谚语指引我们通向成功之路

刘健

                             谚语指引我们通向成功之路

                       Words and Their Stories: Proverbs Tell How to Succeed in Life

Today we explain more popular proverbs.A proverb is a short, well known saying that expresses a common truth or belief.Proverbs are popular around the world.
今天我们为大家介绍流行的谚语。谚语是一种用简短，众所周知的说法来表达一个普遍的事实或信仰。谚语在世界各地都深受欢迎。
Many listeners have sent us their favorite proverbs.They give advice about how to live.
很多听众给我们发来了他们喜爱的谚语。这些谚语教我们如何生活。
We begin with two popular proverbs about staying healthy by eating good food: One is an apple a day keeps the doctor away.Another is you are what you eat.
我们先以两个关于健康饮食的流行谚语作为开始：第一条是每天一苹果，医生远离我。另一条是人如其食。
Several proverbs about birds also give advice.You may have heard this one: The early bird catches the worm.This means a person who gets up early, or acts quickly, has the best chance of success.
几条关于鸟的谚语也给予了我们启发。你可能听过这条：早起的鸟儿有虫吃。意思是，一个人起床早，或行动快，就拥有取得成功的最佳机会。
Another famous proverb is a bird in the hand is worth two in the bush.This means you should not risk losing something you have by seeking something that is not guaranteed.
另一条著名的谚语是一鸟在手胜过百鸟在林。意思是，你不应该冒险失去你所拥有的，换取没有保险的东西。
Here is another piece of advice: Do not count your chickens before they are hatched.In other words, you should not think too much about some future event before it really happens.
还有另一条忠告：鸡蛋还未孵,别忙数鸡雏。换句话说，就是不要过早打如意算盘。
Another proverb warns do not put all your eggs in one basket.This means you should not put all of your resources together in one place because you could risk losing everything at one time.Many Americans learned this the hard way by investing all their money in stock shares, which then lost value.
另一句谚语告诫了不要把所有的鸡蛋放在一个篮子里。意思是，你不应该把所有资源放到一块，因为这样就会瞬间失去一切。许多美国人亲身体会到了这点，他们将所有钱都投到了亏损的股票中。
Another proverb says a fool and his money are soon parted.This means someone who acts unwisely with money will lose it.
另一条谚语是笨蛋难聚财。意思是，不会理财的人将会失去财富。
Here is more advice: If at first you don’t succeed, try, try again.Also, never put off until tomorrow what you can do today.
如下给出更多的建议：再接再厉，终会成功。还有，今日事，今日毕。
You might learn that haste makes waste if you do something so fast, resulting in mistakes.Most people would agree with this proverb: honesty is the best policy.
你可能知道欲速则不达，如果你做事图快，就会出错误。大多数人都会赞同这条谚语：诚信为本。
Yet another proverb advises us not to be concerned about something bad that you cannot change.It says there is no use crying over spilled milk.
另一条谚语提醒我们不要为不能改变的遗憾念念不忘。不要为打翻的牛奶哭泣。
Do you agree with the proverb that children should be seen and not heard?
你赞同这条大人在讲话，小孩别插嘴的谚语吗？
Maybe you have told your children that hard work never hurt anyone.But other people say that all work and no play makes Jack a dull boy.They believe it is not wise to spend all your time working and never having fun.
也许你告诫孩子多干活累不坏人。但其他人会说只学习不玩耍，聪明杰克也变傻。他们认为所有时间都用于工作，而没有娱乐，这种做法是不明智的。
Finally, here is one of our favorite proverbs: People who live in glass houses should not throw stones.This means you should not criticize other people unless you are perfect yourself.
最后这条谚语深受大家喜爱：自身有短，勿批他人。意思是，除非你自己是完美，否则不应该批评别人。

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