You could destroy everything I have believed in and your father before you and his father before you.

我所信的一切，和你父在你以先，他父在你以先，你都能败坏。

You do not beat a drum with one finger.

你不能用一个手指敲鼓。

You do not teach the paths of the forest to an old gorilla.

你不会把森林的路教给一只大猩猩。

You do not verify from your mother the authenticity of what your grandmother has told you.

你不能从你母亲那里证实你祖母告诉你的话的真实性。

You don't become an expert in five days.

你不可能在五天内成为专家。

You don't give someone a goat for a gift and still hold on to the rope.

你不会把山羊当礼物送给别人，同时还紧紧抓着绳子不放。

You don't have to climb the palm wine tree to drink palm wine.

你不必爬上棕榈树去喝棕榈酒。

You don't have to lie down at the spot where your enemy has thrown you.

你不必躺在敌人扔你的地方。

You don't have to tell the deaf that there is a stampede in the market.

你不必告诉聋子市场上发生了踩踏事件。

You don't punish a fish by throwing it in water.

你不能把鱼扔进水里惩罚它。

You have to heal the wound before it ignores the medicine.

你必须先把伤口治好，免得它不吃药。

You may as well die fighting the enemy than live exploited and be persecuted by him.

与其被敌人剥削和迫害，还不如与敌人战斗而死。

You may choose your friends but not your neighbours.

你可以选择朋友，但不能选择邻居。

You may say the cassava in your mouth is bitter, but it is only looking at the next one.

你可能会说你嘴里的木薯很苦，但它只是看着下一个。

You must judge a man by the work of his hands.

人要凭手所作的，判断他。