經(jīng)典諺語(yǔ):人生與哲理-L

Labour is often the father of pleasure.
［譯］勤勞常為快樂(lè)之源。
Lazy folks (people) take the most pains.
［譯］懶漢多吃苦。
Lazy youth makes lousy age.
［注解］意同“Young prodigal in a coach will make old beggar barefoot”。直譯為：少時(shí)坐馬車(chē)游蕩多舒服，老來(lái)乞討生活多痛苦。都用于比喻少壯不努力，老大徒傷悲。
［譯］年輕游蕩，老來(lái)受苦。
Life can only be understood backwards; but it must be lived forwards.
［譯］只有向后看才能理解生活；但需要生活好，必須向前看。
Life demands to be lived.
［譯］人生需要好好度過(guò)。
Life is a battle from cradle to grave.
［注解］意同“No dream his life was but a fight”。生命并不是夢(mèng)幻，而是戰(zhàn)斗。
［譯］人生是一場(chǎng)從生到死的戰(zhàn)斗；生存就是斗爭(zhēng)。
Life is a big canvas and you should throw all the paint on it you can.
［譯］人生是一幅大畫(huà)布，你必須努力繪出絢麗多彩的人生。
Life is a big horse, and either you ride it or it rides you.
［譯］人生像一匹馬，你不駕馭它，它將駕馭你。
Life is but a span.
［譯］人生如朝露；人生短暫。
Life is half spent before we know what it is.
［譯］人過(guò)半生，方知天命。
Life is just a series of trying to make up your mind.
［譯］生活是由一系列下決心的努力所構(gòu)成的。
Life is long if you know how to use it.
［譯］若能好好利用，人的壽命就長(zhǎng)。
Life is not all cakes and ale.
［注解］cakes and ale歡樂(lè)，物質(zhì)享受。
［譯］人生并非就是吃喝玩樂(lè)。
Life is very much like a mirror; if you smile upon it, it smiles back upon you; but if you frown, look doubtful on it, you will get a similar look in return.
［譯］生活猶如一面鏡子；你朝它笑，它也朝你笑；如果你緊鎖雙眉，向它投以懷疑的目光，它也將還你同樣的目光。
Little pigeons can carry great messages.
［注解］指小物有大用；人小也能成大事。
［譯］小小鴿子也能遞送重大情報(bào)。
Live not to eat, but eat to live. (One should eat to live,not live to eat.)
［注解］出自拉丁語(yǔ)。古希臘大哲學(xué)家蘇格拉底（Socrates 469—399 B. C.）說(shuō)過(guò)：“Other men live to eat, while I eat to live.”別人活著為吃，我為生存而食。
［譯］人為生而食，不為食而生。
Living without an aim is like sailing without a compass.
［注解］語(yǔ)出Alexander Dumas (Davy de La Pailleterie)，法國(guó)作家大仲馬。
［譯］生活沒(méi)有目標(biāo)，就像航海沒(méi)有指南針。
Luck comes when opportunity meets preparations.
［譯］機(jī)會(huì)到來(lái)之時(shí)已做好準(zhǔn)備，這就是好運(yùn)。