Help me translate these famous quotes?
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Question by icegurl356: Help me translate these famous quotes?
Help me translate these quotes so I can figure out the metaphors: thanks!
1. Sloth, like rust, consumes faster than labor wears;
while the used key is always bright
2. at the workingman’s house hunger looks in, but dares
enter
3. the sleeping fox catches no poultry, and there will be
sleeping enough in the grave
4. love your neighbor; yet don’t pull down your hedge
5. a small leak will sink a great ship
6. tart words make no friends; a spoonful of honey will
catch more flies than a gallon of vinegar
7. Fish and visitors smell in three days
8. handles your tools without mittens; remember, that the
cat in gloves catches no mice
9. when the well’s dry, we know the worth of water
10. now that I have a sheep and a cow, everybody bids me
good morning
11. glass, china, and reputation are easily cracked and
never well mended
12. laziness travels so slowly that Poverty soon overtakes him
Best answer:
Answer by refugio
If by “translate” you mean put into your own words, that is something we can’t do for you, since then they wouldn’t be your words.
But here are some hints.
1 Use it or lose it
2 Work well to live well
3 You snooze, you lose
4 Respect others, including their privacy
5 Pay attention to details
6 Be nice; nobody likes a complainer
7 Don’t stay too long
8 Anything worth doing is worth doing well
9 Don’t take everyday things for granted
10 Money talks
11 Don’t do bad things that look good or good things that look bad
12 Work well to live well
What do you think? Answer below!
Reader Comments
1. Work is good
2. Workers don’t go hungry
3.Work is good.
4. Keep some distance with others.
5. Little things in life are important.
6. Be nice in your speech to others
7. Don’t stay too long visiting
8. Really do your work hands-on
9. We notice things when we miss them
10. People value our wealth
11. Keep your reputation good.
12.Work is good.
1. Laziness dulls your brain and shortens your life.
2. If you work for a living you will usually always have some food on your table.
3. You snooze, you lose
4. Even though you have good neighbors, there should still be some things you keep private.
5. A tiny bit of information, leaked at the wrong time, can cause a large company to fall.
6. Choose your words carefully – you won’t impress someone by insulting them
7. If you stay with friends, don’t stay too long – don’t outstay your welcome.
8. Don’t be afraid to get your hands dirty
9. You often don’t appreciate the value of something until you lose it
10. It could mean that money attracts friends or it could also mean that people respect someone who works hard
11. A lot of hard work can be destroyed by one foolish action
12. You will never have wealth if you are lazy – wealth and success are usually achieved only through hard work
1. Health is much better for those who keep working for as long as possible, when you get lazy you die at a faster rate.
2. If you work hard, most likely you wont starve.
3. Don’t be lazy, go get what you need.
4. Be friendly, but dont allow people to become to ‘familiar’ to the point where they invade your privacy.
5. Take care of small problems before they get out of control.
6. Be sweet, avoid negativity.
7. Don’t overstay your welcome.
8. Don’t be afraid to work hard and get dirty. Hard work is rewarded with results.
9. You dont know what you’ve got until it is gone. Then you appreciate it more.
10. When you have wealth, friends come easy. When your poor, no one gives you the time of day.
11. Protect your reputation because once it is tarnished, it can never be brought back to like new conditions.
12. If you dont work consistantly you will soon be poor.
4. Tall fences make good neighbors.
5. Loose lips sink ships (?)