A COLLECTION OF GOOD WORDS
波兰谚语
Polish Proverbs
He/She is gaping like a calf at the painted gate.
他/她在油漆过的大门前像小牛一样张大嘴巴。
Two heads are better than one or When two,not one.
三个臭皮匠,顶个诸葛亮。
The devil lives beneath a slattern woman's skirts.
魔鬼住在邋遢女人的裙下。
Water teaches us to weep, wine teaches us to sing.
水教我们哭泣,酒教我们歌唱。
Nowadays you have to go to heaven to meet an angel.
现在你必须去天堂遇见天使。
Don't talk about others, they won't talk about you.
不要谈论别人,他们也不会谈论你。
He who tickles himself can laugh whenever he wants.
挠痒痒的人想什么时候笑就什么时候笑。
Do not reprimand the alien, do not praise your own.
不要斥责外星人,也不要赞美自己。
If the farmer is poor then so is the whole country.
如果农民穷,那么整个国家也穷。
To believe in certainty, we must begin by doubting.
要相信肯定,我们必须从怀疑开始。
Keep learning because knowledge is the key to power.
坚持学习,因为知识是开启力量的钥匙。
Still waters are the deepest; Still waters run deep.
静水最深;静水流深。
KEEP EXPLORING
沿着这个主题,再读几句。
The real unlucky one will sprain his thumb when he blows his nose.
真正不幸的人擤鼻涕时拇指会扭伤。
Tasty fish have to swim three times: once in the water, then in butter, and finally in wine.
美味的鱼要游三次:一次在水里,然后在黄油里,最后在葡萄酒里。
One may teach another to speak, but none can teach another to hold his peace.
一个人可以教导另一个人说话,但没有人可以教导另一个人保持沉默。
A whistling priest has a demon in his belly.
吹口哨的牧师肚子里有个魔鬼。
Fish, to taste good, must swim three times: in water, in butter, and in wine.
鱼要想味道好,必须在水里、黄油里和酒里游三次。
Fish to taste right must swim three times in water in butter and in wine.
要使鱼的味道鲜美,就必须在黄油和葡萄酒中浸泡三次。