В связи с этим, хотелось бы обратить внимание на песню
Diamonds are a girl's best friend. http://soundtrack.lyrsense.com/gentl...ls_best_friend.
Там очень много традиционных представлений о чём-либо/ком-либо, прописные истины (по мнению автора текста песни), и характеристики.
The French are glad to die for love. (
традиционное представление о французах)
They delight in fighting duels.(
традиционное представление о французах)
But I
prefer a man who
lives (
характеристика себя и стабильные качества мужчины)
And
gives expensive jewels.
A kiss on the hand
May be quite continental,
But diamonds
are a girl's best friend. (
по мнению автора, прописная истина)
............
Men grow cold
As girls grow old,
And we all lose our charms in the end. (
общеизвестная/прописная истина, обыденность)
But square-cut or pear-shaped,
These rocks don't lose their shape. (
постоянное качество, общеизвестная истина)
Diamonds
are a girl's best friend.
.........
There may come a time
When a lass
needs a lawyer,
But diamonds
are a girl's best friend.
There may come a time
When a hard-boiled employer
Thinks you're awful nice,
But get that ice
or else no dice.
He
's your guy
When stocks
are high,
But beware
when they
start to descend.
It's then that those louses
Go back to their spouses. (
обыденный ход дел)
Diamonds
are a girl's best friend.
I've heard of affairs
That
are strictly platonic,
But diamonds
are a girl's best friend.
And I think affairs
That you must keep Masonic
Are better bets
If little pets
get big baguettes.
Time
rolls on,
And youth is gone,
And you can't straighten up
when you
bend.
But stiff back
Or stiff knees,
You
stand straight at Tiffany's.
Diamonds...
Diamonds...
I
don't mean rhinestones
But diamonds...
Are a girl's best...
best friend
После
when и
if Present Simple часто переводится
будущим временем (кстати,
после when и if не употребляется will).