A COLLECTION OF GOOD WORDS
英国谚语
English Proverbs
They brag most that can do the least.
能做的事最少的人最会吹牛。
If you want to be loved, be loveable.
如果你想被爱，就要让自己可爱。
The greatest barkers bite not sorest.
最凶猛的吠犬咬人不痛。
Every ass loves to hear himself bray.
驴子都爱听自己叫。
Four eyes see more (better) than two.
四眼比两眼看得清楚。
Lend your money and lose your friend.
借钱给别人会失去朋友。
Drunken days have all their tomorrow.
醉了的日子都有明天。
Each bird loves to hear himself sing.
鸟儿都爱听自己唱歌。
Fish and company stink in three days.
鱼和伴三天发臭。
Honor and profit lie not in one sack.
荣誉和利益不能并存。
Many a good father has but a bad son.
许多好父亲只有一个坏儿子。
To make a mountain out of a molehill.
小题大做。
KEEP EXPLORING
沿着这个主题，再读几句。
Learning makes a good man better and a bad man worse.
好人越学越好，坏人越学越坏。
Don't go near the water until you learn how to swim.
在你学会游泳之前，不要靠近水。
Prosperity makes friends, and adversity tries them.
顺境交朋友，逆境试真情。
Learn wisdom by the follies of others.
从旁人的愚行中学到聪明。
Cowards die many times, but a brave man only dies once.
懦夫死多次，勇士只死一次。
A blind man will not thank you for a looking-glass.
盲人不会感谢你给他一面镜子。