A COLLECTION OF GOOD WORDS
俄罗斯谚语
Russian Proverbs
Do not make jokes that cost more than a ruble.
不要开比一个卢布还贵的玩笑。
One cannot make a fur coat from a "Thank you."
一个人不能凭一句“谢谢”就做出一件裘皮大衣。
Freedom for the free and heaven for the saved.
自由的人有自由，得救的人有天堂。
One does not wash one's dirty linen in public.
家丑不可外扬。
A person never gets tired working for himself.
一个人为自己工作永远不会累。
The sooner you get in, the sooner you get out.
你进得越快，出得就越快。
The coat is quite new, only the holes are old.
这件外套很新，只是洞是旧的。
If you enjoy riding, enjoy pulling the sleigh.
如果你喜欢骑马，就喜欢拉雪橇。
Elderberries in the yard and an uncle in kiev.
院子里的接骨木树和基辅的叔叔。
Paper is patient - you can put anything on it.
纸是有耐心的——你可以在上面放任何东西。
Work makes you into a hunchback and then rich.
工作让你变成驼背，然后变得富有。
Long whiskers cannot take the place of brains.
长胡须不能代替大脑。
KEEP EXPLORING
沿着这个主题，再读几句。
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。
A handful of dirt is pleasing if it's your own land.
如果是你自己的土地，一把土是令人愉快的。
You can't have two forenoons in the same day.
你不可能同时有两个上午。
It takes all kinds of trees to make a forest.
森林是由各种各样的树组成的。
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。