英文諺語 41~60
【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。
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。
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。
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
41. Well begun is half done. 好的開始是成功的一半。
42. A burnt child dreads the fire.
一朝被蛇咬，十年怕井繩。
43. All lay loads on a willing horse.
人善被人欺，馬善被人騎。
44.
Men are blind in their own cause. 馬不知臉長。
45. Diamond cuts diamond. 強中自有強中手。
46. A crooked stick will have a crooked shadow.
上樑不正下樑歪。
47. All things are difficult before they are easy.
萬事起頭難。
48. A reformed rake makes the best husband.
浪子回頭金不換。
49. A straw shows which way the wind blows.
見微知著。
50. Industry is the parent of success.
勤勉為成功之本。
Well begun
fire
horse
Diamond
crooked stick
difficult
rake
straw
(1)shadow ➊影子➋桿子➌椅子
(2)difficult➊困難➋容易➌開始
(3)industry
➊勤勞➋苦心➌謹慎
(4)straw ➊稻田➋稻子➌稻草
(5)stick ➊枝條➋板擦➌影子
(6)fire ➊水➋火➌土
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