“秀操作”!这些常用的中国俗语原来可以用英文这么说出口!





1



萝卜青菜,各有所爱。


要让radish和cabbage来开会吗?NO!


翻译:

Tastes differ.

You can never make everyone happy.




2



舍不得孩子套不着狼。


讲真,按照字面翻译你会吓死国际友人。


翻译:

Nothing brave, nothing have.




3



无风不起浪。


歪果仁不讲风和浪,他们用火与烟。


翻译:

No smoke without fire.




4



人心不足蛇吞象。


这种有动物出现的俗语千万别直译!


翻译:

No man is content.




5



亡羊补牢,为时不晚。


Better late than never.




6



会叫的鸟儿有虫吃。


The squeaky wheel gets the grease.




7



早起的鸟儿有虫吃。


The early bird catches the worm.




8



欲速则不达。


Haste makes waste.




9



眼见为实。


Seeing is believing.




10



世上无难事,只怕有心人。


Nothing in the world is difficult for one who sets his mind to it.




11



一份耕耘,一分收获。


No pains, no gains.




12



不经历风雨,怎么见彩虹。


No cross, no crown.




13



有志者事竟成。


Where there is a will, there is a way.




14



有其父必有其子。


Like father, like son.




15



三个臭皮匠赛过诸葛亮。


Two heads are better than one.




16



天下无不散之筵席。


All good things come to an end.




17



中看不中用。


All that glitters is not gold.




18



不要以貌取人。


Don't judge a book by its cover.




19



入乡随俗。


When in Rome, do as the Romans.




20



爱拼才会赢。


Fortune favors the bold.




21



居安思危,未雨绸缪。


Hope for the best, but prepare for the worst.




22



物以类聚,人以群分。


Birds of a feather flock together.




23



天上不会掉馅饼。


There's no such thing as a free lunch.




24



岂能事事如意。


You can't always get what you want.




25



熟能生巧。


Practice makes perfect.




26



情人眼里出西施。


Beauty is in the eye of the beholder.




27



以诚为本。


Honesty is the best policy.




28



鱼与熊掌不可兼得。


You can't have your cake and eat it.




29



山中无老虎,猴子称大王。


When the cat's away, the mice will play.




30



小洞不补,大洞吃苦。


A stitch in time saves nine.





31



机不可失,时不再来。


Now or never.






32



脚踏实地。


be down-to-earth.





33



没有规矩不成方圆。


Nothing can be accomplished without norms or standards.





34



巧妇难为无米之炊。


If you have no hand you can't make a fist. One can't make bricks without straw.





35



前事不忘后事之师。


Past experience, if not forgotten, is a guide for the future.





36



塞翁失马焉知非福。


Misfortune may be an actual blessing.





37



有缘千里来相会。


Separated as we are thousands of miles apart, we come together as if by predestination.





38



一言既出,驷马难追。


A real man never goes back on his words.




39



王婆卖瓜,自卖自夸。


every potter praises his own pot.




40



心之所愿,无所不成。


Nothing is impossible for a willing heart.




41



是人皆有出头日。


every dog has his day.




42



天涯原咫尺,到处可逢君。


World is but a little place, after all.




43



英雄所见略同。


Great minds think alike.




44



千里之行始于足下。


A journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step.




45



书山有路勤为径,学海无涯苦作舟。


There is no royal road to learning.




46



无私者无畏。


The best hearts are always the bravest.




47



说曹操,曹操就到。


Talk of the devil and he will appear.




48



一朝被蛇咬,十年怕井绳。


Once bitten,twice shy.

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