A COLLECTION OF GOOD WORDS
俄罗斯谚语
Russian Proverbs
You cannot hang everything on a single peg.
你不能把所有的东西都挂在一个钉子上。
If you follow god, you won't find anything.
如果你追随上帝,你将一无所获。
Eat what is cooked; listen to what is said.
吃熟的东西;听别人怎么说。
A man should not be struck when he is down.
一个人跌倒时不应该被打。
The newborn baby yells; you die in silence.
新生儿大叫;你在沉默中死去。
The toe of the star-gazer is often stubbed.
观星者的脚趾经常被撞断。
One fisherman recognizes another from afar.
一个渔夫从远处认出了另一个。
One does not look for good when he is well.
人在健康的时候是不会往好的方面想的。
Misfortune does not visit the weak-hearted.
弱者不会遭遇不幸。
Nobody goes to Tula with one's own samovar.
没有人带着自己的茶炊去图拉。
The slower you go, the farther you will be.
你走得越慢,你就会走得越远。
Love and eggs are best when they are fresh.
爱情和鸡蛋最好是新鲜的。
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沿着这个主题,再读几句。
In the garden of time grows the flower of consolation.
时间的花园里生长着安慰之花。
Don't put new wine into old bottles.
不要把新酒装在旧瓶子里。
Something well cared for lasts two centuries.
精心照料的东西可以保存两个世纪。
It takes all kinds of trees to make a forest.
森林是由各种各样的树组成的。
Love makes the owl seem prettier than a white falcon.
爱情使猫头鹰看起来比白鹰更漂亮。
What the young one begs for, the grown-up throws away.
年轻人乞求什么,成年人就扔掉什么。