經(jīng)典諺語(yǔ):道德與思想-K

Keep company with the wise and you will become wise. If you make friends with stupid people, you will be ruined.
［注解］語(yǔ)出《圣經(jīng)·箴言》第13章第20節(jié)。
［譯］與智慧者同行，必得智慧；和愚昧人做伴，必受虧損。
Keep good men company, and you shall be of the number.
［注解］company意指做伴，同行。同義的表達(dá)有：Who keeps company with the wolves, will learn to howl. 與狼結(jié)交，必學(xué)狼嗥。
［譯］與好人做伴，必定學(xué)好樣；近朱者赤。
Keeping a good name is reward not only by outsider's esteem but when those who know you best put their confidence in you.
［譯］維護(hù)名譽(yù)不僅能受到外人的尊敬，而且還能讓那些最了解你的人信得過(guò)你。
Kind words are the music of the world.
［譯］善言是世上的音樂。
Kindness always begets kindness.
［譯］善有善果。
Kindness cannot be bought for gear ( = goods)
［注解］意指好心不能靠金錢而只能通過(guò)相互幫助得到。
［譯］金錢買不到仁慈。
Kindness is the golden chain by which society is bound together.
［譯］善良是連結(jié)社會(huì)的金鏈。
Kindness is the language that the deaf can hear and the dumb understand.
［譯］善良為語(yǔ)言，聾子能聽見，啞巴懂心間。
Kindness is the sunshine of social life.
［譯］仁慈是社會(huì)生活中的陽(yáng)光。
Kindness, like grain, increases by sowing.
［譯］善意，就像谷物，在播種中生長(zhǎng)。
Kindness will creep where it may not go.
［譯］仁慈可進(jìn)入任何禁地。
Knavery may serve for a turn, but honesty is best at long run.
［注解］a turn指“一個(gè)回合”。at long run“長(zhǎng)期運(yùn)轉(zhuǎn)”。
［譯］欺詐可能一時(shí)得逞，但誠(chéng)實(shí)卻永遠(yuǎn)是上策。
Know thyself.
［注解］thyself指yourself，“自己”。這是古希臘阿波羅神廟中告誡世人的一條神諭。意指人應(yīng)該了解自己的才智能力、能勝任的工作及自己的性格愛好等，并能按照自身的這些特點(diǎn)去發(fā)展自己。如能不折不扣遵照此古諺去做，人就會(huì)心悅誠(chéng)服地克服自己的私心，放棄一切不應(yīng)有的權(quán)利和要求。
［譯］人應(yīng)認(rèn)識(shí)自己；人貴有自知之明。
Know your own faults before blaming others for theirs.
［譯］責(zé)人之前先責(zé)己。