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英語諺語故事:蝙蝠與黃鼠狼
[en]A BAT who fell upon the ground and was caught by a Weasel pleaded to be spared his life. The Weasel refused, saying that he was by nature the enemy of all birds. The Bat assured him that he was not a bird, but a mouse, and thus was set free. Shortly afterwards the Bat again fell to the ground and was caught by another Weasel, whom he likewise entreated not to eat him. The Weasel said that he had a special hostility to mice. The Bat assured him that he was not a mouse, but a bat, and thus a second time escaped.[/en][cn]蝙蝠掉落在地上,被黃鼠狼叼去,他請求饒命。黃鼠狼說絕不會放過他,自己生來痛恨鳥類。蝙蝠說他是老鼠,不是鳥,便被放了。后來蝙蝠又掉落了下來,被另一只黃鼠狼叼住,他再三請求不要吃他。這只黃鼠狼說他恨一切鼠類。蝙蝠改口說自己是鳥類,并非老 鼠,又被放了。這樣,蝙蝠兩次改變了自己的名字,終于死里逃生。[/cn] [en]It is wise to turn circumstances to good account.[/en][cn]這故事說明,我們遇事要隨機(jī)應(yīng)變方能避免危險。[/cn]
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英語諺語故事:山羊與牧羊人
[en]A GOATHERD had sought to bring back a stray goat to his flock. He whistled and sounded his horn in vain; the straggler paid no attention to the summons. At last the Goatherd threw a stone, and breaking its horn, begged the Goat not to tell his master. The Goat replied, "Why, you silly fellow, the horn will speak though I be silent."[/en][cn]很多山羊被牧羊人趕到羊圈里。有一只山羊不知在吃什么好東西,單獨(dú)落在后面。牧羊 人拿起一塊石頭扔了過去,正巧打斷了山羊的一只角。牧羊人嚇得請求山羊不要告訴主人, 山羊說:“即使我不說,又怎能隱瞞下去呢?我的角已斷了,這是十分明顯的事實。”[/cn] [en]Do not attempt to hide things which cannot be hid.[/en][cn]這故事說明,明顯的罪狀是無法隱瞞的。[/cn]
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英語諺語故事:烏鴉和天鵝
[en]A RAVEN saw a Swan and desired to secure for himself the same beautiful plumage. Supposing that the Swan's splendid white color arose from his washing in the water in which he swam, the Raven left the altars in the neighborhood where he picked up his living, and took up residence in the lakes and pools. But cleansing his feathers as often as he would, he could not change their color, while through want of food he perished.[/en][cn]烏鴉非常羨慕天鵝潔白的羽毛。他猜想天鵝一定是經(jīng)常洗澡,羽毛才變得如此潔白無 瑕。于是,他毅然離開了他賴以生存的祭壇,來到江湖邊。他天天洗刷自己的羽毛,不但一 點(diǎn)都沒洗白,反而因缺少食物饑餓而死。[/cn] [en]Change of habit cannot alter Nature.[/en][cn]這故事是說,人的本性不會隨著生活方式的改變而改變。[/cn]
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讀書的英語諺語:學(xué)問是沒有人能拿走的
?“Classic” A book which people praise and don't read. -Mark Twain “經(jīng)典之作”是人人皆稱贊卻不愿去讀的書。 -馬克·吐溫 People die, but books never die. No man and no force can abolish memory. -Franklin Roosevelt 人會死亡,書卻無朽。沒有任何人可以丟棄記憶。 -拂蘭克林·羅斯福 Traveling thousands of miles is better than reading thousands of books. -Chinese Proverb 行萬里路,勝讀萬卷書。 -中國諺語 Books are the quietest and most constant of friends; they are the most accessible and wisest of counselors; and the most patient of teachers. -C.W.Eliot 書籍是人類最寧靜很最永恒的朋友,也是最易接近和最具智慧的顧問,還是最有耐心的良師益友。 -C.W.艾略特 Life being very short, and the quiet hour of it few; we ought to waste none of them in reading valueless books.-John Ruskin 人生十分短促,寧靜的時間又不多;我們不應(yīng)該浪費(fèi)寶貴的時間去讀毫無價值的書。 -約翰·拉斯金 If well used, books are the best of all things; if abused, among the worst. -R.W.Emerson 如果利用得當(dāng),書籍就是最好的朋友;反之,如果濫用,它就會變成最壞的東西了。 -R.W.愛默生 The reading of all good books is like a conversation with the finest men of past centuries. -Rene Descartes 讀好書,如同與先哲們交談。 -雷內(nèi)·笛卡爾 If a man empties his purse into his head, no one can take it from him. 如果一個人傾其所有以求學(xué)問,那么這些學(xué)問是沒有人能拿走的。 Ignorance is not innocence but sin. 無知并非純真,而是罪惡。 Isn’t it a happy thing if you review what you have learned on time? 學(xué)而時習(xí)之,不亦樂乎? It never will rain roses. When we want to have more roses we must plant trees. 天上永遠(yuǎn)不會掉下玫瑰來,如果想要更多的玫瑰,必須自己種植。 Knowledge comes, but wisdom lingers. 知識來了,智慧卻遲遲不前。 Knowledge is one thing, virtue is another. 知識是一回事,美德是另一回事。 Learning without thinking leads to confusion; thinking without studying results in tardiness. 學(xué)而不思則罔,思而不學(xué)則殆。 Reading make a full man, conference a ready man, and writing an exact man. 閱讀使人充實,交談使人機(jī)智,寫作使人精確。
2016-10-31 -
珍惜時間的諺語:贏得時間的人就贏得一切
有句古話:一寸光陰一寸金,寸金難買寸光陰。這說明了時間的珍貴與重要性,古今中外很多名人寫了不少關(guān)于時間的諺語,今天我們就來分享幾句關(guān)于時間的英語諺語。 Time spent in vice or folly is doubly lost.消磨于惡習(xí)或愚行的時間是加倍的損失 To save time is to lengthen life.節(jié)省時間就是延長生命。 When an opportunity is neglected,it never comes back to you.機(jī)不可失,時不再來;機(jī)會一過,永不再來。 Make hay while the sun shines.曬草要趁太陽
2017-08-22 -
關(guān)于時間的英語諺語:時來必須要趁時,不然時去無聲息
須要趁時,不然時去無聲息? Time gives good advice. 時間給予金玉良言。 Time is life when the idle man kills time,he kills himself! 時間就是生命,浪費(fèi)時間就等于謀才害命! Everything has its time and that time must be watched. 萬物皆有時,時來不可失。 ? Seize the day, for fleeting youth never returns. 光陰勿虛度,青春不再來。 Time tames the strongest grief. 時間能緩和極度的悲痛。? Time means life,time means speed,time means strength.? 時間就是生命,時間就是速度,時間就是力量。 Never leave that until tomorrow, which you can do today. 今天的事不要拖到明天
2017-12-11 -
英語諺語故事:驢子與蚱蜢
驢子聽見蚱蜢唱歌,被美妙動聽的歌聲所打動,自己也想能發(fā)出同樣悅耳動聽的聲音,便 羨慕地問他們吃些什么,才能發(fā)出如此美妙的聲音來。這個故事告訴人們不要企望非份之物。
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寫作中用到的友誼英語諺語: 朋友的眼睛是最好的鏡子
友誼是一種人際關(guān)系而交友是人的一種本能。生活中關(guān)于友誼的英語句子你知道幾條呢?關(guān)于英語諺語,你又了解多少呢? 下面和小編一起來看看以下的句子中是否有你熟悉的: [en]Without a friend, the world is a wilderness。[/en][cn]沒有朋友,世界成了荒野。[/cn] [en]The best mirror is a friend’s eye。[/en][cn]朋友的眼睛是最好的鏡子。[/cn] [en]Success has many friends。[/en][cn]成功者朋友多。[/cn] [en]No man is the whole
2017-09-04 -
關(guān)于友誼的英語諺語:人的友誼是無法言喻的
不渝。 Old friends and old wine are best. 陳語諺語酒味醇, 老友情深。 A man knows his companion in a long journey and a little inn. 路遙知馬力, 日久見人心。 Etween?friends?all?is?common 朋友之間不分彼此。 I like a simple friend, who holds my faults like a looking glass before my face. 我喜歡這樣的朋友, 他對我的缺點(diǎn)就像照鏡子一樣直言不諱。 It?is?well?that?there?is?no?one?without?a?fault,?for?he?would?not?have?a?friend?in?the?world 世界上沒有不犯錯誤的人--?想交沒有錯誤的朋友,?你就沒有朋友。 A friend is never known till a man has need. 需要之時方知友。 A man knows his companion in a long journey and a little inn. 路遙知馬力, 日久見人心。 Friendship is like a plant of slow growth. 友誼像生長著的植物, 是慢慢地建立起來的。 My friend is not perfect—nor am I—and so we suit each other admirably. 朋友不會十全十美,你自己也一樣,雙方要互相尊敬。 好了,以上的這些句子希望能對大家的生活或?qū)W習(xí)有所幫助。
2017-08-10 -
勵志題材的英語諺語錦集
諺語是民間集體創(chuàng)造、廣為口傳、言簡意賅并較為定型的藝術(shù)語
2017-09-05
