Yakov's magpie started chattering the same thing about anyone. 雅科夫的喜鹊开始对任何人说同样的话。
A gentle politician doesn't promise to build bridges where there is no water. 一个温和的政治家不会承诺在没有水的地方建造桥梁。
Handsome cats and fat dung heaps are the sign of a good farmer. 漂亮的猫和肥肥的粪堆是一个好农夫的标志。
Hooting all right and sleeping all day, doesn't make an owl wise. 整天呼呼大睡并不能使猫头鹰聪明。
He was not fit for marriage, only for work. A major writer, he conceded, required major torment. 他不适合结婚，只适合工作。他承认，一个重要的作家需要很大的折磨。 -- Laurence Bergreen 劳伦斯·贝尔格林
When a cat wants to eat her kittens, she says they look like mice. 当一只猫想吃她的小猫时，她说它们看起来像老鼠。
That usury is a sin some hold, but take for granted they've no gold. 有些人认为放高利贷是一种罪恶，但他们却理所当然地认为自己没有钱。
It is the absence of facts that frightens people: the gap you open, into which they pour their fears, fantasies, desires. 让人害怕的是事实的缺乏:你打开了一个缺口，人们将他们的恐惧、幻想和欲望倾注其中。 -- Hilary Mantel 希拉里·曼特尔
Gentle doctors cause smelly wounds. 温和的医生会造成有臭味的伤口。