中高级口译常用谚语（10）

 　　91． 跑了和尚跑不了庙。The monk¹ may run away, but the temple can't run with him.

　　92． 道高一尺，魔高一丈。The more illumination, the more temptation.

　　93． 多劳多得。More pay for more work.

　　94． 需要是发明之母。Necessity is the mother of invention.

　　95． 不打不相识。No discord², no concord³.

　　96． 天有不测风云。Nothing is so certain as the unexpected.

　　97． 不入虎穴，焉得虎子。Nothing venture, nothing have.

　　98． 一失足成千古恨。One false step brings everlasting⁴ grief.

　　99． 无事不登三宝殿。One never goes to the temple for no reason.

　　100．钥匙开一把锁。Open different locks with different keys.

1 monk   

n.和尚，僧侣，修道士

参考例句：

• The man was a monk from Emei Mountain.那人是峨眉山下来的和尚。
• Buddhist monk sat with folded palms.和尚合掌打坐。

2 discord   

n.不和，意见不合，争论，（音乐）不和谐

参考例句：

• These two answers are in discord.这两个答案不一样。
• The discord of his music was hard on the ear.他演奏的不和谐音很刺耳。

3 concord   

n.和谐；协调

参考例句：

• These states had lived in concord for centuries.这些国家几个世纪以来一直和睦相处。
• His speech did nothing for racial concord.他的讲话对种族和谐没有作用。

4 everlasting   

adj.永恒的，持久的，无止境的

参考例句：

• These tyres are advertised as being everlasting.广告上说轮胎持久耐用。
• He believes in everlasting life after death.他相信死后有不朽的生命。