人不可貌相,海水不可斗量
有人譯為:
A man can not be known by his look, nor can the ocean be measured by a dipper.
這樣的譯法只是直譯,如果能夠稍加修改,老外就能了解:
A man can not be judged by his appearance, nor can the water in the sea bemeasured by a bucket.
不過,老外通常的說法是這樣的:
We can not judge a person by appearance only. 或 You can notjudge a book by its cover.
(意思是:一本書的好壞取決于它的內(nèi)容,而不是它的封面裝幀的漂亮與否.)