1、Interpretation Exercises for Unit One(第 1 单元口译练习)I Interpret the following sentences into Chinese or English.1. A fall into the pit, a gain in your wit.参考答案：1 吃一暂，长一智。 2. Pride goes before a fall.参考答案：2 骄者必败。3. The tongue cut the throat. / Misfortunes never come alone.参考答案：3 祸从口出言多必失。/ 祸不单行。4. Great
2、 minds think alike.参考答案：4 英雄所见略同。5. Man proposes, God disposes.参考答案：5 谋事在人，成事在天。6. The remembrance of the past is the teacher of the future.参考答案：6 前事不忘，后事之师。7. A horse stumble that has four legs. 参考答案：7 人非圣贤；孰能无过？/金无足赤，人无完人。8. A hedge between keeps friendship green. 参考答案：8 君子之交（淡于水） 。9. Many kiss th
3、e baby for the nurses sake. 参考答案：9 醉翁之意不在酒。10. The moon is not seen when the sun shines.参考答案：10 小巫见大巫。11. Misfortune might be a blessing in disguise. 参考答案：11 祸兮福所倚，福兮祸所伏。12. Justice has long arms.参考答案：12 天网恢恢，疏而不漏13. What we lose in hake we shall have in herring.参考答案：13 失之东隅，收之桑榆14. Save your breath
4、 to cool your porridge. 参考答案：14 各人自扫门前雪，莫管他人瓦上霜15. The shepherd would rather lose the wool than the sheep. 参考答案：15 留得青山在，不怕没柴烧.16. 民为贵，社稷次之，君为轻。参考答案：16 The people are the most important element in a state; next are the gods of land and grain; least is the ruler himself.17. 万物并育而不相害，道并行而不相悖。 （孔子）参考答案
5、：17 All living creatures grow together without harming one another; ways run parallel without interfering with one another.18. 苟利国家生死已，岂因祸福趋避之（林则徐）参考答案：18 I shall serve my country till the end of my life, regardless of fortunes or misfortunes.19. 雄关漫道真如铁，而今迈步从头越。 （毛泽东）参考答案：19 The strong pass of the
6、enemy is like a wall of iron, yet with firm strides we are conquering its summit.20. 路漫漫其修远兮，吾将上下而求索（屈原）参考答案：20 My journey is long and winding, I will keep on exploring my way far and wide.21. 相知无远近，万里尚为邻。 （唐.张九龄送韦城李少府 ）参考答案：21 Distance cannot separate true friends who feel so close even when they a
7、re thousands of miles apart.22. 一乡之善士斯友一乡之善士，天下之善士斯友天下之善士。 （孟子）参考答案：22 A good citizen in one community will befriend the other citizens of the community; a good citizen of the world will befriend the other citizens of the world.23. 工欲善其事，比先利其器。 （论语魏灵公 ）参考答案：23 The mechanics that would perfect his wo
8、rk must first sharpen his tools.24. The burnt child dreads the fire. 参考答案：24 一朝被蛇咬，十年怕井绳。25. 锲而不舍，金石可镂。 （荀子劝学篇 ）参考答案：25 If you carve without a break, even metal and stone can be engraved.26. 天行健，君子以自强不息。 （取自易经中的坤卦 ）参考答案：26 As Heavens movement is ever vigorous, so must a gentleman ceaselessly strive
9、along.27. 学而不思则罔，思而不学则殆。 （论语为政 ）参考答案：27 Learning without thinking leads to confusion; thinking without learning ends in danger.28. A watched pot never boils.参考答案：28 心急吃不了热豆腐。29. 合抱之木，生于毫末；九层之台，起于累土；千里之行，始于足下。 （老子第 64章）参考答案：29 A huge tree that fills ones arms grows from a tiny seedling; a nine-storie
10、d tower rises from a heap of earth; a thousand li journey starts with the first step.30. 千丈之堤，以蝼蚁之穴溃；百尺之室，以突隙之烟焚。参考答案：30 A long dike will collapse because of an ant-hole in it; a tall building will be burned down because of a spark from a chimneys chink.31. The style is the man.参考答案：33 文如其人。32. 天生我材
11、必有用（唐 李白将进酒 ）参考答案：32 Heaven has endowed me with talents for eventual use.33. 不登高山，不知天之高也；不临深渊，不知地之厚也。 （荀子劝学 ）参考答案：33 One can never be aware of the height of the sky or the depth of the earth, if he does not climb up a high mountain or look down into a deep abyss.34. 知人者智，知己者明。 （老子 道德经 ）参考答案：34 To un
12、derstand others, it takes intelligence; to understand yourself, it takes wisdom.35. Walls have ears.参考答案：35 隔墙有耳。36. 三人行，必有我师焉。择其善者而从之，其不善者而改之。 （孔子论语述而 ）参考答案：36 Among any three men walking, I will find something to learn for sure. Their good qualities are to be followed, and their shortcomings are t
13、o be avoided.37. 大道之行也天下为公.参考答案：37 When the great way is followed, all under heaven will be equal38. 学而不思则罔，思而不学则殆。 （论语为政 ）参考答案：38 Learning without thinking leads to confusion; thinking without learning ends in danger.39. 天时不如地利，地利不如人和。 （孟子卷四公孙丑下 ）参考答案：39 Opportunities vouchsafed by Heaven are outmatched by terrestrial advantages, which in turn are outmatched by the harmony among people.40. Better die with honor than live with shame.参考答案：40 宁为玉碎，不为瓦全。
