中西文化对比_成语谚语.pptVIP

Before a student gets the hang of how to use idioms and proverbs, he’ll make a lot of mistakes. Some mistakes will cause people to hold their sides with laughter, but that shouldn’t put him in a stew. He should learn to put up with such things. You might say if you want to learn a foreign language well, that’s part of the game.; get the hang of; Chapter2 Idioms and Proverbs; idiom: a group of words in a fixed order having a particular meaning, which is different from the meanings of each word understood on its own and must be learnt as a whole unit. ; ; ; Prevention is better than cure. ;If you would not be known to do anything, never do it.若要人不知，除非己莫为．In unity here is strength. 团结就是力量． Time is money. 时间就是金钱. He whose belly is full believes not him who is fasting.饱汉不知饿汉饥．Easier said than done./ (It’s) easier to say than to do. 说时容易做时难．Idleness is the root of all evil. 懒惰是万恶之源．Brevity is the soul of wit. 简洁是智慧的精髓. Practice makes perfect. 熟能生巧. He who has not tasted bitter knows not what sweet is. 吃得苦中苦, 方知甜上甜. Good luck would never come in pairs. 福不双至． ; ;2. Chinese borrowed from English:;C. Similar sources:; ; ;Better be the head of a dog than the tail of a lion. 宁做鸡头，不做凤尾． The early bird catches the worm. 早起的鸟儿有虫吃. The foremost dog catches the hare. 捷足先登./ 先下手为强. Clumsy birds have to start early. 笨鸟先飞.Every potter praises his own pot. 老王卖瓜，自卖自夸． to blow one’s own horn/ trumpet 自吹自擂.The fox preys farthest from home. 兔子不吃窝边草．One swallow does not make a summer. 一花独放不是春．One drop of poison infects the whole ton of wine.