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proverb

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  • n.谚语；格言
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proverb
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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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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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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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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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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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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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He quoted what I supposed to be an old Spanish proverb: "bread with bread is a fool's meal. "
我觉得他当时的话像是一句西班牙古老的谚语：“面包配面包是蠢蛋的菜谱。”
wǒ jué de tā dāng shí de huà xiàng shì yī jù xī bān yá gǔ lǎo de yàn yǔ : " miàn bāo pèi miàn bāo shì chǔn dàn de cài pǔ 。 "
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Our proverb for today sounds like a guarantee. It seems to promise, "Do your part as a parent, and your child will stay on track. "
我们今天的箴言听起来就像是一个保证，它似乎在应许：「只要你尽了作父母的责任，你的孩子就会行走正道。」
wǒ men jīn tiān de zhēn yán tīng qǐ lái jiù xiàng shì yī gè bǎo zhèng , tā sì hū zài yīng xǔ : 「 zhǐ yào nǐ jìn le zuò fù mǔ de zé rèn , nǐ de hái zi jiù huì xíng zǒu zhèng dào 。 」
xiaozu.renren.com
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There's an old African proverb that some of you know that says, "If you want to go quickly, go alone; if you want to go far, go together. "
大家有些人可能知道一句古老的非洲谚语，谚语说，“如果你想走得快，要独行；如果你想走得远，结伙而行。”
dà jiā yǒu xiē rén kě néng zhī dào yī jù gǔ lǎo de fēi zhōu yàn yǔ , yàn yǔ shuō , " rú guǒ nǐ xiǎng zǒu de kuài , yào dú xíng ; rú guǒ nǐ xiǎng zǒu de yuǎn , jié huǒ ér xíng 。 "
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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 。
goabroad.zhishi.sohu.com
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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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