A COLLECTION OF GOOD WORDS
苏格兰谚语
Scottish Proverbs
Egotism is an alphabet of one letter.
自我主义是一个只有一个字母的字母表。
He's got his nose in a gude kail pat.
他的鼻子被打肿了。
They that drink longest live langest.
喝得最长的人活得最久。
He'll no let grass grow at his heels.
他不会让草长在他的脚后跟。
Love your friend and look to yoursel.
爱你的朋友,并关注你自己。
Rue and time grew baith at ae garden.
时光和悔恨在爱园长出了白石。
He that lends you hinders you to buy.
借钱给你的人妨碍你买东西。
They that dance must pay the fiddler.
跳舞的人必须付出代价。
A blythe heart makes a blooming look.
一颗心绽放出绚丽的光彩。
Leave aff as lang as the play's good.
戏演得好就把阿夫演得好。
Ye may take the head for the washing.
你们可以把鱼头拿去洗。
Ye have tint the tongue of the trump.
你把特朗普的舌头染黑了。
KEEP EXPLORING
沿着这个主题,再读几句。
A crooning coo, a crawing hen, and a whistlin' maid were ne're very chancy.
哼哼唧唧的咕咕声,叽里呱啦的母鸡,还有吹口哨的女仆,这些都不是很冒险的。
Fools look to tomorrow. Wise men use tonight.
傻瓜指望明天。智者利用今晚。
Ae man may steal a horse where another daurna look ower the hedge.
一个人可能会偷一匹马,而另一个人可能会从树篱下面偷一匹马。
One may survive distress, but not disgrace.
一个人也许能挺过苦难,但不会蒙受耻辱。
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。
Willful waste makes woeful want.
任性的浪费造成可悲的匮乏。