1.知識就是力量。
Knowledge is power.
Knowledge is power. (知識就是力量。)
That's why he's so successful. (所以他才成功。)
2.冰凍三尺非一日之寒。/羅馬不是一天就建成的。
Rome was not built in a day. *要做大事不是一朝一夕就可以成功的。
3.條條大路通羅馬。
All roads lead to Rome. *為達到同一目的,可以採取多種手段。
There are many roads to success. (有許多辦法可以取得成功。) *常用語。
4.說曹操,曹操到。
Speak of the devil. *“說到惡魔,惡魔就來”。源自諺語Speak of the devil and he will appear。
Speak of the devil. 常用於口語中。
Here comes John! (約翰來了。)
Speak of the devil. (真是說到曹操,曹操到。)
5.情人眼裡出西施。
Love is blind. *直譯是“愛情是盲目的”。表示人們一旦談戀愛,就會失去正確的判斷能力,無法冷靜地看待事物。
4.入鄉隨俗。
When in Rome, do as the Romans do. *“在羅馬就要照羅馬人做的`去做”。即“到另一個地方就要遵從那裡的風俗習慣”。口語中常省略成Do as the Romans do.
5.熟能生巧。
Practice makes perfect. *任何事情都反覆練習是成功的祕訣。
6.歷史總在重演。
History repeats itself.
Another war started. (又一場戰爭開始了。)
History repeats itself. (歷史總在重演。)
7.禍不單行,福無雙至。
When it rains, it (always) pours.
8.功夫不負有心人。
Where there's a will, there's a way. *有堅強的意志和決心的話,無論有多大的困難都能克服。
9.行動比語言更響亮。
Actions speak louder than words.
10.(錢財等)來得容易去得快。
Easy come, easy go. *輕易得來的錢財,是不被珍惜的。來得容易,去得也容易。
11.血濃於水。
Blood is thicker than water.