中西谚语对照1000句(7)(2)
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26.The bird that can sing and won't sing must be made to sing.
生来能唱的鸟,不愿唱也得叫它唱。
27.The fowler's pipe sounds sweet until the bird is caught.
捕禽人笛声悠扬,直吹得鸟儿落网。来源:考试大
28.He that will take the bird must not scare it.
捕鸟休惊鸟。
29.The noisy fowler catches no bird.
捕禽人大肆声张,鸟儿就不会落网。来源:考试大
30.Old birds are not caught with new nests.
新网难捕老鸟。
31.'Tis the early bird that catches the worm.
早起的鸟先得虫;捷足先登。
32.A bird in the hand is worth two in the bush.
双鸟在林,不如一鸟在手;十赊不如一现。
33.A bird is known by its note,and a man by his talk.
鸟以声闻,人以言知。
34.It is an ill bird that fouls its own nest.
家丑不可外扬。
35.Eagles fly alone,but sheep flock together.
鹰爱独飞羊爱群。 来源:考试大
36.A kite will never be a good hawk.
鸢永不会变成隼。
37.Empty hands no hawk allure.
空手不能诱鹰来。
38.The crow thinks his own bird fairest.
乌鸦总以为自己的雏鸟最美。来源:考试大
39.A crow is never the whiter for washing herself often.
乌鸦不管怎样经常洗澡,也不会变白。
40.Wheresoever the carcase is,there will the ravens be gathered together.
哪里有死尸,乌鸦就成群。 来源:考试大
41.One swallow does not make a summer.
一燕不能成夏天(不可仅凭一种现象而遽作判断)。
42.The snail slides up the tower at last though the swallow mounteth it sooner.
燕子一飞就上塔,蜗牛悄悄爬,最后也上塔。
43.The cuckoo comes in April,and stays the month of May;sings a song at Midsummer,and then goes away.
布谷鸟,四月来,五月一直在,仲夏唱支歌,然后就离
开。
44.If the sky falls,we shall catch larks.
天垮正好抓云雀;不要杞人忧天。 来源:考试大
45.An owl is the king of the night.
猫头鹰是黑夜之王。
46.When the owl sings,the nightingale will hold her peace.
枭鸟唱歌,夜莺屏息。
47.Cats hide their paws.
猫儿不露爪。
48.A gloved cat catches no mice.
戴手套的猫抓不到老鼠。
49.When the cat's away,the mice will play.
猫儿不在家,老鼠就玩耍;猫儿不在耗子闹。
50.Ale will make cat speak.
喝了淡啤酒,猫也会开口;酒后使人说话多。
