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1、中国俗语英译（EnglishtranslationofChineseIdioms）Apailofwatershakes,andhalfapailofwaterringsSomeoneliterallytranslatesas"Thefullpotofwaternosound";"thehalf-emptypotofwatermakesisnoisy."Foreignersmaybeconfusedafterlistening.Theyhavetheirownsaying:A,little,knowledge(or,learning),can,b
2、e(or,is)dangerous.(littleknowledge,verydangerous)Or:Still,water,runs,deep.(stillunfathomable)Itcanalsobesaidthat:He,who,knows,the,most,says,the,least.(themorepeopleknow,thelesstheyspeak)Asforthe"usuallycanbesaid,stillwaterrunsdeep:A,truly,wise,person,does,not,show,off,his(he
3、r),ability.(reallysmartpeoplearenotcapableofshowingtheirabilities)Gettothebottomof.Asthewater,level,sinks,the,stones,are,exposed.Inthatcase,I'mafraidforeignersstilldon'tunderstand.Whattheysayis..:All,secrets,may,eventually,come,to,light.(allsecretswilleventuallybeexposed.)It
4、canalsobesaidthat:Eventually,every,secret,will,be,disclosed.ThemountainlookshighThe,apples,on,the,other,side,of,the,wall,,are,the,sweetest.(meaning:theapplesoverthewallaresweetest)Ofcourse:If,you,stand,on,a,mountain,you,feel,the,distant,mountain,seems,yours.,higher,than,fore
5、ignerscanbarelyacceptit.Andtheirmostpopulartermis:The,grass,always,looks,greener,on,the,other,side.(ontheothersideofthegrass,italwayslooksgreener)Afireprovesgold,butafriendinneedisafriendindeedFire,is,test,of,gold,adversity,is,the,the,test,friendship.,ofAlthoughthetranslatio
6、nisgood,foreignerscanunderstandit,buttheyhaveotherversions:Liquor,brings,out,a,person's,true,color.(spiritscanshowaperson'srealcharacteristics)Or:Wine,reveals,a,person's,true,heart.Althoughforeignersdonotuse"firesmeltingrealgold"metaphor,butthereare"LuYaoknowhorsepower"argum
7、ent:By,a,long,road,we,know,a,horse's,strength,at,times,of,difficulty,we,discover,a,,friend's,true,character.Bigthunder,smallraindropsItwastranslatedas:Thethunder,roars,loudly,but,little,rain,falls.,or:All,we,hear,is,thunder,but,no,rain,falls.Althoughliteraltranslationiseasie
8、rtounderstand,theforeignersaysso:Actions,speak,louder,than,words.(actionssp
