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proverb

US [ˈprɑˌvɜrb]
UK [ˈprɒvɜː(r)b]
  • n.谚语；格言
  • Web俗语；箴言；英语谚语
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proverb
n.
1.
谚语；格言a well-known phrase or sentence that gives advice or says sth that is generally true, for exampleWaste not, want not.

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1.
Antonio Jose from Brazil says his favorite proverb is "Tell me who walks with you, and I'll tell you who you are. "
来自巴西AntonioJose说他最喜欢的谚语是“告诉我你身边的人，我就知道你是什么样的人。”
lái zì bā xī AntonioJose shuō tā zuì xǐ huan de yàn yǔ shì " gào su wǒ nǐ shēn biān de rén , wǒ jiù zhī dào nǐ shì shén me yàng de rén 。 "
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2.
One should take advantage of it just like the proverb states: "Opportunities are only from the prepared minds. "
每个人都应利用机遇，正如这句名言所说：“机遇只留给那些做好准备的人。”
měi gè rén dōu yīng lì yòng jī yù , zhèng rú zhè jù míng yán suǒ shuō : " jī yù zhǐ liú gěi nà xiē zuò hǎo zhǔn bèi de rén 。 "
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3.
In my country of Slovenia, there is old proverb: "if a woman beds a horse, at least the children will have quick feet. "
在我的国家斯洛文尼亚，有一句谚语：“如果一个女人怀了一匹马的孩子，那孩子至少跑得会很快。”
zài wǒ de guó jiā sī luò wén ní yà , yǒu yī jù yàn yǔ : " rú guǒ yī gè nǚ rén huái le yī pǐ mǎ de hái zi , nà hái zi zhì shǎo pǎo de huì hěn kuài 。 "
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4.
Like the old proverb goes, you can't buy happiness, and a woman who thinks otherwise isn't worth your time.
正如古语云，你不可能买到幸福，而一个想着其他东西（金钱）的女人是不值得你花时间的。
zhèng rú gǔ yǔ yún , nǐ bù kě néng mǎi dào xìng fú , ér yī gè xiǎng zhe qí tā dōng xi ( jīn qián ) de nǚ rén shì bù zhí de nǐ huā shí jiān de 。
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5.
An old Henan proverb, Dig earth to see Mother , tells of a son taking initiative to be reconciled with his mother.
掘地见母的故事源自河南，记述一儿子主动要与母亲和好。
jué de jiàn mǔ de gù shi yuán zì hé nán , jì shù yī ér zǐ zhǔ dòng yào yǔ mǔ qīn hé hǎo 。
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6.
Think of the proverb: "Ill new travels apace" . I must say good news seems to travel just as fast.
想到谚语：“疾病新的旅行快速地”。我一定发言权好消息似乎旅行正如斋戒。
xiǎng dào yàn yǔ : " jí bìng xīn de lǚ xíng kuài sù de " 。 wǒ yí dìng fā yán quán hǎo xiāo xi sì hū lǚ xíng zhèng rú zhāi jiè 。
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7.
This product HAS been sold all over the world without advertising, just as the proverb says, "Good wine needs no advertising" .
这种产品不作广告，却行销全球，正如俗话所说：好酒不用挂招牌。
zhè zhǒng chǎn pǐn bù zuò guǎng gào , què xíng xiāo quán qiú , zhèng rú sú huà suǒ shuō : hǎo jiǔ bú yòng guà zhāo pái 。
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8.
American Proverb The future is called "perhaps, " which is the only possible thing to call the future.
未来可以被称作“可能”，那是唯一可以用来称呼未来的词汇。
wèi lái kě yǐ bèi chēng zuò " kě néng " , nà shì wéi yī kě yǐ yòng lái chēng hu wèi lái de cí huì 。
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9.
There is indeed no doubt that he and his predecessors were influenced by the form of the Spanish proverb in drawing up aphorisms and maxims.
毋庸置疑，他和他的先行者们受到西班牙谚语的形式影响，尤其在抽取格言警句的时候。
wú yōng zhì yí , tā hé tā de xiān xíng zhě men shòu dào xī bān yá yàn yǔ de xíng shì yǐng xiǎng , yóu qí zài chōu qǔ gé yán jǐng jù de shí hou 。
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10.
The message that this proverb is trying to stumble through is that everything always looks more attractive when you don't have it.
这句谚语不就想说什么东西都是你没有的时候更有吸引力嘛。
zhè jù yàn yǔ bù jiù xiǎng shuō shén me dōng xi dōu shì nǐ méi yǒu de shí hou gèng yǒu xī yǐn lì ma 。
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