中国谚语哲理短句英文对照 7页

一见钟情（yíjiànzhōngqíng）-loveatfirstsight.It’sgenerallyusedforpeople,butyoucanalsouseitforotherphysicalobjects.山雨欲来风满楼(shānyǔyùláifēngmǎnlóu),Comingeventscasttheirshadowsbeforethem.不作死就不会死（bùzuōsǐjiùbúhuìsǐ),Nozuonodie.Itmeansifyoudon’tdostupidthings,theywon’tcomebackandbiteyouintheass.(butifyoudo,theymostcertainlywill).书是随时携带的花园shūshìsuíshíxiédàidehuāyuán-Abookislikeagardencarriedinthepocket.万事开头难wànshìkāitóunán-Allthingsaredifficultbeforetheyareeasy.活到老，学到老huódàolǎo,xuédàolǎo-Amanisnevertoooldtolearn.身正不怕影子斜shēnzhèngbúpàyǐngzixié-Astraightfootisnotafraidofacrookedshoe.爱屋及乌àiwūjíwū-Loveme,lovemydog.好书如挚友hǎoshūrúzhìyǒu–Agoodbookisagoodfriend.一寸光阴一寸金,寸金难买寸光阴yícùnguāngyīnyícùnjīn,cùnjīnnánmǎicùnguāngyīn-Timeismoney,anditisdifficultforonetousemoneytogettime.机不可失，时不再来jībùkěshī,shíbúzàilái-Opportunityknocksatthedooronlyonce.一言既出，驷马难追yìyánjìchū,sìmǎnánzhuī-Awordspokencanneverbetakenback.好记性不如烂笔头hǎojìxìngbùrúlànbǐtóu-Thepalestinkisbetterthanthebestmemory.近水知鱼性,近山识鸟音jìnshuǐzhīyúxìng,jìnshānshíniǎoyīn-Neartorivers,werecognizefish,neartomountains,werecognizethesongsofbirds.Itisveryimportanttomakeon-the-spotinvestigations.愿得一人心，白首不相离yuàndéyīrénxīn,báishǒubùxiānglí-Catchone’sheart,neverbeapart.人心齐，泰山移rénxīnqí,tàishānyí-Whenpeopleworkwithonemind,theycanevenremoveMountTaishan.明人不用细说，响鼓不用重捶míngrénbúyòngxìshuō,xiǎnggǔbúyòngzhòngchuí-Peopleofgoodsenseorexpertiseneedonlyahinttounderstandanymatter.花有重开日，人无再少年huāyǒuchóngkāirì,rénwúzàishàonián,-Flowersmaybloomagain,butapersonneverhasthechancetobeyoungagain.Sodon"twasteyourtime.顾左右而言他gùzuǒyòuéryántā-Turningasideandchangingthesubject.几家欢喜几家愁jǐjiāhuānxǐjǐjiāchóu-Somearehappy,somehaveworries.Oroneman’sdisasterisanotherman’sdelight.人无完人，金无足赤rénwúwánrén,jīnwúzúchì-Itisasimpossibletofindaperfectmanasitistofind100percentpuregold. 有借有还，再借不难yǒujièyǒuhái,zàijièbùnán-Timelyreturnofaloanmakesiteasiertoborrowasecondtime.失败是成功之母/Shībàishìchénggōngzhīmǔ/Failureismotherofsuccess.人过留名，雁过留声rénguòliúmíng,yànguòliúshēng-Apersonleavesareputation,badorgood,behindwhereverheworksorstays.万事俱备，只欠东风wànshìjùbèi,zhǐqiàndōngfēng-Everythingisreadyexcepttheeastwind.Thisproverbinstructsthateverythingisreadyexceptwhatiscrucial.常将有日思无日，莫将无时想有时chángjiāngyǒurìsīwúrì,mòjiāngwúshíxiǎngyǒushí-Whenrich,thinkofpoverty,butdon"tthinkofricheswhenyouarepoor.Thisproverbindicatesthatfrugalityisthebestpolicy:Befrugalevenwhenyouarerich,anddon"tdreamofricheswhenyouarepoor,butworkhardandbethrifty.塞翁失马,焉知非福sàiwēngshīmǎ,yānzhīfēifú-Abadthingmaybecomeagoodthingundercertainconditions.Accordingtothebook"Huainanzi-LessionsofHumanWorld",anoldmanlivinginaborderregionlosthishorseandpeoplecametocomforthim,buthesaid"Thismaybeablessingindisguise,whoknows?"Indeed,thehorselaterreturnedtothemanandbroughthimabetterhorse.学而不思则罔，思而不学则殆xuéérbùsīzéwǎng,sīérbùxuézédài-Learningwithoutthoughtmeanslabourlost;thoughtwithoutlearningisperilous.书到用时方恨少shūdàoyòngshífānghènshǎo：Itiswhenyouareusingwhatyouhavelearnedfrombooksthatyouwishyouhadreadmore.Thisproverbremindsusthatwecanneverreadwidelyenough.千军易得,一将难求qiānjūnyìdé,yījiangnánqiú-Itiseasytofindathousandsoldiers,buthardtofindagoodgeneral.Thisproverbnotesthedifficultyoffindinganoutstandingleader.小洞不补，大洞吃苦xiǎodòngbùbǔ,dàdòngchīkǔ-Asmallholenotmendedintimewillbecomeabigholemuchmoredifficulttomend.Thisproverbtellsusthatifatrivialproblemisnotsolvedintime,itwillbecomeaseriousandknottyone.读书须用意，一字值千金dúshūxūyòngyì,yīzìzhíqiānjīn–Whenreading,don’tletasinglewordescapeyourattention;onewordmaybeworthathousandpiecesofgold.Thisproverbstressesthefactthatstudyrequiresundividedattention.Nosinglewordshouldbepassedoverbeforewefullyunderstandit.Onlyinthiswaycanstudyberewarded.有理走遍天下,无理寸步难行yǒulǐzǒubiàntiānxià,wúlǐcùnbùnánxíng-Withjusticeonyourside,youcangoanywhere;withoutit,youcan"ttakeastep.Thisproverbstressesthefactthatrighteousnesswillseeyouthroughalldifficulties,whereaswithoutityourprogresswillbehamperedfromtheverystart.麻雀虽小,五脏俱全máquèsuīxiǎo,wǔzàngjùquán-Smallasitis,thesparrowhasallthevitalorgans. 但愿人长久，千里共婵娟dànyuànrénchángjiǔ,qiānlǐgòngchánjuān-Wishusalonglifetosharethebeautyofthisgracefulmoonlight,eventhousandsmilesapart.-SayingsandeverythingwecanthinkofaboutMid-AutumnFestival.听君一席话，胜读十年书Tīngjūnyīxíhuà,shèngyīngjiāngqíyìwèishíniánshū-Listentoyouradvice,betterthanreadingbooksfortenyears.路遥知马力，日久见人心lùyáozhīmǎlì,rìjiǔjiànrénxīn–Asdistancetestsahorse’sstrength,sodoestimerevealaperson’srealcharacter.Thissayingtellsusthatalongperiodoftestingisneededtounderstandone’snatureandcapabilities.灯不拨不亮，理不辩不明dēngbùbōbùliàng,lǐbùbiànbùmíng:Anoillampbecomesbrighteraftertrimming,atruthbecomesclearerafterbeingdiscussed.Thissayingtellsusthatfacingacomplicatedproblem,onlybydiscussionanddebatecanwegetthecorrectanswer.Truthdevelopsthroughthecomparisonofideas.凡人不可貌相,海水不可斗量(fánrénbùkěmàoxiàng,hǎishuǐbùkědòuliàng)-Asamancannotbeknownbyhislooks,neithercantheseabefathomedbyagourd.Thisproverbnotesthatjudgingbyappearancemayleadtoseriousmistakes.桂林山水甲天下Guìlínshānshuǐjiǎtiānxià-Guilin’smountainandwatersceneryisthebestunderheaven.三人一条心，黄土变成金sānrényìtiáoxīn,huángtǔbiànchéngjīn-Ifpeopleareofoneheart,eventheyellowearthcanbecomegold.Thisproverbtellsusthataslongaspeopleareunified,anygoalcanbeachieved.当局者迷,旁观者清dāngjúzhěmí,pángguānzhěqīng-Thespectatorsseemoreofthegamethantheplayers.Thisproverbpointsoutthatapersoninvolvedinamatterusuallydoesnothaveacomprehensiveoverviewofitduetotoomuchconcentrationongainsandlosses,whiletheonlookers,whohaveacalmerandmoreobjectiveattitude,haveabettergraspofwhatisgoingon.大处着想，小处着手dàchùzhuóxiǎng,xiǎochùzhuóshǒu-Keepthegeneralgoalinsightwhiletacklingdailytasks.Thisproverbadvisesustoalwayskeeptheoverallsituationinmindandbefar-sightedwhilewesetourhandstomundanebusiness.吃一堑，长一智chīyīqiàn,zhǎngyízhì-Afallintothepit,againinyourwit.Thisproverb"smessagesis:Havinggonethroughasetback,onewillhavegainedexperienceandwisdom,whichwillbeusefulifonlyonecantakewarningandlearnsomethingfromthesetback.不能一口吃成胖子Bùnéngyīkǒuchīchénggèpàngzi-e.g.KeepgoingwithyourChinese,youjuststarted.Don"tgiveup!Youcan"tgetfatononejustonemouthful.风无常顺，兵无常胜fēngwúchángshùn,bīngwúchángshèng-Aboatcan"talwayssailwiththewind;anarmycan"talwayswinbattles.Thisproverburgesustobefullypreparedfordifficultiesandsetbacks:Itisimpossibletohavesmoothsailingallthetime.水满则溢shuǐmǎnzéyì-Watersurgesonlytooverflow.Thisproverbpointsoutthat:thingsturnintotheiroppositeswhentheyreachtheirextremes. 有缘千里来相会yǒuyuánqiānlǐláixiānghuì-Fatebringspeopletogethernomatterhowfaraparttheymaybe.ThisproverbpointsoutthathumanrelationshipsaredecreedbyFate.哑巴吃饺子,心里有数(yǎbachījiǎozi,xīnlǐyǒushù)-Whenamutepersoneatsdumplings(饺子jiaozi),heknowshowmanyhehaseaten,eventhoughhecannotspeak.Weusethissayingtopointsomeoneknowingthesituationquitewell,yetsayingnothing.只要功夫深，铁杵磨成针(zhǐyàogōngfūshēn,tiěchǔmóchéngzhēn)-Ifyouworkhardenoughatit,youcangrindevenanironroddowntoaneedle.Thisproverbencouragesustopersevereinwhateverweundertake.JustastheEnglishproverbhasit:"Constantdrillingcanwearawayastone".种瓜得瓜,种豆得豆(zhòngguādéguā,zhòngdòudédòu)-Asamansows,soshallhereap.Thisproverbwarnsthatonereceivesjustreturnsforone"sactions;goodforgood,andevilforevil.善有善报(shànyǒushànbào)-Dowellandhavewell.人逢喜事精神爽(rénféngxǐshìjīngshénshuǎng)-Amerryheartmakesacheerfulcountenance.水滴石穿,绳锯木断(shuǐdīshíchuān,shéngjùmùduàn)-Drippingwaterpiercesastone;asawmadeofropecutsthroughwood.Meaning:Patienceandpersistencecanberkthroughanything,nomatterhowgeratthedifficulty.一日之计在于晨(yīrìzhījìzàiyúchén)-Aday’splanningisdoneinthemorning.君子之交淡如水(jūnzǐzhījiāodànrúshuǐ)-Thefriendshipofagentlemanisinsipidaswater.月到中秋分外明,每逢佳节倍思亲(yuèdàozhōngqiūfènwàimíng,měiféngjiājiébèisīqīn)-ThemoonisthemostbrightontheMid-AutumnFestival,andthehomesickfeelingwillbestrongerduringthistraditionalfestival.读万卷书不如行万里路(dúwànjuànshūbùrúxíngwànlǐlù)-Itisbettertotraveltenthousandmilesthantoreadtenthousandbooks.静以修身(jìngyǐxiūshēn)-Quietthoughtsmendthebody.强龙难压地头蛇(qiánglóngnányādìtóushé)-Evenadragon(fromtheoutside)findsithardtocontrolasnakeinitsoldhaunt.Thismeans:Powerfuloutsiderscanhardlyaffordtoneglectlocalbullies.一步一个脚印儿(yībùyīgèjiǎoyìnr):Everystepleavesitsprint;worksteadilyandmakesolidprogress.一个萝卜一个坑儿(yīgèluóboyīgèkēngr):Oneradish,onehole.Eachhashisowntask,andnobodyisdispensable.宰相肚里好撑船/宽容大量(zǎixiànɡdùlǐnénɡchēnɡchuán/kuānhóngdàliàng):Aprimeminister"smindshouldbebroadenoughforpolingaboat.Usage:Thiscanbeusedtopraisesomeoneisamagnanimousperson. 冰冻三尺,非一日之寒(bīngdòngsānchǐ,fēiyīrìzhīhán)-Ittakesmorethanonecolddayforarivertofreezethreefeetdeep.Thismeans:"Romewasn"tbuiltinaday.Workharderandpracticemore.三个和尚没水喝(sāngèhéshàngméishuǐhē)-Threemonkshavenowatertodrink.Thismeans‘Toomanycooksspoilthebroth’.ESL:TheEnglishidiommeanstherearetoomanypeopletryingtodosomething,sotheymakeamessofit.一人难称百人心/众口难调(yīrénnánchènbǎirénxīn/zhòngkǒunántiáo)-Itishardtopleaseeveryone.难得糊涂(nandéhútu)-Whereignoranceisbliss,it"sfollytobewise.执子之手,与子偕老(zhízǐzhīshǒu,yǔzǐxiélǎo)-Forlifeorfordeath,holdingyourhand,andagingwithyou.千里之行,始于足下(qiānlǐzhīxíng,shǐyúzúxià)-Athousand-lijourneyisstartedbytakingthefirststep.国以民为本,民以食为天(guóyǐmínwéiběn,mínyǐshíwéitiān)-Peopleastherootofthecountry,andfoodisthefirstnecessityofpeople.儿行千里母担忧(érxíngqiānlǐmǔdānyōu)-Whenchildrentravelfarfromhome,mothersneverstopworrying.没有规矩不成方圆(méiyǒuguījubùchéngfāngyuán)-Nothingcanbeaccomplishedwithoutnormsorstandards.否极泰来(pǐjítàilái)-Thingsattheworstwillmend.前怕狼,后怕虎(qiánpàláng，hòupàhǔ)-Fearthewolfinfrontandthetigerbehind/hesitateindoingsomething.青出于蓝而胜于蓝(qīngchūyúlánérshèngyúlán)-Indigoblueisobtainedfromtheindigoplant,butsuchcolorisbluerthantheplantitself;thedisciplehassurpassedthemaster.老骥伏枥，志在千里(lǎojìfúlì,zhìzàiqiānlǐ)-Anoldwarhorseinthestablestilllongstogallopathousnadli.Meaning:Onewhostillcherisheshighaspirationsinspiteofage.十年树木,百年树人(shíniánshùmù,bǎiniánshùrén)-Ittakestenyearstogrowtreesbutahundredyearstorearpeople.兵不厌诈(bīngbùyànzhà)-Nothingistoodeceitfulinwar.木已成舟(mùyǐchéngzhōu),生米煮成熟饭(shēngmǐzhǔchéngshúfàn)-Thetimberhasbeenturnedintoaboatalready.Thericeisalreadycooked.Meaning:What"sdonecannotbeundone.身体力行(shēntǐlìxíng)-Practicewhatyoupreach.惩前毖后(chéngqiánbìhòu)-Learnfrompastmistakestoavoidfutureones.一石二鸟(yīshíèrniǎo)-Killtwobirdswithonestone. 如坐针毡(rúzuòzhēnzhān)-Likesittingonacarpetofneedles;tofeeltenseanduneasy.星星之火，可以燎原(xīngxīngzhīhuǒ,kěyǐliáoyuán)-Asinglesparkcanstartaprairiefire.逆来顺受(nìláishùnshòu)-Takethingsastheycome.化干戈为玉帛(huàgāngēwéiyùbó)-Toburythehatchetsandworkforpeace.此地无银三百两(cǐdìwúyínsānbǎiliǎng):Nevertrytoprovewhatnobodydoubts.严师出高徒(yánshīchūgāotú)-Goodpupilsaretobebroughtupbystrictteachers.三思而后行(sānsīérhòuxíng)-Lookbeforeyouleap.哀兵必胜(āibīngbìshèng)-Anoppressedarmyfightingwithdesperatecourageissuretowin.吃得苦中苦,方为人上人(chīdékǔzhōngkǔ,fāngwéirénshàngrén)-Nopains,nogains.先到先得(xiāndàoxiāndé)-Theearlybirdcatchestheworm.留得青山在，不怕没材烧(liúdéqīngshānzài,búpàméicáishāo)-Wherethereislife,thereishope.祸从口出(huòcóngkǒuchū)-Disasteremanatesfromacarelesstalk.一笑解千愁(yīxiàojiěqiānchóu)-Asmilecaneraseamillionworries.笑一笑,十年少(xiàoyīxiào,shíniánshào)-Justonelaughmakesthepersontenyearsyounger.Happinessisthebestcosmetic.美名胜过美貌(měimíngshèngguòměimào)-Agoodfameisbetterthanagoodface.入乡随俗(rùxiāngsuísú)-WhenyouareinRome,doastheRomansdo.大智若愚(dàzhìruòyú)-Heknowsmostwhospeaksleast.捷足先登(jiézúxiāndēng)-Firstcome,firstserved.守得云开见月明(shǒudéyúnkāijiànyuèmíng)-Everycloudhasasilverlining.患难见真情(huànnànjiànzhēnqíng)-Afriendinneedisafriendindeed.凡事都应量力而行(fánshìdōuyìngliànglìérxíng)-amancandonomorethanhecan.心旷神怡，事事顺利(xīnkuàngshényí,shìshìshùnlì)-amerryheartgoesalltheway.良药苦口(liángyàokǔkǒu)-agoodmedicinetastesbitter.静以修身(jìngyǐxiūshēn)-alightheartliveslong.知音难觅(zhīyīnnánmì)-afaithfulfriendishardtofind.逆境出人才(nìjìngchūréncái)-adversitymakesamanwise,notrich.事实胜于雄辩(shìshíshèngyúxióngbiàn)-actionsspeaklouderthanwords. 蜡烛照亮别人,却毁灭了自己(làzhúzhàoliàngbiérén,quèhuǐmièlezìjǐ)-acandlelightsothersandconsumesitself.吹牛与说谎本是同宗(chuīniúyǔshuōhuǎngběnshìtóngzōng)-aboasterandaliararecousins-german.一鸟在手胜过双鸟在林(yīniǎozàishǒushèngguòshuāngniǎozàilín)-abirdinthehandisworththantwointhebush.不会撑船怪河弯(búhuìchēngchuánguàihéwān)-abadworkmanalwaysblameshistools.不善始者不善终(búshànshǐzhěbùshànzhōng)-abadbeginningmakesabadending.