A COLLECTION OF GOOD WORDS
俄罗斯谚语
Russian Proverbs
When the wine is run out, you stop the leak.
当酒用完了,你就堵住了漏洞。
It's easier to tear a hole than to mend one.
破洞比补洞容易。
Do not measure others by your own yardstick.
不要用自己的标准去衡量别人。
Life is short, but there's a lot to be done.
生命是短暂的,但有很多事情要做。
All are not cooks who walk with long knives.
并非所有人都是拿着长刀走路的厨师。
In a rickety stable the cow produces no milk.
在摇摇晃晃的马厩里,这头母牛不产奶。
Keep your ears wider and your mouth narrower.
耳朵要宽,嘴巴要窄。
Poverty is a sin that the rich never forgive.
贫穷是富人永远不会原谅的罪恶。
All are not cooks that walk with long knives.
并非所有的厨师都是拿着长刀走路的。
A good man maybe, but it's best to shoot him.
他也许是个好人,但最好还是把他干掉。
Money is like down -- one puff and it's gone.
钱就像烟,吸一口就没了。
Who reminds old, will be deprived of his eye.
谁想起老,就会失去自己的眼睛。
KEEP EXPLORING
沿着这个主题,再读几句。
It takes all kinds of trees to make a forest.
森林是由各种各样的树组成的。
Happiness is not a horse; you cannot harness it.
幸福不是一匹马;你无法驾驭它。
Something well cared for lasts two centuries.
精心照料的东西可以保存两个世纪。
In the garden of time grows the flower of consolation.
时间的花园里生长着安慰之花。
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。