麦兜响当当电影英汉互译中的谚语巧合(1)

2020年12月12日发(作者：彭玉)

英汉互译中的谚语巧合（1）


英汉互译中的谚语巧合（1）

Corresponding English and Chinese proverbs and
phrases（1）
meat, mustard; after death, doctor .
雨后送伞
Explanation: this describes a situation where
assistance or fort is given
when it is too late.
Exle: just as I had cancelled my application to go
abroad, I had a
promise of money for my fare. It was a case of after
death, the doctor.
2. After praising the wine they sell us vinegar.
挂羊头卖狗肉
Explanation: to offer to give or sell something that
is inferior to what you
claim it to be.
Exle: that fellow pletely misled us about what he was
capable of
doing. After praising the wine, he sold us vinegar.
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3. All is over but the shouting.
大势已去
Explanation: finally decided or won; brought to the
end; not able to be
changed.
Exle: after Bill’s touch down, the game is all over
but shouting.
4. All lay load on the willing horse.
人善被人欺，马善被人骑
Explanation: a willing horse is someone who is always
doing things for
others. Very often the implication is that others
impose on him.
Exles: the trouble is you're too good-natured and
people take advantage
of it. all lay load on the willing horse. You will
have to learn to refuse
people who ask too much.
and haste hinder good counsel.
小不忍则乱大谋
Explanation: one can not act wisely when one is angry
or in a hurry.
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Exle: you should calm down before you decide the next
move. Anger and
haste hinder good counsel.
6. As poor as a church mouse
一贫如洗
Explanation: to be exceedingly poor, having barely to
live upon.
Exle: he has a large family, and is poor as a church
mouse.
Note: a church is one of the few buildings that
contain no food.
7. A word spoken is past recalling.
一言既出，驷马难追
Explanation: the harm done by a careless word can not
easily undo.
Exle: for the rest of his life he regretted what he
had said, but a word
spoken is past recalling and he knew he could never
repair the damage of
that moment of harshness.
NOW, TRY YOUR HAND ON THE FOLLOWING:（根据解释，试试
翻译下面的谚语）
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Love is blind.
beauty is a matter of individual taste and judgment.
This is often used of a
person whose judgment is affected by love or
infatuation.
Better to die in glory than live in dishonor.
if one has the choice between living in shame and
degradation and dying in
glory, it is better to die.
Birds of a feather flock together.
people who are alike often bee friend or are together:
if you are often
with certain people, you may be their friends or like
them.
Blood, toil, tears and sweat.
said of a person bending oneself to a task and
exerting all efforts in the
performance of one duty.
Calamity is man true touchstone.
the most telling test of a man ability and worth es
when he has to face
great difficulties.
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Clean conscience laughs at false accusation.
a person who knows he has done no wrong is morally
stronger than those who
falsely accuse him are.
Cry over spilt milk.
to cry or plain about something that has already
happened

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