学谚语，做谚语达人（25）

the camel going to seek horns,lost his ears

英文释义：against those who being discontented with what they have ,in pursuit of more lose what they once had

例句：But for a subject to affect a kingdom
Is like the camel going to seek horns,lost his ears.

这句谚语来源《伊索寓言》中The Camel and Jupiter

The camel, when he saw the Bull adorned with horns, envied him and wished that he himself could obtain the same honors.
He went to Jupiter, and besought him to give him horns. Jupiter, vexed at his request because he was not satisfied with his size and strength of body, and desired yet more, not only refused to give him horns, but even deprived him of a portion of his ears.

Jupiter 罗马神话中的主神

the early bird catches the worm

英文释义：if you arrive early or are quicker,you get ahead of others

例句：
(1) When Billy's father woke him up for school he said,"The early bird catches the worm."

(2) Angela: "My brother started investing money when he was 16 years old."
Andy: "The early bird catches the worm."

Origin
This is first recorded in John Ray's A collection of English proverbs 1670, 1678:
"The early bird catcheth the worm."
Clearly, the title of the work indicates that this was considered proverbial even in the 17th century.

作业：翻译

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