中高级口译常用谚语（4）
英语课
31． 凡事总有一个开头。Everything must have a beginning.
32． 身教胜于言教。Example is better than precept 1.
33． 经验是智慧之母。Experience is the mother of wisdom.
34． 经验是愚者之师。Experience is the teacher of fools.
35． 乐极生悲。Extreme joy begets 2 sorrow.
36． 以眼还眼，以牙还牙。An eye for an eye, and a tooth for a tooth.
37． 心有余而力不足（贪多嚼不烂）。The eye is bigger than the belly 3.
38． 吃一堑，长一智。A fall into the pit, a gain in your wit.
39． 人怕出名猪怕壮。Fame portends 4 trouble for men just as fattening 5 does for pigs
40． 少说为佳。Few words are best.
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precept
n.戒律；格言
参考例句：
It occurs to me that example is always more efficacious than precept.我想到身教重于言教。
The son had well profited by the precept and example of the father.老太爷的言传身教早已使他儿子获益无穷。
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begets
v.为…之生父( beget的第三人称单数 )；产生，引起
参考例句：
It begets at least seven standard type offspring from such matings. 这类交配中生下至少七个标准型后代。 来自辞典例句
Violence begets violence until the innocent perish with the guilty. 暴力招致暴力直到这因罪行而无缘无故的毁灭。 来自电影对白
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belly
n.肚子，腹部；(像肚子一样)鼓起的部分，膛
参考例句：
The boss has a large belly.老板大腹便便。
His eyes are bigger than his belly.他眼馋肚饱。
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portends
v.预示( portend的第三人称单数 )；预兆；给…以警告；预告
参考例句：
Fame portends trouble for men just as fattening does for pigs. 人怕出名猪怕壮。 来自《简明英汉词典》
It portends we are in danger. 这预示我们陷入危险。 来自互联网
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fattening
adj.（食物）要使人发胖的v.喂肥( fatten的现在分词 )；养肥（牲畜）；使（钱）增多；使（公司）升值
参考例句：
The doctor has advised him to keep off fattening food. 医生已建议他不要吃致肥食物。 来自《简明英汉词典》
We substitute margarine for cream because cream is fattening. 我们用人造黄油代替奶油，因为奶油会使人发胖。 来自《简明英汉词典》
1 precept
n.戒律；格言
- It occurs to me that example is always more efficacious than precept.我想到身教重于言教。
- The son had well profited by the precept and example of the father.老太爷的言传身教早已使他儿子获益无穷。
2 begets
v.为…之生父( beget的第三人称单数 )；产生，引起
- It begets at least seven standard type offspring from such matings. 这类交配中生下至少七个标准型后代。 来自辞典例句
- Violence begets violence until the innocent perish with the guilty. 暴力招致暴力直到这因罪行而无缘无故的毁灭。 来自电影对白
3 belly
n.肚子，腹部；(像肚子一样)鼓起的部分，膛
- The boss has a large belly.老板大腹便便。
- His eyes are bigger than his belly.他眼馋肚饱。