海外文化:学点西方谚语，了解西方文化
<p><span word="Man">Man</span> <span word="proposes">proposes</span>， <span word="God">God</span> <span word="disposes">disposes</span>. </p><p>这个说法最早见于14世纪，起初以 “<span word="If">If</span> <span word="man">man</span> <span word="proposes">proposes</span> <span word="evil">evil</span>， <span word="God">God</span> <span word="disposes">disposes</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="it">it</span>.” 的形式出现， 意思是上帝会阻止想要为恶的人。这里的<span word="God">God</span>， 既可以指上帝， 又可以指天意。 就像我们常说的“尽人事， 听天命”、“谋事在人，成事在天”一样， 尽力而为之后， 还要顺从自然的规律。 毕竟，人类是自然的一部分， 凡事皆不可强求， 与自然的和谐是人类的生存之本。 </p><p>例如：</p><p><span word="A">A</span>: <span word="Bob">Bob</span>， <span word="how">how</span> <span word="about">about</span> <span word="tomorrow">tomorrow</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="driving">driving</span> <span word="test">test</span>？<span word="Sure">Sure</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="pass">pass</span>，<span word="huh">huh</span>？ </p><p><span word="B">B</span>: <span word="I">I</span> <span word="don">don</span>’<span word="t">t</span> <span word="know">know</span>. <span word="I">I</span>’<span word="ve">ve</span> <span word="done">done</span> <span word="enough">enough</span>， <span word="I">I</span>’<span word="d">d</span> <span word="say">say</span>. <span word="Anyway">Anyway</span>， <span word="man">man</span> <span word="proposes">proposes</span>， <span word="God">God</span> <span word="disposes">disposes</span>. <span word="I">I</span> <span word="am">am</span> <span word="praying">praying</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="good">good</span> <span word="luck">luck</span>. </p><p><span word="It">It</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="sin">sin</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="steal">steal</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="pin">pin</span>. </p><p>该句的字面意思是： 即使是偷一根针也是一种罪过。还记得那句古训吗？“勿以恶小而为之， 勿以善小而不为。”冀望之切，溢于言表。不要因为犯的是小错就可以听之任之。 </p><p>例如：</p><p><span word="Honesty">Honesty</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="best">best</span> <span word="policy">policy</span>. <span word="Never">Never</span> <span word="covet">covet</span> <span word="what">what</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="yours">yours</span>， <span word="for">for</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="sin">sin</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="steal">steal</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="pin">pin</span>. </p><p><span word="If">If</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="play">play</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="fire">fire</span>， <span word="you">you</span> <span word="get">get</span> <span word="burnt">burnt</span>. </p>
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