A COLLECTION OF GOOD WORDS
爱尔兰谚语
Irish Proverbs
Better be safe than sorry.
安全总比后悔好。
The wise bird flies lowest.
聪明的鸟飞得最低。
It's better than it's want.
这比它想要的要好。
The light heart lives long.
豁达者长寿。
The silent mouth is golden.
沉默的嘴是金色的。
Never trust a spiteful man.
永远不要相信怀有恶意的人。
Poverty parts good company.
贫穷分好友。
Postpone not a good action.
推迟不是一件好事。
We were born to die anyhow.
我们生来就是要死的。
Your pocket is your friend.
你的口袋是你的朋友。
Laziness is a heavy burden.
懒惰是个沉重的负担。
Man strives, and God laughs.
人奋斗,上帝大笑。
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。
A new broom sweeps clean, but an old broom knows the corners.
新官上任三把火,老官上任三把火。
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。
Marriages are all happy. It's having breakfast together that causes all the trouble.
婚姻都是幸福的。是一起吃早餐引起了所有的麻烦。
Don't demand your rights until you have the power.
在你拥有权力之前,不要强求你的权利。
Beauty never boiled the pot and ugliness never thickened it.
美不能煮锅,丑不能使锅变厚。