1.没有地方比得上家

 

Means that home is the best place to be. This saying comes from the song “Home Sweet Home”. It simply means no matter where one is home is always best. It’s not only comfortable, but it’s where love and family can be found.

 

意味着家是最好的地方。这句话来自歌曲“家，甜蜜的家”。这仅仅意味着无论一个人在哪里家都是最好的。家不仅舒适，而且可以找到爱和家人。

 

After being away for so long, Tom realized there‘s no place like home.

 

离开这么久之后，汤姆意识到没有什么地方比得上家。

 

 

 

2. Blood is thicker than water.

 

2.血浓于水

 

Means that relationships within a family are more important and stronger than those outside of the family. In other words your family will always be there for you, no matter what, even if you’ve been apart or have said something unkind.

 

意味着一个家庭内的关系比家庭外的关系更重要、更强大。换言之，你的家人将永远在你身边，无论你是什么，即使你已经分开或说了一些不友好的话。

 

However people who are outside of your family may abandon you when things are difficult, or may walk away if you have been unkind.

 

然而，在困难的时候，家庭之外的人可能会抛弃你，或者在你不友善的时候离开你。

 

Don’t be so surprised that your friends left you, you know you can always rely on family. Blood is thicker than water.

 

别惊讶你的朋友离开了你，你知道你可以一直依靠家人。血浓于水。

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

3. Children are a poor man’s riches.

 

3.孩子是穷人的财富

 

Means that a poor man finds wealth through his children, partially because they bring him joy, and also because they are his legacy.

 

这意味着一个穷人可以通过他的孩子找到财富，部分原因是他们给他带来了快乐，也因为他们是他的遗产。

 

Through them his name and hopes will carry on.  A poor man has no choice but to put everything he has (all his hopes and dreams) into his children. Whereas, on the other hand, a wealthy man may rely on his wealth for his legacy.

 

他的名字和希望将通过他们继续下去。一个穷人别无选择，只能把他所有的一切（他所有的希望和梦想）都放在他的孩子身上。然而，另一方面，一个有钱人可能会依靠他的财富来继承他的遗产。

 

James may have barely gotten by, but he would have made any sacrifice to see his children succeed. Children are a poor man’s riches.

 

詹姆斯可能勉强度日如年，但他会为他的孩子们取得成功做出任何牺牲。孩子是穷人的财富。

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

4. Home is where the heart is.

 

4.家是心灵所在

 

Means that home is not necessarily the building that you live in, but it is where you most want to be. This is usually whereever someone’s family is, or where they grew up.

 

意味着家不一定是你居住的建筑物，但它是你最想去的地方。这通常是指一个人的家人在哪里，或者他们在哪里长大。

 

Most adults have some place in their mind that they think of as their “home” It may be the same city they live in now, the city where they grew up, the house where their parent’s live, or the place where they are raising their family.

 

大多数成年人都有自己心目中的“家”，可能就是他们现在居住的同一个城市，他们成长的城市，他们父母居住的房子，或者他们养家糊口的地方。

 

Even though it had been 10 years since Sally had been back to her parent’s house, when she walked in the door it immediately felt like home. Home is where the heart is.

 

尽管莎莉已经10年没回她父母家了，但当她走进门的时候，却立刻感觉像回到了家。家是心灵的所在。

 

 

 

（来源：恒星英语）