A COLLECTION OF GOOD WORDS
苏格兰谚语
Scottish Proverbs
Suppers kills mair than doctors cure.
晚饭杀母，医生治不了病。
A gloved cat was never a good hunter.
戴手套的猫从来不是个好猎手。
Better a finger aff than aye wagging.
与其摇来摇去，不如用手指摘谷壳。
Weel kens the mouse when pussie's in.
当小猫咪在家的时候，韦尔肯斯会去抓老鼠。
The tod keeps aye his ain hole clean.
托德保持他的主洞干净。
He's twice fain that sits on a stane.
坐享其成。
Ane mans meat is another mans poyson.
一个人的肉是另一个人的肉。
Better sit idle than work for nought.
无所事事总比无所事事强。
Nane but fools and knaves lay wagers.
纳妮:可是傻瓜和无赖是下赌注的。
When the well's fu' it will rin owre.
井开了就会漏。
On painting and fighting look adreich.
关于绘画和战斗看阿德里奇。
Feckless fouk are aye fain of anither.
不负责任的福克是另一个人的忠实拥护者。
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沿着这个主题，再读几句。
Fools look to tomorrow. Wise men use tonight.
傻瓜指望明天。智者利用今晚。
Where MacGregor sits is head of the table.
麦格雷戈坐的地方是桌子的头。
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。
Aft times the cautioner pays the debt.
尾部乘以警告者偿还债务。
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。
Better be deid than oot o' fashion.
与其赶时髦，不如从命。