Showing posts with label 谚语. Show all posts
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Monday, 15 November 2010
Strike while the iron is hot
English Proverb
Act decisively and take your opportunities when they arise.
This old proverb clearly alludes to the imagery of the blacksmith or farrier at his forge. If he delays in shaping the iron when it is hot a pliable the metal soon cools and hardens and the opportunity is lost.
Act decisively and take your opportunities when they arise.
This old proverb clearly alludes to the imagery of the blacksmith or farrier at his forge. If he delays in shaping the iron when it is hot a pliable the metal soon cools and hardens and the opportunity is lost.
Cold hands, warm heart
English Proverb
So a cool, reserved exterior may hide a kind heart.
In cold weather, blood goes away from the hands and feet to protect the brain and main part of the body. Then your hands will be cold but your heart will be warm.
So a cool, reserved exterior may hide a kind heart.
In cold weather, blood goes away from the hands and feet to protect the brain and main part of the body. Then your hands will be cold but your heart will be warm.
Revenge is a dish best served cold
English Proverb
This proverb suggests that emotional detachment and planning ("cold blooded") are best for taking revenge.
The earliest well-known example of this proverb in print appears as "La vengeance est un plat qui se mange froid" in the novel Les Liaisons Dangereuses (1782) by Pierre Choderlos de Laclos. (Dangerous Liaisons)
This proverb suggests that emotional detachment and planning ("cold blooded") are best for taking revenge.
The earliest well-known example of this proverb in print appears as "La vengeance est un plat qui se mange froid" in the novel Les Liaisons Dangereuses (1782) by Pierre Choderlos de Laclos. (Dangerous Liaisons)
Monday, 1 November 2010
Marriage is the opposite to a fever attack; it begins very hot and ends very cold
German Proverb
an amusing metaphor about the wedding: every tradition proposes a different
an amusing metaphor about the wedding: every tradition proposes a different
The hot sun melts away the snow; when anger comes, does wisdom go
Indian Proverb
anger often causes us to lose control, just as the sun's heat melts the snow
anger often causes us to lose control, just as the sun's heat melts the snow
The one burnt by hot milk drinks even cold buttermilk with precaution
Indian Proverb
In English we say: a burnt child dreads the fire.
In English we say: a burnt child dreads the fire.
Make bread while the oven is hot
Iranian Proverb
in Italy we say "strike the iron until it's hot", so profit by favorable conditions for as long as they remain so for doing what you need
in Italy we say "strike the iron until it's hot", so profit by favorable conditions for as long as they remain so for doing what you need
In the hotel of decisions the guests sleep well
Iranian Proverb
ironic joke about the difficulty in making decisions
ironic joke about the difficulty in making decisions
The taste of cold water after drinking, is a pleasure that the teetotaler will never know
Japanese Proverb
a joke about the bad habit of drinking, but remembers how difficult it is to understand the pleasure of doing something until you really test
a joke about the bad habit of drinking, but remembers how difficult it is to understand the pleasure of doing something until you really test
Cold tea and cold rice are bearable, but cold looks and cold words are not.
Japanese Proverb
People words or looks can hurt more than real pain.
If the situation is bad to begin with, then it is bad enough already without our adding to it.
People words or looks can hurt more than real pain.
If the situation is bad to begin with, then it is bad enough already without our adding to it.
One does not like hot, the other does not like cold; make it tepid to make an agreement
Malagasy Proverb
We should always try to reach an agreement, which is a middle ground between the differing needs
We should always try to reach an agreement, which is a middle ground between the differing needs
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