進到網(wǎng)里的都是魚;拾到籃里都是菜;凡到手的他都要。A professional fisherman can find some use for all the fish he pulls out of the sea; he cannot afford to be too particular. The proverb advises us to follow his example by taking advantage of everything that comes our way。If a d...[繼續(xù)閱讀]

    結(jié)局好,就一切都好; 收場好,萬事好。It is the end that matters,making up for previous failures and disappointments. Shakespeare used the proverb for the title of one of his comedies。結(jié)局最要緊,它可以彌補先前的失敗和失望。莎士比亞①曾用此諺語作為他的一出...[繼續(xù)閱讀]

    馬兒聽話,人人都把重?fù)?dān)加;馬善被人騎,人善被人欺。In the days when horses were much used for carrying burdens on their backs,the animals that gave the least trouble were given more work to do than those which were stubborn or intractable。Today a ‘willing horse’ is a person wh...[繼續(xù)閱讀]

    條條道路通羅馬;殊途同歸。Towards the end of the fourteenth century Chaucer wrote in a treatise on the astrolabe,an ancient astronomical instrument,that ‘diverse paths lead diverse folk the right way to Rome. From this and other references to the many roads to Rome ha...[繼續(xù)閱讀]

    發(fā)亮的東西不一定都是金子; 閃閃發(fā)光物,未必盡黃金,中看的未必都中用。Do not judge a thing by its attractive appearance. As another proverb (19) reminds us,APPEARANCES ARE DECEPTIVE.‘Why did you believe him when he said he wasn’t married? ’ asked Mary.‘Because,’ r...[繼續(xù)閱讀]

    一切事情都是先難而后易; 萬事開頭難。When first we try to ride a bicycle we are quite sure that we shall never do anything but fall off; but as we go on practising,the whole thing becomes so easy that we wonder why we ever had any difficulty at all.初學(xué)騎自行車時,肯定要不斷地...[繼續(xù)閱讀]

    只搞工作不玩耍,聰明孩子也變傻。We should not always be working. Unless we can enjoy some form of recreation,we become stale and our work suffers in consequence.‘I really think Andrew shouldn’t waste his time playing tennis when he ought be studying for his examinations....[繼續(xù)閱讀]

    在風(fēng)暴中任何一個港口都是好的;危難時不擇好壞的出路;逃不擇路;病不擇醫(yī)。In times of difficulty or danger any refuge is better than none.‘What a dirty,dingy,miserable old pub to stay the night in!’ protested Mrs Fussington. ‘No hot water and the paper peeling off th...[繼續(xù)閱讀]

    外表是靠不住的;外貌欺人;金玉其外,往往敗絮其中。This means the same as ALL THAT GLITTERS IS NOT GOLD(15)。這條諺語意義同ALL THAT GLITTERS IS NOT GOLD(15)(發(fā)亮的東西不一定都是金子。)參見:NEVER JUDGE BY APPEARANCES(487)...[繼續(xù)閱讀]

    隔墻的蘋果最甜;這山看著那山高。Our neighbour’s apples may be no larger and riper than our own,but they always appear to be so. Even on our own tree the best apples seem to be high up and out of our reach.And this doesn’t apply only to apples,so the proverb means that an...[繼續(xù)閱讀]