Sarah (England)
My favorite proverb would have to be "Don't judge a book by its cover."1 I think it can be used in many different daily situations. Obviously2, when you meet new people, you always need to give someone a chance. So, I think that a chance is always good for someone, probably better than judging on first impressions.
Paul
(England)
A proverb I like is "Don't count your chickens before they hatch,"3 which is a cautionary4 proverb. It means5 don't always bank on6 you guessing the result7. It is also a reminder8 that life can change very quickly, so it's good to learn a certain degree of9 patience and allow10 certain things to run their course11 before you get excited12.
Gareth
(England): There's a very famous
proverb from Confucius, and it's "I Hear and I forget; I see and I understand; I do and
I know." I like it because it means until13 you actually14
do something, it's hard to really, truly15
know it. I believe that a lot of the times16
when you're learning, and you're learning by hearing stuff17 from your lecture18 or from a podcast, it's very difficult
to acquire that knowledge19
and to actually really grasp20 it.
When you see something, it gets a
little bit better21, but when you do something, that's when
you really truly know something.
Katia
(Mexico): One proverb that I
think of often, it says, "Everything
will be as it should be22." When I
think of it, I get very relaxed, I don't tend
to worry23 as much
as24 I usually do. For me, that means, regardless of how much25 I worry or how much I
try regardless of that, everything will be as it should be. So, that's a
proverb that I really like.
Lindsay
(United States): I really like the
proverb, "The
grass is always greener on the other side26."
I think that's really true, and I find that it's always like that27. I always want what I
can't have, and then when I get28
that, then I find out29
that it's not as great as I had hoped
it would be30. So, because of this, I try to always keep that in mind31 and be happy for what I have.
Warren
(Canada): I think "What goes around, comes around32"
is what comes to mind for me. I think it is really true. Basically, if you do
something good, good things will happen to you. And if you do bad things, bad
things are going to happen to you, maybe not right away33 but eventually34.
Vocabulary
1. Don't judge a book by its cover." = Não julgue um livro por sua capa
2. Obviously = obviamente
3. Don't count your chickens before they hatch," = “não conte com o ovo antes da galinha
4. Cautionary = cauteloso(a)
5. Means = significa
6. bank on = contar com
7. guessing the result = adivinhar o resultado
8. reminder = lembrete
9. certain degree of = certo grau de
10. allow = permitir
11. run their course = seguir o seu curso
12. get excited = ficar animado
13. until = até que
14. actually = reamente
15. truly = verdadeiramente
16. times = vezes
17. stuff = coisas
18. lecture = palestra
19. acquire that knowledge = adquirir aquele conhecimento
20. grasp = compreender
21. gets a little bit better = fica um pouquinho melhor
22. Everything will be as it should be = tudo será como deveria ser
23. Tend to worry = tendo a me preocupar
24. As much as = Tanto quanto
25. regardless of how much = independente do quanto
26. The grass is always greener on the other side = a grama é sempre mais verde do outro lado
27. it's always like that = é sempre assim
28. get = conseguir
29. find out = descobrir
30. I had hoped it would be = eu tinha esperado que seria
31. keep that in mind = manter isto em mente
32. What goes around, comes around = o que vai,volta
33. right away = imediatamente
34. eventually = eventualmente, afinal
1. Don't judge a book by its cover." = Não julgue um livro por sua capa
2. Obviously = obviamente
3. Don't count your chickens before they hatch," = “não conte com o ovo antes da galinha
4. Cautionary = cauteloso(a)
5. Means = significa
6. bank on = contar com
7. guessing the result = adivinhar o resultado
8. reminder = lembrete
9. certain degree of = certo grau de
10. allow = permitir
11. run their course = seguir o seu curso
12. get excited = ficar animado
13. until = até que
14. actually = reamente
15. truly = verdadeiramente
16. times = vezes
17. stuff = coisas
18. lecture = palestra
19. acquire that knowledge = adquirir aquele conhecimento
20. grasp = compreender
21. gets a little bit better = fica um pouquinho melhor
22. Everything will be as it should be = tudo será como deveria ser
23. Tend to worry = tendo a me preocupar
24. As much as = Tanto quanto
25. regardless of how much = independente do quanto
26. The grass is always greener on the other side = a grama é sempre mais verde do outro lado
27. it's always like that = é sempre assim
28. get = conseguir
29. find out = descobrir
30. I had hoped it would be = eu tinha esperado que seria
31. keep that in mind = manter isto em mente
32. What goes around, comes around = o que vai,volta
33. right away = imediatamente
34. eventually = eventualmente, afinal