中国谚语在国外可火了。美剧《复仇》的片头就用了孔子的名言:“Before you embark on a journey of revenge, dig two graves.”(子曰:“攻乎异端,斯害己也。)” 今天和大家分享35句受老外欢迎的中国谚语,一起来看看吧。
01、No shame in asking questions, even to people of lower status.
不耻下问
02、No one knows a son better than the father.
知子莫若父
03、Three humble shoemakers brainstorming will make a great statesman.
三个臭皮匠,赛过诸葛亮
04、Kill a chicken before a monkey.
杀鸡儆猴
05、Too many cooks spoil the broth
人多反误事
06、No wind, no waves.
无风不起浪
07、Lift a stone only to drop on your own feet.
搬起石头砸自己的脚
08、A camel standing amidst a flock of sheep.
鹤立鸡群
09、An inch of time is an inch of gold but you can t buy that inch of time with an inch of gold.
一寸光阴一寸金,寸金难买寸光阴。
10、Only when all contribute their firewood can they build up a strong fire.
众人拾柴火焰高
11、An ant may well destroy a whole dam.
千里之堤毁于蚁穴
12、Clear conscience never fears midnight knocking.
不做亏心事,不怕鬼敲门
13、One cannot refuse to eat just because there is a chance of being choked.
因噎废食
14、If a son is uneducated, his dad is to blame.
子不教,父之过
15、A closed mind is like a closed book; just a block of wood.
呆若木鸡
16、When you are poor, neighbors close by will not come; once you become rich, you ll be surprised by visits from (alleged) relatives afar.
穷在闹市无人问,富在深山有远亲。
17、Bad things never walk alone.
祸不单行
18、A fall into a ditch makes you wiser.
吃一堑长一智
19、A smile will gain you ten more years of life.
笑一笑十年少
20、one picture is worth ten thousand words.
百闻不如一见
21、Once bitten by a snake, he/she is scared all his/her life at the mere sight of a rope.
一朝被蛇咬,十年怕井绳
22、Things of today, accomplished today.
今日事今日毕
23、seize every minute and every second
争分夺秒
24、If you are patient in one moment of anger, you will escape a hundred days of sorrow.
忍一时风平浪静,退一步海阔天空 / 忍一时之气,免百日之忧
25、Give a man a fish, and you feed him for a day. Teach a man to fish, and you feed him for a lifetime.
授人以鱼,不如授人以渔
26、To talk much and arrive nowhere is the same as climbing a tree to catch a fish.
缘木求鱼
27、If you don t want anyone to know it,don t do it
若要人不知,除非己莫为
28、There are many paths to the top of the mountain,but the view is always the same.
殊途同归
29、Tell me and I forget; Show me and I remember. Involve me and I understand
不闻不若闻之,闻之不若见之;见之不若知之,知之不若行之;学至于行而止矣。
30、While the green hills last, there’ll be wood to burn.
留得青山在,不怕没柴烧
31、Flowers may bloom again, but a person never has the chance to be young again.
花有重开时,人无再少年
32、The journey of a thousand miles starts with a single step.
千里之行,始于足下
33、When you drink from the stream remember the spring.
饮水思源
34、Your teacher can open the door but you must enter by yourself.
师傅领进门,修行靠个人
35、The friendship of a gentleman is insipid as water.
君子之交淡如水
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