美国人常挂在嘴边的200句(十七)
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    161-----Spare the rod and spoil the child
  
  An undisciplined child will turn out to be a rotten person. Many parents think that any physical punishment of children is abusive, while many others think that without it, children grow up to be morally retarded1.
  
  162-----Sticks and stones may break my bones but words will never hurt me
  
  A taunt2 used by people claiming that an insult did not affect them.
  
  163-----The worm turns
  
  Everything chnages. Do not expect situations or people to stay the same for very long.
  
  164-----You are what you eat
  
  A nation's diet can be more revealing than it's art or literature.
  
  165-----Marriages are made in heaven
  
  God is the source of human love and the one who destines two individuals to be married. This proverb is going out of fashion since it goes against individual freedom.
  
  166-----If you scratch my back, I'll scratch yours
  
  If you do something good for me, I should do something good for you.
  
  167-----Office politics are secret and dirty and there is never an end to it
  
  To survive, be patient--watch, listen and say little; to win, be patient--survive, plan and then strike swiftly.
  
  168-----Work smarter, not harder
  
  Get others to do as much as they can for you.
  
  169-----Time heals all wounds
  
  The damage done by a conflict is like a wound that will heal naturally over time if it is not re-injured.
  
  170-----No news is good news
  
  If a friend is travelling and one does not hear from him/her, one may assume that everything is going well. As another proverb says, Bad news travels fast.



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1 retarded xjAzyy     
a.智力迟钝的,智力发育迟缓的
参考例句:
  • The progression of the disease can be retarded by early surgery. 早期手术可以抑制病情的发展。
  • He was so slow that many thought him mentally retarded. 他迟钝得很,许多人以为他智力低下。
2 taunt nIJzj     
n.辱骂,嘲弄;v.嘲弄
参考例句:
  • He became a taunt to his neighbours.他成了邻居们嘲讽的对象。
  • Why do the other children taunt him with having red hair?为什么别的小孩子讥笑他有红头发?
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