對待別人也要像你要別人對待你一樣。
也就是:Treat others as you would like for them to treat you.
Handsome is as handsome does.
也就是: A good heart is better than a good look.(善良的心比外表漂亮更好)
Don't ever slam the door; you might want to go back.
不要把門猛力地關上,你也許還要回去。
A man is rich according to what he is, not according to what he has.
一個人的富有,是看他的品德,不是看他的金錢。
(what he is 指品德;what he has 指物質或金錢)
Swallowing your pride occasionally will never give you indigestion.
偶爾把你的驕氣吞下,不會使你消化不良。
Do not speak of your happiness to one less fortunate than yourself.
不可對比你不幸的人談論你的幸福。
The person who gossips to you will gossip about you.
對你講別人閑話的人,也會講你的閑話。
Fault finders never improve the world; they only make it seem worse than it really is.
喜歡找人毛病,不能改善世界;他們只會讓世界看起來比實際更糟。
Almost every man wastes part of his life in attempts to display qualities which he does not possess and to gain applause which he cannot keep.
幾乎每個人浪費平生一部分時間,想要表現他沒有的品質,也想要得到不能持久的讚美。
We all think we are exceptional, and are surprised to find ourselves criticized just like anyone else.
我們都認為我們傑出;一旦發現自己像其他人一樣受到批評時甚感驚訝。
Idleness makes the fullest purse empty.
照字義:懶惰會把滿滿的錢包變空。
也就是:懶惰者會花掉所有的金錢(The idle person will spend all his/her money)
The frog burst when it tried to make itself as big as a bull.
照字義:青蛙要想把自己吹得像牛一樣大時會爆裂。也就是:自不量力。(one who insists on going beyond his ability)
(b)待人處事:
There is no joy in life like the joy of sharing.
生活的喜樂,沒有比分享更喜樂。
If you want to feel rich, just count all of the things you have that money can't buy.
假如想體驗富有的感覺,不妨數一下你所擁有但用錢買不到的東西。
Friendship is like a bank account. You cannot continue to draw on it without making deposits.
友誼像銀行,你不能老是提款而不存款。
Both medicine and advice are easy to prescribe, but hard to take.
處方藥和給忠言很容易,但要接納倒很困難。
The way to be happy is to make others happy.
幸福的方法,是讓別人幸福。
It takes the whole of life to learn how to live.
要花費整個生命去學習怎樣生活。
As you make your bed, so you must lie on it.
照字義:你既然收拾了你的床,你就得躺下。也就是:你所做所為,必須負責後果。(You must bear the consequences and take full responsibility.)
We cannot do everything at once; but we can do something at once.
我們不能馬上做所有事,但可以馬上做某些事。
Cut your coat according to your cloth.
照字義:按你的布料,剪你的衣服。
也就是:不要做超過能力的事(Don't do things beyond your ability.)
A man of words and not of deeds is like a garden full of weeds.
一個人只說而不做,就像花園充滿雜草。
If you cannot do great things, you can do small things in a great way.
假如你不能做大事,你也能把小事做得出色。
(in a great way=really well)
(未完待續)