A COLLECTION OF GOOD WORDS
西班牙谚语
Spanish Proverbs
I say it to you, daughter; hear it, daughter-in-law.
我对你说,女儿;听到这,儿媳。
Don't stop the way of a bull or of a current of air.
不可拦阻牛的道,也不可拦阻空气的河。
When our daughter is married sons-in-law are plenty.
我们女儿结婚时,女婿很多。
The more riches a fool hath, the greater fool he is.
一个傻瓜拥有的财富越多,他就越愚蠢。
My gossips don't like me because I tell them truths.
我的闲话者不喜欢我,因为我告诉他们真相。
Never advise someone to go to war or to get married.
永远不要建议别人去打仗或结婚。
Men are just as God made them -- and a little worse.
人就像上帝创造的那样——而且更糟。
Better lose a supper than have a hundred physicians.
宁可失去一顿晚餐,也不愿有一百名医生。
A tree often transplanted neither grows nor thrives.
通常被移植的树既不生长也不茁壮。
A man may lose his goods for want of demanding them.
一个人可能因为没有要求而失去他的财产。
Better be the head of a rat than the tail of a lion.
宁为鼠首,不为狮尾。
Whither goest thou, sorrow? Whither I am used to go.
悲伤,你要去哪里?我过去常去的地方。
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。
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。
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。
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。