ضرب المثل به همراه مثال

[matrix]

هیچ جا مثل خونه خود آدم نمیشه



There's no place like home


هیچ جا مثل خونه خود آدم نمیشه



A person is happiest with his or her family and friends





A short conversation



?A: How do you like your new apartment here




B:It's nice and comfortable, but there's no place like home. I really miss family



!!!!To be continued

[matrix]

chicken

ترسو


Definition: A coward; someone who is afriad; someone who is not daring or willing to take risks.



Example




1) Don't be a chicken -- go introduce yourself to the professor.

ترسو نباش-- برو خودت را به پروفسور معرفی کن


2) There’s nothing to be scared of. Don’t be a chicken.
هیچ چیزی که ازش بترسی وجود ندارد. ترسو نباش




3) Everyone thinks I’m a chicken because I didn’t go bungee jumping with them.
همه فکر می کنند من آدم ترسویی هستم چون با آنها بانجی جامپینگ نرفتم


4) Stop being a chicken and just go.
ترسو بودنت را تمام کن و فقط برو




َA short conversation with chicken



A: "Did you ask Martha on a date


B: "No. I was about to, but I got a little nervous


A: "You’re such a chicken



Other Common Sentences



"I didn’t know you were afraid of insects. You’re a scaredy cat."


"He’s a coward. He wouldn’t even go on the rollercoaster ride."


"Jack is scared of everything. He’s such a sissy."





Etymology: Many chickens are yellow, and the color yellow has long been associated with cowardice or lack of courage



Synonyms: yellow

[matrix]

سیلی نقد به از حلوای نسیه




A bird in hand is worth two in the bush

سیلی نقد به از حلوای نسیه



Something that one already has is better than going after something seemingly more worthwhile that one may not be able to get








معنای این ضرب المثل این هست که یک نفراگر چیزی را دارد بهتراست آن را نگه دارد و به دنبال چیز دیگر که غیر قابل دسترس به نظر می رسد نرود.


Example



If I were you, I'd accept the job. It might not be the best job for you, but a bird in the hand is worth two in the bush.

[matrix]

احتیاط شرط عقل است.




If you say discretion is the better part of valor, you mean that avoiding a dangerous or unpleasant situation is sometimes the most sensible thing to do

[matrix]

خواستن توانستن است.





Where there's a will there's a way



خواستن توانستن است.



used to say that if you really want to do something, you will find a way to succeed.








EXAMPLE



- .I know it seems imposible, but where there is a will, there is a way


می دانم که نشدنی به نظر می رسد، اما خواستن توانستن است.

[matrix]

هر چه عوض داره، گله نداره




An eye for an eye




هر چیز عوض داره گله نداره!



the idea that if someone does something wrong, you should punish them by doing the same thing to them








EXAMPLE


-

He broke my bicycle, so I broke his, an eye for an eye.


دوچرخه ام را شکست، منهم مال او را شکستم، هر چه عوض داره گله نداره.

[matrix]

اسب پیشکشی که دندان شمردن نداره



never/don't look a gift horse in the mouth



معادل فارسی: اسب پیشکشی که دندان شمردن نداره.



used to tell someone to be grateful for something that has been given to them, instead of asking questions about it or finding something wrong with it



این ضرب المثل را موقعی به کار می برند که کسی از هدیه ای که گرفته راضی نیست و در موردش انتقاد می کند که کاش کی اینجوری بود یا اونجوری بود.


A short conversation with never/don't look a gift horse in the mouth




A: Mom, I don't like my birthday's gift that Jack gave me


B: don't look a gift horse in the mouth

[matrix]

Curiosity killed the cat

فضولی موقوف، فضولیت کار دستت می ده







used to tell someone not to ask too many questions about something



:Example



- Don't ask about his divorce--curiosity killed the cat.




َA short story with Curiosity killed the cat



Tom and Steve are walking down the street when they see a building that has been abandoned. There is wood over the windows and locks on the doors. There are weeds everywhere, and the garbage has been blown in by the wind. There is also a fence around the building to keep people out. The two boys hear a noise inside the building.



"I'm going to see what that noise is," says Tom.



"You'd better not," warns Steve, "Curiosity killed the cat, you know. It might be very dangerous. Let's just go home instead."




:Origin



Curiosity killed the cat recalls a story in which "the cat" was killed because he was too curious and followed "curiosity" too far

[matrix]

ضرب المثل چینی


Read and think to the feeling YOU will meet!



If there is light in the soul,

There will be beauty in the person.

If there is beauty in the person,

There will be harmony in the house.

If there is harmony in the house,

There will be order in the nation.

If there is order in the nation,

There will be peace in the world.


Chinese Proverb


ترجمه:

اگر نور در روح وجود داشته باشد، زيبايي در انسان وجود خواهد داشت.
اگر زيبايي در انسان وجود داشته باشد، هماهنگي در خانه وجود خواهد داشت.
اگر هماهنگي در خانه وجود داشته باشد، نظم در ملت وجود خواهد داشت.
اگر نظم در ملت وجود داشته باشد، صلح در دنيا وجود خواهد داشت.

[matrix]

دیگ به دیگ میگه روت سیاه است



- The pot call the kettle black.
Or
- The pot calling the kettle black.
Or
- (a case of) The pot call(ing) the kettle black.

used humorously to say that you should not criticize someone for something, because you have done the same thing or have the same fault




EXAMPLE:

- The lawyer complained that the doctor's fees were too high, but it was a clear case of The pot calling the kettle black.



ترجمه:

وکیل غر میزند که دستمزد پزشک ها خیلی بالا است، دیگ به دیگ میگه روت سیاه است

[matrix]

When in Rome do as the Romans do



خواهی نشوی رسوا همرنگ جماعت شو




When one is in a new place, country or situation he must adapt himself to the new manners and customs.





Example:

1- "I can't eat that." Reply: "Oh, give it a try. When in Rome, do as the Romans do."

2- "Are you sure we can eat this with our hands?" Reply: "Why not? All of these people are. When in Rome, do as the Romans do."

3- "Back home, we never sing in front of other people." Reply: "Oh, come on. Give it a try! When in Rome, do as the Romans do."


Who Said It: St. Ambrose

When: 387 A.D.

The Story behind It:

When St. Augustine arrived in Milan, he observed that the Church did not fast on Saturday as did the Church at Rome. He consulted St. Ambrose, bishop of Milan, who replied: "When I am at Rome, I fast on a Saturday; when I am at Milan, I do not. Follow the custom of the Church where you are." The comment was changed to "When they are at Rome, they do there as they see done" by Robert Burton in his Anatomy of Melancholy. Eventually it became "When in Rome, do as the Romans do."

[matrix]

Strike while the iron is hot

تا تنور داغه باید نون را چسبوند
تا آهن داغ است چکش کاری کردن
تا فرصت باقی است کاری را انجام دادن






Example:

- Don't wait until tomorrow, strike while the iron is hot!


تا فردا صبر نکن، تا تنور داغه باید نون را چسبوند

[matrix]

تا نباشد چیزکی مردم نگویند چیزها





Where there's smoke, there's fire

Or

There's no smoke without fire



تا نباشد چیزکی مردم نگویند چیزها، هر جا آتش باشد دود هم هست




used to say that if something bad is being said about someone, it is probably partly true.








EXAMPLE : A- Have you heard about jame's secretary


B- I don't belive it. It's a rumor.

A- Where there's smoke, there's fire

[matrix]

چراغی که به خانه رواست به مسجد حرام است



charity begins at home



چراغی که به خانه رواست به مسجد حرام است




a phrase meaning that you should take care of your own family, country etc before you help other people.

[matrix]

با یک تیر دو نشان زدن


kill two birds with one stone



to achieve two things with one action.


با یک تیر دو نشان زدن



EXAMPLE:

- I killed two birds with one stone by studing English Translation because I have taken my degree and learned a foreign language.

[matrix]

آشپز که دو تا شد آش یا شور میشود یا بی نمک




too many cooks (spoil the broth)




آشپز که دو تا شد آش یا شور میشود یا بی نمک،

قابله که دو تا شد سر بچه کج در می آید




used when you think there are too many people trying to do the same job at the same time, so that the job is not done well.







Example:



-
The director never asks more than 10 people to work with him in his projects, and he wants the best 10. He always says, "Too many cooks spoil the broth."





Opposite:

proverb "There is safety in numbers"


used to say that it is safer to be in a group than alone

[matrix]

دوست آن باشد که گیرد دست دوست




دوست آن باشد که گیرد دست دوست، در پریشان حالی و درماندگی






A friend in need is a friend indeed





Or




A friend is he who helps his friend/in adversity and helplessness





A friend who helps when one is in trouble is a real friend

[a.v16]

Rome wasn't built in a day
راه هزار شبه رو یک شبه نمیشه رفت
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Too many chiefs not enough Indians
هزار دوست کمه یه دشمن بسیار
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Don't bit the hand that feeds you
نمک میخورد و نمکدان میشکند

[vitalier]

practise make perfect
کار نیکو کردن از پر کردن است

[niloofar 20]

Dark Horse
یعنی کسیکه تا دیروز بغال سر کوچشون هم نمیشناختش ولی حالا همه میشناسنش

[niloofar 20]

هیچ جا مثل خونه خود آدم نمیشه



There's no place like home


هیچ جا مثل خونه خود آدم نمیشه



A person is happiest with his or her family and friends





A short conversation



?A: How do you like your new apartment here




B:It's nice and comfortable, but there's no place like home. I really miss family



!!!!To be continued




East ,West ,Home is best