中国的谚语有很多,那么可以用英语来翻译谚语吗?小编告诉你,当然可以,下面就是小编整理的一些用英语口语翻译过来的谚语,大家可以作为参考。

谚语、惯用语

不管张三李四。

Every Tom, Dick and Harry. *举出常用的男孩名,表示“不论谁都……”、“不管张三还是李四”。虽然没有女孩名,但男女都可用。

My daughter had a homestay in America. (我女儿为体验当地生活,去美国了。)

So did every Tom, Dick and Harry. (不管谁都能去啊。)

I like sexy girls. (我喜欢性感的女人。)

So does every Tom, Dick and Harry. (无论谁都是这样的。)

一波未平一波又起。

Out of the frying pan into the fire. *frying pan “平底炒菜锅”,直译是菜从锅里炒出来又掉进了火里。

舍名求实。

I live to eat.

Pudding rather than praise. *不太常用的说法。

瞎猫碰上了死耗子。

Every dog has his day.

Bob won the lottery. (鲍勃中了头彩。)

Every dog has his day. (瞎猫碰上了死耗子。)

Everyone has good days.

Everyone gets lucky sometimes. (谁都会有走运的时候。)

A flying crow always gets something. *不太常用的说法。

说曹操,曹操到。

Speak of the devil. *“说到恶魔,恶魔就来”。源自谚语Speak of the devil and he will appear。

Speak of the devil.常用于口语中。

Here comes John! (约翰来了。)

Speak of the devil. (真是说到曹操,曹操到。)

情人眼里出西施。

Love is blind. *直译是“爱情是盲目的”。表示人们一旦谈恋爱,就会失去正确的判断能力,无法冷静地看待事物。

一举两得。

Kill two birds with one stone. *直译是“一石可以打中两只鸟”,即“一举两得”。