A COLLECTION OF GOOD WORDS
西班牙谚语
Spanish Proverbs
When three people call you an ass, put on a bridle.
当有三个人叫你蠢货时,你要戴上笼头。
He who buys and sells does not feel what he spends.
买和卖的人感觉不到他花了什么。
A north wind has no corn, and a poor man no friend.
北风无谷,穷人无友。
In less than a thousand years we shall all be bald.
在不到一千年的时间里,我们都将秃顶。
The mother who spoils her child, fattens a serpent.
溺爱孩子的母亲,养肥了蛇。
The wise man does not hang his knowledge on a hook.
聪明人不会把知识挂在钩子上。
The wolf loses his teeth, but not his inclinations.
狼的牙齿掉了,但他的性情没有变。
A hungry man discovers more than a hundred lawyers.
一个饥肠辘辘的人能找到一百多名律师。
There is no such witness as a good measure of wine.
没有证据能证明酒的好坏。
He who wants to catch fish must not mind a wetting.
想钓到鱼,就不要介意被弄湿了。
The ox comes to the yoke at the call of his feeder.
牛一听饲牛人的呼唤就上了轭。
From my gossip's bread a large piece for my godson.
从我八卦的面包里拿出一大块给我的教子。
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。
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。
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。
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。