MAKE HAY WHILE THE SUN SHINES The idiom‚ “Make hay while the sun shines” originated in an agricultural setting and originally it was in the form “when the sun shineth‚ make hay”. This unique expression refers to the production of hay after a harvest. The warmth of the sun’s rays dry up the wheat stalks and turns them into hay. Once the hay is dry‚ if it gets wet again it starts to rot. The weather being unpredictable‚ one has to grab the opportunity and dry the hay while the sun is shining.
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What does ’make hay while the sun shines’ mean? * The Proverbs of Solomonwww.letgodbetrue.com/Practical‚ hard-hitting‚ spiritual commentary on BibleProverbs. Ads Answer: This phrase means to do thing at the most suitable occasions. Don’t procrastinate. If the sun is out make hay as in the next moment it is raining you won’t be able to Do the job before things change and make it impossible for you to do it - don’t procrastinate. e.g. collect the fire wood before it starts snowing
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this riot of colours and the joy of beauty‚ certainly not for months to come. If the bee misses this spring and fails to collect the nectar‚ its larder should remain empty. So‚ we must make hay while the sun shines. When the sky is overcast with clouds or when there is heavy downpour‚ we cannot make hay. We can make it only when there is sunshine. We can strike only when the iron is hot. When the iron becomes cold‚ there is no use of striking it‚ however hard it may be. So‚ we must do things only
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Make it Shine (Kathryn Anne P. Bunagan) Imagine the remarkable glow of the first star appearing on the clear night sky—it brightens all of us in awe splendor as we witness a seemingly magic spell cast upon us. This spectacle is happening . as it begins to glow‚ we all become witnesses to this divine beauty personified- million of stars is born and we call them the freshmen. It is truly a mystery how such formless gas and dust ignite the crystal of dreams and unlock the mystery of star formation
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conversation 4 Use in literature 5 Sources of proverbs 6 Paremiological minimum 7 Proverbs in visual form 8 Proverbs in advertising 9 Sources for proverb study Not to be confused with pro-verb. For other uses‚ see Proverb (disambiguation). Chinese proverb. It says‚ "Study till old‚ live till old‚ and there is still three-tenths studying left to do." Meaning that no matter how old you are‚ there is still more studying left to do A proverb (from Latin: proverbium) is a simple and concrete
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Zig Ziglar‚ in See You at the Top (1975)‚ p. 380 Absence makes the heart grow fonder. From Isle of Beauty by Thomas Haynes Bayly Absence makes the heart grow fonder but makes the mind forget. The acorn (apple) never falls far from the tree. Act today only‚ tomorrow is too late Action is the proper fruit of knowledge. Actions speak louder than words. (a common English saying) Advice most needed is least heeded. After dinner sit a while‚ after supper walk a mile. All cats love fish but hate
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A Research on the Translation of English Proverbs A Thesis Presented in Partial Fulfillment of the Requirements for the Degree of Bachelor of Arts Chen Donglin Under the Supervision of Wang Li Department of Foreign Languages‚ Jingu College‚ Tianjin Normal University May 2010 Contents Acknowledgements…………………………………………………………...............i Abstract (English)…………………………………………………………………….ii Abstract (Chinese)……………………………………………………………………iii Introduction …………………………………………………………………………
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Priscilla Byrne ENG-4U1 8 February 2013 Everywhere the Sun Shines “The journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step.” ― Lao Tzu The sun stream in through the celling high windows of the art room‚ the natural light brightens the space and warms our skin. The pre-summer glow fills me with contentment as I listen to the art teacher explain our next project. “ Art history!” she says‚ enthusiasm filling her voice. “Is a way of expressing events from the past and bringing them to the
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CHAPTER ONE: GENERAL SURVEY ON PROVERBS § 1 Definition and Origin of Proverbs Linguists have been long intrigued by the remarkable capacity and internal structural complexity of proverbs. Indeed‚ despite their outward simplicity‚ proverbs and proverbial phrases are far from being simple. On the one hand they are language phenomena similar to ordinary phraseological units and on the other hand they are logical units. This accounts for the fact that proverbs have attracted attention of linguists
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FALCULTY OF ENGLISH AND MODERN LANGUAGES [pic] ASSIGNMENT ON CONTRACTIVE LINGUISTIC TOPIC: A CONTRASTIVE STUDY ON PROVERBS ON WEATHER IN ENGLISH AND VIETNAMESE HA NOI TABLE OF CONTENT I. Literature Review On Proverbs:
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