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學識一直是老高的硬傷,特別是上班以後更沒時間去學習。我高一直以來最大的遺憾就是大學那會英語掛科過,整個大學期間就英語掛過!最近老高在給自己打氣的同時也想著,能不能借著自勵的同時多學點東西呢?於是整理了一百條中英文對照的格言,但是因為老高水平有限,有一部分英語看著不是很懂,如果你也看不懂,那就學老高跳過吧。
老高不知道這些是什麼水平的翻譯,但是起碼中文的句子是值得自己看看的!哪怕有些已經老掉牙了,但是老掉牙的英語怎麼說來著?下面請看老高整理的一百句中英對照的格言短語。
1、All things in their being are good for something
天生我材必有用。
2、Difficult circumstances serve as a textbook of life for people
困難坎坷是人們的生活教科書。
3、Failure is the mother of success
失敗乃成功之母。
4、For man is man and master of his fate
人就是人,是自己命運的主人。
5、The unexamined life is not worth living
混混噩噩的生活不值得過。
6、None is of freedom or of life deserving unless he daily conquers it anew
只有每天再度戰勝生活並奪取自由的人,才配享受生活的自由。
7、Our destiny offers not the cup of despair, but the chalice of opportunity So let us seize it, not in fear, but in gladness
命運給予我們的不是失望之酒,而是機會之杯。因此,讓我們毫無畏懼,滿心愉悅地把握命運
8、Living without an aim is like sailing without a compass
生活沒有目標,猶如航海沒有羅盤。
9、What makes life dreary is the want of motive
沒有了目的,生活便鬱悶無光。
10、Towering genius disdains a beaten path It seeks regions hitherto unexplored-- Lincoln·
卓越的天才不屑走旁人走過的路。他尋找迄今未開拓的地區。
11、There is no such thing as a great talent without great will - power
沒有偉大的意志力,便沒有雄才大略。
12、The good seaman is known in bad weather
驚濤駭浪,方顯英雄本色。
13、Fear not that the life shall come to an end, but rather fear that it shall never have a beginning
不要害怕你的生活將要結束,應該擔心你的生活永遠不會真正開始。
14、Gods determine what you're going to be
人生的奮鬥目標決定你將成為怎樣的人。
15、An aim in life is the only fortune worth finding
生活的目標,是唯一值得尋找的財富。
16、While there is life there is hope
一息若存,希望不滅。
17、Try not to become a man of success but rather try to become a man of value
不要為成功而努力,要為做一個有價值的人而努力。
18、You have to believe in yourself That's the secret of success
人必須有自信,這是成功的秘密。
19、Pursue your object, be it what it will, steadily and indefatigably
不管追求什麼目標,都應堅持不懈。
20、We must accept finite disappointment, but we must never lose infinite hope
我們必須接受失望,因為它是有限的,但千萬不可失去希望,因為它是無窮的。
21、Energy and persistence conquer all things
能量加毅力可以徵服一切。
22、Nothing seek, nothing find
無所求則無所獲。
23、Cease to struggle and you cease to live
生命不止,奮鬥不息。
24、A thousand-li journey is started by taking the first step
千裡之行,始於足下。
25、Strength alone knows conflict, weakness is below even defeat, and is born vanquished
只有強者才懂得鬥爭;弱者甚至失敗都不夠資格,而是生來就是被徵服的。
26、The people who get on in this world are the people who get up and look for circumstances they want, and if they cannot find them, make them
在這個世界上取得成就的人,都努力去尋找他們想要的機會,如果找不到機會,他們便自己創造機會。
27、A strong man will struggle with the storms of fate
強者能同命運的風暴抗爭。
28、He who seize the right moment, is the right man
誰把握機遇,誰就心想事成。
29、Victory won't come to me unless I go to i
勝利是不會向我們走來的,我必須自己走向勝利。
30、Man struggles upwards; water flows downwards
人往高處走,水往低處流。
31、Man errs as long as he strives
失誤是進取的代價。
32、The failures and reverses which await men - and one after another sadden the brow of youth - add a dignity to the prospect of human life, which no Arcadian success would do
儘管失敗和挫折等待著人們,一次次地奪走青春的容顏,但卻給人生的前景增添了一份尊嚴,這是任何順利的成功都不能做到的
33、A man can fail many times, but he isn't a failure until he begins to blame somebody else
一個人可以失敗很多次,但是只要他沒有開始責怪旁人,他還不是一個失敗者。
34、Histories make men wise; poems witty; the mathematics subtle; natural philosophy deep; moral grave; logic and rhetoric able to contend.
歷史使人明智;詩詞使人靈秀;數學使人周密;自然哲學使人深刻;倫理使人莊重;邏輯修辭學使人善辨。
35、The time of life is short; to spend that shortness basely, it would be too long
人生苦短,若虛度年華,則短暫的人生就太長了。
36、We cannot always build the future for our youth, but we can build our youth for the future
我們不能總是為我們的青年造就美好未來,但我們能夠為未來造就我們的青年一代。
37、Goals determine what you’re going to be
人生的奮鬥目標決定你將來成為怎樣的人。
38、Where there is a will, there is a way
有志者,事竟成。
39、Well begun is half done
好的開端是成功的一半。
40、All roads lead to Rome
條條大路通羅馬。
41、Art is long, but life is short
人生有限,學問無涯。
42、Stick to it, and you『ll succeed
只要人有恆,萬事都能成。
43、Let『s cross the bridge when we come to it
船到橋頭自然直。
44、Nothing is difficult to the man who will try
世上無難事,只要肯登攀。
45、An idle youth, a needy age
少壯不努力,老大徒傷悲。
46、Diligence is the mother of success
勤奮是成功之母。
47、Easier said than done
說起來容易做起來難。
48、Action speak louder than words
事實勝於雄辯。
49、Two heads are better than one
三個臭皮匠頂個諸葛亮。
50、Nothing is impossible to a willing mind
世上無難事,只怕有心人。
51、The sting of a reproach,is the truth of it
指責帶給你刺痛,正是它的忠實之處。
52、Virtue and happiness are mother and daugher
美德和幸福猶如母女。
53、TAll mankind are beholden to him that is kind to the good
行善者,人人銘記之。
54、It’s the easiest thing in the world for a man to deceive himself
自欺是世上最易之事。
55、Tis easier to prevent bad hadits than to breadk them
防止染上惡習遠比消除惡習容易。
56、An old man in a house is a good sign
家中有老是一個好跡象。
57、Speak with contempt of none,form slave to king,the meanest bee,and will use,a sting
別用言詞貶低任何人,無論國王還是奴隸。最卑戝的蜜蜂也
58、Beware,beware!he』ll cheat』ithout scruple,who can without fear
當心,當心!行騙而無所畏懼者,也將無所顧慮。
59、How few there are who have courage enough to own their faults.or resolution enough to mend them
承認並改正錯誤,需要有足夠的勇氣和決心
60、If thou dost ill,the joy fades,not the pains;if well,the pain doth fade,the joy remains
你若作惡,消失的是快樂而非痛苦;你若行善,消失的
61、Trick and treachery are the practice if fools,that have not wit enough to be honest
傻瓜習慣於詭計和背叛的伎倆,他們還沒聰明到學會真誠待人
62、Great beauty,great stength,and great riches,are really and truly of no great use;a right heart exceeds all
貌美,力大,有錢,實無大益;一
63、Let our fathers and garandfathers be valued for their goodness,ourselves for our own
讓父親和祖輩因他們的善行受到尊重,讓我們因我們自己的
64、Thirst after desert,not reward
渴求美德而非獎賞。
65、If thou injurest conscience,it will have its revenge on thee
傷害良心,將受到良心的嚴懲。
66、If thou wouldest live long,live well;for folly and wickedness shorten life
若欲求長壽,生活須行善,因為蠢行和邪惡會把生命縮短。
67、Each year one vicious habit rooted out,in time minght make the worst man good throughout
每年根除一惡習,惡根亦會成完人。
68、None but the well-bred man knows how to confess a fault,or acknowledge himself in an error
唯有有教養者方知如何承認錯誤,或意識到自己行為
69、If you do what you should not,you must hear what you would not
若做了不應做之事,則必然會聽見不願聽之語。
70、Let thy vices die before thee
讓惡習先你死去。
71、Act uprightly,and despise calumny.Dirt may stick to a mud wall,but not polish』d marble
為人正直的就不懼誹謗:汙物可以沾到泥牆上,卻附不
72、An honest man will receive neither money nor praise,that is not his due
正直的人既不收受他人的錢財,也不接受他人的奉承,這些都不是他應得的
73、The honest man takes pains,and then enjoys pleasure,the knave takes pleasure,and then suffers pains
正直的人先經歷痛苦,然後享受歡樂;無賴
74、He that doth what he should not,shall feel what he would not
若做了不應該做的事,則將產生自己所不希望有的感覺。
75、The goodwill of the governed will be starv』d,if not fed by the good deeds of the governors
被統治者的良好願望,若無統治者的善待,亦會餓死
76、The brave and the wise can both pity and excuse,when cowards and fools shew no mercy
勇者和智者均有同情諒解之心,而懦夫和愚者則毫無憐憫之
77、Calamity and prisperity are the touchstones of integrity
不幸與幸運都是正直的試金石。
78、Who judges best of a man,his enemies or himself
誰能最恰當地評價一個人,他的敵人還是他自己?
79、Cunning proceeds from want of capacity
狡詐出自於能力的缺乏。
80、You may be too cunning for one,but not for all
矇騙得了一人,但矇騙不了所有的人。
81、Clean your finger,before you point at my spots
先洗淨你的手指,再指出我的汙跡。
82、He that can bear a reproof,and mend by it,if he is not wise,is in a fair way of being so
能承受責備並據此改過者,若不算是智者,也距之不遠
83、Tis hard to be poor and honest:An empty sack can hardly stand upright,but if it does,’tis a stout one
要做到貧窮而又誠實實在不容易
84、Keep conscience clear,then never fear
問心無愧,永無畏懼。
85、When you’re good to others,you are best to yourself
善待他人,即是最善待自己。
86、What is serving God?』Tis doing good to man
什麼才算是為上帝奉獻?即對人行善。
87、A quite conscience sleeps in thunder,but rest and guilt live far adunder
平靜的良心能在雷聲中入睡,而安寧和負罪則無法毗鄰。
88、There is no man so bad,but he secretly respects the good
再壞的人都會暗自敬重好人。
89、A true great man will neither trample on a worm,nor sneak to an emperpor
真正的偉人既不大肆踐踏小人物,也不會在皇帝面前奴顏卑膝。
90、Do me the favour to deny me at once
立即把我拒絕,以此給我恩惠。
91、You may be more happy than pinces,if you will be more virtuous
如果你能多做善事,你會比王子還要幸福。
92、Who has deceiv』d thee so oft as thy self
欺騙你的莫過於自己。
93、Nothing so popular as goodness
最的歡迎的是善行。
94、Don’t misinform your doctor nor your lawyer
別向醫生和律師提供錯誤的消息。
95、A good lawyar a bad neighbour
好律師壞鄰居。
96、The excellency of hogs is fatness,of men virtue
豬的優點在於肥壯,人的優點在於美德。
97、Don’t throw stones at your neightbours,if your own windows are glass.
假如你家的窗戶是玻璃做的,別用石頭打你的鄰居。
98、Keep flax from fire,youth from gaming
亞麻遠離火苗,青年遠離賭博。
99、One mend-fault is worth two find-faults,but one find-fault is better than two make-faults
一個改正之錯相當於兩個發現之錯,但一個發現之錯好
100、The sun never repents of the good he does,nor does he ever demand a recompence
太陽絕不為它所做的善事後悔,也從不指望任何報酬。
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