A COLLECTION OF GOOD WORDS
俄罗斯谚语
Russian Proverbs
The fish always stinks from the head downwards.
这条鱼总是从头到脚臭气熏天。
There is no honor when there is nothing to eat.
没有东西吃就没有荣誉。
As you cooked the porridge, so must you eat it.
你煮粥的时候一定要吃。
Make peace with people; wage war with your sins.
与人民讲和;你们要与自己的罪争战。
Ask a silly question and you get a silly answer.
问一个愚蠢的问题，你会得到一个愚蠢的答案。
You cannot sew buttons on your neighbor's mouth.
你不能把扣子缝在邻居的嘴上。
The sober man's secret is the drunkard's speech.
清醒人的秘密在于醉汉的言语。
If you talk to an official you must talk rubles.
如果你和一位官员交谈，你必须谈论卢布。
Happiness is not a horse; you cannot harness it.
幸福不是一匹马;你无法驾驭它。
One rotten beam can make a whole house collapse.
一根烂梁能把一所房子塌下来。
When night falls the face of the wolf lights up.
夜幕降临时，狼的脸就亮了起来。
When misers die, children open up their coffers.
守财奴死后，孩子们打开他们的金库。
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。
One naturally prefers one's own kind.
一个人自然喜欢自己的同类。
In the garden of time grows the flower of consolation.
时间的花园里生长着安慰之花。
Something well cared for lasts two centuries.
精心照料的东西可以保存两个世纪。
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。
Don't put it in my ear, but in my hand.
不要把它放在我的耳朵里，而是放在我的手里。