A sociey is the largest group of people who share a common way of life. This, however, does not mean that all the people in a sociey live in exactly the same way, as a proverb says that Many people, many tastes. Indeed, although people in a group or community do conform to a common way of life, most of them have their own way of doing things.And some of them may even betray their common belief.This is why we say that Many a miler, many a thief and that One man's meat is another man's poison.We believe that Many hands make light work and that Two heads are better than one, but we also think that Many hands make slight work and that Many men, many minds. The fact that Many wells, many buckets does cause problems in a community. And this is why we need disciplines and rules in any social group to tie people together for a common goal.
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1.Many people,many tastes. 人各有所好。
2.Many a miler, many a thief. 有多少磨坊主，就有多少窃贼。
3.One man's meat is another man's poison. 对一个人来说是好的东西，对另一个人来说未必也是好的。
4.Many hands make light work. 人多好干活。
5.Two heads are better than one. 众人的主意总比一个人的主意好。
6.Many hands make slight work. 人多不出活。
7.Many men, many minds.人多意见杂。
8.Many wells, many buckets.井多桶也多。意指：干活的人多了，吃饭的人也多了。 |
