英文諺語 51~60
【英文諺語】
51. Better be the head of a dog than the tail of a lion.
寧為雞首,不為牛後。
(寧做狗頭,不當獅尾。)
52. Better the devil you know than the devil you do not know.
明槍易躲,暗箭難防。
53. Birds of a feather flock together.
物以類聚。
54. Constant dropping wears away the stone.
滴水穿石。
55. Extremes meet.
物極必反。
56. Custom reconciles us to everything.
習慣成自然。
57. Cut your coat according to your cloth.
量入為出。
58. Dead men tell no tales.
死無對證。
(死人不會說話)
59. Don't wash your dirty linen in public.
家醜不外揚。
60. Every family has a skeleton in the cupboard.
家家有本難念的經。
(每個家庭都有一個不可告人的秘密:
這個翻譯更直接,點出「skeleton」(骷髏)
比喻那些隱藏起來的、不光彩的事情。)
tail of a lion
devil
Birds of a feather
meet
Custom
coat
tell
linen [ˈlɪnɪn]
亞麻布、內衣褲
cupboard
(1)linen ➊燈➋桌子➌布
(2)Dead
➊死去的➋存活的➌健康的
(3)family ➊家➋國➌天下
(4)dropping
➊雲朵➋飛塵➌滴水
(5) lion ➊獅子➋老虎➌狗
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