词语掌故：不曾随着年华老去的老谚语们 (2/2)

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概述：众所周知，谚语在世界范围内都很流行。虽然时间推移千百年，有些老谚语在现在依旧广为使用。
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Sometimes I tell my children to cooperate to solve a problem. After all, "Two heads are better than one." Two people working together can get better results. But another proverb says "Too many cooks spoil the broth." If too many people try to do something, then the job will not be done well.
I also tell my children that "Two wrongs do not make a right." You should not do something bad just because someone did the same to you.
Some people are pessimists: they always think about how bad things are or will be. Other people are optimists: they always look on the bright side. They think things will be all right.
Optimists might say that "Every cloud has a silver lining." They can find something good even in a bad situation. Other people are both pessimists and optimists. They hope for the best and prepare for the worst.
Some people often worry about what they will do in a situation that might happen in the future. We could tell them "Do not cross that bridge until you come to it."
It is usually much better to prevent a problem from happening than it is to find ways to solve it. So we say "An ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure."
Finally, I always liked this proverb: "You can catch more flies with honey than with vinegar." Honey is sweet while vinegar is not. In other words, you can win people to your side more easily with gentle persuasion than by hostile actions.有时我告诉孩子要协同解决问题，毕竟“两个脑袋比一个强”，两人合作可以得到更好的结果。然而，另一则谚语称“厨师太多糟蹋汤”。如果太多人去做一件事，工作是做不好的。
我还告诉孩子“用错误惩罚错误是不对的”。别人做出对你不利的事，你不该因此以牙还牙。
有些人是悲观主义者，总想着事情有多糟糕，或者以后会有多糟糕。有些人是乐观主义者，总是看事物光明的一面，认为一切会好的。
乐观主义者也许说“每片云彩都有银色的边”。他们即便身处逆境，也会发现美好的东西。还有一些人既悲观又乐观，他们“期待最好的情况，做最坏的打算”。
有些人常忧虑他们应该如何应对未来可能的某种情况。我们可以告诉他们“不要杞人忧天”。
通常，预防问题比寻求方式解决问题好，因此我们说“一盎司的预防相当于一磅的治疗”。
最后是我之前一直都很喜欢的一个谚语，“蜂蜜比醋抓到的苍蝇多”。蜂蜜是甜的，而醋不是。换言之，使用温和的游说而非敌对行为，你可以更容易让人站到你这边来。