我们的文化中,
有很多特别有意思的谚语
今天我们来学习一些经常用到的!
它的意思是当你离开某人或某物一段时间后,
当再次见到时,你会更欣赏他们,
类似于我们的“小别胜新欢”,例如:
I used to hate going to my aunt’s house,
but now I kind of miss it.
Absence makes the heart grow fonder.
曾经讨厌去我姑姑家,
但现在我竟然有点怀念了,
难道是离别更能让人的心灵变得亲近?
speak of the devil 是在18世纪初开始流行的。
当时有一种迷信的说法,
也就是:speak of the devil and he's sure to appear。
如果你说到魔鬼,魔鬼就一定会现身,
后来就简化成:speak of the devil。
例句:Oh What a coincidence, both
of us are talking about you, to really speak of the devil.
哎呀真巧,我俩正说起你呢,
真是说曹操曹操到。
它的意思是行动胜于雄辩,
你所做的比你所说的更重要,
也就是我们的“事实胜于雄辩”,例如:
Don’t just tell me you’re going to change.
Do it! Actions speak louder than words.
不要是告诉我你将会改变,
马上行动起来啊,
事实胜于雄辩。
04. A journey of a thousand miles beginswith a single step
它的意思是如果你想要完成某事,
那你就要从最基础的开始,
也就是我们的“千里之行始于足下”,例如:
If you want to lose weight,
you need to stop eating junk,
and you need to start exercising.
Today. Not tomorrow.
A journey of a thousand miles begins
with a single step.
如果你想要减肥,那就别再吃垃圾食品了
你要从现在开始运动,
毕竟千里之行始于足下。
05. All good things must come to an end
它的意思是好事总有结束的那一刻,
并不会持续到永远,也就是我们的“
天下没有不散的宴席”,例如:
I wish this vacation would go on forever.
It’s too bad that all good things must come to an end.
我希望假期能一直持续下去,
但无奈天下没有不散的宴席。
06. A picture is worth a thousand words
它的意思一张照片胜过千言万语,
也就是我们的“百闻不如一见”,例如:
I wasn’t sure that he loved her,
but then I saw them hugging at the airport.
A picture is worth a thousand words.
我不确定他是否爱她,
但后来我看到他们在机场拥抱,
那场面胜过了千言万语。
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