A COLLECTION OF GOOD WORDS
爱尔兰谚语
Irish Proverbs
Strength is not enduring.
力量不是持久的。
A drink precedes a story.
先喝酒后讲故事。
Take heed is a good reed.
谨慎是一根好芦苇。
The young shed many skins.
年轻人掉了很多皮。
The sty before the litter.
窝前的猪圈。
Fame lives on after death.
名誉死后长存。
Pride comes before a fall.
骄者必败。
Youth will have its fling.
青春会有它的放纵。
A silent mouth is musical.
沉默的嘴是悦耳的。
A man may be his own ruin.
一个人可能会毁了自己。
Patience conquers destiny.
耐心征服的命运。
Every invalid is a doctor.
每个病人都是医生。
KEEP EXPLORING
沿着这个主题,再读几句。
A quarrel is like buttermilk: once it's out of the churn, the more you shake it, the more sour it grows.
争吵就像脱脂牛奶:一旦出了搅乳器,你摇得越多,它就越酸。
I would rather have a clever woman than a rich one.
我宁愿要一个聪明的女人,也不要一个有钱的女人。
It is not a fish until it is on the bank.
不到岸边,就不是鱼。
Beauty is only skin deep, ugliness goes to the bone.
美丽只是肤浅的,丑陋深入骨髓。
You well never plow a field by turning it over in your mind.
你永远不会在脑海里翻来覆去地犁地。
Any fool carries an umbrella on a wet day, but the wise man carries it every day.
任何傻瓜在雨天都带伞,但聪明人每天都带伞。