英汉互译-30.pptx

第三十讲 ;;;百步穿杨 典出《战国策.西周策》。楚国有个叫养由基的，十分善射，在百步之外能射中杨柳的叶子，百发百中。后来用百步穿杨来形容人们善射。 To shoot an arrow through a willow leaf at the distance of 100 steps; extremely good at shooting ;班女之才 典出《后汉书.列女传》。班女名班昭，班彪之妹。班彪编著《汉书》，剩下八表和《天文志》没有写完就去世了。班昭接替其兄，完成了他的未竟之业，她认为是极富才学的女性。班女之才多用于描写才高的女性。 (of a female) as capable as Ban Zhao; talented ;伯乐相马 典出屈原《怀沙》，有关情况可大致简述如下。伯乐姓孙名阳，善于相马。后来经常用伯乐比喻善于发现人才的人。 Bo Le is very capable of discovering best horses; as capable as Bo Le in discovering talents ;东施效颦 典出《庄子.天运》。古代著名美女西施因患有心痛病，经常颦额或者说皱眉头。村里有个丑女看见觉得很美，于是也学着颦额，结果反而更丑了。后来多用东施效颦比喻胡乱模仿，结果反而不美。 An ugly girl follows the suit of the pretty lady Xishi by knitting her eyebrows; imitate awkwardly ;劳燕分飞 典出《乐府诗集.东飞伯劳歌》，有关诗文的细节可大致简述如下。劳为伯劳鸟，它和燕子一个飞到东，一个飞到西，两下分开了。后来用之比喻夫妻或情侣两离分。 The bird of Bo Lao and the sparrow fly apart; be separated ;孟母三迁 典出《烈女传》。为了孟子和其他孩子有一个良好的成长环境，孟母三次搬家以避免不好的成长环境。后来人们常用此典褒奖那些教子有方的女性。 The mother of Mencius moved their home three times; moving one’s home for the desired environment for the education of one’s children ;俗语;不看僧面看佛面 don’t blame the monk for the Buddha’ sake; don’t blame the inferior or the young for the sake of his superior or the old; forgive one person for another’s sake ;不听老人言，吃苦在眼前 don’t listen to your old people and you will suffer very soon; taking the advice for the old generation will save you from trouble or suffering ;不撞南墙不回头 he will not turn back until he bumps onto the southern wall; he will go ahead until blocked; he will go ahead until reaching the dead end ;不做亏心事，不怕鬼敲门 if you don’t commit any sin, you will not be afraid of the devil knocking at your door; an upright man isn’t afraid of anything;差之毫厘，失之千里 an error the breadth of a single hair can lead you a thousand li astray; a slightest error can lead to a greatest deviation; a slight carelessness can lead to a severe mistake ;成事不足，败事有余 unable to accomplish anything but likely to spoil everything; impossible to achieve but possible to ruin ;胜者为王，败者为寇 victorious, you will be a king, but