A COLLECTION OF GOOD WORDS
波兰谚语
Polish Proverbs
Even a clock that is not going is right twice a day.
即使是不走的钟，一天也能走对两次。
Without work there won't be any bread in your mouth.
没有工作，你就没有面包吃。
A guest sees more in an hour than the host in a year.
客人一小时看到的东西比主人一年看到的还多。
To believe with certainty, we must begin by doubting.
要确信地相信，我们必须从怀疑开始。
The woman cries before the wedding and the man after.
女人在婚礼前哭，男人在婚礼后哭。
One ducat before the trial is worth three afterwards.
审判前的一块钱，抵得上审判后的三块钱。
From someone else's cart you have to get off halfway.
你得从别人的车上下来一半。
The man who can not dance thinks the band is no good.
不会跳舞的人认为乐队不好。
Even a clock that does not work is right twice a day.
即使是不走的钟，一天也有两次是对的。
The devil can swallow a woman but he can't digest her.
魔鬼可以吞掉一个女人，但他无法消化她。
God promised me a fur coat, and I am already sweating.
上帝答应给我一件裘皮大衣，我已经汗流浃背了。
Still waters erode the shore or Still waters run deep.
静水流蚀岸，静水流深。
KEEP EXPLORING
沿着这个主题，再读几句。
When February comes, hobnail your shoes.
当二月来临时，用鞋钉住你的鞋子。
Speak well of the dead or not at all.
说死者的好话，或者干脆不说。
The devil lives beneath a slattern woman's skirts.
魔鬼住在邋遢女人的裙下。
In every little house there is a little louse.
每个小房子里都有一只小虱子。