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最近又重新看了之前學的英文諺語,突然又有新領悟,其實有很多都非常實用的,而且又簡單好記,但為什麼自己都沒有運用,很懊惱。明明可以讓自己的文章多一點色彩,卻沒好好利用。也許是因為怕自己用錯,怕出洋相,貽笑大方;又怕別人看不懂,對牛彈了琴, 所以才一直沒用。

 

今天我領悟了,雖然有點晚了,但 Better late than never!(晚做總比沒做好,來吧!


 

01 Beauty is in the eye of the beholder. 
情人眼裡出西施。

Because this can be a subjective experience, it is often said that beauty is in the eye of the beholder.

因為這是個主觀經驗,所以人們常說情人眼裡出西施。

 


02   Fine feathers make fine birds. 
人要衣裝;佛要金裝。漂亮的羽毛造就出一隻漂亮的鳥。

The idiom "Fine feathers make fine birds" represents the social conditions of our times where people are often in a hurry to judge others by what they see.

這個成語[人要衣裝;佛要金裝]說明了我們這個時代的社會狀況,人們常常急於根據自己的所見來判斷他人。


03 Courtesy costs nothing. 
禮多人不怪。禮節不需要花半毛錢。

You don't have to be their best friend, but you could at least say Hi to them - courtesy costs nothing.

您不需要跟他們成為好朋友,但至少向他們打個招呼, 禮多人不怪嘛。


04 Even Homer sometimes nods. 
人非聖賢,孰能無過。就連荷馬也有打瞌睡的時候。

Nothing is perfect, even Homer sometimes nods. 

沒有事事完成美的,人非聖賢,孰能無過。

 


05 A mistake confessed is half redressed.
知錯能改,善莫大焉。承認錯誤, 就是改正了一半。

People are not perfect, but if you admit that you have done something wrong, you have already begun to correct it, just like the old saying: “A fault confessed is half redressed.”

人並非十全十美,但只要承認自己做錯的事,就已開始改正了,如諺語所說:“知錯能改,善莫大焉”。

 

 


06 Love, love my dog.

愛屋及烏。愛我,也要愛我的狗。

My parents love each other, they accept each other exactly the way. It is like "love me, love my dog."

我父母很相愛,他們包容對方的一切,愛屋及烏。

 


07

Like mother, like daughter.

Like father, like son. 

有其母必有其女。

有其父必有其子。

"My only interest is in making money." B: "Like father, like son, I see."

A說:我唯一的興趣就是賺錢。

B說:我懂了,有其父必有其子嘛。

 


08

He has eyes in the back of his head.

神通廣大。他的後腦有長眼睛。

It's so busy at our office that you need eyes in the back of your head to work here! 

這裡的工作太忙了,只有神通廣大的人才能在這裡工作!

 


09

The pot calls the kettle black. 

五十步笑百步。鍋子嫌茶壺黑。

I can’t believe that you are upset because I was late. That is the pot calling the kettle black. 

我不敢相信因為我遲到你就失望,真的是五十步笑百步。

 

 

 

to be continued......

 

 


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