中高级口译中常用的谚语12_口译笔译

    1.读万卷书,行万里路。read ten thousand books, travel ten thousand miles.
    2.开卷有益(阅读使人增长知识)。reading enriches the mind.
    3.读书总会有所收获(开卷有益)。reading is always profitable.
    4.远亲不如近邻。a relative far off is less help than a neighbour close by.
    5.流水不腐,户枢不蠢。running water is never stale and a door-hinge never gets worm-eaten
    6.说是一回事,而做又是另外一回事。saying is one thing and doing another.
    7.苦海无边,回头是岸。the sea of bitterness has no bounds, repent and the shore is at hand.
    8.沉默是金。silence is golden. a single spark can start a prairie fire.
    9.星星之火,可以燎原。slight negligence may lead to great disaster.
    10.千里之堤,溃于蚁穴。a small leak will sink a great ship.
    12.麻雀虽小,五脏俱全。a sparrow may be small but it has all the vital organs.
    13.天有不测风云。a storm may arise from a clear sky.
    14.打铁趁热。strike while the iron is hot.
    15.疾风知劲草,烈火见真金。sturdy grass withstands high winds; true gold stands the test of fire.
    16.强将手下无弱兵。there are no poor soldiers under a good general.
    17.天无绝人之路。there is always a way out.
    18.有利必有弊。there is no fire without smoke.
    19.求学无坦途。there is no royal road to learning.