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1、Four short words sum up what has lifted most successful individuals above the crowd: a little bit more.-author-datePROVERBS-IN-LATIN-AMERICAN-TALK-拉美人谈话中的谚语(中英)PROVERBS IN LATIN AMERICAN TALKPROVERBS IN LATIN AMERICAN TALKProverbs are the popular sayings that brighten so much Latin American talk, th

2、e boiled-down wisdom that you are as apt to hear from professors as from peasants, from beggars as from elegantes. Brief and colorful, they more often than not carry a sting. When a neighbors dismally unattractive daughter announce her engagement, Imelda remarked, You know what they say, Senora: The

3、res no pot .so ugly it cant find a lid. And when her son-in-law blustered about how he was going to get even with the boss who had docked his pay, Imelda fixed him with a cold eye and said, Little fish does not eat big fish. One afternoon I heard Imelda and her daughter arguing in the kitchen. Her d

4、aughter had quarrelled with her husbands parents, and Imelda was insisting that she apologize to them. Her daughter objected. But, Mama, I just cant swallow them, not even with honey. They talk so big until we need something; then theyre too poor. So today when they wouldnt even tend enough to pay f

5、or a new bed, all I did was say something that Ive heard you say a hundred times: If so grand, why so poor? If so poor, why so grand? Impertinent! snorted Imelda. Have I not also taught you, What the tongue says, the neck pays for? I will not have it said that I could never teach my daughter proper

6、respect for her elders. And before you go to beg their pardon, change those trousers for a dress. You know how your mother-in-law feels about pants on a woman. She always says, What was hatched a hen must not try to be a rooster! Her daughter made one more try. But Mama, you often say, If the saint

7、is annoyed, dont pray to him until he gets over it. Cant I leave it for tomorrow? No, no and no! Remember: If the dose is nasty, swallow it fast. You know, my child, you did wrong. But, A gift is the key to open the door closed against you. I have a cake in the oven that l was making for the Senoras

8、 dinner, I will explain to the Senora; Now, dear, hurry home and make yourself pretty in your pink dress. By the time you get back, I will have the cake ready for you to take to your mother-in-law. She will be so pleased that she may make your father-in-law pay for the bed. Remember: One hand washes

9、 the other, but together they wash the face. ( Readers. Digest ) 拉美人谈话中的谚语谚语即流行的说法。它可以使拉美语言变得生动。谚语也是一种浓缩的智慧。从教授到农民，从乞丐到贵族，你都能从他们口中听到谚语。言语是精炼而生动的，它往往带有些讽刺意味。当一个邻居家抑郁又丑陋的女儿宣布她订婚时，Imelda说：“太太，你知道大家都怎么说么？任何一个罐子都不愁找到一个盖子。”当她的女婿气势汹汹地说，他将如何去找扣他工钱的老板算帐时，Imelda用冷冷的眼神盯着他说：“小鱼吃不了大鱼。”一天下午我听到了Imelda和她女儿在争吵。他女儿和公

10、婆吵了一架。Imelda坚持要求女儿去和他们道歉。她的女儿反对道：“可是，妈妈，我只是无法忍受他们。及时涂了蜜变甜也没办法使我接受。他们总是吹牛，知道我们需要东西时，他们又改口说自己很穷。所以今天当他们连一张新床的钱都付不起的时候，我就说了你们常说的那句话：既然敢吹牛为什么那么穷？既然那么穷为什么还敢吹牛？”“太无礼了！”Imelda嗤之以鼻道，“难道我没教过你，舌头说的话，脖子要负责任吗？我可不想被人说我从不教自己的女儿尊敬长辈。在你去请求他们原谅之前，记得那裤子换成裙子，你应该知道你婆婆是如何看待穿裤子的女人的。她总是说，孵出来的是母鸡就别想去做公鸡。”她女儿又狡辩道：“但是妈妈，你常说，如果圣人被惹怒，也不要在他忘记这件事情之前向他祈。我能不能明天再去道歉？”“不行，不行，不行！记住:如果药很难喝，就把它快点吞下。你知道的，我的孩子，你做错了。但是，一件礼物是打开对你关闭的门的钥匙。我烤炉里的蛋糕是为太太的晚餐准备的，我会向她解释的；现在，亲爱的，赶快回家换上你那粉色的裙子把自己打扮得漂漂亮亮的。等你回来时，我将为你准备好蛋糕带给你的婆婆。她一定会很高兴，并且她会让你的公公买下那张新床。记住：一只手只能洗另一只手，但双手一起可以洗脸。”-