muhamedr
08-05-2010, 08:05 AM
Hello, guys!
Proverbs A "proverb" is a short, traditional saying in general use.It usually expresses some obvious truth or familiarexperience. There are proverbs in all languages. Here are7 proverbs that are well known in English. --
"You can't tell a book by its cover."----
We need to read a book to know if it's good or bad. Wecannot know what it's like just by looking at the front orback cover. This proverb is applied to everything, not onlybooks. --
"Where there's a will there's a way. -----
If we have the determination (the will) to do something, wecan always find the path or method to do it.
-"Don't cross your bridges before you come to them." -----
Don't worry about problems before they arrive. --
"It was the last straw that broke the camel's back."-------
There is a limit to everything. We can load the camel withlots of straw, but finally it will be too much and thecamel's back will break. And it is only a single straw thatbreaks its back - the last straw. This can be applied tomany things in life. People often say "That's the laststraw!" when they will not accept any more of something.
-- "Bad news travels fast." ----
"Bad news" means news about "bad" things like accidents,death, illness etc. People tend to tell this type of newsquickly. But "good news" (passing an exam, winning somemoney, getting a job etc) travels more slowly. --
"You can't take it with you when you die."----
When we die we leave everything on earth. We don't takeanything with us. Even the richest people cannot take theirmoney with them after death. This proverb reminds us that some material things are not really so valuable as we think
"Still waters run deep.---
" Some rivers have rough surfaces with waves.
That's usually because the water is shallow and there are rocks near the surface. But deep rivers have no rocks near the surface andthe water is smooth and still. This proverb means thatpeople who are calm and quiet on the outside, often havea strong, "deep" personality inside.
Proverbs A "proverb" is a short, traditional saying in general use.It usually expresses some obvious truth or familiarexperience. There are proverbs in all languages. Here are7 proverbs that are well known in English. --
"You can't tell a book by its cover."----
We need to read a book to know if it's good or bad. Wecannot know what it's like just by looking at the front orback cover. This proverb is applied to everything, not onlybooks. --
"Where there's a will there's a way. -----
If we have the determination (the will) to do something, wecan always find the path or method to do it.
-"Don't cross your bridges before you come to them." -----
Don't worry about problems before they arrive. --
"It was the last straw that broke the camel's back."-------
There is a limit to everything. We can load the camel withlots of straw, but finally it will be too much and thecamel's back will break. And it is only a single straw thatbreaks its back - the last straw. This can be applied tomany things in life. People often say "That's the laststraw!" when they will not accept any more of something.
-- "Bad news travels fast." ----
"Bad news" means news about "bad" things like accidents,death, illness etc. People tend to tell this type of newsquickly. But "good news" (passing an exam, winning somemoney, getting a job etc) travels more slowly. --
"You can't take it with you when you die."----
When we die we leave everything on earth. We don't takeanything with us. Even the richest people cannot take theirmoney with them after death. This proverb reminds us that some material things are not really so valuable as we think
"Still waters run deep.---
" Some rivers have rough surfaces with waves.
That's usually because the water is shallow and there are rocks near the surface. But deep rivers have no rocks near the surface andthe water is smooth and still. This proverb means thatpeople who are calm and quiet on the outside, often havea strong, "deep" personality inside.