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第46章 金 钱 Money (2)

Wine makes merry, but money answers all things.

旧债总比旧痛好。

Old debts are better than old sores.

可省就不花,该花不吝啬。

Spend not where you may save; spare not where you must spend.

肯出好价钱,不愁没人干。

A good paymaster is never in want of workmen.

空话不能抵债。

Words pay no debts.

口袋里有钱,犹如好友相伴。

The penny in pocket is a good companion.

来的不正,花的也不正。悖入悖出。

Evil gotten, evil spent.

Ill gotten / got ill spent.

What is got over the devil’s back is spent under his belly.

来的不正,挥霍得快。

Ill gotten money is soon spent.

来的公平,花的合理。

Fair gainings makes fair spendings.

来得容易去得快。

Come light, go light.

Come with the wind, go with the water.

Easy come easy go.

Light come, light go.

Easy gained, easy spent.

Lightly gained, quickly lost.

Quickly come, quickly go.

Soon got, soon gone / spent.

来路正的一便士,胜于来路不正的一千便士。

One penny with right is better than a thousand without right.

浪费招致贫穷。

Willful waste makes woeful want.

礼尚往来最费钱。

What is bought I cheaper than a gift.

量入为出。

According to your purse, govern your mouth.

Cut your coat according to your cloth.

One must cut his coat according to his cloth.

Stretch your legs according to your coverlet.

Stretch your arm no further than your sleeve will reach.

To gain teaches how to spend.

量入为出,未雨绸缪。

Live within your means and save for a rainy day.

劣品再贱也不便宜。

Bad ware is never cheap.

乱花钱者无钱花。

Who spends more than he should shall not have to spend when he would.

伦敦遍地是黄金。

London streets are paved(铺)with gold.

买的不如卖的精。

Buyers want a hundred eyes; sellers, none.

The buyer needs a hundred eyes, the seller but one.

There are more foolish buyers than foolish sellers.

买卖一言为定。

A bargain is a bargain.

买方要当心,卖方不负责。

Caveat emptor.

卖鱼的不说鱼臭。

No man cries “stinking fish”

没钱吃饭,就干坏事来找钱。

You can find money for mischief when you can’t find any for a meal..

没有蜂就没有蜜,不工作就没有钱。

No bees, no honey; no work, no money.

美丽是有力量的,而金钱是万能的。

Beauty is potent; but money is omnipotent.

囊空后节约,为时已晚。

Economy(节省)is too late at the bottom of the purse.

囊中羞涩处处难。

A light purse is a heavy curse.

能节俭时就节俭,朝阳照不了一整天。

Save while you may, no morning sun lasts a whole day.

宁可有余,不可不足。

Better leave than lack

宁缺毋滥。

A bad thing is dear at any price.

Better an empty house than an ill tenant(房客).

宁愿缸满时节约,也别等见底时节省。

Better spare at brim(边缘) than at bottom.

便宜没好货。

Cheapest is the dearest.

贫困是一个严厉而教导有方的老师。

Want is a severe but efficient teacher.

贫能知足即为富。

The poor are rich when they are satisfied.

贫穷起盗心。

The devil dances in an empty pocket.

贫穷引起冲突。

Poverty breeds strife.

贫穷又年迈,负担最重。

Poverty on an old man’s back is a heavy burden.

贫穷者高枕无忧。

Without money, without fear.

贫穷最知钱可贵。

Wealth is best known by want.

平时积攒的全被挥霍掉。

What the good wife spares, the cat eats.

破财能赢得美女的微笑。

The smiles of a pretty woman are the tears of the purse.

前途往往胜于财富。

Prospect is often better than possession.

钱不要透支。

Never spend your money before you have it.

钱财不露底,思想要保留。

Never show the bottom of your purse or your mind.

钱多病可拖延。

The purse of the patient protracts the disease.

钱多不愁没朋友。

He that has a full purse never wanted a friend.

钱多愁也多。

Much coin, much care.

钱多毁青年。

The abundance of money ruins youth.

钱能生钱。

Money begets / breeds / draws / makes money.

Money would be gotten if there were money to get it with.

钱烧口袋漏,一分都不留。

His money / Money burns a hole in his pocket.

钱是个好仆人,但不是个好主人。

Money is a good servant, but a bad master.

勤借钱者还钱慢。

He who is quick at borrowing is slow at paying.

Quick to borrow is always slow to pay.

He who likes borrowing dislikes paying.

勤算账,好清账。

Short reckonings are soon cleared.

穷人无债胜王子。

Poor without debt is better than a prince.

穷人眼中一只羊,贵似富人一头牛。

A lamb is as dear to a poor man as an ox to the rich.

穷则思变。

Hunger breaks through / pierces stone walls.

Toom(空手的)pokes(穷人)will strive(奋斗).

人能安贫就是富。

Poor and content is rich and rich enough.

人穷不怕盗。

The beggar may sing before footpad.

人一富足,就爱讲究。

Plenty makes dainty.

人有钱,心轻松。

A full purse makes the heart light.

A heavy purse makes a light heart.

如果傻瓜不上街,次货就卖不出去。

If fools went not to market, bad wares would not be sold.

身无分文过市快。

A moneyless man goes fast through the market.

深忧抵偿不了小债。

A pound of care will not pay an ounce of debt.