美国人常说的200句（十三）
121-----What will be will beSome things cannot be changed or avoided.
122-----A friend in need is a friend indeed
My true friend is the one who show loyalty to me by helping me when I am in
need.
123-----People who live in glass house should not throw stones
Do not attact anyone if you have no way to defend yourself when they attact
you in the same way.
124-----Opposites attract
As positive and negative magnets attract each other, so people of very
different types attract each other. For example, a quiet woman marries a very
outgoing man. These differences have a mixed effect on the couple, partly making
them interested in each other but also leading to miscommunication and
conflict.
125-----The early bird catches the worm
Punctuality is important. If you want to succeed, arrive early, like the
bird that hunts worms at dawn before they go into hiding for the day.
126-----Blood is thicker than water
Blood relationship is stronger than voluntarily chosen friendship. Brothers
will stick up for each other against their own friends if they have to. This
proverb is not quoted much anymore because kinship is not as highly valued as it
used to be.
127-----You can't teach an old dog new tricks
Once habits are learned, it is very hard to change them.
128-----To err is human
It is normal for humans to make mistakes and it is godly (or God-like) to
forgive them.
129-----Haste makes waste
Through acting quickly is generally a good thing, acting too quickly may
cause troulbe. This proverb is used when someone has done a job carelessly and
wrongly. For example, a carpenter in a hurry may cut a board too short and have
to throw it away.
130-----Make hay while the sun shines
If you do not seize the opportunity, rain may come and spoil the hay before
you get into the barn.
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