口译达人必“背”:中国成语英译(31)

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  乐极生悲
  After joy comes sadness.
  说曹操到曹操就到
  Talk of the devil and the devil comes.
  团结就是力量
  Union is strength.
  需要为发明之母
  Necessity is the mother of invention.
  满招损,谦受益
  Haughtiness invites ruin; humility receives benefits.
  恶有恶报
  He that does evil shall find evil.
  恶事传千里
  Bad news travels quickly.
  熟能生巧
  Practice makes perfect.
  缓兵之计
  a fabian policy
  缘木求鱼
  to get water from a flint
  词汇解析:
  haughtiness:傲慢, 不逊 【例句】She called him on his haughtiness.她责备他傲慢无礼。
  Fabian:adj. 费边式的, 拖延时间的 n. 费边主义 【常用短语】①Fabian tactics:慎重待机的策略; 缓进军略 ②Fabian Society:ph. 费边协会, 费边社(1884年在伦敦由英国资产阶级知识分子组成的一个政治组织, 主张采取温和缓进的办法改造社会), n. 费边社