國小生必知的諺語

(一)

Learn and live.

近朱者赤近墨黑。

Keep good men company and you shall be of the number.

人過半生，方知天命。

Life is half spent before we know what it is.

博學使人謙遜，無知使人驕傲。

(二)

謊言站不長。

Lies have short legs.

有其母必有其女。

Like mother, like daughter.

不學無術。

Learn not and know not.

別惹麻煩。

Let sleeping dogs lie.

活着，為了學習。

Knowledge makes humble, ignorance makes proud.

人生並不是康莊大道。

Life is not all roses.

沒有朋友，雖生猶死。

Life without a friend is death.

一箭雙鵰。

Kill two birds with one stone.

甕中之鼈。

Like a rat in a hole.

泄漏天機。

Let the cat out of the bag.

君王發狂，百姓遭殃。

Kings go mad, and the people suffer for it

一報還一報。

Like for like.

先學走，再學跑。

Learn to walk before you run.

普天之下，莫非王土。

Kings have long arms.

過去的就讓它過去吧。

Let bygones be bygones.

人生苦短。

Life is but a span.