A COLLECTION OF GOOD WORDS
意大利谚语
Italian Proverbs
Believe a boaster as you would a liar.
像相信骗子一样相信吹牛的人。
The mill does not grind without water.
没有水,磨不动。
The dog that means to bite don't bark.
咬人的狗不叫。
The feast passes and the fool remains.
盛宴过去,愚人留下。
He who has his own mother never cries.
有自己母亲的人从不哭泣。
One should learn to sail in all winds.
一个人应该学会乘风破浪。
If I went to sea I should find it dry.
如果我出海,我就会发现它是干的。
There's no going to heaven in a sedan.
坐轿车上不了天堂。
The same shoe does not fit every foot.
同一只鞋并不适合每只脚。
Rather hat in hand than hand in purse.
宁可手里拿着帽子,也不愿手里拿着钱包。
The right man comes at the right time.
对的人在对的时间出现。
The roses fall, and the thorns remain.
玫瑰落了,荆棘还在。
KEEP EXPLORING
沿着这个主题,再读几句。
Failures are but mileposts on the road to success.
失败只是通往成功之路的里程标。
You can live without a brother but not without a friend.
你可以没有兄弟,但不能没有朋友。
Wise men learn by other men's mistakes, fools by their own.
聪明人从别人的错误中学得教训,蠢人则从自己的错误中吸取教训。
Patience is a flower that grows not in everyone's garden.
忍耐是朵花,并不是人人园中都开的花。
A wise man cares not for what he cannot have.
智者不计较不能得到的东西。
Live and learn.
活到老,学到老。