1.Nothing ever becomes real till it is experienced. Even a proverb is no proverb to you till your life has illustrated it.
没有亲身经历的东西,难以给人以真实的感受。纵然是格言,你的生活没证实它时,对你来说,也就不成其为格言了。
2.There is a proverb: ”Love me love my dog.” In fact the proverb is theoretical.
事实上,“爱吾及书”这麽说似乎更有道理。
3.His punctuality is a proverb. (=He is a proverb for punctuality
他严守时间是有名的。
4.Goodness is not tied to greatness, but greatness to goodness.-Greek Proverb
善良不一定连着伟大,但是伟大必连着善良。--希腊谚语
5.Every pot, as the proverb has it, finds its cover.
就像谚语说的,一个萝卜一个坑儿。
6.Anna: Which old English proverb?
安娜:哪则古老的英国谚语?
7.That proverb is apposite to this case.
那谚语切合于这个情形。
8.The Europeans have tasted the bitter fruits of "haste makes waste." Obviously the Chinese proverb "Who eats too fast breaks the bowl" does make sense.
欧洲人尝到「吃紧弄破碗」的苦果,显然中国人所谓的「欲速则不达」一语有其道理所在。