A COLLECTION OF GOOD WORDS
爱尔兰谚语
Irish Proverbs
Even the truth may be bitter.
甚至真相也可能是苦涩的。
Sleep is better than medicine.
睡眠比药物好。
Every eye forms its own fancy.
每只眼睛都有自己的想象。
Falling is easier than rising.
跌倒比爬起来容易。
A disease known is half cured.
病情确诊断,治病好一半。
Great hate follows great love.
大恨之后是大爱。
Talk doesn't fill the stomach.
空谈填不饱肚子。
Sense doesn't come before age.
理智不会先于年龄而来。
A blind man can see his mouth.
盲人能看见自己的嘴。
A donkey cannot trot for long.
驴子跑不了多久。
F air words never fed a friar.
空谈养不了修士。
A poor person is often worthy.
穷人往往是值得的。
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。
A boys best friend is his mother and there's no spancel stronger than her apron string.
一个男孩最好的朋友是他的母亲,没有什么比她更坚强的了。
Lack of resource has hanged many a person.
缺乏资源已使许多人死亡。
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。
Keep a thing seven years and you'll always find a use for it.
把一件东西保存七年,你总会发现它的用处。