中高级口译常用谚语（4）

 　　31． 凡事总有一个开头。Everything must have a beginning.

　　32． 身教胜于言教。Example is better than precept¹.

　　33． 经验是智慧之母。Experience is the mother of wisdom.

　　34． 经验是愚者之师。Experience is the teacher of fools.

　　35． 乐极生悲。Extreme joy begets² sorrow.

　　36． 以眼还眼，以牙还牙。An eye for an eye, and a tooth for a tooth.

　　37． 心有余而力不足（贪多嚼不烂）。The eye is bigger than the belly³.

　　38． 吃一堑，长一智。A fall into the pit, a gain in your wit.

　　39． 人怕出名猪怕壮。Fame portends⁴ trouble for men just as fattening⁵ does for pigs

　　40． 少说为佳。Few words are best.

1 precept   

n.戒律；格言

参考例句：

• It occurs to me that example is always more efficacious than precept.我想到身教重于言教。
• The son had well profited by the precept and example of the father.老太爷的言传身教早已使他儿子获益无穷。

2 begets   

v.为…之生父( beget的第三人称单数 )；产生，引起

参考例句：

• It begets at least seven standard type offspring from such matings. 这类交配中生下至少七个标准型后代。 来自辞典例句
• Violence begets violence until the innocent perish with the guilty. 暴力招致暴力直到这因罪行而无缘无故的毁灭。 来自电影对白

3 belly   

n.肚子，腹部；(像肚子一样)鼓起的部分，膛

参考例句：

• The boss has a large belly.老板大腹便便。
• His eyes are bigger than his belly.他眼馋肚饱。

4 portends   

v.预示( portend的第三人称单数 )；预兆；给…以警告；预告

参考例句：

• Fame portends trouble for men just as fattening does for pigs. 人怕出名猪怕壮。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• It portends we are in danger. 这预示我们陷入危险。 来自互联网

5 fattening   

adj.（食物）要使人发胖的v.喂肥( fatten的现在分词 )；养肥（牲畜）；使（钱）增多；使（公司）升值

参考例句：

• The doctor has advised him to keep off fattening food. 医生已建议他不要吃致肥食物。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• We substitute margarine for cream because cream is fattening. 我们用人造黄油代替奶油，因为奶油会使人发胖。 来自《简明英汉词典》