經典諺語:友誼與自由-I

I cannot be your friend and your flatterer too.
［譯］真正的朋友絕不能阿諛奉承。
I count myself in nothing else so happy as in a soul remembering my good friends.
［注解］語出莎士比亞。
［譯］我認為，只有在腦海中想起好朋友時我才會那樣快樂。
If you want an accounting of your worth, count your friends.
［譯］如果你想估算一下你的價值，數(shù)一數(shù)你的朋友吧。
In prosperity our friends know us; in adversity we know our friends.
［譯］在順境中，朋友結識了我們；在逆境中，我們了解了朋友。
In the mirror we see the face; in wine, the heart.
［譯］明鏡照容顏，醇酒見人心。
It is conflict and not unquestioning agreement that keeps freedom alive. In a free country there will always be conflicting ideas, and this is a source of strength.
［注解］語出美國總統(tǒng)杰斐遜。
［譯］使自由保持活力是沖突而不是絕對的一致。在一個自由的國家里總會有各種相沖突的思想，而這正是力量的源泉。
It is easy to take liberty for granted, when you have never had it taken from you.
［譯］如果從沒有失去過自由，很容易將自由當做想當然的事情。
It is good to have friends in trouble.
［譯］在患難時得到朋友是幸運的。
It is impossible that a man who is false to his friends should be true to his country.
［譯］對朋友不義，不可能對國家效忠。