As is the workman so is the work.什么匠人干什么活。
每个人都有自己的工作、自己的专长。从某人的表现、倾向,不论好与坏,都可以看出他的工作成果;反之,从某人的工作,不论好与坏,都可以认识他是怎样的一个人。另有说法是:
The work shows the workman.或
The workman is known by his work.
观其行,知其人。
同样意思用同样句型的还有:
As the tree, so the fruit.(As is the tree, so is the fruit.)
什么树结什么果。
此意有时也可用Like… like…句型来表达,如:
Like workman, like work.
什么匠人出什么活。
下面是一句有关“匠人”的英谚:
A bad workman always quarrels with his tools.
人笨怪刀钝或拙匠常怪工具差。
请参阅另一组谚语:Like father like son.