关于孝道的英文作文（精选20篇）

Dear Miss Brown,

I am writing to express my sincere thanks to you for caring me in the last

two years. During the days of being your student, I learn a lot. Firstly, your

serious attitude towards teaching and our students moves me too much. You

inspire and push me to work harder and harder. Secondly, I fall in love with

English under the influence of you. As a student of science and engineering,

I’ve been thinking that English does no good to me, but you help me to find the

fabulous glamour of English that leads me to know a totally different world and

develop a different way of thinking. Finally, your continuous encouragement

supports me a lot when I meet challenges or difficulties. You said that

everything to the last will certainly become a good thing, if it is not, not yet

to the last. Every time, remembering your words, I am so inspired to keep

going.

Above all, I want to say thank you again and please accept my sincere

appreciation. Best wishes for you.

Cruse

敬爱的布朗老师：

我谨以此向您表达我最真诚的谢意，感谢您在过去两年里对我的帮助。在过去的两年里，成为您的学生，我学到了许多。首先，您对教学和学生的认真态度使我深受感动。您鼓舞着我不断地努力学习。其次，在您的影响下，我深深地喜欢上了英语。作为一名理工科学生，我以前一直认为英语对我毫无用处，但您使我认识到了英语的魅力所在，带我走进了一个全新的世界，培养了不同的思维方式。最后，您的鼓励总在我遭遇困难或挑战是鼓励着我。您曾经说过：“每一件事情到了最后都会变成好事，如果不是，那说明还没有到最后。”每当想起您说过的话，我就有了坚持下去的动力。

最后，请允许我再次向您表达我的感谢，接受我真诚的谢意。献上最美好的祝福。

When asked about work preference, different people will give different

answers. Some people like working with people. However, others prefer jobs which

mainly involve objects or machines.

Those people who have the first preference believe working with people

usually makes one feel interesting and efficient. In addition, they maintain

people can be inspired to bring forward new ideas by communicating or consulting

with those around them. However, still others have different preferences. In

their opinions, working with objects or machines can make one enjoy more peace

and quiet. Besides, they argue, under such peaceful conditions, one can do more

practical work, improve his skill and make technical renovations.

Weighing up these two kinds of work, I prefer working with people. For one

thing, I like to cooperate with others and work in a team. For another, although

there are competition and rivalry, we can learn something from other people.

Considering these, I think, working with people is beneficial to our career

development.

The zoo is the most interesting place that I have ever seen in my whole

life。 It is like a garden which shows (exhibits) various kinds of animals， birds

and insects。

It is indeed a good idea to pay a visit to the zoo during school holidays。

The more you look at the animals， the happier you will bee。 Of (Among) all the

animals， the monkey is (monkeys are) the funniest。 That’s my opinion。 Do you

agree。

The dog is like a "copycat". As soon as I come back, it will "bark" ran over, lifted up front, back up and ran over, trailing behind me. Only bones and frisbee can attract its attention. But you cant carry frisbee and bones every day! For example, once I went to the interest class, and this sticky dog followed me into the classroom of interest class. The whole class laughed loudly, and I couldnt help it.

There is only one spring festival in a year, and this years Spring Festival has just passed. Its a little sweet with a busy time.

Because we used to live with grandma, now we have bought a new house, but we still have to spend the holiday with grandma. On the morning of thirty, we returned to grandmas home with a family of three. My father and I together the Spring Festival couplets character, "continues to be a blessing to prove. Mother and grandmother were busy cooking, grandma made my favorite food, and I was very fun to play, my grandmother made 12 dishes. I had enough to eat, and then I started playing for thirty nights to watch the Spring Festival Gala. My grandparents, Grandpa and mom all made dumplings, and I set off firecrackers outside. Until 11:30, I went out with my father and grandpa to pick up firecrackers outside, and it was bustling. After putting the firecrackers into the house and eating the dumplings, grandma took out the pigs claw, and let us all eat some to symbolize the new year to flinch some money. I didnt eat it, but I ate it this year. 12 oclock to the bell ring, give elders a new year, everyone gave me a big red bag.

How can I never forget this Spring Festival, which makes me unforgettable. The days are better.

Our English Teacher Our English teacher， Ms Huang， came to our school in 1970.

She has been an English teacher for more than 30 years.

She works hard and has been a model teacher for many years. She is kind and friendly to us after class， but She is rather strict with us in class.

She always encourages us to speak and read more English.

She often says，"Practice makes perfect." She is good at teaching and tries her best to make every lesson lively and interesting.

She often gives us slide shows， teaches us English songs and helps us to put on short English playS. She is not only our teacher but also our friend.

We all respect and love her. Tomorrow she is going to attend an important meeting， at which she will be given a medal for her advanced deeds.

I am from shenzhen. in spring ,the weather is warm and wet. i can play kite. in summer, the weather is hot and wet. i can swim in the swimming pool. in the autumn, the weather is cool and dry. i can play kite, too. in the winter, the weather is cold and dry. it never snow.

It is reported that ten big cities in China are being  among the top twenty cities with the highest pollution index in the world. This means it is high time we did something to bring the situation under control.

Many factors are  to the deteriorating situation: industrial wastes pumped into the air, the lakes and rivers; a increasing number of automobiles crowding into the streets; the  use of plastic bags etc.

To my view, stiffer laws and regulations must be implemented to check pollution. Industries that release wastes without  should be heavily fined. Cars should be equipped to minimize the exhaust they release into the air. And the use of plastic bags and disposable meal boxes should be banned. What’s more, the media should play an important role in implanting a sense

of consciousness into people’s mind.

If everybody works toward a common goal of making the environment better, we can create a cleaner and lovelier world for us and for the coming generation.

To end our special news bulletin, said the voice of the television announcer, we‘re going over to the macaroni fields of Calabria. Macaroni has been grown in this area for over six hundred years. Two of the leading growers, Giuseppe Moldova and Riccardo Brabante, tell me that they have been expecting a splendid crop this year and harvesting has begun earlier than usual. Here you can see two workers who, between them, have just finished cutting three cartloads of golden brown macaroni stalks. The whole village has been working day and night gathering and threshing this year‘s crop before the September rains. On the right, you can see Mrs. Brabante herself. She has been helping her husband for thirty years now. Mrs. Brabante is talking to the manager of the local factory where the crop is processed. This last scene shows you what will happen at the end of the harvest: the famous Calabrian macaroni-eating competition! Signor Fratelli, the present champion, has won it every year since 1991. And that ends our special bulletin for today, Thursday, April lst. We‘re now going back to the studio.

[关于愚人节的英文作文

In the future,I hope I can be a reporter.As a reporter,in order to find many good news, I will travel in different cities everyday.And i will meet a lot ofstars .First,i will study hard,as a reporter,i should have a good command of Chinese,if i have to report in English,i also need to study English very hard.

From now on,i will read everyday,and i will try to write diary to practice my writing skill.Anyway,to be a reporter is my goal in the future,I will study hard to achieve it!

China nation has a strong family concept and always have family reunion in someimportant days. Family Reunion Dinner is an essential custom on New Years Eve. They usually enjoy a big feast this day. And dumpling and fish are must during theFamily Reunion Dinner on New Years Eve. Some people will put a coin inside onedumpling. The people who eat this dumpling will be to thought be a lucky guy. Thefish could not be eaten out because the fish means extra things by partial tone. And it represents the wish for a prosperous year with abundant and even extrawealth and luck.

The skiing,or traveling over snow on skis,the has a history of almost five millennia.Although modern skiing has evolved from beginnings in Scandinavia,it may have been practised as early as 600 BC in Daxinganling,in what is now China.

Originally purely the utilitarian,starting in the mid-1800s skiing became a popular recreational activity and sport,being practised around the world,and providing crucial economic support to purpose-built ski resorts and communities

The oldest and most accurately documented evidence of skiing origins is found in modern day Norway and Sweden.The earliest primitive carvings circa 5000 B.C.depict a skier with one pole,located in Rdy in the Nordland region of Norway.The first primitive ski was found in a peat bog in Hoting,Sweden which dates back to 4500 or 2500 B.C.

Skiing is a recreational activity and competitive sport in which the participant attaches long runners or skis to boots or shoes on the feet and uses them to travel on top of snow.Aside from recreation and competition,skiing has been used for military purposes and even travelling in areas that experience heavy snowfall.Many types of competitive skiing events are recognized by the International Olympic Committee,and the International Ski Federation.

日月如梭，我心中总埋怨我的妈妈对我要求很严格，觉得我的妈妈是世界上最恨的我的妈妈，永远也成不了我心中最重要的的人。她根本不在乎我，你在我心中不是好我的妈妈，而是对我没有关心。我遇到困难时，没有努力我前进，是我让我自己站起来。现在我明白了：我的妈妈是最在乎我的，我以前错怪她了。

有一天，老天不知是不是在作怪，下起了倾盆大雨。外面的雨“哗哗”的下着，打在窗户上，像一条条丝带。时间艰涩的流着，我的心忐忑不安。“我的妈妈还没来啊。”我一边自言自语，一边苦恼心思。“我的妈妈快来！”我很着急，想热锅上的蚂蚁，也不知道怎样回家。就在我不知所措的时候，我的妈妈打着伞出现在我面前，而且穿得很单薄，我问我的妈妈：“为什么要穿那么少呢？”我有点迷惑不解。我的妈妈打颤说：“怕接你晚了，怕你挨淋，来不及回去穿衣服。”这时我的眼睛湿透了，这时才明白我的妈妈是最疼我，最关心我，最爱护我的好我的妈妈。

我的妈妈，爸爸对不起，我不应该对你们有偏见，你们对我是我的，时时刻刻都在背后支持我，鼓励我！当拿着成绩单时，你们觉得再好的成绩也不是女儿的成果，不是理想的成绩。骄傲时，批评我，你们会不高兴我成绩优秀吗？爸爸我的妈妈我最终明白了：让我从黑暗中走向光芒，让我从寒冷中，进入了温暖的被窝一样。爸爸我的妈妈，我长大一定会报答你们，我一定会用最好的行动去报答你们！

Dear Mother,

A letter apologizing to my mother

Hello!

Mom, I was wrong. Please forgive my daughter for her ignorance. The day

before yesterday, I was so angry with you for not bringing me an umbrella. Mom,

I was really angry with you. I thought you didnt care about me. Under such

circumstances, I am deaf to all your explanations. The next day, I deliberately

go to school in the rain, want to use this to anger you. Mother, at that time I

was how ignorant!

Today, in I open "the minor thought moral education" this book, reads "the

loving mother hand line, the wandering son body clothes. Before departure dense

seam, Italy fear delay return. Who made the heart-inch grass, reported in the

three Chunhui "this ancient poem, my heart can not calm for a long time.

I see what youve done for me. I am ill, and you take care of me day and

night; There are delicious things at home, you do not want to eat a bite, always

leave me to eat; You and dad are frugal and reluctant to spend a penny for

yourself, but they are willing to spend a lot of money for me, to meet my

various requirements as far as possible. At this moment, I remember what you

said to me: "Xiaojia, today my mother went to visit your grandmother. I came

home late and didnt bring you an umbrella. Would you forgive my mother? Mom,

until this time, I did not understand, the worlds most love me, love me is you

and dad. Youve put in more energy and effort than I can count. The hairs on

your head are tired of me. You are the best mom and dad in the world.

Mom, I was wrong. Please excuse my daughters indiscretion. In the future,

I will not make you angry again, I will study hard, try to learn to do

housework, do your best daughter. I wish you good health and happiness

forever!

Your daughter: Meng Xiaojia

儒家入世思想的影响下，世人多以“治国平天下”为人生的最终目标，而期间必以“修身齐家”为根本。孝，便作为修身齐家中最为重要的纽带而传递千年。

《史记五帝本纪第一》有大段关于舜行孝道的记载，舜为“盲者子。父顽，母?，弟傲，能和以孝，??治，不至奸。”

舜的父亲心术不正，继母两面三刀，弟弟桀傲不驯，并多次密谋，欲置舜于死地;然而舜对父母不失孝道，与弟弟十分友善，多年如一日，没有丝毫懈怠。以至于“欲杀，不可得;即求，尝在侧”，因此，舜二十岁便以孝而闻名，得到了尧的赏识。

他的故事，虽带有神话般的色彩，作为古代的明君，尧、舜、禹的文字记录并不够充分，而仅有的《史记》中的记载所表现出来的品质：明察秋毫、宽容博大令今人难以企及，但从文中不难看出，古人将孝道置于很高的地位，以至于对一个人品格的判断，从行孝开始看起。

这也是儒家文化的一个的重要特点。儒家的学说重视孝道，舜的传说也是以孝著称，所以他的人格形象正好作为儒家伦理学说的典范。

孟子极力推崇舜的孝行，提出：“舜，人也;我，亦人也。舜为法于天下，可传于后世，我由未免为乡人也，是则可忧也。忧之如何?如舜而已矣。”孟子认为，舜纵然难以企及，但亦是凡人，他的作为是我们的榜样，应该继承发扬。

而孝道这一思想，则是孔子老先生提出的重要理论。他在论语中多次阐释了他对孝的见解，并对后世的影响极大。在宋朝，太祖皇帝提出要以孝治天下，而他的宰相赵普说要以《论语》治天下。

On the afternoon of new years day, when I finished my homework, Dad took me to my house to buy a new house, and I couldnt wait to sit on my fathers electric car.

We pass the Song State Park. My father asked me to play, although some people in the park are playing skateboards, some are riding bicycling, others are on the soup swing, and others are rowing, but Im not interested. Then we came to the village academy swiftly — — my house downstairs. The father of the car let me lock the electric car, and he went to get the key to open the door. Father touched pocket only forgot to take the key see light suddenly, dad said: “ or well come another day to go home together, or I go home to take the keys, you wait here. ” I rush around like an ant on a hot pot. I dont want to go home or wait here. At last, I have to say in a downcast way: &ldquo, lets go home. ” my father saw my face is not happy, he was not there that property management department of a key, so my father and I went to the property management office took the key, opened the door. I am happy and jump and jump.

Through this, I know that no matter what I do in the future, I cant be careless, or I will be wrong.

Summer can be very hot in southern Taiwan where the temperature usually

goes up to 32"C or more. Because of the heat it is a trying experience to go to

school or do anything else in a place that is not air-conditioned. Also because

of this I stay at home most of the time during the summer vacation and

occasionally go to the beach to plunge myself into the cool water as a way to

keep my body less sticky. Actually I like swimming think nothing is more

refreshing than a swim. In the summer vacation that has ended I went swimming

many times with my classmates we all had a good time. This summer vacation,

however, was not spent entirely in seeking fun. As a second-year senior student

I had to prepare myself for the college entrance examinations that were a year

away. In other words, I must find time to study, too. So I divided my time

between work play during the summer vacation derived benefit from this

arrangement.

I opened the "our festival", the first thing I saw is the introduction of the Spring Festival. Spring Festival is one of the oldest festivals in our country. Where does my hometown show the atmosphere of the Spring Festival? Lets look at it.

Before the Spring Festival, I saw on TV that the meals in the hotel were all booked. It shows that everyone is reunited with their family. 10 days before the Spring Festival, I noticed that the traffic in the train was getting bigger and bigger, and I couldnt even buy the tickets. What was the matter? It turns out that all people in other places want to go home and celebrate the Spring Festival. So, the flow of people home is getting higher and bigger.

Before the Spring Festival, I found that there are a lot of people who sell fireworks in the street, arent there? The traditional customs of our country during the Spring Festival! On the night of the Spring Festival, in the sound of thunderous firecrackers, fireworks flashes up and radiates a variety of gleaming rings in the night sky. Some are like chrysanthemums, some are like waterfalls, others are like big trees and golden lights. Some are like small lanterns full of sky. They are really gorgeous. Thousands of spectators are cheering with loud cheers.

After the Spring Festival, the people of our country should have an atmosphere of red and red fire and joy and bustle. You see, small red couplets, firecrackers red, red paper-cut, the old man for children red envelopes, new clothes, children red, paste “ Fu ” the word red, red lanterns and red, Chinese junction is red … … … … the whole country a piece of red.

The Spring Festival is celebrating the festival, more is a good day for thousands of households together, in this new years day, people in happiness and peace with a day every year, countries better every year.

国有国法、家有家风，我家的家风就是——“孝”，孝敬长辈、尊敬师长，父母一直告诫我：“百善孝为先”。

想必小黄香温席的故事大家都不陌生吧！小黄香九岁时，他的母亲就去世了，于是他把自己所有的爱都倾注在父亲身上。天冷了，他就给父亲暖被窝，等父亲的被窝暖热了再回到自己冰冷的被窝里；天热了，他给父亲铺凉席、扇蚊子，让劳累了一天的父亲睡个安稳觉，自己却满头大汗。

读完小黄香的故事，我突然脑海中闪现出爸爸的身影，平时爸爸工作很忙，但是一有时间就回老家探望爷爷奶奶。有一年爷爷生重病住院，爸爸为了照顾爷爷，几天几夜没有离开爷爷的病床，人消瘦了许多。

每年到冬天烧暖气的时候，爸爸总会亲自把爷爷奶奶接到我们家来，嘘寒问暖，还会和他们聊聊老家的人和事，每当这时，爷爷奶奶都会很兴奋，脸上洋溢着幸福的笑容。

而且只要爸爸晚上有时间，就坚持给爷爷洗脚。并且总是先调好水温，亲自把洗脚盆端到爷爷跟前，细心的问水温合不合适，然后一边和爷爷聊天一边搓洗着，每当这时爷爷都会露出幸福、满足的微笑，这个画面深深印在我的脑海里。

爸爸对我说：有爱的孝才是百善之首，一个有教养的人定会爱他的父母！由爱发出的孝是无条件的，是发自内心的。这种爱会在家庭中滋养成长，化成为浓重的孝，让孝成为一种爱的传递，让我们都不知不觉爱着自己的父母。

“百善孝为先”我要牢牢记住这句话，从小做一个孝敬父母的人！

Jingle bells, jingle bells, ringing loudly, Christmas is coming! I want to carrefour hypermarket must be full of people buy decorations and Christmas gifts, home more warm atmosphere.

Many places were filled with red, red and green Christmas has perked up tall and big trees, one by one with colorful bright lights and large and small card and small adorn article is a very beautiful Christmas tree. The streets from time to time also see beard were white as snow, wearing red pointed hat Santa Claus, waving his hands to greet people warmly. If there really is Santa Claus in the world, I want to pray to him for a violin and a pair of jump jumping shoes for Christmas.

I hope that Santa Claus can give me a violin, because often see many students took the violin at school, playing a song and a beautiful melody, often let me hear ecstasy. When I was young I like to take a toy violin, touched the strings of the elastic and bow, feel to go abroad to study in network is very interesting. I have learned the violin, when reading a kindergarten taipans had to perform. But I havent go on studying piano in elementary school, now I also completely forget how the violin, what a pity! If Santa Claus really gave me a violin, Im going to have a good performance, and then request mother would it be possible for me to have a violin lessons, the skills to really play, share wonderful music with you.

If you can, I also hope to have a pair of "jump jumping shoes as a Christmas present." Because I am. Its a long walk to school every day. If I have a "jump jumping shoes", I just wear it when I go to school, less than 5 minutes to do a second school, convenient and quick. But I also worry that if you wear it go out to play, in the cave or a tunnel, the day of bump can jump high. Without this gift also it doesnt matter, I also like to walk to school every day, the road can see many white crane in community for food, you can also see a lot of small yellow flowers on the lawn. Walk to school can see let the body healthy and you can see beautiful scenery, is also a happy thing!

If Santa Claus really reach my wish, I will cherish the present. I also want to thank in the cold hard the hustle and bustle of Santa Claus, because he is very hard running many gift, let everybody can come true. Hope sweet joy Christmas will soon come, also wish everyone can go in peace, happy.

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叮叮当，叮叮当，铃声多响亮，圣诞节快到了!我想家乐福等大卖场一定挤满购买装饰品及圣诞礼物的人潮，热热闹闹的更有温暖的气氛。

许多地方摆满了红红绿绿的圣诞红，有的地方也一一竖起又高又大的树木，挂上缤纷亮丽的灯饰及大大小小的卡片及小饰品就成了非常漂亮的圣诞树。街上还不时看到胡须洁白如雪，戴着红红尖帽的圣诞老公公，挥舞双手向人们热情打招呼。如果世界上真的有圣诞老公公的话，我想向他祈求一把小提琴和一双跳跳鞋作为我的圣诞礼物。

我希望圣诞老公公能送我一把小提琴，因为在学校常看到许多同学拉着小提琴，演奏一首又一首美妙的乐曲，常让我听到入迷。小时候我喜欢拿着玩具提琴，摸着那有弹性的琴弦及弓，感觉很有趣。读幼儿园大班时我有学过小提琴，还曾上台表演。但上小学后就没继续学琴了，现在我也完全忘记怎么拉琴，真可惜!如果圣诞老公公真的送我一把小提琴，我要好好表现，再请求妈妈可以让我上提琴课，学会真正演奏的技巧，将美妙的音乐分享给大家。

如果可以，我还希望能有一双“跳跳鞋”当圣诞礼物。因为我每天走路上学都要走好远。如果我有“跳跳鞋”，我要上学时只要穿上它，跳个二下不到五分钟就可以到学校了，又快又方便。可是我也担心如果穿上它出去玩，遇到山洞或隧道，会不会跳的太高撞的满头包。如果没有这个礼物也没关系，我也喜欢每天走路上学，路上可以看见许多洁白的鹭鸶在社区觅食，还可以看到很多草地上的小黄花。走路上学既可以看让身体健康又可以看到漂亮的风景，也是件令人开心的事!

如果圣诞老公公真的达成我的愿望，我会好好珍惜得到的礼物。我也要感谢在寒风中辛苦奔波的圣诞老公公，因为他很辛苦跑来跑去的送给许多人礼物，让大家都能心想事成。希望温馨欢乐的圣诞节能快快到来，也祝福大家都能平平安安、快快乐乐。

有两则关于同一条英语谚语Blood is thicker than water的译例。其一是“清水不浓血却浓”，其二是“血浓于水”。从字面上看，上述两则译例译得固然不错，似无可厚非。译文读起来很顺，又比较易懂，但读后似有不知所云之感。

这是因为译文的形象没能准确地传达出这条谚语的喻义来。

Longman Dictionary of English Idioms（p.28）上对这条谚语的解释是“The relationship between people of the same family is stronger than other，relationships”因此，这则谚语似可以借用汉语中一句俗语“亲不亲一家人”来译更能表达出“属于同一血缘关系的一家人比别人更亲近一些”的寓意。

语言是文化的表现形式。谚语同文学作品、诗歌一样是语言的精华。英语谚语是富于色彩的语言形式，一般具有生动形象、喻义明显、富于哲理的语言特征。在一定程度上，英语谚语反映了英语民族的文化特点。因此，翻译英语谚语时，仅仅以语言之间词汇的同义性（等价性）为前提，寻求对等的表现是不够的。译者须较多运用汉语的表现手段，力求能再现英语谚语的语言风格和丰富内涵。只有多注意英语谚语字面以外所特有的语言内涵色彩，才能使译文讽喻得当，宜于说理，又不失原来谚语所具有的语言形象。

某些英语谚语和汉语成语、俗语在表现形式和含义方面是一致的或基本一致的。汉译这些英语时，可惜用与其喻义相同或相近的成语或谚语及俗语直接对译。这样不但可以比较好地保持原文的神韵和形式，又使译文易于为读者或听者接受。如：

Pride comes before a fall．骄兵必败。

Amiss is as good as a mile.差之毫厘，失之千里。

Two is company，but three is none.两个和尚抬水吃，三个和尚无水吃。

Walls have ear.隔墙有耳。

Enough is as good as a feast．知足常乐。

有些英语谚语虽然在语言习惯和文化背景方面和其相对的汉语谚语之间存在着某些差异，而且所比喻的事物并不一样，但他们的喻义却相互吻合，而且表达方式也很相似，汉译这些英语谚语时，常常需要“易其形式，存其精神”，即采用形象近似的汉语成语意译。这样可使译文既喻义明显，又含而不露，且可再现原文所具有的语言效果，容易达意。如：

Two can play the game.孤掌难鸣。

Newbroom sweeps clean.新官上任三把火。

Speak of the devil，and he appears.说曹操，曹操到。

The grass is greener on the other side of the hill．这山望着那山高。

Putting the cart before the horse.本末倒置。

有些英语谚语意在言外，语言含蓄，寓意深刻。如果仅从字面意义直译成汉语，而不领会原文的具体含义及其效果，译文势必平淡无味。这样既不能表达意思，又有损于原文的语言形象和丰富内涵。因此，在翻译时，应在汉语中寻找那些与原文喻义相同或效果相似的成语、谚语或俗语来表达，则会使译文形象生动，准确达意。试比较下列各译例。

People who live in glass houses should not throw stones.如译成“住在玻璃房子里的人，不应扔石头”不如译成“己有过，勿正人”或“责人必先责己”。

In fair weather prepare for the foul．如译成“晴天要防阴天”，不如译成“有备无患”或“居安思危”或“未雨绸缪”。

Murder will out．如译成“谋杀终必败露”，不如译成“纸包不住火”。

Fools rush in where angels fear to tread．如译成“愚者敢闯天使不敢去的地方”，不如译成“初生牛犊不怕虎”。

One cannot make an omelette without breaking eggs.如译成“想吃煎蛋卷，就得打鸡蛋”，不如译成工“有得必有失”或甚至可以引申为“不破不立”。

如果所要翻译的谚语喻义清新，形象逼真，按其字面直译其意，就能表达出原文的喻义来，则可直译。这样做既能较完整地保存原文的表达方式，且又可丰富我们自己的语言文化，一举两得，请看下面的译例。

God helps those who help themselves.上帝帮助那些自己帮助自己的人。或“自助者天助之”。

Money is the root of all evil．金钱是万恶之源。

An empty sack cannot stand upright．空袋立不直。

Do as you would be done by. 以你所期望的别人待你的方式待人。

这与另一谚语： Don’t do unto others what you don’t want others do unto you.“己所不欲勿施于人”很相似。

Money talks.钱能通神。

有些英语谚语常常采用对称的修辞手段。使用这一修辞手段的目的在于加强语势，宜于说理，读后有心悦诚眼之感。汉译这些谚语时，应适当注意保持其修辞色彩，以便体现原文的表达方式。如：

You may take a horse to the water， but you can’t make it drink．

如果按字面译成，“你可以把马牵到河边去，但不能叫它饮水”至少是没有充分体现这句谚语本身所具有的强烈对比色彩。从语法分析的观点看，在这个句子里，情态动词may和can虽然都表示“可能”的，但在含义上有所不同。这里may表示“事实上的可能性”，而can则表示“逻辑上的可能性”。并列连词but使前后两个分句意义相反，对比色彩强烈。在这种情况下，译文也必须力求对偶整齐，前后呼应，形成对照。如将此句译作“牵马河边易，逼它饮水难”或“老牛不喝水，不能强按头”会更好些。

总之，即使像谚语这样孤立的语句，翻译时也需尽一番揣摩切磋之功，否则译文就可能与原文“貌合神离”，文不达意。译事艰辛也许正在于此。