外国人笔下的中国谚语

雷锋 · 发表于 2004-12-1 18:15

1. Add legs to the snake after you have finished drawing it.

2. A book holds a house of gold.

3. Crows everywhere are equally black.

4. Dream different dreams while on the same bed.

5. Even a hare will bite when it is cornered.

6. Have a mouth as sharp as a dagger, but a heart as soft as tofu.

7. An inch of time is an inch of gold, but you can't buy that inch of time with an inch of gold.

8. Looking for the ass on its very back.

9. The longer the night lasts, the more our dreams will be.

10. No wind, no waves.

11. Of all the stratagems, to know when to quit is the best.

12. Once on a tiger's back, it is hard to alight.

13. One monk shoulders water by himself; two can still share the labor among them. When it comes to three, they have to go thirsty.

14. Paper can't wrap up a fire.

15. A smile will gain you ten more years of life.

16. A sly rabbit will have three openings to its den.

17. Some prefer carrot while others like cabbage.

18. Steal a bell with one's ears covered.

19. There are always ears on the other side of the wall.

20. Vicious as a tigress can be, she never eats her own cubs.

21. A weasel comes to say "Happy New Year" to the chickens.

22. Without rice, even the cleverest housewife cannot cook.

23. The more you sweat in Peacetime, The less you bleed during War.

24. Pure gold does not fear furnace.

25. Those who do not read are no better off than those who can not.

26. The beginning of wisdom is to call things by their right names.

27. The man who removes a mountain begins by carrying away small stones.

28. He painted a tiger, but it turned out a dog.

29. If you are patient in one moment of anger, you will escape a hundred days of sorrow.

30. After three days without reading, talk becomes flavorless.

31. A book is like a garden carried in the pocket.

32. Sour, sweet, bitter, pungent, all must be tasted.

33. With money you are a dragon; with no money, a worm.

34. There are many paths to the top of the mountain, but the view is always the same.

35. When a finger points at the moon, the imbecile looks at the finger.

36. It is not necessary to light a candle to the sun.

37. He who rides the tiger can never dismount.

38. Every day cannot be a feast of lanterns.

39. It is not the knowing that is difficult, but the doing.

40. Virtue never dwells alone; it always has neighbours.

41. The Gods cannot help those who do not seize opportunities

大家都能读懂吗？

老杨 · 发表于 2004-12-1 21:54

前两个看懂了：画蛇添足，书中自有黄金屋

老杨 · 发表于 2004-12-1 21:56

3、天下乌鸦一般黑
4、同床异梦

老杨 · 发表于 2004-12-1 21:57

第5没看懂，第6：刀子嘴豆腐心

老杨 · 发表于 2004-12-1 21:58

7、一寸光阴一寸金，寸金难买寸光阴
8、骑驴找驴

享受生活 · 发表于 2004-12-1 22:04

14，纸包不住火
15，笑一笑，十年少

享受生活 · 发表于 2004-12-1 22:06

9，夜长梦多
10，无风不起浪

享受生活 · 发表于 2004-12-1 22:08

11，三十六计，走为上
12，老虎的屁股摸不得
13，三个和尚没水喝

[ Last edited by JIMTARA on 2004-12-1 at 10:09 PM ]

享受生活 · 发表于 2004-12-1 22:12

16，狡兔三窟
17，萝卜青菜各有所爱
18，掩耳盗铃

connie · 发表于 2004-12-2 01:09

呵呵，都好厉害哦！！！

享受生活 · 发表于 2004-12-2 07:29

Originally posted by connie at 2004-12-2 01:09:
* A* V1 d& c( Y$ |" r3 ]呵呵，都好厉害哦！！！

强烈要求版主奖励我们每人100金币！

老杨 · 发表于 2004-12-2 18:51

19、隔墙有耳
20、虎毒不食子
21、黄鼠狼给鸡拜年

connie · 发表于 2004-12-2 19:26

Originally posted by JIMTARA at 2004-12-2 08:29 AM:- C& {& e1 ?; Y9 n: R: L* s, S
强烈要求版主奖励我们每人100金币！

:D呵呵，这个要求不高，你和老杨一人100金币，请查收

对了，还有雷锋~~~~

阿里 · 发表于 2004-12-3 15:55

37.骑虎难下

阿里 · 发表于 2004-12-3 15:56

23,平时多流汗,战时少流血

阿里 · 发表于 2004-12-3 15:59

22.巧妇难为无米之炊

阿里 · 发表于 2004-12-3 16:00

24.真金不怕火练

阿里 · 发表于 2004-12-3 18:41

27.愚公移山

阿里 · 发表于 2004-12-3 18:43

30.
三天不见,刮目相看

阿里 · 发表于 2004-12-4 09:27

30.士别三日,当刮目相看

阿里 · 发表于 2004-12-4 09:30

32.五味具全

阿里 · 发表于 2004-12-4 09:36

38天下无不散的宴席

阿里 · 发表于 2004-12-4 09:38

40.德艺双罄

xry · 发表于 2004-12-4 15:36

34. 条条大路通罗马

xry · 发表于 2004-12-4 15:41

35. 前车之鉴

xry · 发表于 2004-12-4 15:44

36.多此一举

阿里 · 发表于 2004-12-4 19:39

28.画虎不成反类犬

xry · 发表于 2004-12-5 08:43

5. Even a hare will bite when it is cornered

是不是"狗急跳墙"

显示全部楼层 · 发表于 2004-12-5 09:29

第五个，有句话叫兔子急了还蹬人呢，不过不是咬人

显示全部楼层 · 发表于 2004-12-5 09:43

37-骑虎难下

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