口譯達(dá)人必“背”:中國成語英譯39
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2011-04-23 08:30
樂極生悲
After joy comes sadness.
說曹操到曹操就到
Talk of the devil and the devil comes.
團(tuán)結(jié)就是力量
Union is strength.
需要為發(fā)明之母
Necessity is the mother of invention.
滿招損,謙受益
Haughtiness invites ruin; humility receives benefits.
惡有惡報(bào)
He that does evil shall find evil.
惡事傳千里
Bad news travels quickly.
熟能生巧
Practice makes perfect.
緩兵之計(jì)
a fabian policy
緣木求魚
to get water from a flint ?
小Car筆記:
haughtiness:傲慢, 不遜 【例句】She called him on his haughtiness.她責(zé)備他傲慢無禮。
Fabian:adj. 費(fèi)邊式的, 拖延時(shí)間的 n. 費(fèi)邊主義 【常用短語】①Fabian tactics:慎重待機(jī)的策略; 緩進(jìn)軍略 ? ②Fabian Society:ph. 費(fèi)邊協(xié)會(huì), 費(fèi)邊社(1884年在倫敦由英國資產(chǎn)階級(jí)知識(shí)分子組成的一個(gè)政治組織, 主張采取溫和緩進(jìn)的辦法改造社會(huì)), n. 費(fèi)邊社