.
三個臭皮匠賽過諸葛亮。
The older,the wiser.
年歲增長，智慧增長。
The onlooker sees the game best.
旁觀者清。
The spectator sees most clearly.
旁觀者清。
Two heads are better than one.
三個臭皮匠賽過諸葛亮。
Years bring wisdom.
年歲增長智慧。
A friend is easier lost than found.
朋友易失不易得。
Time waits for no man.
時不待人。
Look before you leap.
三思而後行。
Every man has his liking.
人各有所好。
Variety is the spice of life.
多樣化是生活的調味品。
It is a two-adged sword.
它是雙刃劍。
Ill news travels fast.
壞事傳千里。
Knowledge is power.
知識就是力量。
Life is irreversible.
生命只有一次。
More gain for more pay.
多勞多得。
No garden without weeds.
沒有花園無雜草。
No sweet without sweat.
苦盡甘來。
引用名人名言及諺語時，可使用如下句型︰
Just as the saying goes :「No garden is without weeds」, computer games have also some disadvantages.
正像常言所說:「沒有無雜草的花園」，計算機也有一些不足之處。
As the proverb goes:「Every coin has its two sides」,television has both advantages and disadvantages.
正像諺語所說︰「任何硬幣都有兩面」，電視既有優點也有缺點。
[ 本帖最後由 123qq 於 2006-8-30 10:07 編輯 ]
