四川大学研究生英语口语期末final exam

A big tree attracts the gale. - Chinese (on pride)

At high tide, fish eat ants; at low tide, ants eat fish.- Thai (on permanence and change)

Before you marry keep both eyes open; after marriage keep one eye shut.- Jamaican (on marriage)

All food is fit to eat but not all words are fit to speak. - Haitian (on discretion)

Clothes may disguise a fool, but his voice will give him away. - unknown

Having two ears and one tongue, we should listen twice as much as we speak. - Turkish (on discretion)

There is no key to happiness; the door is always open. - unknown

He that cannot obey, cannot command. - Ben Franklin (1706-1790)

Fire in the heart sends smoke into the head. - German Proverb

Jealousy is a disease for the weak. - unknown

Liars often set their own traps. - Aesop (c.620-560 BC)

Tomorrow is often the busiest day of the week. -Spanish (on procrastination)

Take care of the minutes and the hours will take care of themselves. - Phillip Dormer Stanhope, Earl of Chesterfield, (1694-1773)

Today is the first day of the rest of your life. - North American

Wherever you go, you can't get rid of yourself. - Polish (on basic truths)

Wonder is the beginning of wisdom, - Greek Proverb

You can't buy an inch of time with an inch of gold. - Chinese (on time and timeliness)