A COLLECTION OF GOOD WORDS
英国谚语
English Proverbs
A person is known by the company he keeps.
看一个人交什么样的朋友就知道他是什么样的人。
A smooth sea never made a skilled mariner.
平静的大海决不能造就熟练的水手。
Cursing the weather is never good farming.
诅咒天气决不是好的耕作。
Don't cross a bridge until you come to it.
船到桥头自然直。
Never fall out with your bread and butter.
永远不要为你的生计争吵。
Who goes a beast to Rome, a beast returns.
谁像野兽一样去罗马，野兽就会回来。
A man is as old as he feels himself to be.
一个人觉得自己有多大，他就有多大。
A hero is a man who is afraid to run away.
英雄是害怕逃跑的人。
The tongue ever turns to the aching tooth.
舌头会咬痛牙齿。
When all candles be out, all cats be gray.
蜡烛都灭了，猫都是灰色的。
Fools build houses, and wise men buy them.
蠢人盖房子，聪明人买房子。
In a cat's eye, all things belong to cats.
在猫的眼里，所有的东西都属于猫。
KEEP EXPLORING
沿着这个主题，再读几句。
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 bold attempt is half of success.
勇敢的尝试是成功的一半。
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。
There is no better looking-glass than an old friend.
没有比老朋友更好的镜子了。
Cowards die many times, but a brave man only dies once.
懦夫死多次，勇士只死一次。
Learn wisdom by the follies of others.
从旁人的愚行中学到聪明。