Much noise and little wool, said the devil, when he was shearing the sow.
“声音很大，羊毛却很少，”魔鬼在给母猪剪羊毛时说。
丹麦谚语
Much noise and little wool, said the devil, when he was shearing the sow.
“声音很大，羊毛却很少，”魔鬼在给母猪剪羊毛时说。
Much water runs by while the miller sleeps.
磨坊主睡觉时，有很多水从身边流过。
National customs are national honours.
民族风俗是民族荣誉。
Never let fools see half-finished work.
不要让傻瓜看到未完成的工作。
Never repent a good action.
不要为一件好事后悔。
New comers are always welcome.
欢迎新来者。
New dishes beget new appetites.
新菜带来新胃口。
New songs are liked the best.
新歌最受欢迎。
New things are most looked at.
新事物最受关注。
No matter how high a bird can fly, it still has to look for food on the ground.
不管一只鸟能飞多高，它仍然要在地上寻找食物。
No one is so rich that he can do without a good neighbor.
没有一个人富有到没有好邻居也能生活的地步。
No one is so tall that he never needs to stretch, and no one is so short that he never needs to stoop.
没有人高到不需要伸展的地步，也没有人矮到不需要弯腰驼背的地步。
Not everybody is as bad as he is dressed.
并不是每个人都像他穿的那样糟糕。
Of bad debtors you make take spoilt herrings.
欠了坏帐，就把坏了的青鱼拿走。
Old mistakes need more friends than new truths.
旧的错误比新的真理更需要朋友。