英语专业八级辅导:中国古典名句英译集锦

 　　1、但愿人长久，千里共婵娟。

　　We wish each other a long life so as to share the beauty of this graceful¹ moon light， even though miles apart.

　　2、独在异乡为异客，每逢佳节倍思亲。

　　A lonely stranger in a strange land I am cast， I miss my family all the more on every festive² day.

　　3、大江东去，浪淘尽，千古风流人物。

　　The endless river eastward³ flows; with its huge waves are gone all those gallant⁴ heroes of bygone years.

　　4、二人同心，其利断金。

　　If two people are of the same mind， their sharpness can cut through metal.

　　5、富贵不能淫，贫贱不能移，威武不能曲，此之谓大丈夫。

　　It is a true great man whom no money and rank can confuse， no poverty and hardship can shake， and no power and force can suffocate⁵.

　　6、海内存知己，天涯若比邻。

　　A bosom⁶ friend afar brings distance near.

　　7、合抱之木，生于毫末，九层之台，起于累土；千里之行始于足下。

　　A huge tree that fills one’s arms grows from a tiny seedling⁷; a nine-storied tower rises from a heap of earth; a thousand li journey starts with the first step.

　　8、祸兮，福之所依；福兮，祸之所伏。

　　Misfortune， that is where happiness depends; happiness， that is where misfortune underlies⁸.

　　9、见贤思齐焉，见不贤而内自省也。

　　On seeing a man of virtue⁹， try to become his equal; on seeing a man without virtue， examine yourself not to have the same defects.

　　10、江山如此多娇，引无数英雄尽折腰。

　　This land so rich in beauty has made countless¹⁰ heroes bow in homage¹¹.

　　11、举头望明月，低头思故乡。

　　Raising my head， I see the moon so bright; withdrawing my eyes， my nostalgia¹² comes around.

　　12、俱往矣，数风流人物，还看今朝。

　　All are past and gone; we look to this age for truly great men.

　　13、君子成人之美，不成人之恶。

　　The gentleman helps others to achieve their moral perfection but not their evil conduct.

　　14、君子独立不惭于影，独寝不愧于魂。

　　A righteous man never feels ashamed to face his shadow when standing¹³ alone and to face his soul when sleeping alone.

　　15、君子之交淡如水，小人之交甘如醴。君子淡以亲，小人甘以绝。

　　The friendship between men of virtue is light like water， yet affectionate; the friendship between men without virtue is sweet like wine， yet easily broken.

　　16、老吾老以及人之老，幼吾幼以及人之幼。

　　Expend¹⁴ the respect of the aged¹⁵ in one’s family to that of other families; expend the love of the young ones in one’s family to that of other families.

　　17、礼尚往来。往而不来，非礼也；来而不往，亦非礼也。

　　Propriety¹⁶ suggests reciprocity. It is not propriety not to give out but to receive， or vice¹⁷ versa.

　　18、两情若是长久时，又岂在朝朝暮暮。

　　If love between both sides can last for aye， why need they stay together night and day？

　　19、路漫漫其修远兮，吾将上下而求索。

　　The way ahead is long; I see no ending， yet high and low I’ll search with my will unbending.

　　20、民为贵，社稷次之，君为轻。

　　The people are the most important element in a state; next are the gods of land and grain; least is the ruler himself.

　　21、千丈之堤，以蝼蚁之穴溃；百尺之屋，以突隙之烟焚。

　　A long dike¹⁸ will collapse¹⁹ because of an ant-hole in it; a tall building will be burned down by a spark from a chimney’s chink.

　　22、锲而舍之，朽木不折，锲而不舍，金石可镂。

　　Carve but give up half way， even a decayed piece of wood will not break; carve without stop， even metal and stone can be engraved²⁰.

　　23、人有悲欢离合，月有阴晴阳缺，此事古难全。

　　People have sorrow and joy; they part and meet again. The moon dims or shines; it waxes or wanes²¹. Nothing is perfect， not even in the olden days.

　　24、人之于文学也，犹玉之于琢磨也。

　　Learning and culture are to a person what polished and grinding are to jade²².

1 graceful   

adj.优美的，优雅的；得体的

参考例句：

• His movements on the parallel bars were very graceful.他的双杠动作可帅了!
• The ballet dancer is so graceful.芭蕾舞演员的姿态是如此的优美。

2 festive   

adj.欢宴的，节日的

参考例句：

• It was Christmas and everyone was in festive mood.当时是圣诞节，每个人都沉浸在节日的欢乐中。
• We all wore festive costumes to the ball.我们都穿着节日的盛装前去参加舞会。

3 eastward   

adv.向东；adj.向东的；n.东方，东部

参考例句：

• The river here tends eastward.这条河从这里向东流。
• The crowd is heading eastward,believing that they can find gold there.人群正在向东移去，他们认为在那里可以找到黄金。

4 gallant   

adj.英勇的，豪侠的；(向女人)献殷勤的

参考例句：

• Huang Jiguang's gallant deed is known by all men. 黄继光的英勇事迹尽人皆知。
• These gallant soldiers will protect our country.这些勇敢的士兵会保卫我们的国家的。

5 suffocate   

vt.使窒息，使缺氧，阻碍；vi.窒息，窒息而亡，阻碍发展

参考例句：

• If you shut all the windows,I will suffocate.如果你把窗户全部关起来，我就会闷死。
• The stale air made us suffocate.浑浊的空气使我们感到窒息。

6 bosom   

n.胸，胸部；胸怀；内心；adj.亲密的

参考例句：

• She drew a little book from her bosom.她从怀里取出一本小册子。
• A dark jealousy stirred in his bosom.他内心生出一阵恶毒的嫉妒。

7 seedling   

n.秧苗，树苗

参考例句：

• She cut down the seedling with one chop.她一刀就把小苗砍倒了。
• The seedling are coming up full and green.苗长得茁壮碧绿。

8 underlies   

v.位于或存在于（某物）之下( underlie的第三人称单数 )；构成…的基础（或起因），引起

参考例句：

• I think a lack of confidence underlies his manner. 我认为他表现出的态度是因为他缺乏信心。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• Try to figure out what feeling underlies your anger. 努力找出你的愤怒之下潜藏的情感。 来自辞典例句

9 virtue   

n.德行，美德；贞操；优点；功效，效力

参考例句：

• He was considered to be a paragon of virtue.他被认为是品德尽善尽美的典范。
• You need to decorate your mind with virtue.你应该用德行美化心灵。

10 countless   

adj.无数的，多得不计其数的

参考例句：

• In the war countless innocent people lost their lives.在这场战争中无数无辜的人丧失了性命。
• I've told you countless times.我已经告诉你无数遍了。

11 homage   

n.尊敬，敬意，崇敬

参考例句：

• We pay homage to the genius of Shakespeare.我们对莎士比亚的天才表示敬仰。
• The soldiers swore to pay their homage to the Queen.士兵们宣誓效忠于女王陛下。

12 nostalgia   

n.怀乡病，留恋过去，怀旧

参考例句：

• He might be influenced by nostalgia for his happy youth.也许是对年轻时幸福时光的怀恋影响了他。
• I was filled with nostalgia by hearing my favourite old song.我听到这首喜爱的旧歌，心中充满了怀旧之情。

13 standing   

n.持续，地位；adj.永久的，不动的，直立的，不流动的

参考例句：

• After the earthquake only a few houses were left standing.地震过后只有几幢房屋还立着。
• They're standing out against any change in the law.他们坚决反对对法律做任何修改。

14 expend   

vt.花费，消费，消耗

参考例句：

• Don't expend all your time on such a useless job.不要把时间消耗在这种无用的工作上。
• They expend all their strength in trying to climb out.他们费尽全力想爬出来。

15 aged   

adj.年老的，陈年的

参考例句：

• He had put on weight and aged a little.他胖了，也老点了。
• He is aged,but his memory is still good.他已年老，然而记忆力还好。

16 propriety   

n.正当行为；正当；适当

参考例句：

• We hesitated at the propriety of the method.我们对这种办法是否适用拿不定主意。
• The sensitive matter was handled with great propriety.这件机密的事处理得极为适当。

17 vice   

n.坏事；恶习；[pl.]台钳，老虎钳；adj.副的

参考例句：

• He guarded himself against vice.他避免染上坏习惯。
• They are sunk in the depth of vice.他们堕入了罪恶的深渊。

18 dike   

n.堤，沟；v.开沟排水

参考例句：

• They dug a dike along walls of the school.他们沿校墙挖沟。
• Fortunately,the flood did not break the dike.还好，这场大水没有把堤坝冲坏。

19 collapse   

vi.累倒；昏倒；倒塌；塌陷

参考例句：

• The country's economy is on the verge of collapse.国家的经济已到了崩溃的边缘。
• The engineer made a complete diagnosis of the bridge's collapse.工程师对桥的倒塌做了一次彻底的调查分析。

20 engraved   

v.在（硬物）上雕刻（字，画等）( engrave的过去式和过去分词 )；将某事物深深印在（记忆或头脑中）

参考例句：

• The silver cup was engraved with his name. 银杯上刻有他的名字。
• It was prettily engraved with flowers on the back. 此件雕刻精美，背面有花饰图案。 来自《简明英汉词典》

21 wanes   

v.衰落( wane的第三人称单数 )；（月）亏；变小；变暗淡

参考例句：

• The moon waxes till it becomes full, and then wanes. 月亮渐盈，直到正圆，然后消亏。 来自《现代汉英综合大词典》
• The moon waxes and wanes every month. 月亮每个月都有圆缺。 来自《简明英汉词典》

22 jade   

n.玉石；碧玉；翡翠

参考例句：

• The statue was carved out of jade.这座塑像是玉雕的。
• He presented us with a couple of jade lions.他送给我们一对玉狮子。