A teacher was telling her pupils the importance of making
others glad. "Now, children," said she , "has anyone of you
ever made someone else glad?"
"Teacher,"said a small boy,"I made someone glad yesterday."
"Well done. Who was that?"
"My granny."
"Good boy. Now tell us how you made your grandmother glad."
" I went to see her yesterday, and stayed with her three
hours. Then I said to her, 'Granny, I'm going home,' and she
said, 'Well, I'm glad'!"
我很高興
壹個老師在對學生講使別人高興的重要性。“現在，孩子們，”她說：“妳們當中有誰讓別人高興過？”
“我，老師，”壹個小男孩說：“昨天我就使別人高興過。”
“做得好，是誰呢？”
“我奶奶。”
“好孩子。現在告訴我們，妳是怎樣使妳奶奶高興的。”
“是這樣的，老師。我昨天去看她，在她那兒呆了三個小時。然後我跟她說：‘奶奶，我要回家了。’她說：‘啊，我很高興！’”
Every dog has its day.
指富貴無常，凡人皆有得意的時候。
（壹個潦倒的人，以前也可能風光過，做人要厚道，不能看低別人。）
活學活用：
— love me, love my dog. 愛屋及烏（打狗就是欺主了）
— Don't wake a sleeping dog. 切莫打草驚蛇，不要生事。
— walk the dog everyday. 每日帶狗散步。
— dog leash 狗鏈； dog collar 狗項圈
A good conscience is a soft pillow.
不做虧心事，不怕鬼叫門。
活學活用：
conscience
A clear conscience laughs at false accusation.
[諺] 只要問心無愧， 旁人的指責可壹笑置之。
A clear conscience is a sure card.
[諺] 只要問心無愧， 旁人的指責可壹笑置之。
A good conscience is a constant feast.
[諺] 問心無愧， 高枕無憂。
A good conscience is a soft pillow.
[諺] 問心無愧， 高枕無憂。
A guilty conscience is a self -accuser.
[諺]做賊心虛。
A guilty conscience needs no accuser.
[諺]做賊心虛。
A quiet conscience sleeps in thunder.
[諺]沒做虧心事， 不怕鬼叫門。