进到网里的都是鱼;拾到篮里都是菜;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...[继续阅读]

    结局好,就一切都好; 收场好,万事好。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。结局最要紧,它可以弥补先前的失败和失望。莎士比亚①曾用此谚语作为他的一出...[继续阅读]

    马儿听话,人人都把重担加;马善被人骑,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...[继续阅读]

    条条道路通罗马;殊途同归。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...[继续阅读]

    发亮的东西不一定都是金子; 闪闪发光物,未必尽黄金,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...[继续阅读]

    一切事情都是先难而后易; 万事开头难。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.初学骑自行车时,肯定要不断地...[继续阅读]

    只搞工作不玩耍,聪明孩子也变傻。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....[继续阅读]

    在风暴中任何一个港口都是好的;危难时不择好坏的出路;逃不择路;病不择医。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...[继续阅读]

    外表是靠不住的;外貌欺人;金玉其外,往往败絮其中。This means the same as ALL THAT GLITTERS IS NOT GOLD(15)。这条谚语意义同ALL THAT GLITTERS IS NOT GOLD(15)(发亮的东西不一定都是金子。)参见:NEVER JUDGE BY APPEARANCES(487)...[继续阅读]

    隔墙的苹果最甜;这山看着那山高。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...[继续阅读]