〖分享〗原来中国的谚语翻译是这样的

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1. 天下無不散之筵席/ There is no never ending banquet under the sun./ All good things must come to an end. or The best of friends must part.

2. 五十步笑百步/ The (soldier who retreated ) 50 paces jeered at the one who (retreated) 100 paces./ The pot calls the kettle black.

3. 當局者迷/ The participant's perspective are clouded while the  
bystanders' views are clear./ You can't see the forest for the trees ,but onlookers see the whole game.

4. 塞翁失馬 / The squire at the frontier lost his horse. (The horse eventually came back bringing some other horses with it.)/  
This expression has its origin in a Chinese fable. See e.g. (From the  Chinavista website)  Chinese Fable#6 Blessing or Bane
Certain bad luck is actually "a blessing in disguise."

5. 各花入各眼/ Different flowers look good to different people/ Beauty is in the eye of the beholder.

6.. 禍不單行/ Good luck seldom comes in pairs but bad things never walk  (occur) alone./ Misery loves company.

7. 以毒攻毒/ Fight poison with poison/Fight fire with fire.

8. 花開堪折直需折 / Pick the flower when it is ready to be picked . /  Gather ye rosebuds while ye may.

9. 歲月不留人 / Age and time do not wait for people./ Time and tide waits for no man.

10. 家家有一本難念的經/ Each family has its own difficult scripture (or sutra) to recite./ Each family has its own kind of hell.

11. 虎父虎子/ Tiger father begets tiger son/ A chip off the old block.

12. 人算不如天算 / Man's schemes are inferior to those made by heaven/ Man proposes and god disposes.

13. 有錢能使鬼推磨 / If you have money you can make the ghosts and devils turn your grind stone./ Money makes the world go around. Or: Money talks.

14. 好事多磨 / Good (happenings, results, achievements etc..) must go  through many trials and tribulations/ The course of true love never runs  smooth.

15. 盜亦有道 / Transliteration: (Even) Theives have "their (own) way/code of behaviour" (Tao) /The "their way " (Way=Tao) can be interpreted in  different ways, the most general being "Even thieves have their principles."  
Another interpretation is :"even the bad guys have a conscience".  
So, could this also mean "There is honour amongst thieve" ?. Well, a  recent "Time essay" in Time's magazine seems to imply it does.  Time Essay, by James Poniewozik. Page 64. Time magazine, Canadian Edition.  June 24,2002.  
"They held up the myths of honor among thieves-we don't sell drugs, we  don't kill civilians...."  

16. 大丈夫能屈能伸 / A great (or successful) man can bend and stretch./ A  man must learn to sail in all winds.

17. 不入虎穴,焉得虎子 / If you don't go into the cave of the tiger, how  are you going to get its cub ?/ Nothing ventured, nothing gained.

18. 又要馬兒好,又要馬兒不食草 / You want you horse to look good but you  also want it not to have to eat grass./ Want to have your cake and eat it  too.(Implying: You cannot have your cake and eat it too.)

19. 無風不起浪 / There is no wave without wind./ There is no smoke without  fire.

20. 入鄉隨俗 / Follow the local custom when you go to a foreign place./ In  Rome do as the Romans do.

21. 物以類聚 / Things of the same characteristics congregate together./  Birds of a feather flocks together. Or: Like attracts

22. . 醉翁之意不在酒 / The drunken gentleman's desire is not about the wine./ Kissing the baby for the nurse (or nanny).

23. 牛不飲水,不能按牛頭低 / You cannot push a cow's head down unless it is drinking water by it's own will./ You can lead a horse to water, but you can't make him drink.

24. 驕兵必敗 / The arrogant (or over-confident) army will lose the battle for sure./ Pride goes before a fall.

25. 一箭雙雕 / Shoot two birds (geese , wild foul, whatever) with one  single arrow./ Kill two birds with one stone.

26. 本性難移 / It's is impossible to change your basic characteristics./ A  leopard cannot change its spots. Or: Old habits die hard.

27. 三個和尚擔水無粥食 / 3 monks fetching water resulted in no rice gruel (to eat.)/ Too many cooks spoil the broth.

28. 一將功成萬骨枯 / Tens of thousands of bones will become ashes when one  general achieves his fame./ What thousands must die so that Caesar may  become great.

28. 一刻被蚊咬終日怕蚊叮 / Once bitten by a mosquito, you worry about  mosquitoes all day. / (Another version)  Once bitten by a snake, you are even frightened by a rope that resembles a  
snake. Once bitten, twice shy.

29. 金玉其外, 敗絮其中/ Golden coloured on the outside, but rotten inside.  (This is from a fable ,"What the tangerine hawker said". The golden colour  refers to the skin  
of the tangerine.) / All that glitters is not gold and  
beware of the skeleton in the closet.

30. 欲速則不達 / If you are in a hurry you will never get there./ More  haste, less speed.

31. 打鐵趁熱 / Strike while the iron is hot./ ditto
32. 狡兔有三窟/ The crafty rabbit has three different entrances to it's  lair/ Do not put all your eggs in one basket.

33. 老婆是別人的靚 / Your neigbour's wife looks prettier than your own./  The grass is always greener on the other side of the fence.

34. 女人心海底針 / A woman's heart is like a needle in the bottom of the  ocean. A woman's heart is as deep as the ocean . (from the movie "Titanic")

35. 以攻為守 / Use attack as the tactic of defense./ The best defense is  an offense.

36. 英雄所見略同 / The views (opinions) of heroes are roughly the same./  Great minds think alike.

37. 以身作則 / Set yourself as the standard/ Example is better than  precept.

38. 婚姻是戀愛的墳墓 / Matrimony is the grave of romance. /marriage is the  death of romance.

39. 將軍難免陣上亡 / It is not unusual for a general to meet his death in  battle. There is the second line of a couplet. The first line says: A  hunting dog will eventually lost its life on the mountain. / Those who  lived by the sword died by the sword.

39b 上得山多終遇虎/ When you go up to the mountain too often, you will  eventually encounter the tiger. / The fish which nibbles at every bait  will be caught.

40. 玉不琢不成器,人不學不成才 / Jade (or precious stones) must be carved  and polished before it becomes an ornament, man must be educated before he  can achieve great things.  
41. 童言無欺 / A child's words have no guile./ Similar to: "from the  mouths of babes."

42. 有麝自然香 / When you have musk, you will automatically have  fragrance. /Good stuff need not be advertised, they advertise themselves.
Good wine needs no bush

43. 夜長夢多 / Lots of dreams can occur over a long night. /The longer you  wait, the more unexpected developments may occur.

44. 遠水不能救近火 / You cannot fight a fire with water from far  
away. /Urgent local problems cannot be solved by distant .resources.

45. 狗口不出象牙 / Elephant tusks cannot grow out of a dog's mouth./ Nice  things (words) won't come from a bad source.

46. 紙包不著火 / Paper cannot wrap up a fire./ You cannot cover up a  scandal easily. As pointed out by Sparkler this is similar to the English proverb  of "Murder will out." Or : Truth will out.

47. 天下烏鴉一樣黑 / All crows are of the same colour (black) under the  sky./ Crime; corruption; graft; favouritism; nepotism etc..is the same  everywhere.

48 為人不作虧心事,夜半敲門也不驚. / If you have a clear conscience,  you won't worry about a knock on your door at night. /"do right and fear  no man"  Source : C-E language forum.  (See Link in the Chinese page)  
Also similar to the English Proverb  
A quiet conscience sleeps in thunder.

49. 樹大有枯枝,族大有乞兒 / Big trees have rotten branches and large clans  have beggars. / There are always some dead wood within a large  organization.  There is a black sheep in every fold

50a.猛虎不及地頭虫/ The fierce tiger is inferior to the local worm./ A  superior force in a foreign and unfamiliar territory is inferior to a  weaker but local force.

50b 虎落平陽被犬欺./ When the tiger comes down from the mountain to the  plains, it is bullied by the dogs / When you are out of your element, your  power (or influence) is greatly diminished.  
This is similar to the English phrase " Like a fish out of water "  

50c. 龍游淺水被蝦戲./ In shallow waters, shrimps make fool of  
dragons. /similar to 50 b above.

51.趕狗入窮巷/ Don't chase a dog into a blind ally./ ergo, it will have no  choice but to make a desperate stand and attack you.

52a.樹大召風/ Big trees attract strong wind.(see 52b) /see #52b below  
52b.人怕名﹐豬怕壯/ Men should worry about fame just as pigs about being  fat. /When you are big and/or famous you are more of a target for attack,  jealousy etc.. ( Fat pigs , you guessed it, are  headed for the dinning table.)

53. 忠言逆耳, 良藥苦口./ Honest opinions (suggestions, criticisms) go  against your ear while good medicine tastes bitter./ "What hurts us  instructs us."

54. 巧婦難為無米灶./ Even the most resourceful housewife cannot create  miracles from a riceless pantry./ When you are poor and have no food, even  the craftiest  housewife cannot produce a meal.

宽芹慧权

too many.......

飞越彩虹

中文比英文好听吧。。。。