A COLLECTION OF GOOD WORDS
法国谚语
French Proverbs
Let him who feels he has a dirty nose wipe it.
觉得自己鼻子脏的人去擦吧。
It is only the first bottle that is expensive.
这只是第一瓶贵的。
We make big promises to avoid little presents.
我们做出很大的承诺来避免小礼物。
There are more old drunkards than old doctors.
老酒鬼比老医生还多。
At a little fountain one drinks at one's ease.
在小喷泉边,人们可以自由自在地喝水。
Some fathers love another man's daughter most.
有些父亲最爱另一个男人的女儿。
He who has everything is content with nothing.
拥有一切的人什么都不满足。
The most friendly fortune trips up your heels.
最友善的好运也会跟着你。
Nothing is more expensive than the first beer.
没有什么比第一杯啤酒更贵的了。
When the furze is in bloom, my love's in tune.
当绒毛盛开的时候,我的爱也随之绽放。
A hawk's marriage: the hen is the better bird.
鹰的婚姻:母鸡是更好的鸟。
He will not lose his oats for want of braying.
他不会因为没有吼叫而失去斗志。
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沿着这个主题,再读几句。
Do not let grass grow on the path of friendship.
不要让友谊的路上长出青草。
Hope is the dream of a soul awake.
希望是灵魂清醒时的梦想。
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 man who is his own lawyer has a fool for a client.
自己当律师的人,会把傻瓜当作委托人。
Are there not spots on the sun?
太阳上没有斑点吗?
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。