A COLLECTION OF GOOD WORDS
西班牙谚语
Spanish Proverbs
You've made bed, and now you'll have to lie in it.
你已经铺好了床,现在你得躺在上面。
The threatener loses the opportunity of vengeance.
威胁者失去了复仇的机会。
Take the middle of the way and thou wilt not fall.
走到路中间,你就不会跌倒。
All mouth and no trousers. All talk and no action.
光嘴不穿裤子。只说不做。
The king likes the treachery, but not the traitor.
国王喜欢背叛,但不喜欢叛徒。
One man beats the bush, another catcheth the bird.
一个人打灌木,另一个人捉鸟。
A covetous abbot for one offering loses a hundred.
贪心的方丈,一分祭物,必损失一百分。
A bad compromise is better than a successful suit.
吃亏的妥协也比胜诉强。
I know what I know, but will say nothing about it.
我知道我所知道的,但不会说出去。
Fire, fire, many pots on. and one pea in them all.
火,火,许多锅上。还有一粒豌豆。
Some day Peter will command as much as his master.
总有一天彼得会像他的主人一样发号施令。
Don't speak unless you can improve on the silence.
除非你能改善沉默,否则不要说话。
KEEP EXPLORING
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。
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。
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。
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。