Developing intercultural communicative skills

Handout 3.
Translate or periphrase these Uzbek proverbs and saying into English.
• Tog'larga chiqmagan, uzoqlarni ko'rolmas.
• Biron narsa sotib olsang quloq bilan emas, ko'z bilan ish tut.
• Jahannamga olib boradigan yo'lda yurish osondir.
• Oq soch aqlning emas, qarilikning ishorasidir.
• Yig'lasa onam yig'lar, boshqasi yolg'on yig'lar.
• Ishtaha ovqat payti keladi.
• Kasal bo‘lmagan sog‘likning qadriga yetmaydi.
• Ibodatxonaga borgan bilan odam yaxshi bo’lib qolmaydi.
• Tabibda burgutning ko’zi, sherning yuragi, ayolning qo’li bo’lishi kerak.
• Jinni hammani telba deb o’ylaydi.
• “Yo’q”ni eksang, “hech narsa” o’rasan.
• “Holva-holva” deganing bilan og’zing shirin bo’lib qolmaydi.
• Uzoqdagi qarindoshdan yaqindagi qo'shni yaxshi
• Bo’ron kichik olovni o’chiradi, lekin kattasini alangalatadi.
• Kalla bilan bitirish lozim bo’lgan joyda musht bilan hech narsaga erishib bo’lmaydi.
• Hamma ishning boshi qiyin.
• Vaqtinchalik do’stlik - mangu qullikdir.
• Sen o’zingga ehtiyot bo’lsang, xudo sen bilan
• Bolasiz uyda baxt bo‘lmaydi.
• O’z uyasida sichqon ham botir.
• Qayerda yaxshi qariyalar bo‘lmasa, yaxshi yoshlar ham bo‘lmaydi.
• Qurol, xotin va itingni qarzga berma.
• Ertangi tovuqdan bugungi tuxum afzal.
• O’lim ikki marta kelmaydi.
• Quyosh botish uchun chiqadi, inson o‘lish uchun tug‘iladi.
• Quloq ― ikkita, og‘iz ― bitta. Bas, ikki marta eshitib, bir marta so‘zla.

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  Don’t take gold, take knowledge; knowledge is gold. It means humans have to study, learn, be wise, sensible, intelligent, clever, and take knowledge. The human must not think about riches. One needn't be rich without knowledge, nobody will respect you, all will smile on you. You must study, take knowledge and intelligence; knowledge itself brings riches. This ancient proverb Alisher Navoi said "A language is a gem of which we cannot express value."
  
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  Everything will end. Trees don't grow forever. People don't live forever. Also, ways will end. People are born, grow old, and die.
  
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  Do not say "Gop" until you have jumped over the barrier. It is a Russian proverb that teaches is not to be too self-confident. Unfortunately it frequently happens that people lose attention while doing their business. They are sure that everything will be all right, but then all their business fails. People should celebrate their success after their work is done.
  
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  A man who doesn't want to be a general is a bad soldier. This Russian proverb means that people shouldn't be passive, we must always strive for some better things. It also means if a person doesn't have great plans, he will never be successful.
  
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  Knowing many languages allows one to have many keys to open doors. It means that a man knowing a mother tongue of somebody is allowed to have many more possibilities to win somebody's confidence and friendship.
  
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  The eyes are afraid of, but the hands do. This is an old Russian proverb. And I completely agree with it. Very often when we have plenty of work, it doesn't matter mental or physical work, we imagine that it is too hard for us, and we just can't do it, but when we start doing it, we suddenly learn that it's not terribly hard as we thought.
  
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  East or West, home is best. That's true. When you're at home you feel more comfortable and self-confident than when you are not. At home you know everything and you may do whatever you want.For me, it's not enough to be able to do forty professions.
  
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  Uzbek people, especially men, must do everything for their family. He must know everything absolutely, maybe repairing, driving, watering the plants, etc. That's why Uzbek people thought about this proverb.
  
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  Morning is wiser than evening. If you had to do a difficult task in the evening, it is better to put it off (delay it) until morning because your brain will understand it better.
  
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  One head is good, two are better. It means that in some situations one may not be able to find a way out of a problem and may be at his or her wit's end. It's a time when somebody else can help him or her or, at least, direct him. They can be of help in making a conclusion when one may know all the facts but can't bring them together.
  
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  Better the devil you know than the devil you don't know. This proverb means a familiar enemy is better than an unfamiliar enemy. From a familiar enemy you know what to expect because before he did bad things towards you. And from an unfamiliar enemy you never know what to expect because you don't know him or her. You always have to beware of him.
  
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  Without labour you'll not get fish from the pond. This proverb is rather popular in Russia. It means if you want to get a good job you must work and study hard. Without studying you'll not be able to be a specialist in your job, so it would be difficult for you to get a good job. And it's very important for your future. Learning is hard but life without learning is harder. I'm really in a agreement with this proverb.
  
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  Without labour you'll not get fish from the pond. This proverb tells people that we should work. It means if you want to have a good future, you must study. This proverb means that without trying it's not possible to do anything good
  
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  Not all shining things can be golden. Sometimes when we see somebody or something from outside it's nice. But if we will look deeper we can be disappointed. Sometimes when we see somebody or something from the outside, it's nice. But if we will look deeper we can be disappointed.
  
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  Promise little, but do much. This proverb means that if you promise something you must do it. Sometimes we can promise very much, but we can forget it. For example, my friend Natasha came to me and asked me to help her. But I was very busy because I did my homework. I promised her, but I knew that I couldn't help her.
  
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  Live and learn. This proverb was repeated by V. Lenin, who told many people. He knew that you must learn in your life because knowledge is all life of men. Without knowledge, people are nothing.
  
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  Speech is silver, but silence is gold. Sometimes (in some situations) we must keep silence so that nobody is offended.
  
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  Man proposes, God disposes. Everyone is planning what he/she should do and the person thinks, "I'll do so and so." But as a rule not everything happens how we wish. For everything, God's willing.
  
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  As known, everyone chooses the company and friends where he feels. As known, everyone chooses the company and friends where he feels himself good and comfortable. Because they say, "show me your friend and I'll show you who you are."
  
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  Money isn't everything. Some people think that everything in the world can be bought. But it is wrong. I think we can't buy friends, parents, family, or health. If a person gets ill and has much money, he can't buy his health with money. For example, I think many people know the ex-president of Russia, Gorbechev. He had a wife. She was ill. She went to the USA and had medical treament, but unfortunately it didn't help. Money isn't everything.
  
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  First think, after speak. Avral oyla, keyin soyla. This proverb means that it is better to think and afterwards speak. If you don’t think you may say something you could be ashamed of among other people and find yourself in an awkward situation.
  
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  Without working you can't catch a fish from the pond. I think this proverb is false when you are a small boy. When you are a small boy, everything comes from your parents: money, toys, food. But when you have work, this proverb is true. In these times you must give some money to your parents. And you must take this money by working. So, without working you can't catch the fish from the pond.
  
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  Experience can be deceptive or all that glitters is not gold. This proverb means, when for example, you see one person and like him, you say that he or she is very beautiful, his face looks kind, but when you know him closer and he shows you his character, you'll know that he is not kind, etc. And in this way you can say experience can be deceptive.
  
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  Spring ice is deceptive, and a new friend is insecure.This proverb compares spring ice and a new friend. You can't be certain that if you tread on the ice, it will not crack and you'll not fall into the water. Also with a new friend, you can't confide you secrets in him because you will be afraid that he will tell somebody your secrets. There is another proverb which is like this one: "An old friend is better than two."
  
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  There is no place like home. It means that all people have their own Motherland. When someone goes to another country or city he is bored and he always wants to come back. For example, I was born in Samarkand. And when we came to Tashkent. I always wanted to come back; we called everyday to our relatives. And now we go back to Samarkand every holiday, because there is no place like home. We can't forget our home.
  
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  If you live in the forest, you'll pray to the stubs. This proverb is about customs It means that what kind of customs you live with depends on which nation you live in. For example, my parents were born in Russia and they came to Uzbekistan when they were adults. I was born here in Tashkent. And I want to say that our family respects and knows Uzbek customs and traditions very well.