Proverbs-Units 1-2.ppt

Proverbs Unit 1 Unit 2 * 1. A father is a treasure, a brother is a comfort, but a friend is both. 父亲是财富，兄弟是安慰，朋友兼而有之。 2. A near friend is better than a far-dwelling kinsman. 远亲不如近邻。 3. Friendship is a plant of slow growth and must undergo and withstand the shocks of adversity before it is entitled to the appellation. — George Washington, American President 友谊就像一棵生长缓慢的植物， 只有经受住了逆境的考验才配得上这个称呼。 —— 美国总统 乔治·华盛顿 4. To find a friend one must close one eye; to keep him, two. — Norman Douglas, British writer 交朋友得闭一只眼，留住朋友得闭两只。 —— 英国作家 诺曼·道格拉斯 1. Beauty lies in lover’s eyes. 情人眼里出西施。 2. Follow love and it will flee, flee love and it will follow thee. 追求爱情，它会逃离你；逃避爱情，它会跟着你。 3. Friendship is like earthenware: once broken, it can be mended; love is like a mirror: once broken, that ends it. — Josh Billings, American humorist 友谊就像陶器，破了可以修补；爱情好比镜子，一旦打破就难重圆。 —— 美国幽默作家 乔西·比林斯 4. First love is only a little foolishness and a lot of curiosity. — George Bernard Shaw, British dramatist 初恋就是一点点笨拙外加许许多多好奇。 —— 英国剧作家 乔治·萧伯纳 5. There is no paradise on earth equal to the union of love and innocence. — Jean-Jacques Rousseau, French thinker 人间最大的幸福莫如既有爱情又清白无瑕。 —— 法国思想家 让·雅克·卢梭 6. Gravitation is not responsible for people falling in love. — Albert Einstein, American scientist 并非地球引力使人坠入爱河。 —— 美国科学家 阿尔伯特·爱因斯坦 * * *