金玉其外,败絮其中,意思是外在美丽,内在却糟糕。在英语口语中也有很多类似的谚语,下面就列举几个常见的,并给出对应的中英对照。
1. All that glitters is not gold.(闪光的不一定都是金子。)
2. Don't judge a book by its cover. (别以貌取人。)
3. Beauty is only skin deep. (美丽只是皮肤之深。)
4. You cannot judge a tree by its bark. (仅以树皮判断树木不公,切勿信以为真。)
5. The clothes do not make the man. (人不在衣装。)
6. A wolf in sheep's clothing. (披着羊皮的狼。)
以上谚语都非常生动形象地描述了外表与内在之间的关系,并且给出了很好的借鉴意义。