【英文諺語】61~70
英文諺語 61~70
61. Example is better than precept.
身教重於言教
62. Fine feathers make fine birds.
佛要金裝,人要衣裝。
(美麗的羽毛造就美麗的小鳥。)
63. First impressions
are most lasting.
先入為主。
(第一印象最為持久。)
64. Give a thief enough rope
and he'll hang himself.
多行不義必自斃。
(給賊以繩索,賊將究自縛。)
65. Give knaves an inch
and they will take a yard.
得寸進尺。
(一英吋 inch 和一碼 yard)
(比喻給予壞人或貪心的人一點好處,他們就會貪得無厭地
想要更多。)
66. He that commits a fault thinks everyone speaks of it.
作賊心虛。
67. He that touches pitch
shall be defiled.
近朱者赤 ,近墨者黑。
68. He who rides a tiger
is afraid to dismount.
騎虎難下。
69. In the country of the blind,
the one-eyed man is king.
山中無老虎,猴子稱大王。
70. No cross, no crown.
吃得苦中苦,方為人上人。
knave [nev]
n.[C]奸詐的人,流氓,無賴;
(紙牌中的)傑克(jack)
defile [dɪˋfaɪl]
vt. 弄髒,損汙;使失去光澤
(1)inch ➊英寸➋公寸➌英尺
(2) rides a tiger
➊騎馬➋騎車➌騎虎
(3) cross
➊正方形➋十字架➌菱形
(4) feather
➊鱗片➋皮毛➌羽毛
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