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1、1.StrikewhiletheironishotItmeanstoactortakeadvantageofanopportunityattherightmoment,whenthepersonismostlikelytosucceed.AndinChinesewesay“趁热打铁”Value:PeopleintheEnglishspeakingcountriesstressonactionbecausetheopportunitygoesawayanddoesnotreturn.2.Hewhohesitatesislostapersonwhospendstoomuchtimedeliberatingaboutwhattodolosesthechancetoactaltogether.AndinChinesewesay“当断不断必受其害”Value:thisalsoshowspeopleintheEnglishspeakingcountriesaredecisiveandaction-orientedandtheyknowifonewaitstoolong,theopportunit。
2、yvanishes.3.GodhelpthosewhohelpthemselvesGodwillnotcometotheaidofthosewhorefusetotry;wemustexertourselvesifwewanttosucceed.AndinChinesewesay“天道酬勤”Value:itshowspeopleintheEnglishspeakingcountriesemphasizestheimportanceofself-initiativeandagency.4.Thesqueakywheelgetsthegrease.Whenpeoplesaythatthesqueakywheelgetsthegrease,theymeanthatthepersonwhocomplainsorproteststheloudestattractsattentionandservice.Ialwayslongforpeace,ButthewheelthatdoesthesqueakingIstheonethatgetsthegrease.However,theideaofthei。
3、diomismucholder.Amanuscriptfromabout1400had:“Evertheworstspokeofthecartcreaks.”Similarsayingswererepeatedoverthesucceedingcenturies.AndthereisalsoasimilarChinesesayingcalled“会哭的孩子有奶吃”.Ithinkbothstressoncallingforothers’attention,andwhenyouhavesomerequirements,justspeakitout.5.Aman’shomeishiscastlePeopleenjoythepositionofrulersintheirownhomes,andothershavenorighttoenterwithoutthehouseholder'spermission.Thelegaldoctrine“Aman'shomeishiscastle”isreflectedintheBillofRights:“Therightofthepeopletobesec。
4、ureintheir...houses...againstunreasonablesearchesandseizuresshallnotbeviolated.”Thisproverbillustratestheprincipleofindividualprivacy,whichisfundamentaltotheAmericansystemofgovernment.6.Actionsspeaklouderthanwords.Thisidiommeansthatwhatyoudoismoreimportantthanwhatyousay,becausethethingsyoudoshowyourtrueintentionsandfeelings.ThisproverbshowsthatAmericansemphasizeonactionsratherthanwords.7.Onedoesnotmakethewindbutisblownbyit.Itmeansthatonewhodon’thavehisownthoughtwillbeeasilyinfluencedbyothers.And。
5、itshowsthatpeopleinmanyAsianandAfricancountrieshaveastrongsenseofcollectivism.8.Orderishalfoflife.Itmeansthatweshouldobeytheorderwithhighrespect.AnditissimilarwithanChineseproverb“军令如山”.ItshowsthatGermansareloyaltotheorder.9.Evenifthebridgebemadeofstone,makesureitissafe.ItissimilarwithanChineseproverb“小心驶得万年船”.AnditshowsthatpeopleinKoreaseemtobemorecautiousaboutdoingthings.10.Hewhostirsanother'sporridgeoftenburnshisown.Itmeansthatpeopleshouldmindtheirownbusiness.AnditshowsthatpeopleinSwedenconsi。
6、derprivacyabigmatter.11.Whenspiderwebsunitetheycantieupalion.Itmeansthatunityisstrength.PeopleinmanyAsianandAfricancountrieshaveastrongsenseofcollectivism.ItissimilarwithanChineseproverb“团结力量大”.Itshowstheimportanceofcollectivismandgroupsolidarity.12.Gothewaythatmanypeoplego;ifyougoaloneyouwillhavereasontolament.ItissimilarwithanChineseproverb“不听老人言,吃亏在眼前”.Itshowstheimportanceofcollectivismandgroupsolidarity.13.Westartasfoolsandbecomewisethroughexperience.生而愚之,习而巧之ItreflectsthatTanzanianpeoplefoc。
7、usonself-development.14.Nothingdonewithintelligenceisdonewithoutspeech.智者之成,离不开辩才ItreflectsthatGreekvaluetheimportanceofspeech.15.Themouthoftheolderismorepowerfulthanacharm.ItreflectsthatpeopleinGhanaarepast-oriented.16.Considerthepastandyouwillknowthepresent.InChinesewesay“鉴往知来”,whichmeansweshouldlearnexperiencefromthehistorysothatwecanmakesurewewon’tmakethesamemistakeagain.ThisproverbindicatesChinesepeopleattachimportancetothepast.Sowealwayslearnhistorycarefullyandgetinflectionsfromthepasteven。
8、t.17.Thenailthatsticksupgetspounded.InChinese,wesay“枪打出头鸟”.Itmeansthatpeopleallshouldbehavesame.Ifyoustandoutfromthecommonpeople,youwillbeattackedordespised.ThisproverbshowsJapanesepeoplehaveatraditionofcollectivismandtheyareopposedtoindividualism.。
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