There is a crook in the lot of every one.人生总有不如意处。
谚语中crook原意“弯曲”,这里引申一下,可理解为“挫折”,也就是相当于affliction或frustration。
换一种说法也就是:
Every dog has his day.
凡人皆有得意日。
A cat may look at a king.
猫也能看到国王。
The worse luck now, the better another time.
现时交厄运,下次转好运。
综合以上谚语的正反意思,就是说一个人不可能一直一帆风顺,也不可能倒霉一生。所以处顺境时不要得意忘形;处逆境时也不要灰心丧志,要坚持奋斗,估计能有成功的一天,所谓:
Every cloud has a silver lining.
乌云背后总带光辉。
近似意思的谚语还可参阅:Sweet are the uses of adversity.及Take the bad with the good.