A COLLECTION OF GOOD WORDS
爱尔兰谚语
Irish Proverbs
Soft words butter no turnips.
甜言蜜语不能吃萝卜。
Long sleep makes a bare back.
长时间的睡眠使人的背部光秃秃的。
About evening a man is known.
大约在晚上,一个人就被认出来了。
Patience can conquer destiny.
耐心可以征服命运。
Youth is wasted on the young.
青春浪费在年轻人身上。
Need teaches things unlawful.
需要教非法的东西。
There is pain in prohibition.
禁止是痛苦的。
Good luck beats early rising.
好运胜过早起。
A good anvil fears no hammer.
好砧不怕锤。
Every invalid is a physician.
每个病人都是医生。
You kissed the blarney stone.
你吻了那块巧言令色的石头。
What's got badly, goes badly.
吃亏的,吃亏的。
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。
The waiting man thinks the time long.
等待的人认为时间很长。
You cannot tell from a man's clothes how much he is making, but you must look at his wife's.
你不能从一个男人的衣服看出他挣了多少钱,但你必须看看他妻子的衣服。
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。
Good as drink is, it ends in thirst.
尽管喝得好,到头来还是口渴。
A trade not properly learned is an enemy.
没有好好学习的手艺是敌人。