香姑繼續給Kevin整理出來英文諺語。
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1. Actions speak louder than words.
事實勝於雄辯。行動勝於言辭。
坐而言不如起而行。
2. A friend in need is a friend indeed.
患難見真情。
3. A merry heart makes a long life.
知足常樂。樂觀者歲足。
4. An apple a day keeps the doctor away.
每日一粒蘋果,常保你健康
5. An eye for an eye
以牙還牙,以眼還眼。(報仇)
6. Better late than never.
寧遲勿缺;亡羊補牢,猶未晚矣。
7. Every dog has his day.
風水輪流轉(狗也有幸運的一天)。
8. Make hay while the sun shines.
未雨綢繆。
9. Once bitten, twice shy.
一朝被蛇咬,十年怕草繩。
10. Out of sight, out of mind.
久離則疏遠 / 日久情疏。
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1. Prevention is better than cure.
預防勝於治療。
2. Strike while the iron is hot.
打鐵趁熱。
3. The pen is mightier than sword.
文勝於武 / 文章勝過雄辯
4. There are two sides to every question.
公說公有理,婆說婆有理。
5. There is no rose without a thorn.
朵朵玫瑰皆有刺。(世上沒有不勞而獲的事物) 要獲得就要付出代價
6. Time and tide wait for no man.
歲月不待人
7. Too many cooks spoil the broth.
七手八腳必敗事。(人多嘴雜反而敗事 / 成事不足,敗事有餘)
8. Two heads are better than one.
三個臭皮匠,勝過一個諸葛亮(集思廣益)。
9. Where one door shuts, another opens.
這門閉,那門開。 天無絕人之路,人生總有轉機。
10. You cannot burn the candle at both ends.
蠟燭不能兩頭燒(勿過份消耗體力)。