羊脂球英文原文(20篇)

in the picture, an old lady is sitting in front of a mirror. she is saying to herself in the mirror: "the children are not in my comopany. i feel rather lonely." the picture reveals one of the serious problems of our modern society.

with better living conditions and better medical care, people can live much longer than before. but how to take care of them has become a big problem, which we must cope with seriously.

it is reported that there are more than 160 million people aged over 60 in our country. the percentage of old people is still increasing and many families are confronted with problems coming along with old people. the fast tempo of modern life has left people little time and energy to look after their old parents. on the other hand, some people take their old parents as their burden and treat them badly. as a result, many old people feel neglected and live in great loneliness and helplessness, especially when they are suffering from poor health.

something should be urgently done to help these lonely old people. first of all, those who have old parents should take the responsibility to take good care of them. the government should set up more nursing houses for old people, especially for those who have no children and who are physically and mentally disabled. more importantly, there should be more organizations providing financial, medical and legal assistance for old people. in a word, special efforts should be made to help old people to spend their later years of their lives comfortably and merrily.

I have a small but comfortable and tidy bedroom.

There are a single bed, a desk, a chair and a beoksheff in my bedroom. The bookshelf is near the window. I put all the books I love best and some classical music CDs on it. On the west wall there hangs a violin. It is my favorite.

I usually play it to enjoy myself at my spare time.

dear vv,

your delightful present,vv,reched me vv and i must thank you very much indeed for it.it was awfully kind of you to think of me.you could not have chosen anything else that would have given me more pleasure.i put it to use right away,and have already had some pleasant time out of it.

once again,many thanks.

yours,

vvx

My father’s name is Wang Yaohan. He has an English name, Jack. He is thirty-eight years old. My father is a worker. He works in a factory. He has two big eyes and two big ears. He has short hair. My father is very thin. He is only fifty kilograms. He likes learning English very much. He learns English everyday. My father likes watching TV. His favorite television channel is CCTV-10, because he can learn a lot English from the program Outlook English at that channel.

English is my father’s good friend. I am my father’s friend, too.

This winter vacation, I with my parents to the eastern suburbs Xuelianshan ski skiing.

I decided to try on the flat and smooth, usually the legs move freely at the moment but butingshihuan, like lead, good effort! I use the poles support body to move forward to slide, rows of sliding scars white snow, I feel very proud. But there was the highest hillside in the blue sky that tested me, and I was nervous and worried.

Well, I decided not to think about, or act at once! But my mother patted me on the shoulder, remind me not to entertain, skiing is about strength and skill. My heart suddenly in his throat, I dont want to be badly bruised! Thought, I decided to walk down the slide, each time you start to slide down choice from the bottom of the slope, and gradually decline of heightening slope, finally goes directly to the top.

No way, modaobuwukanchaigong! Put on a huge set of heavy snowshoes, skis, I step by step carefully from the top to the bottom of the slope to walk. And finally to walk, Im tired of a sudden fall in the snow, just put your skis and poles, a throw, dont want to slip! I really want to eat a meal, sleep, but just not hard in vain? I dont want to be a bear, being laughed at, and he stood up, choose a little gradient slide down the slope. Although the hand and arm is very tired, but I am not discouraged, I finally from the hillside slowly sliding down the bottom of the well.

Carrying my skateboard race again and again, the biting wind let my face is frozen, snow like tens of thousands of needle sharp as a chip on my face, but I dont care so much. I slip side side to memorize the action essentials, suddenly I slipped to the bottom of the slope. Ah, skiing is so exciting, I cant imagine that skiing was so wonderful!

So I learned to skiing slowly and slowly, and I finally dared to slide down the top of the hillside. In a process of gliding, I like a swallow in the wind like light, like an arrow as agile, distant trees quickly back to my ears, soft bottom beckoning me. I succeeded in conquering the high and steep slope!

How happy I was that day, I finally learned to skiing!

Whenever I hear this song "Jingle Bells", I know that Christmas has quietly come to our side; whenever I see a large supermarket Christmas decoration, I know that Christmas is close at hand......

Before Christmas, I had fantasized that I had held a grand hall, where there were many figures, both high and low. But no matter who, they can always be friendly and amiable. No matter the enemy or the friend, we can always get through the day.

I have also fantasized that on Christmas night I quietly squatted beside the chimney waiting for the arrival of Santa Claus. But Ive been waiting for a long time, but I dont see the figure of Santa Claus. I thought, "well, why dont Santa Claus come?" It must be a "traffic jam" on the road.

I had to go to bed. But it was not a few minutes before I lay down, and the chimney was moving. I looked down there with squinted eyes. I saw that wearing a red robe, wearing a Red Hat Santa is to my Christmas stocking stuffed with gifts! At that time, I was happy in my heart. Christmas Eve a chimney, I ran out of the house. He saw Santa Claus in his sledge and went to the next house.

When I opened the magic socks, I found there was a small gift box in it. When I cautiously opened the box again, I found that there was a book I most liked and wanted most, "a brief history of time", because it is a book about cosmology. When I carefully opened the book, I found that there was a small note in it. The note read: "learning without limit, asking questions, asking questions and learning."

Deep Mother Love-深沉的母爱

Every child is surrounded by the deep mother love. However, we often turn a blind eye to the love. One day I deeply felt the love.

One day I hurried home for lunch after school, because there would be an exam in the afternoon and I had expected to go back to school early to prepare for the exam. But when I got home, the lunch was not ready yet. I felt unhappy. When the dishes were served, I forund none I like. I ran out of my house angrily and wanderde on the street for a while,hungry. Then I walked to school.

When I got into the classroom, I saw a lunch box on my desk. One classmate told me that it was my mother ther that had brought it here.After opening the box, I found my favorite food inside. My eyes was moist with tears.

Mother gave me her love without asking for return, How deep mother love is!

每个孩子都被深沉的母爱包围着，然而我们经常对这种爱视而不见。一天我深深感受到了这种爱。

一天放学后我匆忙回家吃午饭，因为下午考试，我希望早一点回校准备考试。但是我到家时午饭还没有准备好，我很不高兴。饭菜端上来时，我发现没有一样是我喜欢的。我生气地跑出了家门，饿着肚子在街上游荡了一会，然后往学校走去。

走进教室后，我看到书桌上有一个午餐盒，一个同学告诉我那是我妈妈送来的。打开盖子，里面是我喜欢吃的。我的眼睛湿润了。

妈妈无私地把爱给了我，却不求任何回报。多么深沉的母爱啊!

of the four seasons,i love spring best.in spring,the weather gets warmer and everything begins to grow rapily.if we go to the countryside on a sunny day in spring,wll find tree turning green and flowers

blooming.besides mypersonal interests,i think the most in portant reason. why i like spring is that spring signifies hope and progress.it assures us a promising season of summer and also the most iportant havvest seaso-autum.i love sprig.

褒义词是词性带有赞许，肯定感情的词。那么英文形容人的褒义词有哪些?一起来看看吧!

good 好的,clever,聪明的,beautiful 美丽的,lovely 可爱的,

delicious 美味的,nice 美好的,honest 诚实的,trustful 信任的

brave 勇敢的,generous 慷慨的,enthusiastic 热心的 radient,光芒四射的,喜悦的

rapture,全神贯注的,欢天喜地的

reasonable合情合理的

responsible负责的

romantic浪漫的hearty,衷心的亲切的

helpful有益的

honesty诚实的

honey甜蜜的

humor幽默的bright 辉煌的

useful 有用的

Brilliant 英明的

United 和睦的

beautiful 美丽的

smart 灵巧的

obedient,服从的

objective,客观的

obliging,乐于助人的,礼貌的

mercy 仁慈,善良

dainty adj.小巧玲珑;挑剔的;优美的,雅致的

dashing adj.勇敢活泼的

decorous adj.有礼貌的,高雅的dedicated adj.热诚的,一心一意的

diligence n.勤奋 diligent adj.勤勉的,认真的

discreet adj.言行谨慎的,有智谋的

distinguished adj.卓越的,杰出的,著名的nobly 高贵地; 崇高地; 豪爽地quick-handed (快手快脚的)

quiet-natured (天生文静的)quick-handed (快手快脚的)

quiet-natured (天生文静的)

[英文形容人的褒义词

初恋50 First Dates

What would it feel if I can wake up everyday forgetting what happened for the last whole year?

Lucy in the movie “50 First Dates” told me this feeling. Every morning when she woke up, she only rememberred the Sunday of last year which was her father’s birthday, also the date she had the car accident which made her only keep memory before Sunday, so she always felt happy living the same habit as what she did on Sunday a year ago with the kind set-up by her father and brother. After meeting Hey, she could only remember who he was on the same day. But after one night, he became a stranger to her. She couldn’t even recognize he was the one she used to date and love everyday. Hey tried his best to give her a new different meeting every day so as to win her smile and regain their “First Date”. Hey made her tapes every morning to help her remember what happened the day before and the last whole year. Lucy thus felt grateful with all she had when she woke up everyday. On the same day, she always had the same deep gratitude to face Hey with her sweet smile. What a beautiful feeling it is to always feel thanksgiving and to always

appreciate each other’s effort. A touching story between a memory lost woman and a devoted man taught all of us, normal people, the essence of love. When two people can thank each other for their devotion everyday like what they did for each other on first date, love can forever be refreshed and energetic. On Lucy’s side, people with memory will ask for more than yesterday and become critical of their partners day by day, while people without memory will feel grateful for their life and the people around them everyday.

In the movie, when one day Lucy decided to break up with Hey to let him rebuild his life by burning all their diaries and tapes, I cried for Hey’s broken heart. For her, it was just one day feeling. For him, it was long-term affection and connection. It was easier for her than him to give up their love. On Hey’s side, people with memory will always remember the past happiness and

treasure it for the rest of their life, while people without memory will easily give up at the end of the same day.

What a ruthless feeling it is to end a relationship just after one minute thought. People with fragile mind would easily ruin a long-term relationship no matter what reason they have. The torture between Lucy and Hey tells us the fatal factor to do harm to intimacy between a couple is their fragile mind of

balancing emotion and reason. Thus most of couple lose their trust for each other after experiencing this weakly testing broke-up.

飓风Taken

What is the right relationship between the father and the daughter? There is no certain answer. But the love of Brains to his daughter must be one of the best ones.

His daughter, a young pretty 17-year-old girl was kidnapped during a tour in Paris. Brain got the news and hurried to France to take his daughter. He found that the gangsters that kidnapped his daughter were connected with an old friend which made him exetreme angry. He finally found the place where was holding an auction selling young virgins and broke in successfully taking his daughter away.

No matter how hard and stressful the situation was, and how dangerous things he faced, he never went back just because of the greatest love of a simple father. In the movie, we are all moved not only his actions of kindness, but also his insistance and the greatest of all- a fathers love.

魔术师THE ILLUSIONIST FACTS

When word of the famed Eisenheims (Ed Norton) illusions reaches Crown Prince Leopold (Rufus Sewell), the ruler attends one of the magicians shows in order to debunk the performance. But when the princes intended, Sophie von Teschen (Jessica Biel), assists the magician onstage, Eisenheim and Sophie recognize each other from their childhoods, and pretty soon theyre totally hot for each other. As the clandestine romance continues, the princes best cop (Paul Giamatti) is charged with exposing Eisenheim, even while the magician gains a devoted and vocal public following. Before long, Sophie turns up dead, and the logical suspect is Eisenheim himself.

一线声机"Cellular" has the setup for a solid straight-ahead thriller: A kidnap victim who does not know where she is being held phones a total stranger who must then stay connected on his cell phone to find her before she is killed. Joel Schumacher scored earlier with a similarly phone-themed Larry Cohen story, "Phone Booth." As executed by tone-deaf director David R. Ellis, however, "Cellular" becomes an unintentionally hilarious cousin to Brian de Palmas "Raising Cain" and "Snake Eyes."

Ellis seems to have unwittingly spliced together two different films with

mismatched tones: Kim Basinger as the kidnapee and Jason Statham as the kidnapper occupy the deadly-serious, straight-to-video thriller half, while Chris Evans as the rescuer and William H. Macy as a police officer seem to be in a "Saturday Night Live"-alum action comedy. Nowhere else is the disjointedness in tone more apparent than when Basinger and Evanss performances are placed side-by-side during their conversations: The scenes keep cutting between an overwrought Basinger wringing out every drop of melodrama, while a blissfully inept Evans seems to be channeling a cross between Chris Kattan/Jimmy Fallon and Ben Affleck/Keanu Reeves.

Meanwhile, Ellis pulls out tricks intended to generate thrills and surprises. He throws in out-of-nowhere "shocks," a la "Final Destination"; he throws in

flashbacks; he throws in a gun-blazing Macy in Jerry Bruckheimer action-hero slo-mo; and yet, Ellis has no handle on staging any of them competently. Case in point: "Cellular" is the proud owner of one of the most ineptly scored chase sequences ever, as if Ellis simply heard a snippet of the songs lyrics ("...where you gonna run to?") literally and paid no attention to the inappropriateness of the accompanying music (which just bop, bop, bops along). (The song is even reprised during the closing credits, which itself is misbegotten in conception.)

And yet, for all of its failures as art, "Cellular" is always entertaining for those very same faults

I am cheerful, modest, self-confident and good at communicating with others. I study industriously and rigorously. Whenever I come across a problem in study, Im able to consult with an open mind and try my best to get an indepth knowledge. Possessing the honest credible moral character, a sense of teamwork and responsibility for my work, I have strong endurance, willpower and hard-working quality of the work to identify persistent optimism, the courage to face difficulties and challenges.

At the same time, I have taken an active part in all kinds of activities in order to improve my personal qualities. From these experiences, I have not only realized the importance of unity and cooperation, but also learned a lot of social knowledge, and I believe all these will play an important role in my future career.

Li Ming is my best friend, who grows up with me. We have been friends for six years since we were in primary school. We have many in commons. For example, we both like playing football and watching sport games. Besides, we like cartoons and we always watch cartoon programs together. We play football very often. After class, we do not go home but play football with classmates. We usually have great time. However, we still pay much attention on study, because it’s our priority. We help each other in study and make progress together. To some extend, we are families.

To all partners and riders:

How do you do!

It is such a delight to have friends coming from afar. Five years of wind

and rain, five years of love, all the way hard song!

In the course of development in the past year, I would like to thank every

partner and the vast number of riders for their support! Every little progress

and small success of our company can not be separated from your attention,

trust, participation and support.

Your attention and trust give us the greatest impetus to progress; your

participation and support are the source of our success.

There are thousands of friends in the world. We have not been fully

recognized as far as possible, but we have been working hard. Although we cant

achieve the consistency of all peoples needs, we are also constantly

innovating. In the course of running this marathon, I have encountered many

hardships and setbacks. Thank you very much for your understanding and

tolerance. Every time you participate and support, we are very excited and make

us keep forging ahead. Every brand is our motivation and encouragement. With

you, you will be prosperous forever.

We hope that in the years to come, we can continue to get the attention and

support of our friends. We will continue to provide you with the most sincere

service. We cherish the hard won friendly cooperative relationship with you. If

there is any deficiency, please do not hesitate to criticize. We will try our

best to do better!

Finally, I would like to thank Yueqis hardworking partners for their hard

work and hard work in this year. Perseverance; keep up; fight for 20_.

On the occasion of the lunar year of the monkey, Yueqi wishes you all good

health, family harmony, good luck, rich money!

Sincerely

Salute!

The winter vacation, we came to Harbin, mom and Dad took us to the Yabuli ski resort.

A sight that I was shocked, a silver white snow, coming from across the slope, each snow road length is different, with a narrow width, high and low, spectacular.

In the dressing room, the skiing suits are changed. Everyone gets together. The coach teaches us how to skate and how to stop. Oh, its too simple. Skiing is the two feet parallel, knees bent forward, and slippery dry ice like, two feet open, a big point inside the eight words.

We entered the snow road and started my first skiing trip. Unexpectedly, I did not bother to slide down the slope down the slope. I look back at my father, mother and brother, my father fell in the snow, cant do anything. His brother said he fell five or six, only mother did not fall. I was proud of it and became a "little teacher".

This is my first time skiing, full of excitement, and full of joy.

Last summer holiday, I went to Beijing for a week. The first day when I took off at the capital airport , it gave me the first feeling was cleanand tidy. The people in Beijing were very friendly. T he second day, I visited Beijing city. I went to the WangFujing Ave , I tasted many famous snacksand Beijing Roast Duck, they are very delicious. I also went to the XinDongfang square, it was a very big shopping mall, it took me about half an hour to walk between two doors. I can saw many famous brands: Cucci, Chanel, Rolex, Seiko, even the new Audi cars. It made me really want to stay in Beijing .The third day I visited the Tian’anmen Square, and it’s very beautiful. And the Chang’an Ave is wide ,straight and clean. The forth day, I went to the Forbidden City. It made me felt the emperor ’ s royal mausoleum was very luxury. The fifth day I went to the Summer Palace, I went boating there. The sixth day, I visited the Great Wall, it’s very terrific, this great architectural complex told us how clever the Chinese people are ! T he last day, I visited the Beijing University ----one of the topest universities of China . There are many famous people were graduated t here.

That’s a happy travel. In the future, I want to visit many countries. This is my dream.

Dear Santa claus:

Hello

My name is

Yifan, Christmas is coming, I wish you a merry christmas! I would like to get a

gift like the "viaduct" this year! My mom and dad told me that you would meet my

requirements, right? I promise: I will take good care of you gave me the gift,

and after the play, I will own the good to clean up their own toys, no need to

help me. So, you will continue to give me a gift next year,

right?

OK, just write it, Im looking forward to the coming of

Christmas. I wish you a happy

day!

This

Salute!

Love you

all

亲爱的圣诞老人：

您好！

我叫一凡，圣诞节就要来了，我先祝您圣诞快乐！今年的圣诞节我多想得到一件像“高架桥”的礼物啊！我的爸爸妈妈告诉我说您会满足我的要求的，对吧？我保证：我会好好的爱护您送给我的礼物，而且玩过之后，我会自己收拾好自己的玩具，不用爷爷帮我的。这样，您明年会继续送我礼物的，对吧？

好吧，就写到这力了，我盼望着圣诞节早点到来，再次祝您快乐每一天！

此致

敬礼！

爱您的一凡

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

1、never say die。永不言败。

2、no man is content。人心不足蛇吞象。

3、no smoke without fire。无风不起浪。

4、no sweet without sweat。先苦后甜。

5、no pains， no gains。没有付出就没有收获。

6、new wine in old bottles。旧瓶装新酒。

7、no news is good news。没有消息就是好消息。

8、no cross， no crown。不经历风雨，怎么见彩虹。

9、old sin makes new shame。一失足成千古恨。

10、out of debt， out of danger。无债一身轻。

11、no rose without a thorn。没有不带刺的玫瑰。

12、no pleasure without pain。没有苦就没有乐。

13、not to advance is to go back。不进则退。

14、out of sight， out of mind。眼不见，心为静。

15、once bitten， twice shy。一朝被蛇咬，十年怕井绳。

16、out of office， out of danger。无官一身轻。

17、one good turn deserves another。行善积德。

18、no garden without its weeds。没有不长草的园子。

19、no way is impossible to courage。勇者无惧。

20、offense is the best defense。进攻是最好的防御。

21、once a man and twice a child。一次老，两次小。

22、no living man all things can。世上没有万事通。

23、one cannot put back the clock。时钟不能倒转。

24、nothing brave， nothing have。不入虎穴，焉得虎子。

25、no man is wise at all times。聪明一世，糊涂一时。

26、no one can call back yesterday。昨日不会重现。

27、once a thief， always a thief。偷盗一次，做贼一世。

28、no man is born wise or learned。没有生而知之者。

29、no man can do two things at once。一心不可二用。

30、ones words reflect ones thinking。言为心声。

31、nothing dries sooner than a tear。眼泪干得最快。

32、observation is the best teacher。观察是最好的老师。

33、one swallow does not make a summer。一燕不成夏。

34、one false move may lose the game。一着不慎，满盘皆输。

35、one mans fault is other mans lesson。前车之鉴。

36、one hour today is worth two tomorrow。争分夺秒效率高。

37、old friends and old wines are best。陈酒味醇，老友情深。

38、none are so deaf as those who wont hear。充耳不闻。

39、none are so blind as those who wont see。视而不见。

40、one never loses anything by politeness。讲礼貌不吃亏。

41、one eyewitness is better than ten hearsays。百闻不如一见。

43、never too old to learn， never too late to turn。亡羊补牢，为时未晚。

44、nothing is difficult to the man who will try。世上无难事，只要肯登攀。

45、nothing is to be got without pains but poverty。世上唯有贫穷可以不劳而获。

46、nothing is so necessary for travelers as languages。外出旅行，语言最要紧。

47、nothing in the world is difficult for one who sets his mind to it。世上无难事，只怕有心人。

48、not to know what happened before one was born is always to be a child。不懂世故，幼稚可笑。

49、one boy is a boy， two boys half a boy， three boys no boy。一个和尚挑水喝，两个和尚抬水喝，三个和尚没水喝。

My hometown is in Jindong District, located in central Zhejiang Jinqu basin, East Chinese Yiwu Commodity City, South China technology hardware city of Yongkang, west of Jinhua City, the advantage is obvious.

My hometown is rich in fruits and vegetables, bergamot, flower seedlings, dairy, livestock and poultry as the "one village one product" features have obvious advantages, is the "China Bergamot village", "Chinese bonsai flower seedlings of the township" and "China strawberry town", "Chinese Fujiminori grape", "China Yuzhi Mao Xiang" and "Chinese duck village", "the source of the East China white peach Township" and "South Chinese cow town", Jinhua ham, Shousheng wine reputation both at home and abroad

But what I want to introduce is that our hometown is the seedling of my hometown. Whenever you go into the Golden East, you can feel a strong fragrance of trees, a green, so happy that you are in a great mood, and very happy in your heart.

My family also has a lot of kinds of trees, trees, Lechang, Liriodendron, Michelia foveolata Michelia, gray, Yunshan, Yunshan, Hongkong Daye Prynne Prynne four beautiful flower photo, Ruyuan magnolia, Michelia Martini and so on, many.

All sides of my house are around the mountain, all around the trees, unique. In spring, the drizzle moistens the land. The trees thrive and thrive, and the rain stops. The trees float in the wind and make a lot of noise, just like listening to free music.

In summer, the sun is shining, the trees still straight, and stood there. In the summer, the trees were filled with a kind of perseverance and full of vitality. Other people are envious.

In autumn, some leaves are yellow and falling. Some of them still show their green side. They grow harder than ever before, and branches are stronger. They shelter the fallen trees. In the fall, they showed a scene of mutual help.

In winter, cold and dry to their approach, however, they were not afraid of the station, consistent from beginning to end in that place, no matter how hard the wind, they are also helpless, had slipped away from their side. The rain and snow fall on them, and they cant disturb their "hair" until the coming of spring, and they can still stick to it.

My hometown is the village of seedlings, with thousands of seedlings, so that the residents living inside can have better air and better environment.

I wish all places in the world can be as beautiful as my hometown.

A Trip to Beijing

My American friend Tom and I went to Beijing by plane last summer.

On the first day，we visited the Palace Museum and Tiananmen Square. The next day，we climbed the Great Wall. We took lots of photos. Although we felt tired，it was a fantastic experience. The third day we relaxed. Then we had the Beijing roast duck for lunch. I think it is the most delicious food in the world. Tom is interested in Chinese culture，so we drank tea and saw Beijing Opera in Lao She Teahouse in the evening. Finally，we did some shopping and flew back to Guilin.

The trip to Beijing was short，but it was wonderful. Tom said that he would never forget it.

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。