A COLLECTION OF GOOD WORDS
波兰谚语
Polish Proverbs
Don't praise the day before sunset.
不要在日落前赞美。
Words must be weighed, not counted.
言语要有分量，不能算数。
Being ignorant of law is no excuse.
不懂法律不是借口。
Add up your pennies, and buy a hen.
把你的便士加起来，买一只母鸡。
What a young absorbs, the old loses.
年轻人吸收了什么，老年人就失去什么。
When toads wrestle, the flies dance.
蟾蜍摔跤时，苍蝇跳舞。
Say only good things about the dead.
只说死者的好话。
Speak well of the dead or not at all.
说死者的好话，或者干脆不说。
Stroke the horse until it is saddled.
给马套上鞍子。
A bachelor and a dog can do anything.
单身汉和狗什么都能干。
When a man hurries, the devil smiles.
人急时魔鬼笑。
He is rich enough that wants nothing.
一无所求的人是富有的。
KEEP EXPLORING
沿着这个主题，再读几句。
If it were not for the hands, the clock would be useless.
如果没有手，这钟就没有用处了。
The doctor demands his fees whether he has killed the illness or the patient.
无论他是死于疾病还是病人，医生都要收费。
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。
He who gives quickly gives twice.
施得快，得得快。
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。