A COLLECTION OF GOOD WORDS
西班牙谚语
Spanish Proverbs
Working and painting are better from a distance.
工作和绘画从远处看比较好。
Not to watch your workmen is to lose your money.
不注意你的工人就是在赔钱。
The gossips fall out and tell each other truths.
流言蜚语四起,互相吐露真情。
He who dances well goes from wedding to wedding.
跳得好的人从一个婚礼走到另一个婚礼。
Deceive not thy physician, confessor, or lawyer.
不要欺骗你的医生、忏悔者或律师。
A fool, if he holds his tongue, passes for wise.
蠢人如果不开口,就会被认为是聪明人。
He who has a trade may travel through the world.
有手艺的人可以周游世界。
Better joy in a cottage than sorrow in a palace.
宁可住在茅舍里,不愿住在宫殿里。
Who has no bread to spare should not keep a dog.
没有多余的面包,就不该养狗。
The bath has sworn not to whiten the blackamoor.
浴盆发誓不把黑皮肤漂白。
He who marries ill, is long in becoming widowed.
结了恶婚的,终久成为寡妇。
A looker on sees more of the game than a player.
旁观者清,旁观者清。
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。
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。
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。
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。
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。