一、misfortunes tell us what fortune is。不经灾难不知福。
二、envy may dissatisfy us with our lot。嫉妒可使wǒ men对自己的命运不满意。
三、a house without books is like a room without windows。一幢没有书的房子,犹如一个没有窗户的房间。
四、life is a span。人生如朝露。
五、medicines are not meant to live on。药物可治病,不能当饭吃。
六、sweat is the lubricant of success。汗水是成功的润滑剂。
七、nurture passes nature。教养胜过天性。
八、if you swear you will catch no fish。咒骂解决不了问题。
九、by doing nothing we learn to do ill。游手好闲是万恶之源。
十、between two stools one falls to the ground。脚踏两头要落空。
十一、strike while the iron is hot。趁热打铁。
十二、the man who has made up his mind to win will never say “impossible”。凡是决心取得胜利的人是从来不说“不可能的”。
十三、if a man empties his purse into his head, no one can take it from him。如果一个人倾其所有以求学问,那么这些学问是没有人能拿走的。
十四、friends are not books, yet books are friends。 friends may betray you, while books are always loyal。朋友不是书,书却是朋友。朋友可能背判你,书却永远忠实。
十五、knowledge comes, but wisdom lingers。 知识来了,智慧却迟迟不前。
十六、from your parents you lean love and laughter and how to put one foot before the other。but when books are opened you discover that you have wings。你从父母那里学会爱,学会笑,学会走路,可是打开一本书,你会发现你有了翅膀。
十七、how many a man has dated a new era in his life from the reading of a book!有多少人由一本书的阅读而开始其人生的新时代呀!
十八、all time is no time when it is past。机不可失,时不再来。
十九、i would rather be poor in a cottage full of books than a king without the desire to read。我宁愿在一个充满山寨的比一个没有阅读欲望之王的书籍很差。
二十、glasses and lasses are brittle ware。玻璃易碎,姑娘易毁。