Global Breaking News - Monday, December 23, 2024

Today we talk about proverbs. A proverb is a short, well known saying that expresses a common truth or belief. Proverbs are found in most cultures and are often very old.

In American history, Benjamin Franklin was famous for his proverbs. Franklin lived in the seventeen hundreds. He was a leader of the American Revolution against English rule. He was also a scientist, inventor and writer.

For many years, Franklin published a book called "Poor Richard's Almanac." He included many proverbs that he had heard or created. Some of them are still used today. Like this one: "Early to bed and early to rise makes a man healthy, wealthy and wise."
* Early to bed and early to rise makes a man healthy, wealthy, and wise = 일찍 자고 일찍 일어나는 사람은 건강에 좋다.

Franklin is also remembered for other proverbs like, "A penny saved is a penny earned." This means that money should not be wasted.
* A penny saved is a penny earned = 한 푼 아낀 것은 한 푼 번 것이나 마찬가지다.

Here are other examples of proverbs that Americans use. The first ones are about love. Some people say, "All is fair in love and war." They mean that anything you do in a relationship or in battle is acceptable.
* All is fair in love and war = 사랑과 전쟁은 수단을 가리지 않는다.

Another proverb about love is, "Absence makes the heart grow fonder." This means you love someone even more when he or she is far away. But other people say, "Out of sight, out of mind." You may not even think about that person when he or she is not with you. Which of these proverbs do you think is most true?
* Absence makes the heart grow fonder = 떨어져 있으면 그리움은 더해진다/ Out of sight, out of mind = 눈에서 멀어지면, 마음에서도 멀어진다

Another proverb says "Love is blind." In other words, when you are in love with someone, you may refuse to see anything bad about that person.
* Love is blind = 사랑을 하면 눈이 먼다[상대방의 결점이 안 보인다]

Here is another popular saying about love: "The way to a man's heart is through his stomach." Some people believe that a woman can win a man's love if she prepares his favorite foods.
* The way to a man's heart is through his stomach = 남자의 마음을 얻는 길은 그에게 맛있는 음식을 먹이는 것이다

Some people are only interested in having a relationship with someone who is very good-looking. You might tell them that "Beauty is only skin deep." Your girlfriend may be lovely to look at, but she may also have some bad qualities. Or the opposite may be true. Your boyfriend is a wonderful person, but not good-looking. So what a person looks like is not really important.
* Beauty is only skin deep = 아름다움은 피상적인 것일 뿐이다(사람의 성격이 더 중요하다는 뜻)

Another proverb is true in love and war or other situations: "Actions speak louder than words." It means that what you do is more important than what you say.
* Actions speak louder than words = 말보다 행동이 중요하다

Sadly, we have no more time for this program. So we must say, "All good things must come to an end."
* All good things must come to an end = 모든 좋은 일에는 끝이 찾아온다