谚语反映了一个国家的文化、知识与经验。
然而,由于语言与经历的不同,各国的谚语往往很难直译,
幸好,在A国发生的事情大部分的时候在B国也同样会发生,所以通常能够找到对应的翻译可以替代。细细品味各国谚语同意但不同的表达方式其实是一件很有趣的事,
以下提供了几个中英谚语对照的范例:
A bad workman always blames his tools.
不会撑船怪河弯
Absence makes the heart grow fonder.
小别胜新婚;久别情更深
In the land of the blind, the one-eyed man is king.
山中无老虎,猴子称大王
Actions speak louder than words.
坐而言不如起而行
A fall into a pit, a gain in your wit.
不经一事,不长一智
A fox may grow gray, but never good/A leopard cannot change its spots.
江山易改,本性难移
A friend in need is a friend indeed.
患难见真情
A good conscience is a soft pillow.
白天不做亏心事,半夜不怕鬼敲门
A hedge between keeps friendship green.
君子之交淡如水
A joke never gains an enemy but loses a friend.
戏谑不能化敌为友,只能使人失去朋友
A liar is not believed when he speaks the truth.
说谎者即使讲真话也没人相信
It would be better to be uninformed than misinformed.
一知半解比无知更可怕
All good things must come to an end.
天下没有不散的筵席
All rivers run into the sea.
海纳百川
All things are difficult before they are easy.
凡事起头难
A new broom sweeps clean.
新官上任三把火
An eye for an eye, a tooth for a tooth.
以眼还眼,以牙还牙
You can't teach an old dog new tricks.
老狗学不出新把戏
A wise head makes a close mouth.
真人不露相,露相非真人
A word spoken is past recalling.
一言既出,驷马难追
Bad news has wings.
好事不出门,坏事传千里
Barking dogs seldom bite.
会咬人的狗不会叫
Beauty lies in the eyes of the beholder.
情人眼里出西施
Better late than never.
亡羊补牢,犹未晚矣
Better to ask the way than to go astray.
问路总比迷路好
Blood is thicker than water.
血浓于水
Blood will have blood.
血债血偿
Cannot see the wood for the trees.
见木不见林,逐末而忘本
Caution is the parent of safety.
小心驶得万年船
除了谚语之外,成语也有相当有趣的翻译喔,范例如下:
Seeing is believing.
百闻不如一见
May all your wishes come true.
心想事成
Bon voyage!
一路顺风
Advance with the times
与时俱进
Haste does not bring success.
欲速则不达
Great minds think alike.
英雄所见略同
It is better to make friends than to make enemies.
冤家宜解不宜结
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