A COLLECTION OF GOOD WORDS
英国谚语
English Proverbs
One of these day is none of these days.
有那么一天就是没有那么一天。
An ill wound is cured, not an ill name.
病能医好,名难传。
As the fool thinks, so the bell clinks.
傻瓜想什么,钟声就响什么。
One volunteer is worth two pressed men.
一个志愿者抵得上两个受压迫的人。
Pain is only weakness leaving the body.
疼痛只是虚弱离开身体。
First impressions are the most lasting.
第一印象是最持久的。
Everyone must row with the oars he has.
每个人都必须用自己的桨划船。
Diseases are the interest of pleasures.
疾病是享乐的乐趣。
Discretion is the better part of valor.
谨慎为勇猛之要素。
All are not friends that speak us fair.
说我们好话的未必都是朋友。
All are not hunters that blow the horn.
吹号角的未必都是猎人。
It takes great wisdom to play the fool.
装傻需要很大的智慧。
KEEP EXPLORING
沿着这个主题,再读几句。
Learn wisdom by the follies of others.
从旁人的愚行中学到聪明。
The start of a journey should never be mistaken for success.
一段旅程的开始绝不应被误认为是成功。
A blind man will not thank you for a looking-glass.
盲人不会感谢你给他一面镜子。
Prosperity makes friends, and adversity tries them.
顺境交朋友,逆境试真情。
Learning makes a good man better and a bad man worse.
好人越学越好,坏人越学越坏。