A COLLECTION OF GOOD WORDS
棒
Sticks
I find no sweeter fat than sticks to my own bones.
我找不到比粘在自己骨头上更甜的脂肪了。
Little sticks kindle a fire, great ones put it out.
小棍子可以生火,大棍子可以灭火。
The goose goes so often into the kitchen, till at last she sticks to the spit.
这只鹅经常去厨房,直到最后她粘上了口水。
I know that I've got big ears and a big forehead and that my hair sticks up. But I'm happy with myself. I'm not necessarily trying to win a beauty pageant here.
我知道我有大耳朵和大额头,我的头发竖起来。但我对自己很满意。我不一定要在这里赢得选美比赛。
What you make up in your heads sticks if it's good, falls out if it's bad. If we still remember something a day after we made it up, it might be worth building on.
你在脑海里想的东西如果是好的就会留下,如果是坏的就会掉出来。如果我们在编造了一天之后仍然记得某件事,那么它可能值得我们继续记忆。
My parents said sticks and stones will break your bones but names will never hurt you. But I always felt a sense of exhilaration after a fight; it was the names that really hurt me.
我父母说棍棒和石头会打断你的骨头,但名字永远不会伤害你。但每次打架后,我总能感到一阵兴奋;是这些名字真正伤害了我。
Why does the lizard stick his tongue out? The lizard sticks its tongue out because that's the way its listening and looking and tasting its environment. It's its means of appreciating what's in front of it.
为什么蜥蜴把舌头伸出来?蜥蜴伸出舌头,因为这是它倾听、观察和品尝周围环境的方式。它是一种欣赏眼前事物的方式。