English Original
A first-grade teacher collected well-known proverbs. She gave each child in her class the first half of a proverb and asked them to come up with the remainder. Their insight may surprise you.
- Better to be safe than... punch a 5th grader.
- Never underestimate the power of... termites.
- You can lead a horse to water but... how?
- Don't bite the hand that... looks dirty.
- No news is... impossible.
- A miss is as good as a... Mr.
- You can't teach an old dog new... math.
- If you lie down with dogs, you'll... stink in the morning.
- Love all, trust... me.
- The pen is mightier than the... pigs.
- An idle mind is... the best way to relax.
- Where there's smoke there's... pollution.
- A penny saved is... not much.
- Don't put off till tomorrow what... you put on to go to bed.
- Laugh and the whole world laughs with you, cry and... you have to blow your nose.
- None are so blind as... Stevie Wonder.
- Children should be seen and not... spanked or grounded.
- If at first you don't succeed... get new batteries.
- You get out of something what you... see pictured on the box.
- When the blind leadeth the blind... get out of the way.
中文翻译
一位一年级老师收集了一些著名谚语。她给班上每个孩子一句谚语的前半部分，让他们补全后半部分。孩子们的见解可能会让你大吃一惊。
- 安全总比……打一个五年级学生好。
- 永远不要低估……白蚁的力量。
- 你可以把马带到水边，但是……怎么带？
- 不要咬……看起来脏兮兮的手。
- 没有消息就是……不可能的。
- 错过一位小姐和……一位先生一样好。
- 你无法教一只老狗新的……数学。
- 如果你和狗躺在一起，你早上就会……发臭。
- 爱所有人，相信……我。
- 笔比……猪更强大。
- 闲散的心灵是……最好的放松方式。
- 哪里有烟，哪里就有……污染。
- 省下一分钱……没多少。
- 不要把……你穿上床睡觉的东西拖到明天。
- 笑，全世界与你同笑；哭……你就得擤鼻涕。
- 没有人像……史蒂夫·汪达那样瞎。
- 孩子应该被看见，而不应该被……打屁股或关禁闭。
- 如果一开始你没有成功……换新电池。
- 你从某物中得到的东西就是你……在盒子上看到的图片。
- 当盲人引领盲人时……让开。