A friend is never known till a man has need. 不到患难时,永远不能认识真正的朋友。 A friend is not so soon gotten as lost. 交友慢,失友快。 A friend to everybody is a friend to nobody. 广交友,无深交。 A friend without faults will never be found. 没有缺点的朋友是永远找不到的。 A joke never gains an enemy but often loses a friend. 开玩笑总不能化敌为友,反而有时会失去朋友。 Better lose a jest than a friend. 宁可不说一句俏皮话,以免得罪朋友们。 Choose an author as you choose a friend. 选书如择友。 He that has a full purse never wants a friend. 只要袋里有,不愁没朋友。 Life without a friend is death without a witness. 在世无朋友,死后无证人。 Thy friend has a friend and thy friend's friend has a friend so be discreet. 你的朋友有朋友,朋友的朋友又有朋友,所以要谨慎小心。 To preserve a friend three things are required: to honour him present, praise him absent, and assist him in his necessities. 维持友谊需要三点∶当面尊重他,背后赞扬他,需要时帮助他。 Trust not the praise of a friend, nor the contempt of an enemy. 不要信赖朋友的赞扬,也不要仇敌的轻蔑放在心上。 We can live without a brother, but not without a friend. 我们生活中可以没有兄弟,但不能没有朋友。 We can live without our friends, but not without our neighbours. 生活可无友,邻居不能无。 When a friend asks, there is no tomorrow. 朋友的要求不要拖。 Without a friend the world is a wilderness. 没有朋友,世界就等於一片荒野。 A bosom friend afar brings distant land near. 海内存知己,天涯若比邻。 Admonish your friends in private, praise them in public. 在私底下要忠告你的朋友,在公开场合又表扬你的朋友。 A faithful friend is hard to find. 益友难得。 A good book is a best friend who never turns his back upon us. 一本好书,莫逆之交。 A near friend is better than a far-dwelling kinsman. 远亲不如近邻。 An empty purse frightens many friends. 囊中无分文,亲友不上门。 A ready way to lose friend is to lend him money. 失友皆从借钱起。 A thousand friends are few, one enemy is too many. 朋友千人尚觉少,仇敌一人犹嫌多。 |