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1、Idioms & sayings & fables,Translation of idioms,build up from nothing one in hundred all-embracing/ all-inclusive weather-beaten vicissitudes of life run counter to run in the opposite direction put the cart before the horse the slow need to start early the only way be further intensified in war not
2、hing is too deceitful feel not ashamed to learn from ones subordinates,白手起家 百里挑一 包罗万象 饱经风霜 悲欢离合 背道而驰 本末倒置 笨鸟先飞 必由之路 变本加厉 兵不厌诈 不耻下问,Translation of idioms,不劳而获reap where one has not sown 不速之客crasher/ uninvited guest 不遗余力spare no effort/ spare no pains 才疏学浅have little talent and learning 惨绝人寰extremely
3、cruel 沧海一粟/九牛一毛a drop in the bucket 草木皆兵a state of extreme nervousness 层出不穷emerge in endlessly 层峦迭嶂peaks over peaks 车水马龙heavy traffic 称心如意well-content,Sayings,All roads lead to Rome.条条大路通罗马。 An idle youth, a needy age.少壮不努力，老大徒伤悲。 Diligence is the mother of success.勤奋是成功之母。 A bully is always a cowar
4、d. 色厉内荏。 Faith will move mountains. 精诚所至，金石为开。 A bad beginning makes a bad ending. 不善始者不善终。 A bad thing never dies. 遗臭万年。 A bird in the hand is worth two in the bush.一鸟在手胜过双鸟在林。 A cat may look at a king. 人人平等。,Sayings,Actions speak louder than words. 事实胜于雄辩。 A friend in need is a friend indeed. 患难见真
5、情。 A friend is easier lost than found. 得朋友难，失朋友易。 A friend without faults will never be found. 没有十全十美的朋友。 A good beginning is half done. 良好的开端是成功的一半。 A good conscience is a soft pillow. 不做亏心事，不怕鬼叫门 A man is never too old to learn. 活到老，学到老。 The more a man learns, the more he sees his ignorance.学然后知不足
6、。,Fables,The term fable refers to a short story in which animals or inanimate objects speak and behave like humans, usually to give a moral point. The term comes from the Latin fabula, “a telling.” The greatest teller of fables was Aesop. He was believed to be a Greek slave who lived in the 6th cent
7、ury B.C. Another great teller of fables was Jean de La Fontaine. He wrote in France in the 17th century. La Fontaine based many of his fables on those of Aesop.,Aesop (620?560? B.C.) ancient Greek writer of fables Jean de La Fontaine (16211695) French writer,Some of their best-known fables are The L
8、ion and the Mouse, The Hare and the Tortoise, The Fox and the Grapes, The Shepherd Boy and the Wolf, The Fox and the Crow, The Dove and the Ant, and The Fox and the Stork鸟鹳guan. In the Chinese language, some idioms come from fables such as The Frog in the Shallow Well (井底之蛙) , His Spear against His
9、Shield (自相矛盾),Making His Mark (刻舟求剑), Ostrich鸵鸟 Logic (掩耳盗铃) and Blessing or Bane祸害(塞翁失马).,Here are some pictures about two famous fables. One is an Aesops fable; the other is a Chinese one. 1.What are the names of the fables? 2.What lessons can we draw from the fables?,The Fox and the Grapes,The Fo
10、x and the Grapes,One day a fox passed under a vine. From the vine a lot of grapes were hanging. He was very hungry and thirsty. He said, “What a fine vine it is! The grapes on the vine look very nice and sweet.” The color of the grapes was green. The grapes were very big. And the grapes were so big
11、and beautiful that the fox wanted to eat them. The fox said, “I am thirsty and hungry. I want to eat the grapes now.” The fox jumped. The grapes were too high. He tried everything to get the grapes. But it was in vain. At last the fox said, “The grapes are too sour to eat. I dont want to get the poo
12、r grapes.”,Making His Mark,Making His Mark,A man from the state of Chu was crossing a river. In the boat, his sword fell into the water. Immediately he made a mark on the boat. “This is where my sword fell off,” he said. When the boat stopped moving, he went into the water to look for his sword at t
13、he place where he had marked the boat. The boat had moved but the sword had not. Is this not a very foolish way to look for a sword?,Here are some famous sayings in English. You are required to answer the following questions and then tell each fables as briefly as possible. 1.What are the Chinese eq
14、uivalents of these sayings? 2.From which fable does each saying come?,Sour grapes.,Killing the goose that lays the golden eggs.,One good turn deserves another.,Dont count your chickens before theyre hatched.,Some Famous English Sayings from Fables,It means “酸葡萄” in Chinese. This saying comes from th
15、e fable The Fox and the Grapes. In it the fox cannot reach the grapes. Disappointed, the animal says that the grapes are sour and that they are “not fit for a gentlemans eating.”,Sour grapes.,It means “杀鸡取蛋” in Chinese. This saying comes from the fable The Goose with the Golden Eggs. In it the owner
16、 of the goose is not satisfied with one golden egg a day. He cuts the goose open to see if there is gold inside.,Killing the goose that lays the golden eggs.,It means “善有善报” in Chinese. This saying comes from the fable The Dove and the Ant. In it a dove saves an ant from drowning in a river. Later the ant saves the doves life by stinging a hunter in the foot, making him miss his aim at the dove.,One good turn deserves another.,It means “鸡蛋未孵出，先别数小鸡” in Chinese. This sayin
