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The path to glory is always rugged.
通向光荣的道路常常是坎坷不平的。
The peacock has fair feathers, but foul feet.
孔雀虽有华羽,但有贱足。
The pen is mightier than the sword.
文能胜武。
The pen is the tongue of the mind.
笔是心之舌。
The poor are rich when they are satisfied.
贫能知足即为富。
The poor man wants much, the miser everything.
贫穷人要求多,守财奴样样要。
The pot calls the kettle black.
五十步笑百步。
The proof of the pudding is in the eating.
空谈不如实验。
The race is got by running.
赛跑要靠奔跑来赢得。
There are as good fish in the sea as ever came out of it.
海里的好鱼是取之不尽的。
There are but three ways of living: by working, by stealing, or by begging.
生活道路有三条∶劳动、偷盗或乞讨。
There are lees to every wine.
美中有不足。
There are more foolish buyers than foolish sellers.
愚蠢的买主多于愚蠢的卖主。
There are no birds of this year in last year's nests.
事过境迁。
There are obviously two educations. One should teach us how to make a living and the other how
to live.
教育显然有两种∶一种是教人怎样谋生,另一种是教人怎样生活。
There are only two powers in the world, the sword and the pen; and in the end the former is
always conquered by the latter.
世界上只有两种力量∶刀和笔;而其结果,後者总是战胜前者。
There are spots in (or on) the sum.
人孰无过。
There are three ways of spreading news. -- telegraph, telephone, and tel-a-woman.
传播新闻有三种方法∶电报、电话和告诉女人。
There are two sides to every question.
每个问题都有两个方面。
The receiver is as bad as the thief.
窝赃者和贼同罪。
There is a black sheep in every flock.
群群羊中有黑羊。 |
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