高级口译辅导：中国古代谚语、成语、典故

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　　天生万物，唯人为贵
$ l. g, [. K/ U/ ~( c4 _. H& d　　Man is the most valuable among all the things that heaven fosters.
0 z8 L3 f4 Q/ n　　民为重，社稷次之，君为轻。
　　People are the most important element in the state, next are the government and grain, least is the ruler himself.
* ~/ G/ `+ u1 a0 C. b6 {& x　　二人同心，其利断金
　　And as a saying from The Book of Changes goes, ”If two people are of the same mind, their sharpness can cut through metal.
　　一乡之善士斯友一乡之善士，天下之善士斯友天下之善士。
( B; k( o! \+ j4 A! Z6 m& H　　In so many different ways, we are upholding the teachings of Mencius, who said:”A good citizen in one community will befriend the other citizens of the community;a good citizen of the world will befriend the other citizens of the world.”
% r. u* z% J- [  a' M　　不登高山，不知天之高也；不临深渊，不知地之厚也。
: b0 a" W  L" N% Z7 z1 k　　One can never be aware of the height of the sky or the depth of the earth, if he does not climb up a high mountain or look down into a deep abyss.
　　但愿人长久，千里共婵娟。
　　We wigh each other a long life so as to share the beauty of this graceful moonlight, even though miles apart.
+ }& B, c& I. S9 A　　独在异乡为异客，每逢佳节倍思亲。
1 j4 I: q* G" T( b8 |9 @　　A lonely stranger in a strange land I am cast, I miss my family all the more on every festive day.
/ p& G0 Y/ R0 _2 x　　二人同心，其利断金。
　　If two people are of the same mind, their sharpness can cut through metal.
# U$ T) w8 |7 v' g. d% \" n0 ]　　海内存知己，天涯若比邻。
0 b; X2 y; I: O, e; V9 A1 f　　A bosom friend afar brings distance near.
　　祸兮，福之所倚；福兮，祸之所伏。
　　Misfortune,  that is where happiness depends; happiness, that is where misfortune underlies.
% ~$ n* J' ~; t' ?, r: w　　举首望明月，低头思故乡。
　　Raising my head, I see the moon so bright; withdrawing my eyes, my nostalgia comes around.
　　礼尚往来。往而不来，非礼也；来而不往，亦非礼也。
& z7 q2 f& ~0 }7 @% `# s' ~　　Propriety suggests reciprocity. It is not propriety not to give but to receive, or vice versa.
; ~' J6 \9 w+ G　　两情若是长久时，又岂在朝朝暮暮。来自www.Examw.com
　　If love between both sides can last for aye, why need they stay together night and day?
' ?* S: P8 e, }　　路漫漫其修远兮，吾将上下而求索。
7 R1 G9 `5 t; i1 T　　The way ahead is long; I see no ending, yet high and low I’ll search with my will unbending.
　　敏而好学，不耻下问。
- H# H  l; P8 D$ f　　Quick-minded and eager to learn, he is never ashamed to consult his inferiors.
　　天生我材必有用。
　　Heaven has endowed me with talents for eventual use.
　　天时不如地利，地利不如人和。
- I7 x; ^3 G; y7 x3 m  j( ]7 S　　Opportunities vouchsafed by Heaven are less important than terrestrial advantages, which in turn are less important than the unity among people.
　　天行健，君子以自强不息。
( Q  t. R6 A; P$ J* O" Q　　As Heaven’s movement is ever vigorous, so must a gentleman ceaselessly strive along.
　　无为其所不为，无欲其所不欲，如此而已矣。
　　Don’t do what should not be done; don’t desire what should not be desired. That is all.
; m; A. g/ Z* t2 Y) [: Y　　学而不厌，侮人不倦。
　　Never be contented with your study; never be impatient with your teaching.
　　学如逆水行舟，不进则退。
　　Learning is like rowing upstream: not to advance is to drop back.
　　欲穷千里目，更上一层楼。
　　We widen our views three hundred miles by ascending one flight of stairs./Exhausting my eyes to a thousand li further, I am ascending one more story of the tower.