A COLLECTION OF GOOD WORDS
美国谚语
American Proverbs
Good folks are scarce.
好人很少。
Loose lips sink ships.
信口开河会使船沉没。
Danger begets caution.
危险产生警告。
Anytime means no time.
任何时候都意味着没有时间。
Don't expect. Inspect.
别指望。检查。
Always count the cost.
总是计算成本。
Put first things first.
把重要的事情放在首位。
Be not led by flattery.
不要被奉承牵着走。
Do as well as you look.
照你的样子做就行了。
Strive though you fail.
即使失败了也要努力。
Better buy than borrow.
买比借好。
Deceive not yourselves.
你们不要自欺。
KEEP EXPLORING
沿着这个主题，再读几句。
There are many kinds of fruit that grow on the tree of life, but none so sweet as friendship.
生命树上结着许多果实，但没有一种像友谊那样甜美。
Love your neighbour, but do not pull down the fence.
爱你的邻居，但不要推倒围墙。
Don't measure your neighbor's honesty by your own.
不要用自己的诚实来衡量邻居的诚实。
Success is a ladder you cannot climb with your hands in your pockets.
成功是一架梯子，你不能把手插在口袋里爬上去。
By others' faults wise men correct their own.
智者从别人的错误中改正自己的错误。
Perseverance is failing nineteen times and succeeding the twentieth.
十九次失败，到第二十次获得成功，这就叫坚持。