Going South by Driving the Chariot North(南轅北轍)
Once a man wanted to go to the south， but his carriage was heading north. A passer-by asked him： 'If you are going to the south， why is your chariot heading north? ' The man answered， 'My horse is good at running， my driver is highly skilled at driving a carriage， and I have enough money. ' The man didn't consider that the direction might be wrong; the better his conditions were， the further he was away from his destination.
譯文
從前有個人要到南方去，他坐的車子卻向北方行駛。過路人說：“你去南方，車子怎么向北行駛呢?”他回答說：“我的馬很能跑路，我的車夫駕車的技術也很高明，加上我又帶了充足的路費。”這個人沒有考慮到，方向弄反了，他的條件越好，離他要去的地方就越遠。
寓意
后來人們就把這個故事概括為“南轅北轍”，比喻一個人的行為和他的目的正好相反。
The idiom derived from this story indicates that one's action was the opposite effect to one's intention.
中國古典名著書名英譯
1.《三國演義》Three Kingdoms or Romance of The Three Kingdoms
2.《水滸傳》The Water Margin or the Outlaws of the Marsh
3.《西游記》Story of a Journey to the West or The Pilgrimage to the West
4.《紅樓夢》A Dream in Red Mansions or A Red-Chamber Dream
5.《聊齋志異》Strange Stories from a Scholar's Studio
6.《大學》The Great Learning
7.《中庸》The Doctrine of the Mean
8.《論語》The Analects of Confucius
9.《孟子》The Words of Mencius
10.《詩經》The Book of Songs
11.《書經》The Book of History
12.《易經》The Book of Changes
13.《禮記》The Book of Rites
14.《春秋》The Spring and Autumn Annals
15.《山海經》Mountain and Sea Classics
16.《戰(zhàn)國策》Stratagems of the Warring States
17.《史記》Records of the Grand Historian
18.《世紀新說》New sayings of the World
19.《西廂記》Romance of the Western Chamber
名篇經典
A Night Mooring By Maple
-----Zhang Ji
Moon's down ,crows cry and Frost fills all the sky. By maples and boat lights, I sleepless lie. Outside Suzhou Hanshang Temple is in sight. Its ringing bells reach my boat at midnight.
楓橋夜泊
-----張繼
月落烏啼霜滿天, 江楓漁火對愁眠。
姑蘇城外寒山寺，夜半鐘聲到客船。
新北京, 新奧運
New Beijing, Great Olympics
2、同一個世界,同一個夢想
One World One Dream
3、綠色奧運,科技奧運,人奧運
Green Olympics, High-tech Olympics, People’s Olympics
4、奧林匹克格言：更快、更高、更強
Olympic motto: Citius, Altius, Fortius (Faster, Higher, Stronger)
5、參與比取勝更重要
Olympic Games emphasize the importance of participation over winning.
6、體育運動是人類的權力
The practice of sport is a human right.
7、奧林匹克精神：相互理解、團結、友誼、公平競賽
Olympic spirit: Mutual Understanding, Friendship, Solidarity, Fair Play
8、奧林匹克主義是將身、心和精神方面的各種品質均衡地結合起來并使之得到提高的一種人生哲學
Olympism is a philosophy of life, exalting and combining in a balanced whole the qualities of body, will and mind.
9、奧林匹克主義將體育運動與文化和教育融為一體.
Olympism blends sport with culture and education.
10、奧林匹克主義所要建立的生活方式是以奮斗中所體驗到的樂趣、優(yōu)秀榜樣的教育價值和對一般倫理基本原則的推崇為基礎的。
Olympism seeks to create a way of life based on the joy of effort, the educational value of good example and respect for universal fundamental ethical principles.