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Idioms&sayings&fablesTranslationofidiomsbuildupfromnothingoneinhundredall-embracing/all-inclusiveweather-beatenvicissitudesofliferuncountertorunintheoppositedirectionputthecartbeforethehorsetheslowneedtostartearlytheonlywaybefurtherintensifiedinwarnothingistoodeceitfulfeelnotashamedtolearnfromone'ssubordinates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Translationofidioms不劳而获reapwhereonehasnotsown不速之客crasher/uninvitedguest不遗余力sparenoeffort/sparenopains才疏学浅havelittletalentandlearning惨绝人寰extremelycruel沧海一粟/九牛一毛adropinthebucket草木皆兵astateofextremenervousness层出不穷emergeinendlessly层峦迭嶂peaksoverpeaks车水马龙heavytraffic称心如意well-contentSayingsAllroadsleadtoRome.条条大路通罗马。Anidleyouth,aneedyage.少壮不努力，老大徒伤悲。Diligenceisthemotherofsuccess.勤奋是成功之母。Abullyisalwaysacoward.色厉内荏。Faithwillmovemountains.精诚所至，金石为开。Abadbeginningmakesabadending.不善始者不善终。Abadthingneverdies.遗臭万年。Abirdinthehandisworthtwointhebush.一鸟在手胜过双鸟在林。Acatmaylookataking.人人平等。SayingsActionsspeaklouderthanwords.事实胜于雄辩。Afriendinneedisafriendindeed.患难见真情。Afriendiseasierlostthanfound.得朋友难，失朋友易。Afriendwithoutfaultswillneverbefound.没有十全十美的朋友。Agoodbeginningishalfdone.良好的开端是成功的一半。Agoodconscienceisasoftpillow.不做亏心事，不怕鬼叫门Amanisnevertoooldtolearn.活到老，学到老。Themoreamanlearns,themoreheseeshisignorance.学然后知不足。FablesThetermfablereferstoashortstoryinwhichanimalsorinanimateobjectsspeakandbehavelikehumans,usuallytogiveamoralpoint.ThetermcomesfromtheLatinfabula,“atelling.”ThegreatesttelleroffableswasAesop.HewasbelievedtobeaGreekslavewholivedinthe6thcenturyB.C.AnothergreattelleroffableswasJeandeLaFontaine.HewroteinFranceinthe17thcentury.LaFontainebasedmanyofhisfablesonthoseofAesop.Aesop(620?~560?B.C.)ancientGreekwriteroffablesJeandeLaFontaine(1621~1695)FrenchwriterSomeoftheirbest-knownfablesareTheLionandtheMouse,TheHareandtheTortoise,TheFoxandtheGrapes,TheShepherdBoyandtheWolf,TheFoxandtheCrow,TheDoveandtheAnt,andTheFoxandtheStork[鸟]鹳guan﹨.IntheChineselanguage,someidiomscomefromfablessuchasTheFrogintheShallowWell(井底之蛙),HisSpearagainstHisShield(自相矛盾),MakingHisMark(刻舟求剑),Ostrich鸵鸟Logic(掩耳盗铃)andBlessingorBane祸害(塞翁失马).Herearesomepicturesabouttwofamousfables.OneisanAesop’sfable;theotherisaChineseone.1.Whatarethenamesofthefables?2.Whatlessonscanwedrawfromthefables?TheFoxandtheGrapesTheFoxandtheGrapesOnedayafoxpassedunderavine.Fromthevinealotofgrapeswerehanging.Hewasveryhungryandthirsty.Hesaid,“Whatafinevineitis!Thegrapesonthevinelookveryniceandsweet.”Thecolorofthegrapeswasgreen.Thegrapeswereverybig.Andthegrapesweresobigandbeautifulthatthefoxwantedtoeatthem.Thefoxsaid,“Iamthirstyandhungry.Iwanttoeatthegrapesnow.”Thefoxjumped.Thegrapesweretoohigh.Hetriedeverythingtogetthegrapes.Butitwasinvain.Atlastthefoxsaid,“Thegrapesaretoosourtoeat.Idon’twanttogetthepoorgrapes.”MakingHisMarkMakingHisMarkAmanfromthestateofChuwascrossingariver.Intheboat,hisswordfellintothewater.Immediatelyhemadeamarkontheboat.“Thisiswheremyswordfelloff,”hesaid.Whentheboatstoppedmoving,hewentintothewatertolookforhisswordattheplacewherehehadmarkedtheboat.Theboathadmovedbuttheswordhadnot.Isthisnotaveryfoolishwaytolookforasword?HerearesomefamoussayingsinEnglish.Youarerequiredtoanswerthefollowingquestionsandthentelleachfablesasbrieflyaspossible.1.WhataretheChineseequivalentsofthesesayings?2.Fromwhichfabledoeseachsayingcome?Sourgrapes.Killingthegoosethatlaysthegoldeneggs.Onegoodturndeservesanother.Don’tcountyourchickensbeforethey’rehatched.SomeFamousEnglishSayingsfromFablesItmeans“酸葡萄”inChinese.ThissayingcomesfromthefableTheFoxandtheGrapes.Initthefoxcannotreachthegrapes.Disappointed,theanimalsaysthatthegrapesaresourandthattheyare“notfitforagentleman’seating.”Sourgrapes.Itmeans“杀鸡取蛋”inChinese.ThissayingcomesfromthefableTheGoosewiththeGoldenEggs.Inittheownerofthegooseisnotsatisfiedwithonegoldeneggaday.Hecutsthegooseopentoseeifthereisgoldinside.Killingthegoosethatlaysthegoldeneggs.Itmeans“善有善报”inChinese.ThissayingcomesfromthefableTheDoveandtheAnt.Initadovesavesanantfromdrowninginariver.Latertheantsavesthedove’slifebystingingahunterinthefoot,makinghimmisshisaimatthedove.Onegoodturndeservesanother.Itmeans“鸡蛋未孵出，先别数小鸡”inChinese.ThissayingcomesfromthefableTheMaidandthePail桶ofMilk.Initagirlcarriesapailofmilkonherhead.Shedreamsabouttheeggsshewillbuywhenshesellsthemilk.Theeggswillhatch;thenshewillsellthechickens.Withthemoneyshehasearned,shewillbuyfineclothesforherself.Thinkingaboutthenewclothes,thegirlbecomessohappythatshemerrily高兴地tossesherheadandspillsthemilk.Don’tcountyourchickensbeforethey’rehatched.TheHareandtheTortoiseTellthefablewiththehelpofthewordsintheboxbelow.Whatlessonwecandrawfromthisfable?jeerat嘲笑runagainstsb.与…赛跑comeon来吧gooff出发jogalong慢吞吞地走atone’ssteadypace迈着某人平日稳定的步伐withoutamoment’sstopping毫不停留takealittlenap打个盹plodon沉重缓慢地向前走oversleep睡过头goal终点AHarejeeredataTortoisefortheslownessofhispace.Buthelaughed,andsaidthathewouldrunagainstherandbeatheranydayshewouldname.“Comeon,”saidtheHare,“youwillsoonseewhatmyfeetaremadeof.”Soitwasagreedthattheyshouldstartatonce.TheTortoisewentoffjoggingalong,withoutamoment’sstopping,athisusualsteadypace