19. 사람이 운을 찾는 게 아니라, 운이 사람을 찾는다.
A man does not seek his luck, luck seeks its man.
- 사람: person
- 운, 행운: luck
- 찾다: to seek, to find, to look for
- ㄴ/는 게 아니라: not A but B
20. 작은 연못 안 큰 물고기
A big fish in a little pond.
- 작다: to be little/small (작다 --> 작은)
- 연못: a pond
- 안: inside, in
- 크다: to be big (크다 --> 큰)
- 물고기: a fish
* Similar Korean proverb
우물 안 개구리 (A frog in a well.)- 우물: a well
- 안: inside, in
- 개구리: a frog
21. 내 손 안의 새 한 마리가 숲 속의 두 마리만큼 값지다.
A bird in the hand is worth two in a bush.
- 내 (= 나의): my
- 손 안의: in the hand
- 새: a bird
- 하나: one (하나 --> 한 마리)
- 마리: counting marker for animals and fish.
- 숲: bush, forest, * 숲 속의: in a bush
- 둘: two (둘 --> 두 마리)
- 만큼: as...as
- 값지다: to be worth/worthy, valuable
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16. 적은 지식은 위험하다.
A little knowledge is dangerous.
- 적다: a little
- 지식: knowledge * 적은 지식 a little knowledge
- 위험하다: to be dangerous
17. 바보는 현명한 사람이 보는 것과 다른 방식으로 나무를 본다.
A fool sees not the same tree that a wise man sees.
- 바보: a fool
- 현명한: wise, * 현명한 사람: wise person
- 보는 것: seeing * 보다: to see, to look
- 다른 방식: different way * 다르다 to be different
- 나무: a tree
18. 진리가 장화를 신는 동안에 거짓말은 세상을 두루 여행한다.
A lie travels round the world while truth is putting her boots on.
- 진리: truth
- 장화: boots
- 신다: to put on (feet)
- 동안에: while, during
- 거짓말: a lie
- 세상: world
- 두루: all over, all around, widely
- 여행하다: to travel, to tour, to trip
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13. 책은 주머니에 넣어 다니는 정원과 같다.
A book is like a garden carried in the pocket.
- 책: book
- 주머니에: in a pocket/bag
- (~에) 넣어 다니다: carry (in)
- 정원: garden
- ~와/과 같다: like, as, same
14. 폭풍우 후에 평온이 온다. (* 고진감래 苦盡甘來, Sweet after bitter.)
After a storm comes a calm.
- 폭풍우: storm
- ~후에: after
- 평온: calm, peace
- 오다: to come
15. (친구) 사이에 놓인 울타리가 우정을 푸르게 한다.
A hedge between keeps friendship green.
- 울타리: hedge
- ~ 사이에: between
- 우정: friendship
- 푸르다: to be green/blue
* 푸르게 하다 to let/make green
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10. Friendship and money: oil and water.
우정과 돈은 물과 기름 같다.
- 우정: friendship
- 돈: money
- 기름: oil
- 물: water
* 같다 same, * -랑, 하고, 와/과 같다 same with
11. A friend to all is a friend to none.
모두에게 친구인 사람은 아무에게도 친구가 아니다.
- 모두에게: to all
- 친구: friend
- 아무에게도 ~아니다: to none, not to any one
12. All things are difficult before they are easy.
쉬워지기 전에는 모든 일이 어렵다.
- 모든 것들/일들: all things, everything
- 어렵다 --> 어려운: difficult
- 전에: before,
- 쉽다 --> 쉬운: easy, 쉬워지다 become/get easy
* 쉬워지기 전에: before it gets easy ( V -기 전에: before V )
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7. 물에 빠진 사람은 지푸라기라도 잡는다.
A drowning man will catch at a straw.
- 물: water
- 빠지다: to fall into, to drown/to be drowned
* 물에 빠진 사람: drowning man
- 잡다: to catch, to grasp
- 지푸라기: straw
8. 건강한 사람이 성공한 사람이다.
A healthy man is a successful man.
- 건강하다: healthy
* 건강한 사람: healthy man/person
- 성공하다: to succeed
* 성공한 사람: successful man/person
9. 말을 물가에 끌고 갈 수는 있지만 물을 마시게 할 수는 없다.
A man may well bring a horse to the water, but he cannot make him drink.
- 말: horse
- 물가: waterside, water
- 끌고 가다: to bring, to drag, to take
- (으)ㄹ 수 있다: can (* may: ~ 일지도 모른다, possibility)
- (으)ㄹ 수 없다: can not
- 마시다: to drink
- V + 게 할 수 있다/없다: can/can not make [object] do s/th
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