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All work and no play makes Jack a dull boy | Any port in a storm
17. All work and no play makes Jack a dull boy. We should not always be working. Unless we can enjoy some form of recreation, we become stale and our work suffers, in consequence. ‘I really think Andrew shouldn’t waste his time playing tennis when he ought to be studying for his examinations.’ [...]
Continue reading...All that glitters is not gold | All things are difficult before they are easy
28. June 2011
15. All that glitters is not gold Do not judge a thing by its attractive appearance. As another proverb (19) reminds us, APPEARANCES ARE DECEPTIVE. ‘Why did you believe him when he said he wasn’t married?’ asked Mary. ‘Because,’ replied Pamela, ‘he was so good-looking and well-dressed, and had such a nice voice.’ [...]
Continue reading...精誠所至金石為開Chinese Idioms / Calligraphy Tracing Exercise
13. June 2011
Chinese calligraphy tracing exercise samples 精誠所至金石為開(Sincerity splits open metal and stone. if you put your heart to it, you can break up metal and rocks. With a will, you can achieve anything. ) The Simplified characters in 精诚所至金石为开are NOT used in China to practice Chinese calligraphy Kai Shu style. No one writes 开for 開in Chinese [...]
Continue reading...Die Ankunft – The Arrivals pt.51 Deutsche Version (Abspann).avi
7. June 2011
DieseSerie Umfast 5 Staffeln und Handelt von unserer Ideologische Welt und Ihren Herrschern die sich zumindest dafür halten und Deckt ihren Plan Akribisch auf und erklärt Ihre Ziele und Zeigt wie weit Sie schon damit sind und welche Mittel Sie dafür Einsetzen. Es wird Zeit die Kontrolle über unser Verstand und unsere Seele wieder zu [...]
Continue reading...All lay loads on a willing horse | All roads lead to Rome
3. June 2011
13. All lay loads on a willing horse In the days when horses were much used for carrying burdens on their backs，the animals that gave the least trouble were given more work to do than those which were stubborn or intractable. Today a ‘willing horse’ is a person who is so good-natured and helpful [...]
Continue reading...All’s fish that comes to the net | All’s well that ends well
31. May 2011
11. All’s fish that comes to the net A professional fisherman can find some use for all the fish he pulls out of the sea; he cannot afford to be too particular. The proverb advises us to follow his example by taking advantage of everything that comes our way. If a dealer in second-hand furniture [...]
Continue reading...All good things come to an end | All’s fair in love and war
31. May 2011
9. All good things come to an end Pleasures cannot go on for ever, for all things change, and THE BEST OF FRIENDS MUST PART (41). 直譯：好事總要結束 同義：天下無不散的筵席（諺海） 人事無常，難以長歡樂，就是「好友也要分離」（41)。 同義：明月不常圓，彩雲容易散（諺海） 世界好物不堅牢，綵雲易散琉璃脆（白居易•簡簡吟） 10. All’s fair in love and war This proverb would have us believe that in courtship, just as on the battlefield, it is permissible [...]
Continue reading...After a storm comes a calm All are not thieves that dogs bark at All cats are grey in the dark
22. May 2011
6 After a storm comes a calm This optimistically suggests that, just as there is inevitably a calm after evexy storm, there must be something better after every piece of unpleasantness. 直譯‘：暴風之後接下來的是一片平靜 同義：否極泰來（易經）；雨過天靑（紅樓夢第四十回） 這是很樂觀的一句話，意味著否極則泰來，正好像狂風暴雨一過，大地必然歸於平靜。 8 All are not thieves that dogs bark at Beware of judging people by appearances. An honest man may give the [...]
Continue reading...Chinese Proverbs Adam’s ale is the best brew and Advice when most needed is least heeded
20. May 2011
4.Adam’s ale is the best brew This tells us that water is the best drink. It is advice against drinking alcohol. Adam’s ale is the old term for water. 直譯：亞當的麥酒是釀得最好的飲料 參考：酒是穿腸藥（諺海） 這句話告訴我們水是最好的飲料，勸人不要喝酒。「亞當的麥酒 」是「水」的古語。 5. Advice when most needed is least heeded Advice is something that wise men don’t need and foolish people won’t take; and [...]
Continue reading...Chinese Proverbs Actions speak louder than words
19. May 2011
Actions speak louder than words Something that you say which means that what you do is more important than what you say. It is what we do that really matters, not just what we say. In Longfellow’s The Song of Hiawatha, Hiawatha answers the mighty and bragging Megissogwen: ‘Big words do not smite like war-clubs, [...]
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