A COLLECTION OF GOOD WORDS
苏格兰谚语
Scottish Proverbs
A good name is sooner tint that won.
好名声来得快——欲速则不达。
My neighbours skaith's my ain peril.
我的邻居是我的主要危险。
Ye go far about seeking the nearest.
你们到处寻找最近的路。
Ye're never pleas'd fu' nor fasting.
你从不被乞求，也从不禁食。
Ye watna where a blessing may light.
愿祝福之光普照大地。
The poor man's aye put to the warst.
这个可怜的人已被消灭了。
I have tane the sheaf frae the mare.
我把这捆东西交给了母马。
Bare gentry are braging and beggars.
光秃秃的绅士们在叫唤和叫化子。
Let the morn come and the meat wi't.
让早晨来，让肉不要。
Carelessness is worse than a thieve.
粗心大意比偷窃更糟糕。
Ye're unco good and ye'll grow fair.
你不善良，你会变得公正。
Ye may be heard where ye're no seen.
你不在的地方也许会被听到。
KEEP EXPLORING
沿着这个主题，再读几句。
Be slow in choosing a friend, but slower in changing him.
选择朋友要谨慎，但改变朋友更要谨慎。
It's by the mouth o' the cow that the milk comes.
牛奶是从奶牛的嘴里挤出来的。
Never let your feet run faster than your shoes.
永远不要让你的脚跑得比你的鞋还快。
They that see but your head dinna see your height.
除了你的头，别人看不见你的身高。
Fools look to tomorrow. Wise men use tonight.
傻瓜指望明天。智者利用今晚。