文档介绍：Idioms & sayings& fablesTranslation of idiomsbuild up from nothing one in hundred all-embracing/ all-inclusive weather-beaten vicissitudes of life run counter to run in the opposite direction put the cart before the horse the slow need to start early the only way be further intensified in war nothing is too deceitful feel not ashamed to learn from one's subordinates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Translation of idioms 不劳而获reap where one has not sown 不速之客crasher/ uninvited guest 不遗余力spare no effort/ spare no pains 才疏学浅have little talent and learning 惨绝人寰extremely cruel 沧海一粟/九牛一毛a drop in the bucket 草木皆兵a state of extreme nervousness 层出不穷emerge in endlessly 层峦迭嶂peaks over peaks 车水马龙heavy traffic 称心如意well-content Sayings All roads lead to 。An idle youth, a needy ,老大徒伤悲。Diligence is the mother of 。A bully is always a coward. 色厉内荏。Faith will move mountains. 精诚所至,金石为开。A bad beginning makes a bad ending. 不善始者不善终。A bad thing never dies. 遗臭万年。A bird in the hand is worth two in the 。A cat may look at a king. 人人平等。Sayings Actions speak louder than words. 事实胜于雄辩。A friend in need is a friend indeed. 患难见真情。A friend is easier lost than found. 得朋友难,失朋友易。A friend without faults will never be found. 没有十全十美的朋友。A good beginning is half done. 良好的开端是成功的一半。A good conscience is a soft pillow. 不做亏心事,不怕鬼叫门A man is never too old to learn. 活到老,学到老。The more a man learns, the more he sees his 。Fables The term fable refers to a short story in which animals or inanimate objects speak and behave like humans, usually to give a moral point. The es from the Latin fabula, “a telling.” The greatest teller of fables was Aesop. He was believed to be a Greek slave who lived in the 6th century . Another great teller of fables was Jean de La Fontaine. He wrote in France in the 17th century. La Fontaine based many of his fables on those of Aesop. Aesop (620?~560? .)ancient Greek writer of fablesJean de La Fontaine (16