A COLLECTION OF GOOD WORDS
常识
Common Sense
Common sense ain't common.
常识并不普遍。
Le sens commun n'est pas si commun.
这并不寻常。
Common sense is strengthened by joy.
常识因快乐而增强。
Taste is the common sense of genius.
品味是天才的常识。
Common sense is the enemy of romance.
常识是浪漫的敌人。
Common sense has become an uncommon virtue.
常识已成为一种不寻常的美德。
However, one cannot put a quart in a pint cup.
然而,一个人不能把一夸脱放在一品脱的杯子里。
High politic is only common sense applied to great things.
崇高的政治只是适用于伟大事物的常识。
Common sense is in spite of, not as the result of education.
常识是不受教育的,而不是受教育的结果。
What a grand thing it is to be clever and have common sense.
聪明和有常识是多么了不起的一件事。
Nonsense is so good only because common sense is so limited.
胡说八道之所以好,只是因为常识太有限了。
The philosophy of one century is the common sense of the next.
一个世纪的哲学是下一个世纪的常识。
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The brains of a fox will be of little service if you play with the paw of a lion.
如果你玩弄狮子的爪子,狐狸的大脑将毫无用处。
Faith is believing in things when common sense tells you not to.
信仰是相信常识告诉你不要相信的事情。
I always thought that common sense would prevail. But on a game show, there is no common sense.
我一直认为常识会占上风。但在游戏节目中,没有常识。
I always try to believe the best of everybody -- it saves so much trouble.
我总是尽量相信每个人最好的一面,这样可以省去很多麻烦。
I have neither the ability of a poet or the flourish of a dramatist. But I must admit I was floored.
我既没有诗人的才能,也没有剧作家的才华。但我必须承认我被击倒了。