常用的英语谚语附翻译
有关常用的英语谚语附翻译Theendjustifiesthemeans.
只要目的正当，可以不择手段。Theendmakesallequal.
死亡面前，人人平等。Theeyeisbiggerthanthebelly.
贪多嚼不烂。Thefarthestwayaboutisthenearestwayhome.
抄近路反而绕远路。Thefinestdiamondmustbecut.
玉不琢，不成器。
Thefireisthetestofgold,adversityofstrongman.烈火验真金，艰难磨意志。Thefirststepistheonlydifficulty.
迈出第一步是最艰难的。Thefoxknewtoomuch,that'showhelosthistail.
机关算尽太聪明，反误了卿卿性命。Thefoxpreysfarthestfromhome.
兔子不吃窝边草。
Thefroginthewellknowsnothingofthegreatocean.坐井观天。Thegrassisgreenerontheotherside.
这山望着那山高。
英文谚语翻译 A word spoken is past recalling. 一言既出，驷马难追 Strike while the iron is hot. 趁热打铁 Where there is a will there is way. 有志者事竟成 Empty vessels make the greatest sound. 满瓶不响，半瓶叮咚 Time and tide wait for no man. 岁月不待人 Second thoughts are best. Look before you leap. 三思而后行 Like teacher, like pupil. Like father, like son. 有其师必有其徒 He that talks much errs much. 言多必失 Standers-by see more than gamesters. 旁观者清 Practice makes perfect 熟能生巧 A bad workman quarrels with his tools. 不会撑船怪河弯 Many words cut more than swords 刀伤有法治，舌伤无术医 Little thieves are hanged, but great ones escape. 窃钩者诛，窃国者侯 A great ship asks deep waters. 蛟龙要有海来游 Murder will out. 纸包不住火 He that mischief hatches, mischief catches. 害人终害己 It's no use crying over spilt milk. 覆水难收 Homer sometimes nods. 智者千虑，必有一失 Men may meet but moutains never. 人生何处不相逢 No great loss without some small gain. 塞翁失马焉知非福 宁为鸡首，不为牛后。Better be the head of a dog than the tail of a lion 萝卜白菜，各有所爱。Some prefer turnips and othes pears 骨瘦如柴 As lean as a rail 两袖清风 Clean hand 面如土色 As pale as ashes 艳如桃李 As red as rose 有情人终成眷属 All shall be well,Jack shall have will 拆东墙补西墙 He robs Peter to pay Paul 棋逢对手 Diamonds cut Diamonds 好借好还，再借不难 Pay on the spot and borrow a lot,pay slow and you will get no dough
100条常用英语谚语大全 我们的英语谚语简单精妙，十分值得我们学生去记诵，以下是我搜集整理的100条常用英语谚语大全，欢迎阅读。 100条常用英语谚语大全一 1. Time flies.时光易逝。 2. Time is money.一寸光阴一寸金。 3. Time and tide wait for no man.岁月无情;岁月易逝;岁月不待人。 4. Time tries all.时间检验一切。 5. Time tries truth.时间检验真理。 6. Time past cannot be called back again.光阴一去不复返。 7. All time is no time when it is past.光阴一去不复返。 8. No one can call back yesterday; Yesterday will not be called again.昨日不复来。 9. Tomorrow comes never.切莫依赖明天。 10. One today is worth two tomorrows.一个今天胜似两个明天。 11. The morning sun never lasts a day.好景不常;朝阳不能光照全日。 . Christmas comes but once a year.圣诞一年只一度。
13. Pleasant hours fly past.快乐时光去如飞。 14. Happiness takes no account of time.欢娱不惜时光逝。 15. Time tames the strongest grief.时间能缓和极度的悲痛。 16. The day is short but the work is much.工作多，光阴迫。 17. Never deter till tomorrow that which you can do today.今日事须今日毕，切勿拖延到明天。 18. Have you somewhat to do tomorrow, do it today.明天如有事，今天就去做。 19. To him that does everything in its proper time, one day is worth three.事事及时做，一日胜三日。 20. To save time is to lengthen life.节省时间就是延长生命。 21. Everything has its time and that time must be watched.万物皆有时，时来不可失。 22. Take time when time cometh, lest time steal away.时来必须要趁时，不然时去无声息。 23. When an opportunity is neglected, it never comes back toyou.机不可失，时不再来;机会一过，永不再来。 24. Make hay while the sun shines.晒草要趁太阳好。 25. Strike while the iron is hot.趁热打铁。
口号作为意识的表现形式之一，是对当时社会政治、经济、文化的一种反映，不同性质的口号起着不同的作用。以下是给大家整理的2020最新高三励志英语谚语大全.希望可以帮到大家 1、既然选择了远方，便只顾风雨兼程。 Since we have chosen a distant place, we are only concerned about both wind and rain. 2、灰心生失望，失望生动摇，动摇生失败。 Frustration breeds disappointment, disappointment shakes vividly, and shaking breeds failure. 3、不拼不博一生白活，不苦不累高三无味! No hard work, no Bo life, no pain, no tiredness, no taste! 4、我们不能控制机遇，去可以掌握自己。 We can't control the opportunity to master ourselves.
5、快马加鞭，君为先，自古英雄出少年。 Quick horse and whip, gentleman first, since ancient times heroes out of youth. 6、今天多一份拼搏、明天多几份欢笑。 Today's struggle, tomorrow's laughter. 7、是雄鹰就搏击长空，是猛虎就声振山谷。 It is the eagle that fights against the sky, and the tiger that stirs up the valley. 8、再苦再难，也要坚强，只为那些期待的眼神。 No matter how hard it is, be strong, just for those looking forward to it. 9、天道酬勤勤能补拙，拼搏一年天高地阔。 Heaven's reward for diligence can make up for our weakness, and
浅论影响英语谚语翻译的因素 【摘要】谚语是一个民族智慧和精神的体现。本文对影响谚语翻译的历史背景、地理环境、风俗习惯、宗教信仰等因素进行了剖析，对英语谚语的翻译方法做了一些浅层次的探索。 【关键词】谚语翻译因素 一、引言 何谓谚语呢？英国作家和哲学家弗朗西斯•培根（Francis Bacon 1561-1626）曾经说过：“The genius，wit and spirit of a nation are discovered in its proverbs.”。谚语是一个民族天赋、智慧和精神的体现。谚语是语言词汇的重要组成部分，是语言的民族形式和各种手段的集中体现，是语言中的某些部分经过长期反复使用后自然沉积而形成的形式固定，简洁明快，寓意深刻的语言精品。 学习英语语言不可能不学习英语谚语，但是英语谚语是几千年英美文化的沉淀，特别是英美文化与汉语文化的差异增加了我们学习和理解的难度，尤其是谚语的翻译对于我们正确理解谚语本身的含义及其折射出的民族文化有举足轻重的作用。本人试图从影响英语谚语翻译的因素对英语谚语的翻译策略做一些浅层次的探索。 二、影响英语谚语翻译的因素 谚语是语言的核心和精华，是人类文明的积淀。谚语的翻译受到了多方面因素的制约，我们在翻译过程中需要从历史背景、地理环境、风俗习惯和宗教信仰等方面全方位考虑影响其含义的因素，正确理解和翻译谚语自身所蕴涵的深刻含义。 1.历史背景 社会历史的发展对语言的影响是巨大的。随着时代的变化，旧的语言会逐渐衰亡，新的语言会不断产生。在历史的进程中，谚语好比一面镜子，能清楚地反映其历史的变迁。因此我们在翻译谚语时需要考虑其历史背景，才能正确理解谚语的含义。
阅读评析下列有关谚语的解释译文及谚语的翻译效果，并进行翻译策略和翻译技巧的归类Proverbs are the popular sayings that brighten so much Latin American talk, the boiled-down wisdom that you are as apt to hear from professors as from peasants, from beggars as from elegantes. Brief and colorful, they more often than not carry a sting. 谚语是使拉丁美洲人民言谈生动活泼的流行俗语，是洗练睿智的语言，大学教授说，田野农夫也说，市井乞丐说，名门闺秀也说。谚语简洁明快、丰富多彩，往往带刺。 When a neighbor?s dismally unattractive daughter announced her engagement, Imelda remarked, “You know what they say, Senora: …There's no pot so ugly it can’t find a lid.?” And when her son-in-law blustered about how he was going to get even with the boss who had docked his pay, Imelda fixed him with a cold eye and said, “Little fish does not eat big fish.” 邻居一个丑八怪的女儿说她订婚了，伊梅尔达就说：“太太，你可听见大伙儿讲开了…罐儿配个盖子不发愁(姑娘再丑，找个汉子不必忧)。” 当伊梅尔达的女婿气势汹汹要找克扣他工资的老板算帐时，她冷眼瞪着他说：“小鱼吃得了大鱼吗?” One afternoon, I heard Imelda and her daughter arguing in the kitchen. Her daughter had quarreled with her husband's parents, and Imelda was insisting that she apologize to them. Her daughter objected.一天下午，我听见伊梅尔达和女儿在厨房争论开了。原来是女儿刚跟公婆吵了嘴，她非要女儿去赔不是不可。做女儿的却偏不依。 “But, Mama, I just can?t swallow them, not even with honey. They talk so big until we need something; then they’re too poor. So today when they wouldn?t even lend us enough to pay f or a new bed, all I did was say something that I?ve heard you say a hundred times: …If so grand, why so poor? If so poor, why so grand?? “可是，娘，我受不了，就是拌了蜜也咽不下呀！他们满嘴讲大话，可是一旦求上他们，却又穷得不得了。就拿今天来说吧，我们想借一点刚够买一张新床的钱，他们却不肯，我只得讲了些你平日讲过几百遍的话：…既然真阔气，何必又装穷？既然真正穷，何必摆阔气？? “Impertinent!” snorted Imelda. “Have I not also taught you, …What the tongue says, the neck pays for’? I will not have it said that I could never teach my daughter proper respect for her elders. 伊梅尔达鼻子哼了一声：“没家教！难道我还没有教过你：…舌头欠债，脖子还债??我才不愿意让人家指脊梁骨，说我根本就不会教女儿尊敬长辈。And before you go to beg their pardon, change those trousers for a dress. You know how your mother-in-law feels about pants on a woman. She always says, …What was hatched a hen must not try to be a rooster!?” 去赔不是吧，可先得用女服换掉男裤。你婆婆最讨厌妇女穿男裤你是知道的。她总是唠叨着。“孵出来的母鸡还想冒充公鸡?” Her daughter made one more try. “But Mama, you often say, …If the saint is annoyed, don’t pray to him until he gets over it.? Can?t I leave it for tomorrow?” 做女儿的还想争论一番：“可是，娘，你不是常说吗，得罪了菩萨也得等菩萨消了气再磕头嘛！明天再说难道不成吗?”． “No, no and no! Remember: …If the dose is nasty, swallow it fast.? You know, my child, you did wrong. But, …A gift is the key to open the door closed against you.? “不，不，不成！要记住；…药越难吃，越要快吃。?你知道，孩子，是你错了嘛！不过，…大门把你关在外，礼物送到自然开。? I have a cake in the oven that I was making for the Senora?s dinner, I will explain to the Senora. Now, dear, hurry home and make yourself pretty in your pink dress. By the time you get back, I will have the cake ready for you to take to your mother-in-law. 我炉里正烤着蛋糕，本是给太太当正餐的，这我可给太太解释解释。好吧，乖孩子，赶紧回家，穿一身粉红衣服，打扮得漂漂亮亮的。等你回来时，蛋糕也就好了，拿去送给婆婆。
经典英语谚语100条 谚语跟成语一样都是语言整体中的一部分，可以增加语言的鲜明性和生动性。下面是由PQ橙子推荐的经典英语谚语100条，欢迎大家阅读。 1、As you make your bed so you must lie on it自食其果。 2、Ask no questions and you will be told no lies如果你少问，谎言就难进。 3、At open doors dogs come in狗从开著的门中进来。 4、Avarice blinds our eyes财迷心窍。 5、Avarice increases with wealth越富越贪。 6、Avoid a questioner, for he is also a tattler好问是非者，恰是是非之人。 7、Bacchus has drowned more men than Nepture酒神淹死的人比海神多。 8、Bad news has wings好事不出门，坏事传千里。 9、Bad news travels fast坏事传千里。 10、Bad workmen often blame their tools拙匠常怪工具差。 11、Bare words, no bargain空言不能成交易。 12、Barking dogs Don't bite吠犬不咬人。 13、Barking dogs seldom bite吠犬不咬人。 1 / 8
14、Be always as merry as ever you can, for no-one delights in a sorrowful man务请心情常欢畅，只因无人喜忧伤。 15、Be considerate towards the poor要为穷人著想。 16、Be honest rather clever诚实比聪明更要紧。 17、Be just to all, but trust not all要公正对待所有的人，但不要轻信所有的人。 18、Be prepared to put one's hand in one's pocket准备慷慨解囊。 19、Be slow in choosing a friend; slower in changing选择朋友要审慎，摒弃更要审又慎。 20、Be slow to promise and quick to perform不轻诺，诺必果。 21、Be swift to hear, slow to speak听宜敏捷，言宜缓行。 22、Beauty is but a blossom美丽只是盛开的花朵。 23、Beauty is but skin-deep红颜易变。 24、Beauty is in the eye of the beholder情人眼里出西施。 25、Beauty is in the eye of the gazer情人眼里出西施。 26、Beauty is potent; but money is omnipotent美丽是有力量的，但金钱更有权威。 27、Beauty is truth, truth beauty美就是真，真就是美。 28、Beauty lies in lover's eyes情人眼里出西施。 2 / 8
励志英语谚语100句： 1.有志者,事竟成.Nothing is impossible to a willing heart./Where there is a will there is a way. 2.千里之行,始于足下.The longest journey begins with the first step. 3.积少成多 Every little helps. 4.满招损,谦受益.Pride hurts, modesty benefits 5.世上唯有贫穷可以不劳而获.Nothing is to be got without pain but poverty. 6.伟业非一日之功/冰冻三尺非一日之寒.Rome was not built in a day. 7.一寸光阴一寸金,寸今难买寸光阴.Lost years are worse than lost dollars. 8.自助者天助.God helps those who help themselves. 9.欲速则不达.More haste, less speed. 10.台上一分钟,台下十年功.One minute on the stage needs ten years practice off stage. 11.好的开端是成功的一半.Well begun is half done. 12.酒好不怕巷子深.Good wine needs no bush. 13.成功源于勤奋.Industry is the parent of success.
14.英雄所见略同.Great minds think alike. 15.熟能生巧.Practice makes perfect. 16.静水流深.Still waters run deep. 17.滴水穿石.Little stone fell great oaks. 18.前事不忘,后事之师.The membrance of the past is the teacher of the future. 19.君子之交淡如水.A hedge between keeps friendship green. 20.机不可失,失不再来.Take time while time is, for time will away. 21.集思广益.Two heads are better than one. 22.未雨绸缪.Provide for a rainy day. 23.真金不怕火炼.True blue will never strain. 24.必须相信自己,这是成功的秘诀.You have to believe in yourself. That''s the secret of success. 25.燕雀安知鸿鹄之志.A sparrow cannot understand the ambition of a swan. 26.身正不怕影子歪.A straight foot is not afraid of a crooked shoe. 27.天涯何处无芳草.There is plenty of fish in the sea. 28.大智若愚.Cats hind their paws.
初中英语必备谚语大全带翻译我们的英语谚语简单精妙，十分值得我们学生去记诵，以下是橙子搜集整理的初中英语必备谚语大全带翻译，欢迎阅读。 初中英语必备谚语大全带翻译一 Never put off till tomorrow what you can do today.今天能做的事绝不要拖到明天。 Live and learn.活到老，学到老。 Kill two birds with one stone.一石双鸟。 It never rains but it pours.祸不单行。 In doing we learn.经一事，长一智。 Easier said than done. 说起来容易做起来难。 An ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure. 一分预防胜似十分治疗。 Industry is fortune's right hand, and frugality her left. 勤勉是幸运的右手，节约是幸运的左手。 Genius is one percent inspiration and 99 percent perspiration. 天才一分来自灵感，九十九分来自勤奋。 Where there is a will, there is a way. 有志者，事竟成。 1 / 7
Well begun is half done. 好的开端是成功的一半。 East, west, home is best. 金窝、银窝，不如自己的草窝。 There is no royal road to learning. 学无坦途。 Look before you leap. First think, then act.三思而后行。 It is never too late to mend. 亡羊补牢，犹为未晚。 Light come, light go.来得容易，去得快。 Time is money.时间就是金钱。 A friend in need is a friend indeed. 患难见真交。 Great hopes make great man. 远大的希望，造就伟大的人物。 After a storm comes a calm. 雨过天晴。 All roads lead to Rome. 条条大路通罗马。 Art is long, but life is short. 人生有限，学问无涯。 2 / 7
常用的英语谚语合集 常用的英语谚语大全 1、crossyourheart你发誓 2、gate-crasher不请自来的不速之客 3、takeiteasy 凡事看开些,不要太冲动,不要看得那么重 4、makeyourselfcomfortable不用约束(招待客人时说的话) 5、youareallwet你完全误会了 6、sheishangover她昨夜喝醉了 7、it’samatteroftime这是迟早的问题 8、shepullsout她退出了 9、Ihavemylimit我的忍耐度有限 10、don’tbrushmeoff不要敷衍我 11、let’sgetitstraight我们打开天窗说亮话吧 12、whatyoucallthis你这算什么 13、howaboutabite随便吃些什么吧 14、youcancountonme你可以信得过我 15、heseethingsnotpeople他论事不论人 16、wesangthesamesongs我们志同道合 17、Ihopeyouintheroll我希望你也能来 18、let’sgoDutch我们各付各的吧 19、speakofthedevil说曹操,曹操就到
20、keepintouch保持联络 21、don’tturnmedown不要拒绝我 22、don’tletmedown别叫我失望 23、manproposesandgoddisposes谋事在人成事在天. 24、theweakestgoestothewall.优胜劣败 25、tolookonewayandrowanother声东击西. 26、ineveryone’smouth.脍炙人口 27、tokickagainstthepricks螳臂挡车. 28、togivethelastmeasureofdevotion鞠躬尽瘁. 29、tosufferforone’swisdom.聪明反被聪明误 30、toharponthesamestring.旧调重弹 31、what’sdonecannotbeundone覆水难收. 32、toconvertdefeatintovictory.转败为胜 33、beyondone’sgrasp.鞭长莫及 34、tobeseverewithoneselfandlenientwithothers.严以责己宽以待人 35、aheartofsteel.铁石心肠 36、tobeguidedbydestiny.听天由命 37、pridegoesbeforeafall骄者必败 38、thesupremeartofwaristosubduetheenemywithout不战而屈人之兵 39、whatisbuggingyou什么事使你心烦
英语谚语大全【励志篇】 谚语是一门语言的精华，是一个民族智慧的结晶。以下是小编搜集整理的英语谚语大全励志篇，欢迎阅读。 英语谚语大全励志篇1 1.a bold attempt is half success. 勇敢的尝试是成功的一半。 2.all things are difficult before they are easy. 凡事必先难后易。 3.better late than never. 迟做总比不做好;晚来总比不来好。 4.constant dropping wears the stone. 滴水穿石。 5.east or west, home is best. 东好西好，还是家里最好。 6.god helps those who help themselves. 天助自助者。 7.good company on the road is the shortest cut. 行路有良伴就是捷径。 8.great hopes make great man. 伟大的理想造就伟大的人。 9.Do one thing at a time, and do well. 一次只做一件事，做到最好! 10.Keep on going never give up. 勇往直前，决不放弃!
11.Whatever is worth doing is worth doing well. 任何值得做的事就值得把它做好! 12.Believe in yourself. 相信你自己! 13.I can because i think i can. 我行，因为我相信我行! 14.Action speak louder than words. 行动胜于言语! 15.Never say die. 永不气馁! 16.Never put off what you can do today until tomorrow. 今日事今日毕! 17.one today is worth two tomorrows. 一个今天胜似两个明天。 18.the tongue is boneless but it breaks bones. 舌无骨却能折断骨。 19.truth never fears investigation. 事实从来不怕调查。 20.two heads are better than one. 三个臭皮匠，顶个诸葛亮。 21.Dont aim for success if you want it; just do what you love and believe in, and it will come naturally. 如果你想要成功，不要去追求成功;尽管做你自己热爱的事情并且相信它，成功自然到来。 22.Knowlegde can change your fate and English can accomplish your future.
英语谚语大全【简单的】 本文是关于英语谚语大全【简单的】，仅供参考，希望对您有所帮助，感谢阅读。 失败是成攻之母 practice makes perfect. 熟能生巧 all roads lead to roma. 条条大道通罗马 don′t judge a person by the clothes he wears. 不能以貌取人 don′t count your chickens before they are hatched. 切莫过于乐观 learn to walk before you run. 循序渐进 it′s easy to be wise after the event. he sits no sure that sits too high. 高处不胜寒。 he that respects not is not respected. 欲受人敬，要先敬人。 so said, so done. 说到做到。言出必行。 haste makes waste. 忙乱易错。欲速则不达。 better be envied than pitied. 宁被人妒，不受人怜。 although the sun shine, leave not your cloak at home. 未雨绸缪。
so the world wags. 这就是人生。 one can not be in two places at once. 一心不可二用。 no weal without woe. 福兮祸所伏, 祸兮福所倚。 little chips light great fires. 星星之火，可以燎原。 like knows like. 惺惺相惜。 it is a poor mouse that has only one hole. 狡兔三窟。 dreams are lies. 梦不足信。 do not teach fish to swim. 不要班门弄斧。 a light heart live long. 心情开朗寿命长。不恼不愁，活到白头。 an apple a day keeps the doctor away. 日吃苹果一只，身体健康不求医。 poverty is stranger to industry. 勤劳之人不受穷。 deliberate in counsel, prompt in action. 考虑要仔细,行动要迅速. one sin opens the door for another. ---german 犯了一次罪恶就会犯另一次罪。 one man‘s meat is another man‘s poison. 萝卜青菜，各有所爱。
励志英语谚语100句 1.有志者,事竟成.Nothing is impossible to a willing heart./Where there is a will there is a way. 2.千里之行,始于足下.The longest journey begins with the first step. 3.积少成多.Every little helps. 4.满招损,谦受益.Pride hurts,modesty benefits. 5.世上唯有贫穷可以不劳而获.Nothing is to be got without pain but poverty. 6.伟业非一日之功/冰冻三尺非一日之寒.Rome was not bult in a day. 7.一寸光阴一寸金,寸今难买寸光阴.Lost years are worse than lost dollars. 8.自助者天助.God helps those who help themselves. 9.欲速则不达.More haste,less speed. 10.台上一分钟,台下十年功.One minute on the stage needs ten years practice off stage. 11.好的开端是成功的一半.Well begun is half done. 12.酒好不怕巷子深.Good wine needs no bush.
13.成功源于勤奋.Industry is the parent of success. 14.英雄所见略同.Great minds think alike. 15.熟能生巧.Practice makes perfect. 16.静水流深.Still waters run deep. 17.滴水穿石.Little stone fell great oaks. 18.前事不忘,后事之师.The membrance of the past is the teacher of the future. 19.君子之交淡如水.A hedge between keeps friendship green. 20.机不可失,时不再来.Take time while time is,for time will away. 21.集思广益.Two heads are better than one. 22.未雨绸缪.Provide for a rainy day. 23.真金不怕火炼.True blue will never strain. 24.必须相信自己,这是成功的秘诀.You have to believe in yourself.That's the secret of success. 25.燕雀安知鸿鹄之志.A sparrow cannot understand the ambition of a swan. 26.身正不怕影子歪.A straight foot is not afraid of a crooked shoe.
英语谚语及翻译 1、A man is never too old to learn.活到老，学到老。 2、Beauty is but skin-deep.不可以貌取人。 3、After rain comes fair weather.否极泰来。 4、A bad custom is like a good cake，better broken than kept.蛋糕莫保留，坏习气要除掉。 5、An ill workman quarrels with his tools.不会撑船怪河弯。 6、A lazy youth，a lousy age.少年懒惰，老来贫苦。 7、Adversity makes a man wise，not rich.困难和不幸不能使人富有，却能使人聪明。 8、As you brew，so you must drink.自作自受。 9、Better a little loss than a long sorrow.宁可作点牺牲，不要长久悲痛。10、Be slow in choosing a friend，slower in changing.择友宜慎，弃之宜更慎。11、All things are difficult before they are easy.万事开头难。12、A little knowledge is a dangerous thing.一知半解，害已误人。13、Bad luck always comes in threes.祸不单行。14、A thing of beauty is a joy for ever.美好的事物永远是一种快乐。15、Better early than late.宁早勿迟。 16、An empty bag cannot stand upright.空袋子放不真。 17、After supper walk a mile.饭后百步走，活到九十九。 18、Better late than never.这到总比不到强。19、Be swift to hear，slow to speak.多听少说。20、All beginnings are hard.万事开头难。21、A candle lights others and consumes
英语知识 风俗习惯 风俗习惯是一个地区的人的生活方式，包括的东西很多，涉及生活的各个地域。它既受到一个民族的政治、经济、宗教、文学等方面的影响，又必然反映出该民族的风俗习惯，谚语更是与风俗习惯紧密相关，英语谚语的翻译离不开对英美风俗习惯的了解。 任何一个民族都有自己喜欢的动物，因此宠物文化有鲜明的地域性。中国人一般都鄙视狗，常用狗来比喻坏人坏事。但英美国家大都对狗有好感，认为狗是忠实可靠的朋友，其中一部分受到外来文化的影响而含有贬义外，大部分没有贬义。在英美文化中，“狗”经常用来比喻人的生活，派生出许多谚语。 Every dog has his own day. (每只狗都有他的好时光。) 这条谚语比喻“人人都有得意的一天。” An old dog barks not in rain. (老狗不乱吠。) 这条谚语比喻“老年人做事有经验。” Dog does not eat dog. (狗不吃狗。) 这条谚语比喻“一个人不应该攻击或伤害同伙，或赚他的钱。”与这条英语习语相近的汉语有：“同室不操戈，同类不相残。” Love me, love my dog. (喜欢我，也要喜欢我的狗。) 这条谚语的比喻意思是：任何希望与我保持友谊的人，都必须接受和容忍所有属于我的东西。我的个人爱好和我的观点意见。同这条谚语相近的汉语习语有“爱屋及乌。” He that lies down with dogs must rise up with fleas. (与狗同眠的人身上必然有跳蚤。) 这条谚语的比喻意义近似与汉语谚语“近朱者赤，近墨者黑。”
猫也是英美文化的宠物，多用来比喻女人，猫和狗一样，常被比喻成人，自然也引出不少谚语。 All cats are grey in the dark.（所有的猫在黑暗中都是灰色的。） 这条谚语比喻“人在未成名时，很难看出有什么区别”。 A cat has nine lives. (猫有九命。) 在英美文化习俗中，传说猫天资聪明，动作灵敏，在很多其他动物会被伤害的情况下，猫都能逃脱劫难。这条谚语比喻“生命力极强”。 A cat in gloves catches no mice. (戴手套的猫捉不到老鼠。) 这条谚语比喻“四肢不勤的人，什么事也做不出来”。 宗教信仰 宗教是一种文化现象，谚语与文化的关系极为密切。更能折射出宗教对谚语的影响。英美国家，基督教起着特别重要的作用，所以很多谚语源自《圣经》，或与基督教有关。了解英美人的信仰对翻译相关谚语起重要作用。 The heart knows his own bitterness. 《圣经•箴言》 一颗心知道它自己的痛苦。 Every man must carry his own cross. (每个人必须背他自己的十字架。) 这条谚语来自《圣经》，cross（十字架）是耶稣走向死亡之地所带的十字架，钉上十字架而死。cross一词就有了“苦难”的转义。这条谚语的意思是，人人都要忍受生活中的苦难，承担自己的生活负担。 Forbidden fruit （禁果）一语也出自《圣经》，并为众人所周知。在《创世纪》中，亚当在伊甸园所吃的苹果是禁果，这个典故使“Forbidden fruit”一语获得“因被禁止反而想弄到手