Early to bed and early to rise, makes a man healthy, wealthy and wise.早眠早起,使人健康、聪明又发财。
这条谚语的主语是并列的不定式短语,因为较长,所以用逗号停顿一下,如此一来,前面的rise与句末的wise就很好地押上了韵。
英文还有很多劝说早起的谚语:
An hour in the morning is worth two in the evening.
一个早晨可以抵当两个晚上。
He who does not rise early never does a good day's work.
起床不早,一天工作干不好。
He that will thrive must rise at five.
五点起床,百事兴旺。
Go to bed with the lamb and rise with the lark.
随羔羊就寝,与云雀同起。
中文有名的谚语“一日之计在于晨”,也是劝人早起的。