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He jests at scars that never felt a wound.
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Comprehensive English-Chinese Dictionary

He jests at scars that never felt a wound.
  1. 1. [proverb] 没受过伤的人才会讥笑别人身上的伤疤;未经痛苦的人不会同情别人。[莎士比亚语]

Examples

He couldn't promise, but he said he would do his best.
他说虽然无法保证一定做成,但他会尽全力去做。 promise
After he came back from the war, he was a mere shadow of the man he used to be.
从战场返回后,他就衰弱得不成样子。 shadow
If he doesn't eat when he starts feeling hungry, he gets a headache.
他感到饥饿时,如果不及时进食便会感到头痛。
He said that he can still remember the place, even though he has not been there for a long time.
他说虽然自己很久都没去过那个地方了,但还是记得的。
Now he is getting old he wishes he had kept in with his family.
他年纪大了,后悔当初没有多亲近家人。 keep in with
He may, and then again he may not.
他可能是,也可能不是。 again
Tall as he was he couldn't reach the apples.
他虽然长得这么高,仍够不着那些苹果。 as
He is a villain, but he has some virtues.
他是个坏蛋,但他还有一些优点。 but
He would have left if he could.
如果他能够的话,他本来是会离开的。 could
He doesn't smoke nor does he drink.
他既不抽烟,也不喝酒。 nor

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