A COLLECTION OF GOOD WORDS
英国谚语
English Proverbs
Better an egg today than a hen tomorrow.
今日一只鸡蛋胜过明日一只母鸡。
You can't have your cake and eat it too.
鱼与熊掌不可兼得。
Wide ears and short tongue are the best.
耳朵宽舌头短是最好的。
We never miss the well till it runs dry.
我们从不错过井，直到它干涸。
Envy shoots at others and wounds itself.
嫉妒之箭射向别人，伤害自己。
A young doctor makes a humpy churchyard.
一位年轻的医生把教堂墓地弄得坑坑洼洼。
Laugh till you cry, sorrow till you die.
笑到哭，痛到死。
Dumb dogs and still water are dangerous.
哑狗和静水是危险的。
Many things are lost for want of asking.
许多东西因为不去问而失去了。
Choose an author as you choose a friend.
选择作家就像选择朋友一样。
Keep your mouth shut and your eyes open.
闭上你的嘴，睁大你的眼睛。
Proverbs are the children of experience.
谚语是经验之子。
KEEP EXPLORING
沿着这个主题，再读几句。
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。
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。
There is no better looking-glass than an old friend.
没有比老朋友更好的镜子了。