Lesson #72:
（11 November 2018）
“Beauty is but skin deep.”
(English) Meaning:
- We cannot judge by looks alone.
- A person may be attractive, but he may also be an unpleasant person underneath.
- Physical beauty may hide an ugly nature.
- Inner qualities, not outward appearance, show the true nature of a person.
- A later version is ‘Beauty is only skin deep’.
（繁）意思：【美貌只不過是皮相之物】。也可以引伸為“外表好看靠不住”或“美貌只是一層皮”。
（简）意思：
|
měi |
mào | zhǐ | bù | guò |
|
美 |
貌 | 只 | 不 |
过 |
| shì | pí | xiāng | zhī |
wù |
| 是 | 皮 | 相 | 之 |
物 |
也可以引申为“外表好看靠不住”或“美貌只是一层皮”。
语音：英语（John Hung）/普通话（彭比惠）
語音：英語/廣東話
Other Learning:
- All that glitters is not gold.
- Clothes do not make the man. （“人不可貌相” ）。
- Fine feathers make fine birds.
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（繁）：大家明白了嗎？明天再續。謝謝！
（简）：大家明白了吗？明天再续。谢谢！
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