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标题: 4月8日英语谚语:Waste not, want not. [打印本页]

作者: MarcoHoo    时间: 2011-4-7 19:36     标题: 4月8日英语谚语:Waste not, want not.

Try to translate this sentence and make it conform Chinese custom.
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作者: sapphire_709    时间: 2011-4-7 23:09

不浪费,不愁缺。
作者: aykjy    时间: 2011-4-8 08:27

本帖最后由 aykjy 于 2011-4-8 09:38 编辑

Waste not, want not.
不浪费, 不缺乏。 俭则不匮。

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waste not, want not

When talking about frugality and industry, different people will have different views. Some people think that we should be ecomomical, however, others believe that industry is more important.
Those people who have the latter preference believe that not matter how we weast,  if we work hard, we will be rich. The others people who hold the former think if we don't waste things, then , we are not short of things.
In my opinion, I think both of these two views are right. As the saying goes: waste not,and want not, and the other one says:Industry is strange to poverty. Proverb is wit, proverb is full of wit. Those two proverbs just tell us the two aspects of the thing, one is that we should word hard, and the other is that we should economical, if we only work hard but we waste,  then our efforts will equal to zero, rich will far away from us, on the contrary , if we are only economical, but we do not build our home with our two hands , we can still put ourselves into the  pool situation.
so, let's remember and master the proverbs, to be industry and do not waste, we are to enjoy our lifes everyday!

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waste:
1.  All his efforts were wasted.
2. It's a waste of time to speak to her.
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economical
1. When we had done the costing on the project, it was clear it would not be economical to go ahead with it.
2. It's more economical to buy a monthly ticket than four weekly ones.
A monthly is more economical than 4 weeklies.
3. with the rapid economical development,China's position on the international stage is getting more and more important.
/ China plays a more and more important role in the world stage.
4. The rapidly/sharply raise of the oil prices caused an economical crisis.
The explosion of oil prices
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thrift
1. he has the virtues of thrift and work hard.
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frugality/thrift/economical
1. Frugality is an estate alone.
2. Industry is fortune's right hand, and frugality her left.
3.The principle of diligence and frugality applies to all undertakings.
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diligence/industry/work hard
1. You need diligence.
2. Care and diligence bring luck.
3. Diligence brings about fruitful results.
4. Diligence is the key to success.
5. Diligence is the mother to good luck.
6. Diligence is the path leading to happiness.
7. Diligence redeems stupidity.
作者: mapleleaf    时间: 2011-4-8 08:34

精打细算
作者: bonnieju    时间: 2011-4-8 09:36

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作者: 陈秀玲    时间: 2011-4-8 14:31

俭以防匮。
作者: yy2235    时间: 2011-4-8 18:25

俭以防匮。
作者: pipulun    时间: 2011-4-8 18:30

俭以防匮。
作者: lingkiki    时间: 2011-4-9 21:12

不浪费。。。
作者: T哀酱    时间: 2011-4-10 22:28


作者: 妄自菲薄    时间: 2011-4-10 22:59

不浪费 不缺乏
作者: superior_2008    时间: 2011-4-11 07:46

回复 1# MarcoHoo
作者: byzhangyang    时间: 2011-4-22 22:04

无欲无求。




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