A COLLECTION OF GOOD WORDS
谨慎
Caution
Save yourself frae the deil and the laird's bairns.
救你自己吧,该死的迪尔和莱尔德家的孩子。
When a life is at stake, don't follow the majority.
当生命危在旦夕时,不要随波逐流。
Caution: These verses may be hazardous to your solemnity.
注意:这些经文可能会对你的庄严造成危险。
Go softly, come softly, so that the cat does not gore you.
轻轻地走,轻轻地来,这样猫就不会咬你了。
Three need to be guarded: a patient, a groom, and a bride.
有三个需要注意:一个是病人,一个是新郎,一个是新娘。
Beware of one with a honeyed tongue and a sword in the belly.
要提防舌甜肚剑的人。
Feasts must be solemn and rare, or else they cease to be feasts.
宴会必须是庄严而罕见的,否则就不再是宴会了。
Being too careful is being too careless in a different direction.
过于小心就是在另一个方向上过于粗心大意。
Three things to fear: a crumbling wall, an angry dog, and a shrew.
有三件事值得害怕:一堵摇摇欲坠的墙,一条愤怒的狗和一个泼妇。
Colonies do not cease to be colonies because they are independent.
殖民地并不因为独立而停止成为殖民地。
It is better to err on the side of daring than the side of caution.
宁可大胆犯错误,也不要过于谨慎。
I have learned to use the word "impossible" with the greatest caution.
我已经学会非常谨慎地使用“不可能”这个词。
KEEP EXPLORING
沿着这个主题,再读几句。
Caution is the eldest child of wisdom.
谨慎是智慧的长子。
A basic rule of caution: don't be overly cautious.
一个基本的警告规则:不要过于谨慎。
He that leaveth nothing to chance will do few things ill, but he will do very few things.
凡事不凭运气的人,必少作坏事,但他必少作事。
Out of desperation he calls the cat 'madam'.
他绝望地叫那只猫“夫人”。
Exercise caution, as I have advised many people.
正如我给许多人的建议一样,要谨慎行事。