A COLLECTION OF GOOD WORDS
法国谚语
French Proverbs
A kick from a mare never hurt a horse.
母马的一脚踢伤不了马。
Where the thread is weakest it breaks.
线最弱的地方就断了。
The monk responds as the abbot chants.
和尚的反应和方丈的吟诵一致。
A bad workman never finds a good tool.
拙匠找不到好工具。
The early bird catches the early worm.
早起的鸟儿有早起的虫吃。
When you are well off keep as you are.
当你富裕时，保持现状。
The last comers are often the masters.
后来者往往是大师。
The last drop maketh the cup run over.
最后一滴使杯子溢出来。
A bad sheerer never had a good sickle.
一个坏牧羊人从来没有一把好镰刀。
The lawyer's pouch is a mouth of hell.
律师的袋子是地狱之口。
Asses must not be tied up with horses.
不能把驴和马拴在一起。
April showers bring forth May flowers.
四月阵雨带来五月花。
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沿着这个主题，再读几句。
A man who has but one eye must take good care of it.
只有一只眼睛的人必须好好照料它。
A woman's sword is her tongue, and she does not let it rust.
女人的剑是她的舌头，她不让它生锈。
He who is judge between two friends, loses one of them.
在两个朋友之间评断是非的人，会失去其中一个朋友。
Hope is the dream of a soul awake.
希望是灵魂清醒时的梦想。
Patience is bitter but its fruit is sweet.
忍耐是痛苦的，但它的果实是甜蜜的。
Do not let grass grow on the path of friendship.
不要让友谊的路上长出青草。