《中高级口译口试词汇必备》第十二章 引语和习俗

为政以德
Govern with the power of virtue
子曰： 「吾十有五而志于学， 三十而立， 四十而不惑， 五十而知天命， 六十而耳顺， 七十而从心所欲， 不踰矩。」
Confucius said: "At fifteen my heart was set on learning; at thirty I stood firm; at forty I had no more doubts; at fifty I knew the mandate of heaven; at sixty my ear was obedient; at seventy I could follow my heart's desire without transgressing the norm."
beat swords into ploughs
欲穷千里目，更上一层楼。
We widen our views 3 hundred miles by ascending one flight of stairs.
会当凌绝顶Байду номын сангаас一览众山小。
When reaching the great peak （of Mount Tai）， we hold all mountains in a single glance.
自求多福/天助自助者
He who depends on himself will attain the greatest happiness
天下为公
Justice for all in the World
自相矛盾
Self Contradiction!
君子敏于行而讷于言。
The gentlemen are speedy as a worker and cautious as a speaker.
实事求是。
Seek truth from the facts.
不到黄河心不死。
Until all is over ambition never dies. / Never say die.
不出户，知天下。
Without going outside, you may know the whole world!
人之初，性本善
Every child born has innate goodness.
一见钟情
Love at first sight
温故而知新， 可以为师矣。
Reviewing what you have learned and learning anew, you are fit to be a teacher.
学而优则仕
A good scholar can become an official.
孟母三迁
Mencius' mother moves her home three times to better her son's education
不自由，勿宁死。
Give me liberty, or give me death!
百闻不如一见
Seeing it once is better than being told 100 times. /A picture is worth ten thousand words
学而不思则罔， 思而不学则殆。
To study and not think is a waste. To think and not study is dangerous.
知之为知之， 不知为不知， 是知也。
What you know, you know, what you don't know, you don't know. This is knowledge.
四海之内皆兄弟也
All men are brothers
国家兴亡，匹夫有责
Rise and fall of a nation rests with every one of its citizens
老马识途
Old horse knows the way
What you know, you know, what you don't know, you don't know. This is knowledge. / True knowledge is when one knows the limitations of one's knowledge.
安不忘危，治不忘乱
In security, we should never forget the dangers and in times of peace, we should always beware of the potential for chaos.
海不辞水，故能成其大
先天下之忧而忧，后天下之乐而乐
To worry before the common people worries; to enjoy only after the people can enjoy.
春愁难遣强看山，往事惊心泪欲潸。四百万人同一哭，去年今日割台湾。
On such a nice spring day, my heart was so heavy with sadness. So I went out sightseeing in the mountain, however, my mind always went back to this day last year when 4 million people on Taiwan cried the same tears of sorrow as Taiwan was ceded.
有德者，必有言，有言者，不必有德。
People with virtue must speak out; People who speak are not all virtuous.
不耻下问
Never hesitate to ask a lesser person.
知之为知之，不知为不知，是知也
SECTION II: 古圣贤语录
学而时习之， 不亦说乎。 有朋自远方来， 不亦乐乎。
Isn't it a pleasure to study and practice what you have learned? Isn't it a lso great when friends visit from distant places?
有朋自远方来，不亦乐乎。人不知而不愠，不亦君子乎。
When friends gather round from afar do we not rejoice? Whom lack of fame cannot vex is not he a gentleman?
力拔山兮气盖世
成事不说， 遂事不谏， 既往不咎。
Don't bother explaining that which has already been done; don't bother criticizing that which is already gone; don't bother blaming that which is already past.
With strength to lift mountains and spirit to take on the world
四海为家
Make my home everywhere within the four seas / The world is my home / （The world is my oyster）
吾生也有涯，而知也无涯
Life is finite, while knowledge is infinite.
人生自古谁无死，留取丹心照汗青。
Since the dawn of time every one will die, let the history books note my death with loyalty at heart.
巧言令色， 鲜矣仁。
Someone who is a clever speaker and maintains a 'too-smiley' face is seldom considered a humane person.
诗三百， 一言以蔽之， 曰： 「思无邪」。
The 300 verses of the Book of Odes can be summed up in a single phrase: 'Don't think in an evil way’。
同舟共济
Help one another, for we are all in the same boat.
天有不测风云，人有旦夕祸福
Like Weather, one's fortune may change by the evening.
治大国如烹小鲜
Running a large country is like cooking a small fish.
The ocean never turns away streams, so it becomes wide and deep
山不辞土石，故能成其高
The mountain never turns away stones, so it becomes towering and strong.
掩耳盗铃