A COLLECTION OF GOOD WORDS
意大利谚语
Italian Proverbs
A little truth makes the whole lie pass.
一知半解,满盘皆输。
With the Gospel men may become heretics.
有了福音,人就可能成为异端。
One living pope is better than ten dead.
一个活着的教皇胜过十个死去的教皇。
One good morsel and a hundred vexations.
一分好饼,一百分愁。
Tis good feasting in other men's houses.
在别人家里设宴是很好的。
Lasses and glasses are always in danger.
少女和眼镜总是处于危险之中。
If you scatter thorns, don't go barefoot.
如果你撒荆棘,就不要赤脚走。
There are more ways to the wood than one.
通往森林的路不止一条。
He who knows the road can ride full trot.
知道路的人能骑得快。
Our last garment is made without pockets.
我们最后一件衣服是没有口袋的。
He who lives among wolves learns to howl.
生活在狼群中,就学会了嚎叫。
Gnaw the bone which is fallen to thy lot.
你要咬你拈阄所得的骨头。
KEEP EXPLORING
沿着这个主题,再读几句。
A wise man cares not for what he cannot have.
智者不计较不能得到的东西。
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。
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。
Time and patience change the mulberry leaf to satin.
时间和耐心会把桑叶变成绸缎。
Failures are but mileposts on the road to success.
失败只是通往成功之路的里程标。
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。