Do too many cooks really spoil the broth?
英文諺語中的金玉良言 -
A Russian proverb exclaims, "Take your thoughts to bed with you, for the morning is wiser."
There is a saying : To truly know a people, learn their proverbs. Proverbs contain a culture's values and morals, and so you can learn what is esteemed in different cultures through their proverbs. People in Saudi Arabia value books and learning. One of their proverbs says, "A book is a garden carried in the pocket." The French say, "There is no pillow so soft as a clear conscience." So that culture thinks that being honest is important. Egyptians know the value of friendship. One of their proverbs says, "Friendship doubles joy and halves grief.
In Africa, many proverbs also use images familiar to Africans. For example, "The best way to eat an elephant in your path is cut him up into little pieces." In other words, the best way to solve a problem is to work on it bit by bit. Or " A roaring lion kills no game." This means that one cannot achieve anything by sitting around and talking about it. One must get out and strive for it.
Many proverbs are ancient, but some are contemporary. Here are some English language proverbs that have been coined since 1900. "Wake up and smell the coffee." This warns you to be attentive to a situation and find out the truth. Someone may also tell you to "Get your ducks in a row." This means you should get organized. "If you can't stand the heat, get out of the kitchen." So if you can't deal with the pressure of a situation, you should leave. "Labels are for cans, not for people." This tells you that you should not decide what people are like before you really know.
Learning proverbs in another language is fun. You can make a good impression with your language ability. But remember, proverbs are usually used in spoken language. They are rarely used in writing. If you use a lot of proverbs when you write, people will think you don't have original thoughts. So use your creatively, and make up your own proverbs. There is more than one way to skin a cat!
Grammar Gyms:
"This means that one cannot achieve anything by sitting around and talking about it."
"around " - all the sides of something. Going around the outside of a building.
"around" - how activities or things are done with no real purpose.
"playing around " - I am playing around my cell phone while waiting for friends.
"hanging around' - She is hanging around with her friends at mall.
"climbing around" - Kids at the playground are climbing around the play set.
Vocabulary Tips:
proverb - old saying that often true and wise, give out an advice.谚语，俗语
*You know the old proverb, honesty is the best policy.
*As the proverb goes, practice makes perfect.
* A Chinese proverb says that a quiet conscience sleeps in thunder.
theme - common idea such as love, friendship, or truth.主题。主题思想。
*The theme of the party is "Back to the 80s."
*The theme of the course for this month is "Spring." 课程
*Cats are a recurrent theme in this artist's paintings. 常出现的主题。
haste - hurry. 急忙，匆忙，迅速。
* In my haste to leave, I forgot my cellphone at home.
in haste -at hurry. 急忙地。
*Daddy always reminds me not to make important decisions in haste.
exclaim -say or believe very firmly and say loudly. 大声宣告,呼喊。'ex' -有‘向外’之意。claim -宣称。
*Jessica exclaimed with excitement that she was engaged.
exclamation (n) -兴奋大叫，大声说出来。
*Angela gave an exclamation of surprise when she saw her new room.
out of sight, out of mind - someone or something is not around you or in front of you, you don't even bother to think of it. 眼不见，心不烦。
a penny for your thought - wants to know what you are thinking about.
value - care, worth.
an old horse will never get lost - an old horse know the way better. 老马识途。
seldom meet - usually not go together. 很难在一起。
An old pen is the one that makes the good food. - An pen use often, the ingredient stay with pen so can cook out good food.
esteem -value of something (high or low). high esteem, and low esteem. 敬重，看重。
*Professor Frasier's work is highly esteemed by his colleagues.深受看重
*I esteem Nathan for his passion for music.敬重。。对音乐的热情。
esteem (n) - 敬重。
*Coach White was held in high esteem by the team members.深受看重。
conscience - with knowledge to know what is right or wrong.
*Ever since he stole his mother's money, Donald's conscience has been troubled.
*I have a guilty conscience about not telling my parents the truth.
halve (v) -把事物或数量减半，或分为两半。
*My roommate will have our utility.
*Have the melon and remove the seeds.切成两半，把子除去。
half (n) -一半。
*Over half of our students are from other states. 一半以上。。
strive - put a lot of afford to get things done or get success. 努力，奋斗。
*The coach encouraged us to strive for victory. 为胜利而努力，奋斗
strives for - for 为什么努力。。， 努力为得到什么。。
*As an artist, Richard strives for inspiration and perfection. 努力
clear conscience - conscience is clear with no guilt. 心正大光明，无伪的良心。
guilt conscience - did something wrong that deep inside of you is feeling no peace. Try to correct the wrong, just be honest, not do it again. 罪恶感。良心有亏欠。
self esteem - value yourself.
garden - refer to the knowledge is continue growing, leaning new things.
carry in the pocket - is handy to use it.
something by something - take a step at a time, doing a little at a time.
bit by bit - step by step, little by little, inch by inch.
sitting around - people are relaxing not doing anything.
two wrong does not make it right - 一错再错，于事无补。
coin - invented, created. come up with something. 铸造钱币，铜币，此指“创造，发明新的词句。
*The term "as if" was coined in the teen movie Clueless. “as if ” -最好是。。。
*Shakespeare coined many words in his works.作品
attentive - pay attention, listen careful.注意，留意。
*Being a professional receptionist, you have to be attentive all the time.随时留意各种状况。
*Most of the audience was attentive during the lecture. 演讲。
attentive -体贴，殷勤。
*Josh is very attentive to his wife. ...对他太太非常殷勤体贴。
impression - someone think about something or someone. 印象
*Making a good first impression is very important when interviewing.
*I don't have much of an impression of Sandy's brother.
impress (v) -使留下好印象。
*I was very impressed by his politeness.他的彬彬有礼令。。留下很好的印象
creativity - create person come out of a lot of creative thinking.创造力，创意。 create -创造
*The process of brainstorming can spur the creativity within us. 脑力激荡的过程。。激发
*I was amazed by the director's creativity. 导演
label -tell you what is inside.标签，贴标签。
label a person - put a label on a person is describe a person unfair to judge a person before clearly know that person. 把某人贴上了标签。（不合理，不公平而且是很不友善的表现）。
leave something out or leave out of something. - 排除，舍弃。
skin the cat - say the same thing or do. (there is more way to say the same thing.)
don't count your chicken before they hatch. - your plan might not be work out, don't plan or think what you will do next before it get succeed.
ancient - it means that has been a long time.
contemporary - is modern, recently, is recent.
Language Tips:
proverb /idiom -谚语，俗语/惯用语
proverbs - 很清楚的，而且很直接的表达出其意思。
idiom -不能找字面来解释，但是却含有其特别意思。
An apple a day keeps the doctor away. - （proverb）
It's raining cats and dogs - （idiom）. （倾盆大雨）
under the weather - （idiom）. （在气候下，意思是指‘身体感觉不适’）
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people - （复数n）
a people - 加定冠词指有同一种文化，背景的民族，族群。
the people of Asia - 亚洲人。
peoples - 不同文化的民族。
the peoples of Asia - 亚洲不同的民族或族群。
people person -a person who likes to deal with people.指喜欢与人群接触的人。
French and Asia are different peoples.
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row (发‘row’音) - row your boat.
get your ducks in a row.
row (发‘raw’音) = quarrel, dispute, argument.英国人常用的，美国人并不这么说。
Notes taking of Studioclassroom
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