Name: 最常見的英語諺語 (Most Common English Proverbs)
Uploaded: 2020-10-23T20:55:00.000Z
Duration: 9 min 29 s

English, and welcome to another English lesson.

You might wonder, Why am I teaching proverbs?

你可能會問，我為什麼要教諺語？

What does it have to do with learning English?

Well, it has everything to do with learning English.

Proverbs are used in everyday conversation on there, also on important part of our culture.

諺語被用在日常對話上，也是我們文化的重要組成部分。

There's a reason why we say these things on with these proverbs.

我們用這些諺語說這些話是有原因的。

You can also learn new words, new phrases, a new styles of expressing yourself and speaking.

你還可以學習新的單詞、新的短語、新的表達方式和說話方式。

It's good to have a few of these under your belt in your backpack, ready to pull out of the bag whenever you need to use them.

在揹包裡的腰帶下備上幾件這樣的東西，隨時可以從包裡掏出來。

You hear them in a lot of different ways.

你聽到他們的聲音有很多不同的方式。

Well, proverbs are used in all kinds of different cultures and countries.

嗯，諺語在各種不同的文化和國家都有使用。

Everybody has their own kind off proverbs.

每個人都有自己的一種關諺語。

Some of these might be used in your country on they might be translated into your language.

其中一些可能在你們國家使用，也可能被翻譯成你們的語言。

The other thing I want to tell you is that I'm not going to tell you proverbs that you don't need to know.

另外我想告訴你的是，我不會告訴你那些你不需要知道的諺語。

There's so many people who learn English, and this is a big mistake that people make.

學英語的人太多了，這是人們犯的一個大錯誤。

They learn English, and they learn as many idioms as they can as many proverbs as they can, as many phrases as they can.

他們學英語，能學多少成語就學多少成語，能學多少短語就學多少短語。

These things are outdated, meaning they're old.

這些東西都是過時的，也就是說它們是舊的。

We don't use them anymore, some of them we still use.

我們已經不用了，有些我們還在用。

But sometimes you just need to know that we don't always still use some of the things that you're learning.

但是有時候你只需要知道，我們並不總是還在使用一些你所學習的東西。

We talk about riel English here, Modern English.

我們這裡說的是瑞爾英語，現代英語。

That is why, in this video I'm not just telling you a load of proverbs, I'm telling you ones which you will hear in England ones which you will want to know in England on ones which will happen now, not ones that you'll use an even I won't understand you.

這就是為什麼，在這個視頻中，我不只是告訴你一堆諺語，我告訴你那些你在英國會聽到的，那些你在英國會想知道的，那些現在就會發生的，而不是那些你會用的，甚至我都聽不懂的諺語。

So let's get into the list of the most common on the most useful proverbs in British English.

那麼，讓我們進入英國英語中最常見的關於最有用的諺語列表。

Now these air used in America, Australia all over the world.

現在這些空氣用在美國、澳洲等世界各地。

But these are the ones you will hear in Britain because we are a British English channel.

但這些都是你在英國會聽到的，因為我們是英國的英語頻道。

Now let's get on with the list Number one.

現在，讓我們來看看第一條清單。

This is an old saying on it basically means if somebody is paying you money or helping you out, try not to make them angry.

這是一句老話，它的基本意思是，如果有人給你錢或幫助你，儘量不要讓他生氣。

After all, they're the ones paying or giving you something.

畢竟，他們是付出或給你東西的人。

They're giving you something, so don't annoy them.

他們給了你一些東西，所以不要惹惱他們。

You should be grateful now the next one slightly similar to the one that I just said.

你現在應該慶幸，下一個和我剛才說的略微相似。

So Number two is beggars can't be choosers.

所以第二條就是乞丐不能做選擇。

Beggars can't be choosers on this is Let's say you're asking something.

乞丐不能在這上面挑三揀四就是讓你問點什麼。

You need to accept whatever they give you.

你需要接受他們給你的任何東西。

So don't Just don't be ungrateful for what the person gives you.

所以，不要 只是不要忘恩負義的人給你的東西。

Whatever they give you, they have given you something a favor.

無論他們給你什麼，都是給了你一些好處。

Ah, beggar is somebody who begs for money on the street or somebody who needs something So you can't choose what you get from the person you are asking from.

乞丐是指在街上乞討的人 或者是需要什麼東西的人 所以你不能選擇從你要錢的人那裡得到什麼。

Number three is actions speak louder than words.

If you do something, it is more powerful then saying you will do something.

如果你做了什麼，那就比說你會做什麼更有力量。

So let's say I was saying I'm going to give some money to charity.

所以我們說我是說我要給慈善機構一些錢。

I'm gonna give some of my money to charity.

I could say that, but will I actually do it?

我可以這麼說，但我真的會這麼做嗎？

That is the question on what this proverb is saying is that your actions are more powerful than what you say.

這就是這句諺語說的問題，就是你的行為比你說的更有力量。

So it's all well and good me saying I'm going to give money to charity.

所以，我說要捐錢給慈善機構，這一切都很好。

But if I actually do it, that is what makes the impact.

但如果我真的做了，那才是有影響的。

所以，行動比語言更有說服力。

This is a really good one, because it's true.

這是一個非常好的，因為它是真實的。

The more you practice something the mawr skillful, the more educated on, the better you become.

你練習的東西越是熟練，受的教育越多，你就變得越好。

Think about this one with English because you need to keep practicing.

用英語思考這個問題，因為你需要繼續練習。

If you want to be a perfect English speaker, practice will make you perfect.

如果你想成為一個完美的英語演講者，練習會讓你更完美。

This is said in a lot off songs on Did You Will Hear It Ah, few times, maybe on TV or in songs on bond.

這話在《你會聽到嗎》的很多關歌曲中說過，幾次，也許在電視上或債券上的歌曲中說過。

Basically, what it means is that good doesn't always last forever.

基本上，它的意思是說，好的東西並不總是永遠存在。

Sometimes good things happen for a long time, but eventually something bad might happen.

有時候好事發生了很久，但最終可能會發生不好的事情。

所以，美好的事物都會有盡頭。

Let's say you go on a holiday to a really beautiful country and you're having an amazing time.

比方說，你去一個非常美麗的國家度假，你有一個驚人的時間。

But eventually this good thing, it must come to an end and you have to come home.

但這種好事，終究要結束，你必須回家。

So that's why algo good things come to an end.

所以這也是為什麼阿爾戈好事多磨的原因。

It's a bit of a depressing one, but hey, you can then look forward to the next good thing that will happen.

雖然有點鬱悶，但嘿嘿，你就可以期待下一件好事的發生。

所以，一切美好的事物都必須結束。

I like to say this in a real British accent.

我喜歡用真正的英國口音說這句話。

如果你打不過他們，那就加入他們。

如果你打不過他們，就加入他們。

Now practice saying that in your British accent.

現在練習用你的英國口音說這句話。

Sometimes you can always convince people.

You can't always beat people you can't always win.

你不可能永遠打敗你不可能永遠贏的人。

The people you're trying to convince the people you're trying to beat.

你想說服的人就是你想打敗的人。