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第9章 知识Knowledge (2)

Of the making of books there is no end.

万般皆下品,惟有读书高。

One good head is better than a hundred strong hands.

万事皆通等于一窍不通。

To know everything is to know nothing.

为了求知,代价昂贵也值得。

Wisdom is a good purchase though we pay dear for it.

无知比贫穷更糟糕。

Want of wit is worse than want of wealth.

无知者就像一块贫瘠的土地。

An ignorant man is like a piece of barren land.

无知者从不怀疑。

He that knows nothing doubts nothing.

Who knows nothing doubts nothing.

无知者有眼不辨贤愚。

Blind men can / should judge no colors.

Blind men should not judge of colors.

想象力比知识更重要。

Imagination is more important than knowledge.

想象力能弥补知识的不足。

Imagination will span the gap in our knowledge.

写书需要时间和精力。

Word by word the book is made.

行动是知识的佳果。

Action is the proper fruit of knowledge.

胸中有知识,胜过手中有钱。

Wisoom in the mind is better than money in the hand.

学了知识不运用,如同耕地不播种。

He that has acquired learning and not practice what he has learnt, is like a man who plows and sows no seed.

学识使好人更好,使坏人更坏。

Learning makes a good man better and an ill man worse.

学识使智者更聪明,使愚者更愚蠢。

Learning makes the wise wiser, but the fool more foolish.

学识渊博胜过家财万贯。

Learning is better than house and land.

学问是苦根结出的甜果。

Learning is a better root, but it bears sweet fruit.

学问是穷人的财富,是富人的荣誉,是青年的帮助,是老年的支持和安慰。

Learning is wealth to the poor, an honor to the rich, an aid to the young, and a support and comfort to the aged.

学问路上无坦途,艺术巅峰无捷径。

There is no royal road to learning,no short to the acquirement of any valuable art.

学问在每日不知不觉中集年而成。

The years teach much which the days never know.

学问在顺境中是装饰品,在逆境中是避难所,在暮年时是精神食粮。

Learning is an ornament in prosperity, a refuge in adversity, and a provision in old age.

言语飞逝,著作长存。

Words fly, writings remain.

要想获得高深的知识,必须打好基础。

If you want to acquire profound knowledge, you must start from the ABC.

要想长知识,必须勤学苦干。

If you want knowledge, you must toil for it.

一分谨慎抵得上十分学问。

An ounce of discretion(谨慎)is worth a pound of learning.

一瓶不响,半瓶叮当。有学问的人不张扬。

A full bottle makes no sound; a bottle half full swashes.

Asses wag their ears.

An empty barrel makes more noise than a full one.

Deep river move in silence, shallow brooks are noisy.

The shallowest persons are the most loquacious.

一人难知天下事。

One man cannot know everything.

一知半解,不如一无所知。

Having half-baked knowledge is worse than knowing nothing at all.

疑问是通向知识之门。

Questioning is the door of knowledge.

以古为镜可以知兴替。史签使人明智。

He that would know what shall be must consider what has been.

远行者见识广。

He that travels far knows much.

真正的知识包括认识自己知识的不足。

Effective knowledge is that which includes knowledge of the limitation of one’s knowledge.

知识的特点就在于真正渴求知识的人总能得到它。

It is the peculiarity of knowledge that those who really thirst for it always get it.

知识的幼苗要用泪雨来浇灌。

Plants of learning must be watered with the rain of tears.

知识比财富更令人羡慕。

Wisdom is more to be envied than riches.

知识就是力量。

Knowledge is power.

知识能够消除恐惧。

Knowledge is the antidote to fear.

知识胜过财富。

Wisdom is better than wealth / riches / gold or silver.

知识使人谦虚,无知使人骄傲。

Knowledge makes humble; ignorance makes proud.

知识是老年时舒适和必要的退隐;如果年轻时不使它扎根,老了就无法遮荫。

Knowledge is a comfortable and necessary retreat and shelter for us in an advanced age; and if we do not plant it when young, it will give us no shade when we grow old.

知识是灵魂的阳光。

Wisdom is the sunlight of the soul.

知识是万物中最真贵的财宝,丢不了,偷不走,也消费不完。

Knowledge is the most precious treasure of all things , because it can never be given away, nor consumed.

知识是智者的财富。

Wisdom is the wealth of the wise.

知识有两种,一种是我们自己掌握的,另一种是知道在什么地方能够找到相关信息。

Knowledge is of two kinds, we know a subject ourselves, or we know where we can find information upon it.

知识之于思想,犹如健康之于身体。

Wisdom is to the mind what health is to the body.

知之愈多,便觉知之愈少。

The more you know, the more you find you don’t know.

只有知识而无实践,只能造就半个艺术家。

Knowledge without practice makes but half an artist.

自知不渊者博学。

He who knows he knows little knows much.

He who knows most knows best how little he knows.

最没有学问的人话最多。

He talks much that has least to say.

作家和货币一样,越老越珍贵。

Author like coins grow dear as they grow old.