2008年12月17日星期三

英漢對照:29句最常用諺語

  • 1. A bosom friend afar brings a distant land near. 海內存知己,天涯若比鄰。
    2. A common danger causes common action. 同舟共濟。
    3. A contented mind is a continual / perpetual feast. 知足常樂。
    4. A fall into the pit, a gain in your wit. 吃一塹,長一智。
    5. A guest should suit the convenience of the host. 客隨主便。
    6. A letter from home is a priceless treasure. 家書抵萬金。
    7. All rivers run into the sea. 殊途同歸。
    8. All time is no time when it is past. 機不可失,時不再來。
    9. An apple a day keeps the doctor away. 一日一個蘋果,身體健康不求醫。
    10. As heroes think, so thought Bruce. 英雄所見略同。
    11. A young idler, an old beggar. 少壯不努力,老大徒傷悲。
    12. Behind the mountains there are people to be found. 天外有天,山外有山。
    13. Bad luck often brings good luck. 塞翁失馬,安知非福。
    14. Bread is the stall of life. 面包是生命的支柱。(民以食為天。)
    15. Business is business. 公事公辦。
    16. Clumsy birds have to start flying early. 笨鳥先飛。
    17. Courtesy costs nothing. 禮多人不怪。
    18. Custom makes all things easy. 習慣成自然。
    19. Desire has no rest. 人的欲望無止境。
    20. Difficult the first time, easy the second. 一回生,二回熟。
    21. Do not change horses in mid-stream. 別在河流中間換馬。
    22. Do not have too many irons in the fire. 貪多嚼不爛。
    23. Do not pull all your eggs in one basket. 別把所有的蛋都放在一個籃子裏。(不要孤註一擲。)
    24. Do not teach fish to swim. 不要班門弄斧。
    25. East or west, home is the best. 東奔西跑,還是家裏好。
    26. Experience is the best teacher. 實踐出真知。
    27. Fact is stranger than fiction. 事實比虛構更離奇。(大千世界,無奇不有。)
    28. Faith can move mountains. 信念能移山。(精誠所至,金石為開。)
    29. First impressions are half the battle. 先入為主。

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