A COLLECTION OF GOOD WORDS
西班牙谚语
Spanish Proverbs
Who preaches in the desert loses his sermon.
在旷野传道的,必失讲道。
The best or the worst for a man is his wife.
对男人来说,最好或最坏的是他的妻子。
There's no making a good cloak of bad cloth.
用坏布做一件好斗篷是不可能的。
Ask for too much so that you can get enough.
要求太多,才能得到足够。
A fool who knows Latin is never a real fool.
懂拉丁文的傻瓜决不是真正的傻瓜。
A lot of weeds will grow in a stagnant pond.
死水池塘里会长出许多野草。
Raise ravens and they will peck our your eye.
养乌鸦,它们会啄你的眼睛。
He who always tells me a lie never cheats me.
常对我说谎的人从不欺骗我。
The fox knows well with whom he plays tricks.
狐狸很清楚自己在跟谁耍花招。
The tide will fetch away what the ebb brings.
潮水会把退潮带来的东西冲走。
Peace and patience, and death with penitence.
和平与忍耐,死与忏悔。
A good life, they say, keeps wrinkles at bay.
他们说,好的生活能抑制皱纹。
KEEP EXPLORING
沿着这个主题,再读几句。
You will not be loved if you care for none but yourself.
如果你只关心自己,别人不会爱你。
If you want to be respected, you must respect yourself.
如果你想被尊重,你必须尊重你自己。
Take hold lightly; let go lightly. This is one of the great secrets of felicity in love.
轻轻抓住;轻易放手。这是爱情中幸福的一大秘密。
Men can acquire knowledge, but not wisdom. Some of the greatest fools ever known were learned men.
人能获得知识,但不能获得智慧。一些最伟大的傻瓜是有学问的人。
A man too busy to take care of his health is like a mechanic too busy to take care of his tools.
一个人太忙而无暇顾及自己的健康,就像一个机修工太忙而无暇顾及自己的工具一样。
Only an aunt can give hugs like a mother, keep secrets like a sister, and share love like a friend.
只有姑姑才能像母亲一样拥抱,像姐妹一样保守秘密,像朋友一样分享爱。