英汉谚语的区别与翻译原则
谚语是通俗简练、生动活泼的韵语或短句，它经常以口语的形式在人民中间广泛地沿用和流传，是人民群众表现实际生活经验或感受的一种“现成话”。本文主要介绍英汉谚语英汉谚语的特点与区别，并对翻译过程中应掌握的基本技巧作了大致概括。
一、英汉谚语的特征
(一)用词精炼、句式整齐
经过长期的实践，谚语的用词十分讲究，单句间接凝练、言简意赅，双句大多采用对仗，结构整齐、对称。
汉谚：1、滴水穿石
Constant dropping wears the stone
2、路遥知马力，日久见人心。
As distance tests a horse's strength.sotime reveals a person's heart.
英谚：1、Out of sight，out of mind.
眼不见，心不烦。
2、Like father，like son，有其父，必有其子。
(二)音韵和谐、易于上口
谚语经过人们长期的使用流传，具有很强的口语化特点，单句讲究韵律，双句讲究对仗，因此说起来朗朗上口，听起来悦耳动听。
汉谚：1、嘴上无毛，说话不牢。
Downy lips make thoughtless slips.
2、失之东隅，收之桑隅。
What one loses on the swings one gets back on theroundabouts.
英谚：1、Aeeidents will happen in the best-regu-lated families.
家规再严，丑事难免。
2、Empty vessels make the most noise.
滴瓶不响，半瓶叮当。
(三)比喻生动，寓意深刻
谚语来源于生活又反映生活，包含着许多生动形象的比喻，往往蕴含着深刻的人生哲理。汉谚：1、留得青山在，不怕没柴烧。
As long as green hills remains，there'll never be a shortage of firewood，
2、宁为鸡头，毋为牛后。
Better bethe head 0fadogthanthetail of alion.
英谚：1、Great minds think alike.英雄所见略同。
2、A contented mind is a perpetual feast.知足者常乐。
二、英汉谚语中所反映的文化差异
英汉谚语所反映的文化差异主要表现在以下几个方面：
（一）、起源差异
首先，英汉谚语都受到宗教思想的影响，英谚受基督教的影响，反映了基督教的伦理道德和行为规范，如：No respecter of persons.（一视同仁）；而汉谚则受到“儒”、“释”、“道”三教的影响，如：“养儿防老，积谷防饥”是儒家的思想；
（二）、地理环境的差异
谚语的产生与人们的生活密切相关。英国是一个四面环海的岛国，因此英国历史上航海业曾
一度领先于世界，这对英谚的形成有很大的影响。英语中就有许多与航海有关的谚语，如：to take the wind out of one’s sail（先发制人，抢占上风），to go with the stream/tide（随波逐流、顺应时势），。而中国是一个内陆国家，千百年来以农业为主，人与土地有着不可分割的联系。因此汉语中就有许多与河流、土地和农业有关的谚语如：一帆风顺、过河拆桥、隔岸观火、拔苗助长、五谷丰登、瓜熟蒂落、春华秋实、根深蒂固、沧海桑田等。[7] （三）、习俗差异
英汉习俗差异是英汉文化差异的一个重要方面，最典型的莫过于在对狗的态度上。狗在汉语中是一种卑微的动物。汉语中与狗有关的词语大都含有贬意：狐朋狗党、狗急跳墙、狼心狗肺、狗腿子等。而在西方英语国家，狗被认为是人类最忠诚的朋友，所以西方人不吃狗肉。英语中有关狗的谚语除了一部分因受其他语言的影响而含有贬义外，大部分都有褒义。如:Every dog has his day.（人皆有出头日）；Love me, love my dog.（爱屋及乌）等。（四）、三、英汉谚语的翻译方法
由于具有鲜明的民族性，同一内容的谚语，由于各民族的生活环境和生活习惯不同，有不同的说法，因此谚语的翻译需灵活处理。一般来说，谚语的翻译有以下几种方法。
(一)同义谚语借用法
同义谚语借用法就是运用相同意思的谚语相互翻译的方法。虽然英语与汉语在语言习惯、民族特色、地方风情等方面有着极大的差别。但是在某些谚语无论内容、形式都有相似之处，其中运用的对仗、比喻等修辞手法也大致相同，且表达的意义也相同。对这些谚语采用同义谚语借用法，一方面可使译文更加通顺，另一方面更容易为译文读者理解和接受。汉谚：1、一次被火烧，二次避火苗。
A burnt child dreads the fire.
2、失败是成功之母。
Failure is the mother of Success.
英谚：1、Like begets like.龙生龙，凤生凤。
2、Wall have ears.隔墙有耳。
(二)直译法
采取直译法翻译谚语，指在翻译时尽量保持源语谚语的语言形式，包括用词、句子结构、比喻手段等，把原来的内容、形式、精神都输入到译文中，保留形象，努力减少翻译中的损失。张培基在《习语汉译英研究》中指出直译法的重要性，“由于一国语言中的习语最能集中反映该国的民族文化、传统等各种特点，民族色彩很浓，习语的直译就有了它的特殊重要性。”
汉谚：1、明枪易躲，暗箭难防。
It is easy to dodge a spear in the open.but hard to guard against an arrow shot from hiding.
2、城门失火，殃及池鱼。
Afire on the city hall brings disaster to the fish in the moat.
英谚：1、Forbidden fruit is sweet.禁果分外甜。
2、Half a loaf is better than no bread.
有半块面包总比没有好。
(三)意译法
由于语言结构和文化背景的缘故，有一部分谚语无法进行直译。这部分谚语一般没有很强的比喻，或者根本没有比喻，且这类谚语的特点是寓意较深且隐含于较浅显的字面下，带有浓厚民族色彩且多来源于历史典故，我们就没有必要去追求原文的形式了，而应选用意译法表达出来。意译主要是指在翻译时抓住内容和喻义这一重要方面，牺牲形象，结合上下文
灵活地传达原意，帮助译文读者更好地理解原文。
汉谚：1、塞翁失马，安知非福?A loss may turn out to be a gain.
由于译文读者不了解该谚语的背景，无法理解它的直译“When the old man on the frontier lost his mare.who could have suggested it was a blessing in disguise?”
2、天有不测风云。
Something unexpected may happen any time.
“天有不测风云”，若把它的字面意义和形象意义毫无保留地译成英语。会使英文读者不知所云，因为汉语中“风云”的文化含义一般的西方人很难理解，若把它的隐含意义译出，就一目了然了。
类似的，在英语当中也有很多只宜意译的谚语，如：When Greek meets Greek.then comes the tug of war.两雄相争，其斗必烈。(不宜直译成“希腊人遇上希腊人。定有一场好斗。”)
(四)直译和意译兼用
由于汉英两个民族在文化传承、语言结构、表达习惯等方面存在诸多差异，在许多情况下，单独使用直译或意译不能达到目的，因此要将两种方法结合起来。采用直译保留原文比喻形象，兼用意译作适当补充，不给读者造成错误联想。
对一些喻在言外的汉语谚语可以采用这种翻译方法，例如：一个碗不响，两个碗丁当。One bowl is quiet，tWO bowls make a row.(译文中的前半句采用直译法，后半句中的“丁当”意译为吵架，不仅弥补了直译的不足，将含义译出，而且收到了画龙点睛的效果。)同样的，司马昭之心，路人皆知。可以翻译为：Sima Zhao's intent is known to all.the villain's desire is obvious.
总之，在翻译过程中对谚语的处理一定要谨慎而又灵活，不可机械地死译硬译，更不可望文生义。而应尽可能全面地考虑涉及的各种因素，充分考虑到谚语的语言特点和文化背景，根据具体的情况仔细斟酌，运用合适的翻译方法，力求做到形式与内容兼顾，才能将谚语所表达的信息成功地移植到目的语中去。
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中国谚语翻译总汇 1．见机行事。Act according to circumstances. 2．兵不厌诈。All is fair in war. 3．留得青山在，不怕没柴烧。As long as the green hills last, there'll always be wood to burn. - 4．种瓜得瓜，种豆得豆。As you sow, so shall you reap. 5．不问就听不到假话。Ask no questions and be told no lies. 6．情人眼里出西施。Beauty lies in lover's eye 7．血浓于水。Blood is thicker than water. 8．海内存知己，天涯若比邻。A bosom friend afar brings a distant land near 9．简洁是智慧的灵魂。Brevity is the soul of wit. 10．公事公办。Business is business. 11．车到山前必有路。The cart will find its way round the hill ，when it gets there. 12．巧妇难为无米之炊。he cleverest housewife cannot cook a meal without rice. 13．笨鸟先飞。Clumsy birds have to start flying early. 14．精诚所至，金石为开。Complete sincerity can affect even metal and stone. 15．置之死地而后生。Confront a person with the danger of death and he will fight to live. 16．滴水穿石。Constant dripping wears away the stone. 17．习惯成自然。Custom is a second nature. 18．以其人之道，还治其人之身。Deal with a man as he deals with you. 19．血债要用血来还。Debts of blood must be paid in blood. 20．隔行如隔山。Different trades are separated as by mountains. 21．一回生，二回熟。Different the first time, easy the second. 22．早动手，早收获。Early sow, early mow. 23．者千虑，必有一失。Even the wise are not free from error. 24．吃一堑，长一智。Every failure one meets with adds to one's experience. 25．国家兴亡，匹夫有责。Every man has a share of responsibility for the fate of his country. 26．每一个人都有美中不足的地方。Every man has the defects of his own virtues. 27．人各有所好。Every man to his taste 28．行行出状元。Every profession produces its own leading authority. 29．仁者见仁，智者见智。Everyone thinks in his way. 30．切莫错过良机。Everything has its time and that time must be watched. 31．凡事总有一个开头。Everything must have a beginning. 32．身教胜于言教。Example is better than precept. 33．经验是智慧之母Experience is the mother of wisdom. 34．经验是愚者之师。Experience is the teacher of fools. 35．乐极生悲。Extreme joy begets sorrow. 36．以眼还眼，以牙还牙。An eye for an eye, and a tooth for a tooth. 37．心有余而力不足（贪多嚼不烂）。The eye is bigger than the belly. 38．吃一堑，长一智。A fall into the pit, a gain in your wit. 39．人怕出名猪怕壮。Fame portends trouble for men just as fattening does for pigs. 40．少说为佳。Few words are best. 41．寡不敌众。A few are no match for the many. 42．水火无情。Fire and water have no mercy.
无源之水,无本之木water without a source, and a tree wiithout roots 无中生有make/create something out of nothing 无风不起浪There are no waves without wind. There\\\'s no smoke without fire. 徇私枉法bend the law for the benefit of relatives or friends 新官上任三把火a new broom sweeps clean 虚心使人进步,骄傲使人落后Modesty helps one go forward, whereas conceit makes one lag behind. 蓄势而发accumulate strength for a take-off 心想事成May all your wish come true 心照不宣have a tacit understanding; give tacit consent; tacit understanding 先入为主First impressions are firmly entrenched. 先下手为强catch the ball before the bound 像热锅上的蚂蚁like an ant on a hot pan 现身说法warn people by taking oneself as an example 息事宁人pour oil on troubled waters 喜忧参半mingled hope and fear 循序渐进step by step 一路平安，一路顺风speed somebody on their way; speed the parting guest 严以律己,宽以待人be strict with oneself and lenient towards others 鱼米之乡a land of milk and honey 有情人终成眷属"Jack shall have Jill, all shall be well." 有钱能使鬼推磨Money makes the mare go. Money talks. 有识之士people of vision 有勇无谋use brawn rather than brain 有缘千里来相会Separated as we are thousands of miles apart, we come together as if by predestination. 与时俱进advance with times 以人为本people oriented; people foremost 因材施教teach students according to their aptitude 欲穷千里目，更上一层楼"to ascend another storey to see a thousand miles further; Ascend further, were you to look farther; Would eye embrace a thousand miles? Go up, one flight."
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。
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
80句中文谚语的英文翻译，简直太美了！ 01. A bosom friend afar brings a distant land near. 海内存知己，天涯若比邻。 02. A common danger causes common action. 同舟共济。 03. A contented mind is a continual/perpetual feast. 知足常乐。 04. A fall into the pit, a gain in your wit. 吃一堑，长一智。 05. A guest should suit the convenience of the host. 客随主便。 06. A letter from home is a priceless treasure. 家书抵万金。 07. All rivers run into the sea. 殊途同归。 08. All time is no time when it is past. 机不可失，时不再来。 09. An apple a day keeps the doctor away. 一日一个苹果，身体健康不求医。 10. As heroes think, so thought Bruce. 英雄所见略同。 11. A young idler, an old beggar. 少壮不努力，老大徒伤悲。 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. 塞翁失马，安知非福。 14. Bread is the stall of life. 面包是生命的支柱（民以食为天）。 15. Business is business. 公事公办。 16. Clumsy birds have to start flying early. 笨鸟先飞。 17. Courtesy costs nothing. 礼多人不怪。 18. Custom makes all things easy. 习惯成自然。 19. Desire has no rest. 人的欲望无止境。 20. Difficult the first time, easy the second. 一回生，二回熟。 21. Do not change horses in mid-stream. 别在河流中间换马。 22. Do not have too many irons in the fire. 贪多嚼不烂。 23. Do not pull all your eggs in one basket. 别把所有的蛋都放在一个篮子里。（不要孤注一掷。） 24. Do not teach fish to swim. 不要班门弄斧。 25. East or west, home is the best. 东奔西跑，还是家里好。 26. Experience is the best teacher. 实践出真知。 27. Fact is stranger than fiction. 事实比虚构更离奇。（大千世界，无奇不有。）
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
常见的谚语翻译 一桶水摇不响，半桶水响叮当 Still water runs deep.（静水深不可测） 也可以说：He who knows the most says the least.（懂得越多的人，反而说得越少。） 水落石出 老外的说法是：All secrets may eventually come to light. (所有秘密最后总会曝光。) 这山望到那山高 有人译成：The apples on the other side of the wall are the sweetest.（意思是：墙那边的苹果最甜）The grass always looks greener on the other side.（另一边的草，看来总是绿些。） 烈火炼真金，患难见真情 Fire is the test of gold；adversity is the test of friendship. Liquor brings out a person’s true color.（烈酒能显示一个人真正的特色。） By a long road, we know a horse’s strength；at times of difficulty, we discover a friend’s true character. 雷声大，雨点小 Actions speak louder than words. (行动胜于言谈) All we hear is words, but there is no action. （只动嘴不动手）。 Actions and words should go hand in hand. (言行必须一致) An empty barrel makes the biggest sound.（空洞的话说得太多了。） 人不可貌相，海水不可斗量 A man can not be known by his look, nor can the ocean be measured by a dipper. A man can not be judged by his appearance, nor can the water in the sea be measured by a bucket. We can not judge a person by appearance only. You can not judge a book by its cover. 口蜜腹剑，笑里藏刀 with honey on one’s lip and murder in one’s heart honey-mouthed but dagger-hearted. He is an evil man who has a mouth that praises and a hand that kills. 少壮不努力，老大徒伤悲 Study hard when you are young. It will pay off when you get older. (年轻时好好努力，到老的时就会觉得学有所值。) 学如行舟，不进则退 Learning is like rowing upstream; not to advance is to drop back. Learning seems like rowing upstream; if one does not advance, one will fall back. Learning is like rowing against the current, if one does not advance, one will retreat. 忠言逆耳，良药苦口
1. A friend in need is a friend in deed.患难见真情。 2.What a big delight to have friends coming from afar.有朋自远方来，不亦说乎。 3.God help those who help themselves.自助者，天助之。 4.Actions speak louder than words.事实胜于雄辩 5.To make each day count.让每一天变得有价值。 6.No road is long with good company.与良友为伴，路不觉遥远。 7.Pride goes before a fall.骄兵必败。 8.Everyone is architect of his own fortune.每个人都是自己财富的建筑师。 9.No pains ,no gains.一分耕耘，一分收获。 10.Where there is a will,there is a way.有志者事竟成。 11.Great dreams make great people.梦想造就人。 12.All work and no play makes Jack a dull boy.劳逸结合。 13.Helping others is helping ourselves.帮助别人就是帮助我们自己。 14.See the invisible,do the impossible.看别人看不见的，做别人做不到的。 15.Care and diligence bring good luck.谨慎和勤奋带来好运。 16.Confidence in yourselves is the first step on the road to success.自信是通向成功的第一步。 17.Make hay while the sun shines.趁热打铁。 18.Every cloud has a silver lining.天无绝人之路。 19. A young idler,an old beggar.少壮不努力，老大徒伤悲。 20.Caution is the parent of safety.谨慎是安全之父。 21.Lost time is never found again.时间一去不复返。=Time and tide wait for o man. 22.You never know what you can do till you try.不尝试永远不知道能做什么。 23.Nothing ventured,nothing gained.不入虎穴焉得虎子。 24. A fall into a pit,a gain in your wit.吃一堑长一智。 25.All that glitters is not gold.发光的不一定是金子。 26.Rome was not build in one day.罗马不是一天建成的。 27.Tow heads are better than one.两个恶臭皮匠，顶个诸葛亮。 28.Good beginning is half done.好的开始是成功的一半。 29.One finger can't life a small stone.众人拾柴火焰高。 30.Reading makes a full man.阅读使人充实。 31.Don't let yesterday use up too much of today.今日事今日毕。 32.Whatever is worth doing is worth doing well.任何值得做的事都值得把它做好。 33.Miracle is another name of efforts.努力是奇迹的代名词。 34.Whatever you do,do with all your might.不管你做什么，都要全心全意做好。 35.Easier said than done.说比做容易。 36.Experience is the mother of wisdom.实践出真知。 37.More hasty,less speed.欲速则不达。 38.It's never too old to learn.活到老，学到老。 39. A journey with a thousand miles begins with a single step.千里之行始于足下。 40.The best preparation for tomorrow is doing your best today.对明天最好的准备就是把今天 做到最好 41.Where there is life,there is hope.留得青山在，不怕没柴烧。 42. A real man never goes back on his words.一言既出驷马难追。 43.One false step will make a great difference.失之毫厘，谬以千里。
中英对照英语谚语翻译 1.A bad thing never dies. 好人不长寿，祸害遗千年。 2.A bad workman always blames his tools. 笨工匠总是怪工具差。 3.A baited cat may grow as fierce as a lion. 人急悬梁，狗急跳墙。 4.A bird in the hand is worth two in the bush. 两鸟在林不如一鸟在手。 5.A bully is always a coward. 欺负弱小者永远是懦夫。 6.A burnt child dreads the fire. 一朝被蛇咬，十年怕井绳。 7.A cat has nine lives. 猫有九条命；吉人自有天相。 8.A cat may look at a king. 小人物也有些权利。 9.A clear conscience can bear any trouble. 平时不做亏心事，夜半敲门心不惊。 10.A cook is bold on his own dunghill. 狗仗人势。 11.A constant guest is never welcome. 常客难受欢迎。 12.A contented mind is a perpetual feast. 知足常乐。 13.A cracked bell can never sound well. 狗嘴里长不出象牙来。 14.A crooked stick will have a crooked shadow. 上梁不正下梁歪。 15.A deceitful peace is more hurtful than an open war. 明枪易躲，暗箭难防。 16.A door must be either shut or open. 门非关即开；二者择其一。 17.A drowning man will clutch at a straw. 溺水之人不放过一根稻草；病急乱投医。 18.A dwarf on a giant's shoulders sees the farther of the two. 巨人肩上的侏儒看得远；借重他人的经验好处多。 19.A fault confessed is half redressed.
论英语谚语翻译技巧 1引言 谚语民俗文化的结晶，是人类智慧的火花。英语是一种高度发展的语言，在其漫长的发展过程中，吸收了欧洲多个民族语言的精髓。英语谚语更是博采众长，特别是从古希腊、罗马文化及《圣经》中吸收了大量的营养。英语国家的作家、思想家如培根、莎士比亚、蒲柏和富兰克林等更是为这座宝库增添了许多丰富多彩的内容。但是，英语谚语的主体还是来自民间。那些无从考证出处而又家喻户晓的谚语是一代代普通民众长期积累、流传下来的思想火花与语言经典。英语学习者通过英语谚语可以浏览英语国家思想与文化的精华，领略英语语言的精悍与传神。优美的译文不仅帮助读者更好地理解英语谚语的含义，而且会带您走进一座智慧的殿堂、语言的宝库。 2英语谚语的特点 英语谚语是经过长时间的使用而提炼出来的固定短句，是人民智慧的结晶。英语谚语大都具有鲜明的形象，适宜于用来比喻事物，因而往往带有浓厚的民族色彩和地方色彩。英语谚语有的意思明显;有的富予含蓄，意在言外，可引起丰富的联想;有的可能包含几个意思，必须根据上下文的具体情况来明确它的意义。英语谚语既是语言中的重要修辞手段，同时其本身也是各种修辞手段的集中表现。不少英语谚语前后对称，音节优美，韵律协调。 3英语谚语的翻译策略
由于英语谚语具有这些特点，翻译时就应当尽量保持这些特点。英语谚语不仅大量出现在文艺作品里，在政治和科学论文中也同样经常遇到。英语谚语翻译的好坏对整个译文的质量有直接的影响。因此，如何处理英语谚语是翻译中的一个极为重要的问题。译者除了忠实地表达原文习语的意义外，还应尽可能保持原文习语的形象比喻、丰富想象、修辞效果及其民族色彩和地方特色。英语谚语的语的英译汉有三种主要方法。 3.1直译法 “直译是把忠实于原文内容放在第一位，把忠实于原文形式放在第二位，把通顺的译文形式放在第三位的翻译方法。”(许渊冲，1984)即直译法是在不违背译文语言规范以及不引起错误的联想的条件下，在译文中保留英语谚语的比喻、形象和民族、地方色彩的方法。例如: After a storm comes a calm.风暴之后是宁静。 After rain comes fair weather.雨过天晴。 All things are difficult before they are easy.万事开头难。 As you sow，so shall you reap.自作自受。 As a man sows，so he shall reap.种瓜得瓜，种豆得豆。 The style is the man.文如其人。 Fish in troubled waters.浑水摸鱼。 The remembrance of the past is the teacher of the future.前事不忘，后事之师。 3.2意译法
一、“形同意合”的谚语 A fall into the pit, a gain in your wit.吃一堑，长一智。 All shall be well, Jack shall have Jill.有情人终成成眷属。 A man should not bite the hand that feeds him.不要恩将仇报。Beauty is in the eye of the beholder.情人眼里出西施。 Business is business.公事公办。 Facts speak louder than words.事实胜于雄辩。 Failure is the mother of success.失败乃成功之母。 Fish in troubled waters. 浑水摸鱼。 Friends must part.聚散离合总有时。/天下无不散之宴席。 Great minds think alike.英雄所见略同。 Health is better than wealth.家有万贯财，不如一身健。 Hedges have eyes, walls have ears.隔篱有眼，隔墙有耳。 In time of peace prepare for war.居安当思危。 Like father, like son.有其父，必有其子。 Man proposes, God disposes.谋事在人，成事在天。 Misfortunes never come alone.祸不单行。 Money can’t buy time.寸金难买寸光阴。 More haste, less speed.欲速则不达。 Out of office, out of danger.无官一身轻。 Out of sight, out of mind./Far from eye, far from heart.眼不见为净。
中文谚语的英文翻译 https://www.doczj.com/doc/2e13805920.html,/bbs/viewthread.php?tid=740409中文谚语英语翻译 1．见机行事。 2．兵不厌诈。 3．留得青山在，不怕没柴烧。 4．种瓜得瓜，种豆得豆。 5．不问就听不到假话。 6．情人眼里出西施。 7．血浓于水。 8．海内存知己，天涯若比邻。 9．简洁是智慧的灵魂。 10．公事公办。 11．车到山前必有路。 12．巧妇难为无米之炊。 13．笨鸟先飞。 14．精诚所至，金石为开。 15．置之死地而后生。 16．滴水穿石。 17．习惯成自然。 18．以其人之道，还治其人之身。19．血债要用血来还。 20．隔行如隔山。 21．一回生，二回熟。 22．早动手，早收获。 23．者千虑，必有一失。 24．吃一堑，长一智。 25．国家兴亡，匹夫有责。 26．每一个人都有美中不足的地方。27．人各有所好。 28．行行出状元。 29．仁者见仁，智者见智。 30．切莫错过良机。 31．凡事总有一个开头。 32．身教胜于言教。 33．经验是智慧之母。 34．经验是愚者之师。 35．乐极生悲。 36．以眼还眼，以牙还牙。 37．心有余而力不足（贪多嚼不烂）。38．吃一堑，长一智。 39．人怕出名猪怕壮。 40．少说为佳。 41．寡不敌众。1. Act according to circumstances. 2. All is fair in war. 3. As long as the green hills last, there'll always be wood to burn. 4. As you sow, so shall you reap. 5. Ask no questions and be told no lies. 6. Beauty lies in lover's eye. 7. Blood is thicker than water. 8. A bosom friend afar brings a distant land near. 9. Brevity is the soul of wit. 10. Business is business. 11. The cart will find its way round the hill when it gets there. 12. he cleverest housewife cannot cook a meal without rice. 13. Clumsy birds have to start flying early. 14. Complete sincerity can affect even metal and stone. 15. Confront a person with the danger of death and he will fight to live. 16. Constant dripping wears away the stone. 17. Custom is a second nature. 18. Deal with a man as he deals with you. 19. Debts of blood must be paid in blood. 20. Different trades are separated as by mountains. 21. Different the first time, easy the second. 22. Early sow, early mow. 23. Even the wise are not free from error. 24. Every failure one meets with adds to one's experience. 25. Every man has a share of responsibility for the fate of his country. 26．Every man has the defects of his own virtues. 27．Every man to his taste. 28．Every profession produces its own leading authority. 29．Everyone thinks in his way. 30．Everything has its time and that time must be watched. 31．Everything must have a beginning. 32．Example is better than precept. 33．Experience is the mother of wisdom. 34．Experience is the teacher of fools. 35．Extreme joy begets sorrow. 36．An eye for an eye, and a tooth for a tooth. 37．The eye is bigger than the belly. 38．A fall into the pit, a gain in your wit. 39．Fame portends trouble for men just as fattening does for pigs. 40．Few words are best. 41．A few are no match for the many.