proverb
美 [ˈprɑˌvɜrb] 
英 [ˈprɒvɜː(r)b]
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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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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。”
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。”
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。”
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。
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。
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。”
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。」
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。”
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。
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。
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。
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。
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。
At the time, like most young people, I regarded this proverb as an old wive's tale with no relevance to my own life.
当时，我像绝大多数年青人一样，认为这一句谚语是跟我自己的生活毫无关系的，这是一句不知老太婆们瞎编的愚蠢的话。
Another proverb is, do not bite off more than you can chew. This means do not try to do more than you are able to do.
另一个谚语是，不要咬掉比你可以咀嚼的多（贪多嚼不烂）。意思是不要试图去做超出你能力范围之外的事。
Industry keeps the body healthy, the mind clear, the heart whole , and the purse full. ---- Western Proverb.
勤劳让身体健康，思路清晰，心灵充实，钱包鼓鼓。
This proverb is not quoted much anymore because kinship is not as highly valued as it used to be.
这谚语引述得不多，因为亲情不再象过去一样受到极度重视。
The first was to heed the proverb: "It is better to be quiet and be thought a fool than to open your mouth and remove all doubt. "
其一就是遵信谚语：与其开口说话，消除种种猜忌，不如保持沉默，哪怕被他人当作傻子一个。
Such a proverb as "There is no place like home" is certain to be passed on from generation to generation.
诸如“没有像家一样的地方”此类问题肯定会一代代被传下去问。
Hence the idea carried in the proverb, that everyone should be allowed to make a mistake without being punished for it.
因此，这种想法，即允许任何人初次犯错误，不必给予惩罚，就包含在这条谚语当中了。
A proverb distills the wisdom of ages.
谚语是许多世纪智慧的精华。
"People Proverb worries, " rely on increasingly expensive health care costs of social insurance is usually not enough.
“人无远虑，必有近忧”，日益昂贵的医疗费用只靠社会保险通常是不够的。
As a Chinese Proverb says, "Tension is who you think you should be. Relaxation is who you are. "
就像中国一句老话：“紧张就是你认为你应该成为怎样的人；放松就是做你现在的自己。”
Does the dog know the proverb, too? The little boy did not like the look of the barking dog.
狗也知道这个谚语吗？一个小男孩非常不喜欢狗狂叫的样子。
When he was asked what was the most cruel Chinese saying, he quoted this proverb: 'However grand the feast, it always has to end'.
当有人问他中国人最残酷的一句话是什么时，他说：天下没有不散的筵席。
As says the proverb, taking notes is always better than good memory, and practice makes perfect.
正所谓好记性不如烂笔头，熟能生巧。
Do not confine your children to your own learning, for they were born in another time. -Hebrew proverb.
不要限制你的孩子在你自己的学识里，因为他们出生于另一个年代---希伯来谚语。
In Chinese proverb, weren't the idiom of "a little separation is better for the newly wedded" , the best note and commentary?
中国民谚中“久别胜新婚”的成语，不就是对思念的最好的诠注吗？
As the english proverb says, "early to bed and early to rise, makes a man healthy, wealthy and wise. "
正如英国一句谚语所说的「早起早睡，使人健康，富有和聪明。」
There is an old proverb which states 'the road to hell was paved with the best of intentions'.
有一句老话：“通往地狱的路途铺满最好的意图”。
He who does not honour his wife , dishonors himself. ---Proverb.
不尊重自己妻子的人，自己也不会受人尊重。---谚语。
As the proverb goes: "Dog does not eat dog. " They compromised with one another finally.
正如谚语所说：“同室不操戈。”他们终于互相让步了
'My conscience is clear despite the slander of others , ' he said, quoting an ancient Chinese proverb .
他引用了中国一句古话来反驳：“人或加讪，心无疵兮。”
An African proverb states, "The one who asks questions doesn't lose his way. "
非洲谚语说：「勇于提问的人不会迷失方向。」
As the proverb of the ancients says, 'Out of the wicked comes wickedness. ' But my hand shall not be against you.
古人有句俗语说：『恶事出于恶人。』我却不亲手加害于你。
Natural food excels an artificial tonic in nutrition, as the proverb says: Dietary nourishment is better than medicinal nourishment.
天然食品的营养比人工补品的好，因此，俗话说：药补不如食补。
As the Russian proverb says, a fish tends to rot from the head.
就像俄罗斯谚语说的那样，一条鱼一般都会从头部开始腐烂。
As an ancient Chinese proverb goes, "Forget not the favors that others have done you. "
中国有句古语，就是“人有恩于我不可忘。”
A chinese proverb best describes my feeling; when the visitor arrives, it is as if returning home.
中国有句俗话最能表达我的感受：宾至如归。
The idiom is a bit like the English proverb "Haste makes waste" ------to spoil things by excessive enthusiasm.
这个成语有点像英语里的谚语：“匆忙办坏事”--过分的热情反而毁坏事物。
A western proverb goes like this, "Once you reach the age of 30, you will become not older but wiser. "
西方有一句谚语：“当你过了30岁，你永远不会再老了。你只会变得更智慧。”
