【編者按】美酒佳釀是中國傳統佳節中必不可少的一道風(fēng)景,對酒當歌、人生幾何?這些與酒有關(guān)的成語(yǔ)俗語(yǔ)大家都知道了嗎?
花間一壺酒,獨酌無(wú)相親。
Holding a pot of wine among the flowers, I drink it all by myself.
勸君更盡一杯酒,西出陽(yáng)關(guān)無(wú)故人。
I now urge you to drink up this cup of wine; no friend out beyond West Yangguan will dine and wine you.
對酒當歌,人生幾何?
Let’s drink and be merry, for life is too short.
今朝有酒今朝醉,明日愁來(lái)明日愁。
Drink today while you can; worry not about tomorrow’s worries.
酒不解真愁。
Wine can never dispel real sadness.
酒不醉人人自醉。
① It is not the wine that intoxicates drinkers but the drinkers themselves are intoxicated.
② One gets high for reasons other than mere drinking.
酒多傷身,氣大傷人。
Much drinking does harm to your health, great anger hurts yourself and other people.
酒逢知己千杯少,話(huà)不投機半句多。
① Friends make happy hours while enemies make difficult ones.
② Among bosom friends, a thousand cups of wine are too few; when the talk turns sour, even one word is more than enough.
酒好客自來(lái)。
① Good wine needs no bush.
② One who has real ability and learning needs no boast.
③ Goods of quality or people of ability will attract notice without promotion. ④ If a man build a better mouse trap, the world will beat a path to his door.
酒老味醇,人老識深。
① Wine mellows with year and man sophisticates with age.
② Wine and judgment mellow with age.
酒肉朋友好找,患難之交難逢。
It’s easy to find fair-weather friends, but difficult to meet friends in adversity.
酒香不怕巷子深。
① The smell of wine is never blocked by the deep, long lane.
② Good wine needs no bush.
③ High quality goods or really talented people need no advertisement.