Great mansions have slippery doors.
大厦的门很滑。
爱尔兰谚语
Great mansions have slippery doors.
大厦的门很滑。
Great talk and little action.
多说少做。
Half a leap falls into the ditch.
半跳就掉进沟里了。
Handfuls make a load.
满载而归。
Handle the pudding while it's hot.
趁热处理布丁。
Have it yourself, or else do without it.
你自己拿吧，要不就不要了。
He couldn't drag a herring off the coals.
他连一条青鱼也拖不下来。
He dotes on his midden and thinks it the moon.
他宠爱自己的巢穴，认为它是月亮。
He got it from nature as the pig got the rooting in the ground.
他从自然中得到了它，就像猪在地里生根一样。
He is bad that will not take advice, but he is a thousand times worse that takes every advice.
不接受忠告的人是坏人，但接受忠告的人比不接受忠告的人更坏。
He knows how many grains to a bushel of wheat.
他知道一蒲式耳小麦含有多少谷物。
He may die of wind but he'll never die of wisdom.
他可能死于风，但他永远不会死于智慧。
He thinks that he himself is the very stone that was hurled at the castle.
他认为自己就是被扔向城堡的那块石头。
He was never good since the time a yard made a coat for him.
自从一个院子给他做了一件外套以后，他就再也不乖了。
He who can follow his own will is a king.
能遵循自己意愿的人是国王。