Wednesday, June 28, 2006

Dally not with women or money

Dally not with women or money.
别拿女人与金钱开玩笑。

Tuesday, June 27, 2006

Cut your coat according to your cloth

Cut your coat according to your cloth.
量布裁衣;量入为出。

Monday, June 26, 2006

Cut not the bough that thou standest upon

Cut not the bough that thou standest(stand?) upon.
不要砍掉你立足的树枝;不可忘恩负义。

Monday, June 19, 2006

Custom without reason is but an ancient error

Custom without reason is but an ancient error.
没有理由的风俗习惯,只是老旧的错误而已。

注:另有一种写法是没有"an"的。

Friday, June 16, 2006

Custom makes all things easy

Custom makes all things easy.
凡事成习惯就容易做;熟能生巧。

Thursday, June 15, 2006

Curiosity is ill manners in another's house

Curiosity is ill manners in another's house.
到别人家里作客,不要对什么都好奇;客人好奇,就是失礼。

Wednesday, June 14, 2006

Cross the stream where it is shallowest

Cross the stream where it is shallowest.
在最浅处过河;从易处着手。

Tuesday, June 13, 2006

Crooked logs make straight fires

Crooked logs make straight fires.
弯木能生直火。

Monday, June 12, 2006

Critics are like brushers of noblemen's clothes

Critics are like brushers of noblemen's clothes.
清洁衣物靠刷子,清净思想靠批评。

Friday, June 9, 2006

Creep before you walk

Creep before you walk.
先学爬,后学走;按部就班;循序渐进。

Thursday, June 8, 2006

The creditor has a better memory than the debtor

The creditor has a better memory than the debtor.
债权人比债务人有更好的记忆力。

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Credit ought rather to be given to the eyes than to the ears.
眼见为实,耳听为虚。

Wednesday, June 7, 2006

Credit lost is like a Venice glass broken

Credit lost is like a Venice glass broken.
信用一旦毁,如破杯难再补。

Tuesday, June 6, 2006

Credit is dead, bad pay killed it

Credit is dead, bad pay killed it.
总是借钱不还,就会丧失信用。

Monday, June 5, 2006

A creaking gate hangs long

A creaking gate hangs long.
咯吱作响的门才持久;病弱之身往往长寿;小病不断,大病不患。

Friday, June 2, 2006

Craft must have clothes, but truth loves to go naked

2006.06.02 Craft must have clothes, but truth loves to go naked. 狡诈喜遮掩,真理喜坦露。

Thursday, June 1, 2006

Craft brings nothing home

2006.06.01 Craft brings nothing home. 狡诈没好处。

Wednesday, May 31, 2006

A cracked bell can never sound well

2006.05.31 A cracked bell can never sound well. 破钟敲不出好声音。

Tuesday, May 30, 2006

The cowl does not make the monk

2006.05.30 The cowl does not make the monk. 并不是穿着和尚袍的就是和尚。

Monday, May 29, 2006

Cowards die many times before their deaths

2006.05.29 Cowards die many times before their deaths. 胆怯者在真正死前已死过多次。

Monday, August 15, 2005

Be just to all, but trust not all

Be just to all, but trust not all.
公道待人,但不可尽信之。