香姑繼續給Kevin整理出來英文諺語。
〈2/21〉
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。
〈2/22〉 1. Prevention is better than cure. 2. Strike while the iron is hot. 3. The pen is mightier than sword. 4. There are two sides to every question. 5. There is no rose without a thorn. 6. Time and tide wait for no man. 7. Too many cooks spoil the broth. 8. Two heads are better than one. 9. Where one door shuts, another opens. 10. You cannot burn the candle at both ends.
預防勝於治療。
打鐵趁熱。
文勝於武 / 文章勝過雄辯
公說公有理,婆說婆有理。
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
歲月不待人
七手八腳必敗事。(人多嘴雜反而敗事 / 成事不足,敗事有餘)
三個臭皮匠,勝過一個諸葛亮(集思廣益)。
這門閉,那門開。 天無絕人之路,人生總有轉機。
蠟燭不能兩頭燒(勿過份消耗體力)。