Thứ Tư, 15 tháng 1, 2014
Hôm nay mình giới thiệu
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các thành ngữ này nha
- An ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure: Phòng bệnh hơn chữa bệnh.
More advice is needed on how to
stay healthy because, as we all know, an ounce of prevention is
better than cure.
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As the twig is bent, so is the tree inclined:
Môi hở răng lạnh/ Máu chảy ruột
mêm/ Cành cong thì cây đổ
Alice's parents thought it was cute
when she threw tantrums, and you'll notice that she still throws tantrums now
that she's grown up. As the twig is bent, so is the tree inclined.
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Better luck next time: Thua
keo này ta bày keo khác
Mary: Well, that's the end of my
brand new weight lifting career.
Jane: Better luck
next time.
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Clothes make the man: Lấy vợ xem tông, lấy chồng xem giống
Jim was always careful about how he
dressed. He believed that clothes make the man.
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Enough is as good as a feast: No mất ngon, giận mất khôn
Jane: I wish I could offer you more
lavish hospitality.
Jane: Don't be silly. Enough
is as good as a feast.
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Experience is the father of wisdom: Đi một ngày đàng học một sàng khôn
I never understood why supervisors got so
frustrated with me until I became a supervisor and got frustrated with my
subordinates. Experience was definitely the mother of wisdom,
in my case.
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Hunger is the best sauce: Đói thì cái gì cũng ngon
After our twenty-mile hike, we
stopped at a little roadside restaurant. It may have been that they made the
most delicious food in the world there, or it may have been that hunger
was the best sauce.
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Little strokes fell great oaks: Nước chảy đá mòn
Jill: How can I possibly write a
fifty-page report in two months?
Jane: Just write a little bit every
day. Little strokes fell great oaks.
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Time and tide wait for no man: Thời gian không đợi chờ một ai
Hurry up or we'll miss the bus! Time
and tide wait for no man
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Union is strength: Đoàn kết là sức mạnh
The students decided to join
together in order to present their grievances to the faculty, since union
is strength.
