中级口译考试应掌握的英语谚语：

　　● Dreams are lies.
　　【中文译文】：梦不足信。

　　● Do not teach fish to swim.
　　【中文译文】：不要班门弄斧。

　　● Danger past， God forgotten.
　　【中文译文】：飞鸟尽，良弓藏。

　　● Cats hide their claws.
　　【中文译文】：知人知面不知心。

　　● Cast an anchor to windward.
　　【中文译文】：未雨绸缪。

　　● Beauty is but skin-deep.
　　【中文译文】：美丽只是外表罢了

　　● Brevity is the soul of wit.
　　【中文译文】：言以简洁为贵

　　● Bread is the staff of life.
　　【中文译文】：民以食为天。

　　● Diamonds cut diamonds.
　　【中文译文】：棋逢对手，将遇良才。

　　● An uncut gem does not sparkle.
　　【中文译文】：玉不琢，不成器。

　　● Better be envied than pitied.
　　【中文译文】：宁被人妒，不受人怜。

　　● All is not gold that glitters.
　　【中文译文】：闪光的未必都是金子。