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16. 疾風知勁草，患難識知交 -- 有人譯成：
A strong tree can be tested by a storm；a true friendship can be tested by adversity.
不過老外通常只說：
A true friendship will be revealed during hard times.
也就是所謂：
A friend in need is a friend indeed.（患難之友，斯為真友。）
17.
行萬里路勝讀萬卷書 -- 有人譯為：
Traveling 10,000 miles sometimes is better than reading 10,000 books.
或者說：
To journey 10,000 miles is better than to read 10,000 books. (在此 journey 當動詞用)
說白些，就是：
Sometimes it is better to have actual experience than only to posses book knowledge.（實際經驗有時比讀死書好）
18. 飲水思源 -- 有人譯為：
When you drink the water, remember the drinking fountain (或 spring.)
(spring 是指源泉或根源，比 drinking fountain 似乎更好。）
也有人說成：
You should remember to repay someone for his or her kindness.
也就是：
Remember the kindness others do for you.（別人對你有恩，你要記得回報。）
19. 與君一席話，勝讀十年書 -- 有人譯成：
One day's conversation with an intelligent person is better than ten years of study alone.
老外也許無法接受這種看法，不過可以這麼說：
We can learn more from an intelligent person than from reading a book.（由聰明人那裡學到的，要比讀一本書更多。）
甚至只要說：
You can learn a lot from a knowledgeable person.（從有豐富學識的人，可以學到很多東西。）
20. 青出於藍而勝於藍，冰出於水而寒於水 -- 有人譯成：
Indigo color coming from the original indigo plant, has a deeper color than indigo; ice coming from water is colder than water.
這種說法，老外也許不能領悟其中涵義。其實，說白些，就是：
The younger generation may rise above their elders one day.（有一天，年輕一代會居於老年人之上。）或
Students can become more knowledgeable than their teachers in the future.
簡單地說，就是：
Never belittle young people！（別小看年輕人！）
21. 前人種樹後人乘涼 -- 有人譯成：
One generation plants the trees under whose shade another generation takes it ease.
也可以說：
A previous generation plants the trees whose shade will benefit the following generation. 或，
Previous generations make the world a better place for future generations.
簡單地說，就是：
Past generations plant the seeds for future ones.
22. 杞人憂天，無事自擾 -- 有人譯為：
People who worry too much are just as bad as those who do not worry at all.
或者說：
You should concentrate on making your life better instead of worrying about things that may not happen.
也就是：
Don't worry about something that may or may not happen.（不必操心那些也許不會發生的事情）
也有老外說：
What if the sky falls！（天坍下來怎麼辦！）或
The sky is falling！
23. 學而後知不足 -- 有人譯為：
The more you learn, the more you see your ignorance.
也有人譯成：
The larger the island of knowledge, the longer the shoreline of ignorance.
老外未必同意這種看法，不過他們也有人說：
Learning is lifelong habit for everyone. (學習是每個人一生的習慣)
也可以說：
The more you know the more you realize what you don't know.
(你知道愈多，愈會體會到你不知道的地方。)
24. 海底撈針，徒勞無功 -- 有人譯為：
You are searching for a needle at the bottom of the sea.
不過老外通常是說：
It is like looking for a needle in a haystack.或You are searching for a needle in a haystack.
也可以說：
Your efforts will be in vain just like searching for a needle in a haystack.（haystack是一堆乾草；in vain 是無效；徒勞無功。）
簡單地說，就是：
You are making a fruitless effort.
25. 虎父無犬子（龍生龍鳳生鳳，老鼠兒子會打洞。）-- 有人譯成：
Tigers do not breed dogs.
也就是：
If you are a tiger,you will not beget a dog.
或者說：
If you are a strong father,you will produce a strong child.
老外也有相似的說法：Like father like son.（有其父必有其子）或
The apple never falls far from the tree.=Son will pick up the quality of the father.
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