古老智慧：英语谚语解析:Familiarity breeds contempt

Familiarity breeds contempt亲不敬，熟生厌。Meaning: When you're around someone for too long and become too familiar with them and their ways, you could get tired of them and annoyed by them and you could even start to dislike them.意思：和某人相处太久、太过熟悉彼此的习惯后，可能会感到厌烦、被激怒，甚至开始讨厌对方。Gardens are not made by sitting in the shade花园不会凭空出现，成功不会坐等而来。Meaning: Nothing is achieved without effort.意思：不付出努力，就一事无成。God helps those who help themselves.天助自助者。Meaning: Success comes to those who make a real effort to achieve it.意思：成功属于真正努力去争取的人。This has the same meaning as the previous proverb.这句和上一句谚语意思相同。Great minds think alike英雄所见略同。Meaning: Smart people often have the same ideas.意思：聪明的人常常会想到一块儿去。Half a loaf is better than no bread半块面包胜过没有面包 / 聊胜于无。Meaning: Be grateful for what you have rather than complaining about what you don’t have.意思：要感恩已拥有的，而不是抱怨没有的。Haste makes waste欲速则不达。Meaning: You should never hurry with a job. If you rush, you will do the job badly therefore requiring much more time and effort to repair the damage.意思：做事千万不要急躁。如果匆忙行事，只会把事情搞砸，反而要花更多时间和精力去补救。A good architect will spend more time planning and designing. The job will be perfect the first time so there will be no need to go back and start all over again.优秀的建筑师会花更多时间规划设计，一次就把事情做好，不用返工重来。If you wish good advice, consult an old man欲求良言，请问长者。Meaning: Old people have a lot of experience. If you want to have good advice or recommendations, ask an old person, not a young one.意思：老年人阅历丰富。如果你想得到好的建议或指点，要问老人，而不是年轻人。I’ll cross that bridge when I get to it船到桥头自然直 / 到了桥头再过桥。Meaning: Don’t fill your head with thoughts of a possible future problem.意思：不要满脑子想着未来可能发生的问题。This only makes you worry, possibly for no reason when there is no problem at the moment.这只会让你无端焦虑，而当下其实根本没有问题。You cannot cross a bridge if you haven’t reached that bridge yet.没到桥头，就没法过桥。So when or if the problem arises, then deal with it in that moment.所以等问题真的出现时，再去解决就好。You gain nothing by worrying. You do nothing other than destroy the present moment.焦虑毫无用处，只会毁掉当下的时光。