adage

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  • n.格言；俗语
  • Web谚语；古训；古话
Plural Form：adages  

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adage
n.
1.
谚语；格言a well-known phrase expressing a general truth about people or the world

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1.
In fact, I still remember the adage Bob used to explain why he took my case for free. He said, "In doing, we learn. "
实际上，我仍记得鲍勃在解释为什么为我免费辩护时所用的格言：“实践长才干。”
shí jì shang , wǒ réng jì de bào bó zài jiě shì wèi shén me wèi wǒ miǎn fèi biàn hù shí suǒ yòng de gé yán : " shí jiàn cháng cái gàn 。 "
edu.21cn.com
2.
The rush across the developing world to stop food leaving the region is a perfect example of the old adage: be careful what you wish for.
在发展中世界，各国政府正在匆忙阻止食品离开本国。它们的举动完美地诠释了一句古老格言：小心你许的愿。
zài fā zhǎn zhōng shì jiè , gè guó zhèng fǔ zhèng zài cōng máng zǔ zhǐ shí pǐn lí kāi běn guó 。 tā men de jǔ dòng wán měi de quán shì le yī jù gǔ lǎo gé yán : xiǎo xīn nǐ xǔ de yuàn 。
www.ftchinese.com
3.
You've heard that old adage, "It's not what you know, but who you know. " But what if you don't know anybody, then what?
你应该听过那句谚语，“重要的不是你知道什么，而是你认识谁。”谁都不认识怎么办呢？
nǐ yīng gāi tīng guò nà jù yàn yǔ , " zhòng yào de bú shi nǐ zhī dào shén me , ér shì nǐ rèn shi shuí 。 " shuí dōu bù rèn shi zěn me bàn ne ?
bbs.imelite.com.cn
4.
The old adage, Go West, young man to make your way in the world, is fast becoming Go East, if it has not already.
奔向西方。想要在世界上开辟自己天地的年轻人们，如果你们还没去东方的话，赶快去吧。
bēn xiàng xī fāng 。 xiǎng yào zài shì jiè shàng kāi pì zì jǐ tiān dì de nián qīng rén men , rú guǒ nǐ men hái méi qù dōng fāng de huà , gǎn kuài qù ba 。
article.yeeyan.org
5.
A curious friendship of theirs must have been a pointed illustration, indeed, of the old adage that "extremes meet. "
他们之间的友谊一定是一种奇怪的友谊，确实是谚语所谓“刚柔相济”的一个明证。
tā men zhī jiān de yǒu yì yí dìng shì yī zhǒng qí guài de yǒu yì , què shí shì yàn yǔ suǒ wèi " gāng róu xiāng jì " de yī gè míng zhèng 。
6.
There seems to be a growing sense of entitlement within society, but the adage remains true: "The world does not owe you a living. "
社会上似乎愈来愈多人认为一切都是理所当然，但古谚说得好：「世界并没有欠你什麽而需要养活你。」
shè huì shàng sì hū yù lái yù duō rén rèn wéi yí qiè dōu shì lǐ suǒ dāng rán , dàn gǔ yàn shuō de hǎo : 「 shì jiè bìng méi yǒu qiàn nǐ shén mó ér xū yào yǎng huó nǐ 。 」
www.vinemedia.org
7.
Like the old adage, Rome wasn't built in a day most of your life goals won't be possible in a day either.
就像那句古话，罗马不是一天建成的，大多数你的人生目标也不会在一天实现。
jiù xiàng nà jù gǔ huà , luó mǎ bú shì yī tiān jiàn chéng de , dà duō shù nǐ de rén shēng mù biāo yě bú huì zài yī tiān shí xiàn 。
www.elanso.com
8.
Well, whether the techniques explored here are useful to you or not comes down to the old computer science adage: it depends.
这里所述的技术对您是否有用还是归结到计算机科学中的那句老话上：视情况而定。
zhè lǐ suǒ shù de jì shù duì nín shì fǒu yǒu yòng hái shì guī jié dào jì suàn jī kē xué zhōng de nà jù lǎo huà shàng : shì qíng kuàng ér dìng 。
www.ibm.com
9.
Such hacking is, nevertheless, a useful reminder of an old adage: if something looks too good to be true, it probably is.
然而，这样的入侵，就像一句古老的谚语所做的有用的提醒：如果什么东西好到难以置信，那它很可能就是真的。
rán ér , zhè yàng de rù qīn , jiù xiàng yī jù gǔ lǎo de yàn yǔ suǒ zuò de yǒu yòng de tí xǐng : rú guǒ shén me dōng xi hǎo dào nán yǐ zhì xìn , nà tā hěn kě néng jiù shì zhēn de 。
www.ecocn.org
10.
In the end, American politics may well rise to the needs of the moment, proving the truth of Winston Churchill's famous adage.
最终，美国的政治可能会变得满足目前的需要，这也正验证了温斯顿•丘吉尔的哪句格言。
zuì zhōng , měi guó de zhèng zhì kě néng huì biàn de mǎn zú mù qián de xū yào , zhè yě zhèng yàn zhèng le wēn sī dùn • qiū jí ěr de nǎ jù gé yán 。
www.ecocn.org
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