西方文化常识问题

Obedience is the first duty of a soldier军人以服从命令为天职。

Observation is the best teacher.观察是最好的老师 。

Offense is the best defense.进攻是最好的防御。

Old friends and old wines are best.陈酒味醇 ,老友情深。

Old sin makes new shame.一失足成千古恨 。

Once a man and twice a child.一次老,两次小。

Once a thief, always a thief.偷盗一次,做贼一世。

Once bitten, twice shy.一朝被蛇咬 ,十年怕井绳 。

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 。

One cannot put back the clock.时钟不能倒转。

One eyewitness is better than ten hearsays.百闻不如一见。

One false move may lose the game.一着不慎 ,满盘皆输 。

One good turn deserves another.行善积德。

One hour today is worth two tomorrow.争分夺秒效率高。

One man‘s fault is other man‘s lesson.前车之鉴 。

One never loses anything by politeness.讲礼貌不吃亏。

One swallow does not make a summ一燕不成夏。

One‘s words reflect one‘s thinking.言为心声 。

Out of debt, out of danger.无债一身轻。

Out of office, out of danger.无官一身轻。

Out of sight, out of mind.眼不见 ,心为静 。

Patience is the best remedy.忍耐是良药。

Penny wise, pound foolish.贪小便宜吃大亏。

Plain dealing is praised more than practiced.

正大光明者,说到的多,做到的少 。

Please the eye and plague the heart. 贪图一时快活 ,必然留下隐祸 。

Pleasure comes through toil.苦尽甘来。

Pour water into a sieve.竹篮子打水一场空。

Practice makes perfect.熟能生巧 。

Praise is not pudding.恭维话不能当饭吃。

Praise makes good men better, and bad men worse.

好人越夸越好,坏人越夸越糟。

Prefer loss to unjust gain.宁可吃亏,不贪便宜 。

Prevention is better than cure.预防胜于治疗。

Pride goes before, and shame comes after.骄傲使人落后。

Promise is debt.一诺千金 。

Proverbs are the daughters of daily experience.谚语是日常经验的结晶。

Pull the chestnut out of fire.火中取栗。

Put the cart before the horse.本末倒置 。

Put your shoulder to the wheel.鼎力相助。

Reading enriches the mind.开卷有益。

Reading is to the mind while exercise to the body.读书健脑 ,运动强身 。

Respect yourself, or no one else will respect you.要人尊敬,必须自重 。

Rome is not built in a day冰冻三尺,非一日之寒。

Saying is one thing and doing another.言行不一。

Seeing is believing.眼见为实 。 Seek the truth from facts.实事求是。

Send a wise man on an errand, and say nothing to him.

智者当差 ,不用交代。

Set a thief to catch a thief.以贼捉贼 。

Short accounts make long friends.好朋友勤算账。

Something is better than nothing.聊胜于无。

Soon learn, soon forgotten.学得快,忘得快 。

Soon ripe, soon rotten.熟得快,烂得快。

Speech is silver, silence is gold.能言是银 ,沉默是金。

Still water run deep.静水常深 。

Strike the iron while it is hot.趁热打铁。

Success belongs to the persevering.坚持就是胜利。

Take things as they come.既来之,则安之 。

Talking mends no holes. 空谈无补 。

Talk of the devil and he will appear.说曹操,曹操就到。

Tall trees catch much wind.树大招风。

Teach others by your example.躬亲示范 。

The best hearts are always the bravest.无私者无畏。

The best man stumbles.伟人也有犯错时。

The cat shuts its eyes when stealing.掩耳盗铃 。

The danger past and God forgotten.过河拆桥。

The darkest hour is nearest the dawn.黎明前的黑暗。

The darkest place is under the candlestick.烛台底下最暗 。

The devil knows many things because he is old.老马识途。

The devil sometimes speaks the truth魔鬼有时也会说真话。

The die is cast.木已成舟 。 The early bird catches the worm.早起的鸟儿有虫吃。

The end justifies the means.只要目的正当 ,可以不择手段。

The end makes all equal.死亡面前 ,人人平等 。

The eye is bigger than the belly.贪多嚼不烂 。

The farthest way about is the nearest way home.抄近路反而绕远路。

The finest diamond must be cut.玉不琢,不成器。

The fire is the test of gold, adversity of strong man.烈火验真金,艰难磨意志 。

The first step is the only difficulty.迈出第一步是最艰难的。

The fox knew too much, that‘s how he lost his tail.机关算尽太聪明 ,反误了卿卿 性命。

The fox preys farthest from home.兔子不吃窝边草 。

The frog in the well knows nothing of the great ocean.坐井观天。

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

The greatest talkers are always least doers.语言的巨人总是行动的矮子 。

The higher up, the greater the fall.爬得高,摔得惨。

The leopard cannot change its spots.本性难移。

The more noble, the more humble.人越高尚,越谦虚 。

The more wit, the less courage. 初生牛犊不怕虎。

The outsider sees the most of the game.旁观者清。

The pen is mightier than the sword.笔能杀人 。

The pot calls the kettle black.五十步笑百步 。

There are spots in the sun.太阳也有黑点。

There are two sides to every question.问题皆有两面。

There is a skeleton in the cupboard.家家有本难念的经 。

There is kindness to be found everywhere.人间处处有温情。

There is no general rule without some exception.任何法规均有例外。

There is no medicine against death.没有长生不老药 。

There is no place like home.金窝银窝不如咱的狗窝。

There is no royal road to learning.书山有路勤为径 ,学海无涯苦作舟。

The style is the man.字如其人 。

The tongue is not steel, yet it cuts.人言可畏。

The water that bears the boat is the same that swallows it up.

水能载舟,亦能覆舟。

The wise man knows he knows nothing, the fool thinks he knows all.清者自清,浊者自浊 。 The wolf has a winning game when the shepherds quarrel. 螳螂捕蝉 ,黄雀在后

The world is a ladder for some to go up and others to go down.世界如阶梯,有人上有人下。

The world is but a little place, after all.海内存知己,天涯若比邻。

Think twice before you do.三思而后行 。

Things at the worst will mend.否极泰来 。

Time and tide wait for no man.时不我待。

Time cures all things.时间是医治一切创伤的良药。

Time flies.光阴似箭 。 Time is money.时间就是金钱。

Time lost cannot be won again.时光流逝 ,不可复得。

Time past cannot be called back again.时间不能倒流 。

Time tries all.路遥知马力,日久见人心。

Tit for tat is fair play.人不犯我,我不犯人;人若犯我 ,我必犯人。

To err is human.人非圣贤 ,孰能无过 。

To know everything is to know nothing.什么都知道,一如什么都不知道。

To know oneself is true progress.人贵有自知之明。

Tomorrow never comes.我生待明日,万事成蹉跎 。

Too much familiarity breeds contempt.过分熟悉会使人互不服气。

Too much knowledge makes the head bald.学问太多催人老。

Too much liberty spills all.自由放任 ,一事无成 。

Too much praise is a burden.过多夸奖,反成负担 。

To save time is to lengthen life.节约时间就是延长生命。

Touch pitch, and you will be defiled.常在河边走,哪有不湿鞋。

Troubles never come singly.福无双至 ,祸不单行 。

Truth never grows old.真理永存。

Turn over a new leaf.洗心革面,改过自新。

Two dogs strive for a bone, and a third runs away with it.

鹬蚌相争,渔翁得利 。

Two heads are better than one.一个好汉三个帮。

Two of a trade seldom agree.同行是冤家。

Two wrongs do not make a right.别人错了 ,不等于你对了 。

Unity is strength.团结就是力量。

Unpleasant advice is a good medicine.忠言逆耳利于行。

Until all is over one‘s ambition never dies.不到黄河心不死 。

Venture a small fish to catch a great one.吃小亏占大便宜。

Virtue is fairer far than beauty.美德远远胜过美貌。

Walls have ears.小心隔墙有耳 。

Wash your dirty linen at home.家丑不可外扬 。

Water dropping day by day wears the hardest rock away.滴水穿石。

Wealth is nothing without health.失去健康,钱再多也没用。

We know not what is good until we have lost it.好东西,失去了才明白 。

Well begun is half done.好的开始 ,是成功的一半。

We never know the worth of water till the well is dry.井干方知水可贵。

We shall never have friends if we expect to find them without fault

.欲求完美无缺的朋友必然成为孤家寡人 。

We should never remember the benefits we have offered nor forget the favor received.

自己的好事别去提,别人的恩惠要铭记。

Whatever you do, do with all your might.不管做什么,都要一心一意

What is learned in the cradle is carried to the grave.儿时所学 ,终生难忘。

What‘s done cannot be undone.生米煮成熟饭了 。

What‘s lost is lost.失者不可复得。What we do willingly is easy.愿者不难。When in Rome, do as the Romans do.入国问禁 ,入乡随俗 。

When everybody‘s somebody then nobody‘s anybody.人人都伟大,世间没豪杰。

When sorrow is asleep, wake it not.伤心旧事别重提。

When sorrows come, they come not single spies, but in battalions.

新仇旧恨,齐上心头 。

When the fox preaches, take care of your geese.黄鼠狼给鸡拜年 ,没安好心 。

When wine is in truth, wit is out.酒后吐真言。

Where there is a will, there is a way.有志者事竟成。

Where there is life, there is hope.留得青山在,不怕没柴烧 。

Where there is smoke, there is fire.事出有因。

While the priest climbs a post, the devil climbs ten.道高一尺,魔高一丈。

Who chatters to you, will chatter of you.搬弄口舌者必是小人 。

Whom the gods love die young.好人不长命。

Wise man have their mouths in their hearts, fools have their hearts in their mouths.

智者嘴在心里 ,愚者心在嘴里。

Work makes the workman.勤工出巧匠 。 Wet behind the ears.乳臭未干。

You cannot burn the candle at both ends.蜡烛不能两头点,精力不可过分耗。

You cannot eat your cake and have it.鱼与熊掌,不可得兼 。

You can take a horse to the water but you cannot make him drink. 强扭的瓜不甜

。 You may know by a handful the whole sack.由一斑可知全貌。

You never know what you can till you try.是驴子是马 ,拉出来遛遛

趣味英语笑话集锦

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 趣味英语笑话集锦1

 Hospitality

 好客

 The hostess apologized to her unexpected guest for serving an apple-pie without any cheese.

 由于客人在吃苹果馅饼时 ,家里没有奶酪了,于是女主人向大家表示歉意 。

 The little boy of the family left the room quietly for a moment and returned with a piece of cheese which he laid on the guest's plate.

 这家的小男孩悄悄地离开了屋子 。过了一会儿,他拿着一片奶酪回到房间 ,把奶酪放在客人的盘子里。

 The visitor smiled, put the cheese into his mouth and then said: "You must have better eyes than your mother, sonny. Where did you find the cheese?"

 客人微笑着把奶酪放进嘴里说:?孩子,你的眼睛就是比你妈妈的好。你在哪里找到的奶酪?

 "In the rat-trap, sir," replied the boy.

 ?在捕鼠夹上,先生 。?那小男孩说。

 趣味英语笑话集锦2

 留学前 ,我觉得自己英文还行,甚至讲起英语来还有口头禅,总爱模仿美剧中老美的口音 ,说话前先来句?You Know?作为开场白。当时感觉,这样开始对话会产生些许亲近感,能马上跟对方套上近乎 。

 我们有一门考试是要跟导师面对面坐下交谈的。因为平时上课时我提问比较多 ,暗自感觉她应该蛮喜欢我。而且我接触到的美国人普遍给人感觉都是挺容易相处的, 所以即使是老师,大家面对面时也能像朋友般 。考试的时候 ,我也想借此营造一种轻松和平等的对话氛围。记得我当时被问及的题目是?你如何看待嘉年华这种形式?。我习惯性地脱口而出:?You know, I haven?t had any carnival before, but?

 正当我准备口若悬河炫耀自己的英语口语时 ,只见对方面无表情地瞪了我一眼,毫不客气地打断说?I don?t know 。?突然间我尴尬得无地自容。更难堪的是,老师还紧接着用质疑的口吻补充道:?Really?You don?t have any carnival before?那表情仿佛在告诉我 ,?你从没经历过嘉年华?怎么来回答这个问题?怎么发表你的见解?

 我就知道接下去的对话没可能简单进行了,更别提想得高分了?

 提示:You know是一个非正式的表达,所以不合适用于这样的正式场合 ,也最好不要跟导师这么说。

 Can I have another one?

 留学地:英国

 有次跟英国同学一起去一家餐馆,那里主菜是可以续的 。因此一群人兴致勃勃一起前去 。主菜分量小,吃一份确实还没饱。我当即想要续一份 ,于是举着手对服务员 叫唤:?Can I have another one?服务员连忙跑过来惊恐地看看我,再看看我的盘子,问我:?Is there any problem, sir?我回答:?No, I just want to have another one。?一边说一边还心里犯嘀咕 ,英国佬也挺抠门的嘛,明明说好能续的,怎么一谈到续餐还要大惊小怪问有什么问题 。

 对面的同学见状 ,立马微笑着对服务员解释道:?Just one more,please。?服务员这才跑开去 ,但仿佛还心有疙瘩。等服务员再端上来一份后,人家还念念不 忘问我是否对主菜有任何问题,我忙不迭地说?没问题 ,没问题接下去的餐只敢埋头闷吃,极为不好意思 。

 提示:原来这位同学说的那句话,以及说话前的大声召唤状会被人误以为是我对食物不满意 ,要求更换一份。通常这对一家餐馆来说是一种极大的不满和批评,属于挺原则性的问题。其实要求续餐只需简单说一句?One more,please?即可 ,意思就是?再给一份? 。

 where are you from?

 留学地:美国

 第一次打电话叫TAXI,对方问?where are you from? 我回答CHINA。还在奇怪叫 taxi 还分国籍?想学习更多英语知识,请关注口袋英语aikoudaiyy

 对方可能以为我在搞笑 ,很郁闷的说?sorry, we can not do that。? 我一听,火大 。怎么有种族歧视啊。就问: why? 对方愣了半天,挂了。

 提示:好吧 ,我承认这个有点类似?How are you Fine,thank you 。?的这种条件反射 ,可惜人家出租车司机只是想知道去哪接你罢了 。

 About telphone number

 留学地:加拿大

 朋友刚来的时候不认识什么人,所以在班上试图交朋友,一日 , 觉得一白人哥们人挺好,于是想要人家电话号码,日后做朋友。

 于是问:?HOW MANY IS YOU PHONE NUMBER? 白人说:?TEN。?

 提示:要电话的表达一般是?May I have your phone number?等 ,像这种?你电话是多少?的直译显然是不合适的 。

 Bill bill?

 留学地:加拿大

 来加拿大的时候,去学校上课谁都不认识,然后中午自己吃饭。听同学说有家的咖啡很不错 ,然后就想去买。然后走错地方了,跑一个法国餐厅了,然后就坐下来了 ,点了个最便宜的 。

 吃完饭,不知道咋埋单。然后看到隔壁桌有个男的说bill。

 就听到bill这个词了,然后就把服务生叫过来说:"I am finished ,bill bill"

 然后还顺势用手做手枪的手势指着账单给那女的看 ,然后人家吓坏了 。然后叫了俩男的`过来,把我朋友也吓坏了,解释了半天才出去。

 提示:要买单怎么说?口语中:?Check, please!?或 ?Bill, please!?就是最地道的表达了!还可以这样表达 ?Waiter, I'll take the check。?

 其他关于付帐的相关表达还有:pay the tab / pay the bill / foot the bill / square for the meal 等 。

 Leg?Ham!

 留学地:英国

 一朋友第一次来英国正好遇上入关检查特严 ,她妈妈让她给这边的一个朋友带了个金华火腿结果被狗狗闻出来了就被领去office了。然后officer就要她解释用报纸包起来的东西是什么?

 我那同学说leg?

 然后那officer一脸被吓到的表情,问了句"Pardon?!" 我那朋友很大声重复说leg!

 她说我当时想那officer怎么连火腿都不懂,还特地在腿上比划了半天leg啊leg就是leg啊?

 提示:让我们复习一下火腿怎么说吧~是 ham 哦。而 leg 则是腿部的统称 ,第一反应是人腿 。所以officer绝对被震惊到了呢~

 Yes or No?

 有次房东问我 Did u eat anyting yet? 我说no 。

 她听后重复了一遍 So u didn't eat anyting. 我说 yes。

 房东老太太犹豫了下又问"Did u eat ?" 我说 no。

 她接着说 So u didn't eat 。我说 yes。

 估计她当时要崩溃了

 提示:这应该是个很老的段子了,无奈我每次听还是会觉得很好笑。文化差异这东东还真根深蒂固呢 。于是再复习一次吧。

 英语国家的说话习惯是按照事实情况回答,吃了就是Yes ,没吃就是No,不管问句是以肯定开头还是否定。

 自由女神像怎么说?

 刚到US的朋友,到了纽约 ,想去看自由女神,但是不知道路 。于是乎在路边抓了一个白佬 --Hi, do you know where is the free woman?

 白佬愣了半天,支支吾吾:I... don't know...Tell me when you know it。

 提示:自由女神的正确说法是?Statue of Liberty?。而这里的free ,可以理解成?免费的? 。于是这句话自然囧到人家老外了。

 土豆泥怎么说?

 一天去kfc, 要土豆泥 ,不会说,就在那里跟cashier苦喊potato sauce,估计她以为我傻呢 ,给我了七八袋 ketchup。

 提示:土豆泥的标准说法是?mashed potato?,而 Ketchup 是番茄酱等的意思,这个词也还有其他拼法: catsup, catchup, ketsup 。

 外带怎么说?

 初来乍到 ,跑到麦当劳点餐 。虽然紧张,但之前表现都很是不错,一直维持到服务员问:? here or to go?

 第一次接触外带餐这词 ,还好思维敏捷马上明白过来了,可是嘴上紧张,对着那男服务员直接喊出"Let?s go!"。服务员石化1秒后 ,说了句OK。

 提示:for here: 在这儿吃;to go: 打包带走 。这两个词很常用,大家要记得哦。

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