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Before you make a friend eat a bushel of salt with him. 交友前先和他共吃一蒲式耳盐 . /不深知,不结交 Beggars cannot be choosers. 乞丐不能挑肥拣瘦 D.Heywood 海伍德 Beggars do not envy millionaires, though of course they will envy other beggars who are more successful. 乞丐并不羡慕百万富翁 ,尽管他们会羡慕比他们乞讨得多的乞丐 B.Russell 罗素 Being a well-dressed man is a career, and he who goes in for it has no time for anything else. 穿着整齐本身就是一种职业 ,一味追求穿着就没有时间做别的了 H.Broun 布龙 Believe not all that you see nor half what you hear. 虽眼见亦不能全信 ,道听途说更不足信 Benefits please, like flowers, while they are fresh. 没有开不败的鲜花,也没有永远使人感激的恩惠 Best to bend while it's a twig1. 树当从小修整 Better a fortune in a wife than with a wife. 娶个富家女不如讨个巧媳妇 Better a frank denial than unwilling2 compliance3. 勉强应允不如坦诚拒绝 V.Hugo 雨果 Better a glorious death than a shameful4 life. 宁求光荣死 ,不可耻辱生 Better a witty5 fool than a foolish wit. 宁要机智的傻子,不要愚蠢的机智人 Better an egg today than a hen tomorrow. 今天一只蛋 ,胜过明天一只鸡 Better be a poor man's darling than a rich man's warding6. 与其遭富人厌弃 ,不如嫁给穷人为妻 Better be blamed by our kith and kin7, than be kissed by the enemy. 宁可让亲人责备,切勿让敌人亲吻 Better be sure than sorry. 稳当总比后悔好 Better be the head of a dog than the tail of a lion. 宁为鸡口,毋为牛后 Better be unmannerly than troublesome. 宁可有失礼貌 ,也不打扰别人 Better deny at once than promise long. 与其答应而不履行,不如马上拒绝 Better do more daily, trivial, ordinary and practical work that is needed by the people, than say a thousand empty words that may be sweet to the ear. 多做一些人民需要的 ,日常的,细小的,平凡而实际的工作,胜过说一千句漂亮动听的话语 Better drink the water given by a friend, than eat the honey offered by the enemy. 宁喝朋友水,不吃敌人蜜 Better go to bed supperless than rise in debt. 与其醒来负债 ,不如忍饿上床 Better late than never. 迟做总比不做好 Better leave than lack. 有余胜过不足 Better lose a jest than a friend. 宁可少说俏皮话 ,也不开罪朋友 Better master one than engage with ten. 十事半通 ,不如一事精通 Better never to begin than never to make an end. 没有决心干到底不如不开始 Better one's house too little one day than too big all the year after. 一日嫌屋子小,胜过一年嫌屋子大 Better pay the butcher than the doctor. 花钱看病不如出钱买肉 Better rely on yourself than look to others for help. 与其求人 ,不如求已 点击收听单词发音
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