A COLLECTION OF GOOD WORDS
西班牙谚语
Spanish Proverbs
Never let a poor man advise you on investments.
不要让穷人给你投资建议。
Feet that are used to move cannot remain quiet.
用来移动的脚不能保持安静。
When the fields yield not, the saints have not.
田地不给力,圣者也不给力。
When the spleen increases, the body diminishes.
当脾脏增大时,身体就会缩小。
The bread never falls but on its buttered side.
面包总是掉在涂了黄油的那一边。
Between two friends a notary and two witnesses.
两个朋友之间,一个公证人和两个证人。
What my neighbour eats does my stomach no good.
我的邻居吃什么对我的胃不好。
People are the architects of their own fortune.
人是自己命运的建筑师。
Choose neither a woman nor linen by candlelight.
不要在烛光下挑选女人或衣服。
Everything in its season, and turnips in Advent.
一切都在它的季节,萝卜在来临。
He who looks demurely trust not with your money.
看起来很正经的人不会信任你的钱。
Many kiss hands they would fain see chopped off.
许多亲吻的手,他们宁愿被砍掉。
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沿着这个主题,再读几句。
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。
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。
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。
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。