A COLLECTION OF GOOD WORDS
英国谚语
English Proverbs
One rotten apple spoils the whole barrel.
一只烂苹果烂一桶苹果。
Short debts (accounts) make long friends.
短债(账)友长。
Open not your door when the devil knocks.
魔鬼敲门时，不要开门。
It is an ill wind that blows nobody good.
对任何人都不利的风。
A good name keeps its lustre in the dark.
好名声在黑暗中也会光芒四射。
Oaks may fall when reeds stand the storm.
芦苇经得起暴风雨，橡树也会倒。
Money is a good servant but a bad master.
金钱是善仆，也是恶主。
Poverty is no vice, but an inconvenience.
贫穷不是罪恶，而是一种不便。
Scratch my back and i will scratch yours.
你帮我，我也帮你。
Envy shoots at others and wounds herself.
嫉妒之箭射向别人，伤害自己。
As the old cock crows, so does the young.
老公鸡叫，小公鸡也叫。
Every miller draws water to his own mill.
每个磨坊主都把水引到自己的磨坊。
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。
A blind man will not thank you for a looking-glass.
盲人不会感谢你给他一面镜子。
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。
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。
If you want to be loved, be loveable.
如果你想被爱，就要让自己可爱。