The swans will not sing till the jackdaws are quiet.
天鹅要等到寒鸦安静下来才会唱歌。
拉丁谚语
The swans will not sing till the jackdaws are quiet.
天鹅要等到寒鸦安静下来才会唱歌。
The swift are overtaken by the slow.
捷足先登。
The tale is marred in the telling.
这个故事讲得不完整。
The tears of an heir are laughter under a mask.
继承人的眼泪是面具下的欢笑。
The test of merit is success.
价值的检验是成功。
The times are changing; we too are changing with them.
时代在变化;我们也在随着他们而改变。
The title is one thing, the contents another.
标题是一回事，内容是另一回事。
The toothless man envies those who can eat well.
没有牙齿的人羡慕吃得好的人。
The whisperer's tongue is worse than serpent's venom.
传舌人的舌头，比蛇的毒还毒。
The wind will let us neither sail nor stay.
风既不让我们航行也不让我们停留。
The wolf changes his hair, but not his nature.
狼改变毛发，却改变不了本性。
The wolf dances round the well. [Longing for the water he cannot reach.]
狼绕着井跳舞。(渴望着他够不到的水。)
The work tests the workman.
这项工作考验工人。
The workmanship surpassed the material.
做工超过了材料。
There are many languages on earth, but one in heaven.
地上有许多语言，天上只有一种。