A COLLECTION OF GOOD WORDS
美国谚语
American Proverbs
Boys seldom make passes at girls wearing glasses.
男孩很少向戴眼镜的女孩调情。
A drunk man will sober up, but a damn fool never.
喝醉了酒的人会清醒过来，但该死的傻瓜永远不会。
Never venture out of your depth till you can swim.
在你会游泳之前，决不要冒险离开你的深度。
Old fishermen never die, they just smell that way.
老渔夫是不死的，他们就是这么臭。
Beauty without virtue is a rose without fragrance.
无德之美犹如没有香味的玫瑰，徒有其表。
Your failures could be stepping-stones to success.
你的失败可能是成功的踏脚石。
The stone which cannot be lifted should be kissed.
搬不动的石头，就该亲亲。
Keep not ill company lest you increase the number.
不要和坏人作伴，以免增加人数。
With the old year leave your faults, however dear.
老去的时候留下你的缺点，不管多么可爱。
No ear is so deaf as one which wishes not to hear.
耳朵不愿听的人是最聋的。
He who has crossed the flood knows how deep it is.
过河的人知道水有多深。
Every man's your enemy till he proves your friend.
每个人都是你的敌人，除非他能证明你是朋友。
KEEP EXPLORING
沿着这个主题，再读几句。
You can't be a howling success by simply howling.
你不可能仅仅通过嚎叫就获得成功。
Happiness multiplies as we divide it with others.
当我们与他人分享快乐时，快乐也会倍增。
Change of fortune hurts a wise man no more that a change of the moon.
命运的变化对聪明人的伤害并不比月亮的变化更大。
Love many, trust few and always paddle your own canoe.
爱的人多，信任的人少，永远要自力更生。
Success is a ladder you cannot climb with your hands in your pockets.
成功是一架梯子，你不能把手插在口袋里爬上去。
It requires more courage not to fight than to fight.
不战斗比战斗需要更多的勇气。