A COLLECTION OF GOOD WORDS
俄罗斯谚语
Russian Proverbs
Confide a secret to a dumb man and he will speak.
向哑巴吐露秘密,他就会说话。
If you want to be a hundred you must start young.
如果你想活到一百岁,你必须从小开始。
The bear dances but the tamer collects the money.
熊跳舞,驯兽师收钱。
It is unpleasant to go alone, even to be drowned.
一个人去很不舒服,甚至会被淹死。
A judge and a stomach do their asking in silence.
一个法官和一个胃默默地做着他们的询问。
The fall of the leaf; is a whisper to the living.
落叶;是对活人的耳语。
The calmer you go, the further along you will be.
你走得越平静,你就会走得越远。
For a mad dog, seven versts is not a long detour.
对于一条疯狗来说,七俄里路并不算长。
Don't worry if you borrow, but worry if you lend.
如果你借钱不用担心,但如果你借钱要担心。
He makes the bed soft, yet it's hard to sleep on.
他把床弄软了,但是很难睡在上面。
Word is not a sparrow: flies out, can't catch it.
言语不是麻雀:飞出去,捉不到它。
Don't praise your furnace when the house is cold.
家里冷的时候不要夸奖炉子。
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。
It takes all kinds of trees to make a forest.
森林是由各种各样的树组成的。
Take care of your dress from when it's new and your honor from your youth.
爱护你的新衣服,保护你年轻时的荣誉。
Measure thy cloth ten times, thou canst cut it but once.
量你的布十次,你只能剪一次。
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。