A COLLECTION OF GOOD WORDS
西班牙谚语
Spanish Proverbs
A morsel eaten selfishly does not gain a friend.
自私地吃一点东西不会得到朋友。
She is good and honoured who is dead and buried.
她是善良的,光荣的,她已经死了,被埋葬了。
Between the hand and the mouth the soup is lost.
手和嘴之间的汤不见了。
The wolf never wants a pretext against the lamb.
狼对小羊从不找借口。
Lovers always think that other people are blind.
情人眼里出西施。
If you want to beat a dog, say he eat your iron.
如果你想打狗,就说它吃了你的铁。
Command your wealth, else that will command you.
支配你的财富,否则财富将支配你。
There is no mother like the mother that bore us.
没有一个母亲像她那样使我们感到厌烦。
Take away the motive, and the sin is taken away.
没有了动机,罪恶也就没有了。
Better there should be too much than too little.
太多总比太少好。
So yourself be good, a fig for your grandfather.
所以你要做个好孩子,做你祖父的笑柄。
So wise, so young, they say, do ne'er live long.
他们说,那么聪明,那么年轻,就不会长寿。
KEEP EXPLORING
沿着这个主题,再读几句。
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。
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。
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。
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。
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。