A COLLECTION OF GOOD WORDS
西班牙谚语
Spanish Proverbs
We do not know what is good until we have lost it.
只有失去了,我们才知道什么是好的。
Death is the reaper who doesn't take a midday nap.
死亡是不午睡的收割者。
At the wedding-feast the least eater is the bride.
在婚宴上吃得最少的是新娘。
The horse thinks one thing, and his rider another.
马想的是一回事,骑手想的是另一回事。
I thought I had no husband, and I eat up the stew.
我以为我没有丈夫,就把炖肉吃光了。
He who is in the mud likes to get another into it.
陷入困境的人喜欢让别人陷入困境。
Let him that has a mouth not say to another, Blow.
有口无口的,就应当打击。
A good payer will not object to leaving a deposit.
好的付款人不会反对存款。
If the rings are lost, here are the fingers still.
如果戒指丢了,手指还在这里。
The mill gains by gong, and not by standing still.
磨房靠锣而不是靠站着不动而转动。
The ox that butted me tossed me into a good place.
撞到我的牛把我扔到了一个好地方。
A man in love schemes more than a hundred lawyers.
一个恋爱中的男人胜过一百个律师。
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沿着这个主题,再读几句。
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。
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。
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。