Sayings and proverbs(谚语、格言和警句).docx

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Sayings and proverbs(谚语、格言和警句)
Below is a list of well-known sayings and proverbs: fixed phrases or sentences that give advice or say something that is generally true. Sometimes a speaker will leave out part of the sentence because it is so well known. The part that is often missed out is shown in brackets: what the eye doesn’t see (the heart doesn’t grieve over): What does it matter if I use his flat while he’s away? What the eye doesn’t see…!
下列广泛流传的谚语、格言和警句,即给予劝诫和表达普遍真理的固定短语或句子。有时,因为这些谚语已众所周知,说话者会省去其中一部分,常常省略的部分用括号表示:What the eye doesn’t see (the heart doesn't grieve over) (眼不见,心不烦) 我趁他外出时用他的公寓有什么关系呢?反正他又看不见!
Absence makes the heart grow fonder
Used to say that when you are away from sb. that you love, you love them even more
不想见,倍思念
There’s no accounting for taste
Used to say how difficult it is to understand why sb. likes somebody or something that you do not like at all
人的爱憎好恶是无法解释的,人各有所好
Actions speak louder than words
What a person actually dose means more than what they say they will do
行动比言语更为响亮
It’ll be all right on the night
Used to say that a performance, an event, etc. will be essful even if the preparations for it have not gone well
(演出、活动等) 到时候自会成功的;车到山前必有路
The apple doesn’t fall/ never falls far from the tree (especially NAME)
A child usually behaves in a similar way to his or her parent(s)
有什么样的父母就有什么样的儿女; 上行下效
If you can’t beat them, join them
If you cannot defeat sb. or be as essful as they are, then it is more sensible to join them in what they are doing and perhaps get some advantage for yourself by doing so
打不赢,就投靠
Beauty is in the eye of the beholder
People all have different ideas about what is beautiful
情人眼里出西施; 对美的判断因人而异
Beauty is only skin-deep
How a person looks is less important than their character
美貌不过一张皮; 貌美不如心灵美
You’ve made your bed and you must lie in/ on it
You must accept the results of your actions
自己承担后果
Beggars can’t be choosers
People say beggars can’t be choosers whe