The braying of an ass does not reach heaven.
驴子的叫声传不到天堂。
The braying of an ass does not reach heaven.
驴子的叫声传不到天堂。
The bucket goes so often to the well that it leaves its handle there.
水桶经常掉到井边,把手留在那里。
The buckets take to fighting with the well, and get their heads broken.
水桶和井斗起来,头都摔断了。
The buyer has need of a hundred eyes, the seller of but one.
买方需要一百只眼睛,卖方只需要一只。
The buyer needs a hundred eyes; the seller but one.
买家需要一百只眼睛;只有一个卖家。
The cask can give no other wine that that it contains.
酒桶里装的酒不能再放别的酒了。
The chamber-bell (chamber-clapper, or curtain lecture) is the worst sound one have in his ears.
在他的耳朵里听到的最糟糕的声音是室内铃(或幕布演说)。
The cheat always lies at the feet of the cheated.
骗子总是拜倒在骗子的脚下。
The cock is bold on his own dunghill.
公鸡在自己的粪堆上称雄。
The comforter's head never aches.
安慰者的头从不疼。
The common soldier's blood makes the general great.
普通士兵的血使将军伟大。
The company makes the feast.
公司请客。
The countries you visit, the customs you find.
你访问的国家,你发现的风俗。
The court of Rome likes not sheep without wool.
罗马宫廷不喜欢没有羊毛的绵羊。
The danger past, the saint cheated.
危险过去了,圣人作弊了。