關於Adage的意思和用法的提問

A: It's like saying "that's what they say" or "there's an old saying like that".

A: how the old story or proverb goes

A: A saying, a motto

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A: It's like a proverb.

"Remember the old adage: too many cooks spoil the broth!"

A: "Give a man a fish and you will feed him for a day; teach a man to fish and he will be fed for the rest of his life."

"The early bird gets the worm"

"A bird in the hand is worth two in the bush"

"The love of money is the root of all evil"

"He who spares the rod hates his son"

"Red sky by night, sailor's delight; red sky by morning, sailor take warning"

"Bad company corrupts good morals"

A: Just to expand:
An adage is an old saying that has been used over time and has gained acceptance as being correct/true
An axiom is something that is, at the very beginning, accepted to be true

A: I have always known (and observed) proverbs to be adages that have been traditionally (and commonly) known and used for ages (at least hundreds of years) --> famous and well-known adages.

A: An adage is a common phrase that captures some idea. A proverb is an adage specifically meant to teach people something. They are basically interchangable, though, so I wouldn't worry about the difference too much.

Adage: "Out of sight, out of mind"

Proverb: "A fool and his money are soon parted"

A: There is really no major difference; both are synonymous.

A: Motto is your personal saying, a proverb is a famous/ commonly known saying, and adage is not really an English word, it's a loaned word that is vaguely the same thing as a proverb... A traditional saying to express common experience.

A: × As I get older, I feel the adage that time flies like an arrow close to me.
✓ As I get older, the more I relate to the adage that time flies like an arrow.

× This July, I'll finally 42.
✓ This July, I'll finally turn 42.

× Damn… hope it’ll be the last of my unlucky year.
✓ Damn… hope it’ll be the last of my unlucky years.

× Mustering all of my strength to climb up the mountain, bracing myself to chop down a significant number of trees all day long.
✓ Mustering all of my strength to climb up the mountain, I brace myself for cutting down a lot of trees all day long. ("chopping" is fine, it's just that this sounds serious and "to chop" is mostly used in less serious contexts.)

× Some people say it's a great job because you can work while being lit up by sunlight filtering through among trees, breathing in the fresh air.
✓ Some people say it's a great job because you can work under the sunlight filtering through the trees, like falling stars, breathing in the fresh air.

× The fresh air?
✓ Fresh air?

× Ha, you'd always inhale the powder of the tree, and it'd damage your lungs.
✓ Ha, more like inhaling the powder of trees (or just "sawdust") and damaging your lungs.

× Besides, working as a lumberjack is a long battle with an unpredictable accident.
✓ Besides, working as a lumberjack is an unending battle with unpredictable accidents.

× Last year I got injured in my right knee and it took me about a month to recover from that injury.
✓ Last year, I injured my right knee and it took me about a month to recover from it.

× My right leg had been fixed in the cast for a week at that time.
✓ My right leg was in the cast for a week at that time.

× My daughter always looked at me with a dubious and scary look on her face as if she looked at the uncoordinated robot.
✓ My daughter always had a dubious and scary look on her face whenever she looked at me, as if she was looking at an uncoordinated robot.

× Hope it will be a great year this year for sure.
✓ Hopefully, it will be a great year this year.

I am not sure what you mean by a "dubious and scary look" on your daughter's face. Was she scared of you or for you? If she was scared for you, then maybe change it to "complicated and concerned look". Hope this helps!

A: Thanks for the feedback. So,
This adage insists "enjoy your life as much as you can," or "don't hesitate to do anything you want to do," doesn't it?

A: Similar ideas:
- Nothing ventured, nothing gained.
- No risk, no reward.

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