It takes bales of hundredweight because a fire of straw lasts little.

一捆一捆的稻草，因为一堆稻草燃烧不了多少时间，所以要用上百倍的重量。

It takes both luck and good fortune just to fry eggs.

光是煎鸡蛋就需要运气和好运。

It won't work to tell your feet: come.

告诉你的脚:来吧。

It's a bad sign when the sick person tosses and turns in bed.

当病人在床上辗转反侧时，这是一个不好的信号。

It's a good marriage when he's twenty eight and she's eighteen.

当他二十八岁，她十八岁时，这是一段美满的婚姻。

It's a great advantage to love someone in your neighborhood: you see each other often and you don't have to travel.

爱你周围的人是一个很大的优势:你们经常见面，而且你们不需要旅行。

It's a long way from the said to the done.

从说到做还有很长的路要走。

It's always good to have an old man at a little boy's side.

有一个老人在一个小男孩身边总是好的。

It's better to cajole the beast than to scream at it.

哄那畜生总比对它尖叫好。

It's better to have few pleasures than many troubles.

宁少享乐，勿多烦恼。

It's better to have ringworm than a farm and vineyard.

有癣总比有农场和葡萄园好。

It's dumb to put snow on the kitchen spit, the snow melts and the fire goes out.

把雪放在厨房的口水上是愚蠢的，雪会融化，火也会熄灭。

It's fun to be a guest.

做客人很有趣。

It's healthier to wear out many boots and few bed sheets.

多穿靴子少穿床单更健康。

It's insane to oppose when you can neither win nor compromise.

当你既不能赢也不能妥协时，反对是愚蠢的。