A restless grasshopper eventually ends up in a birds teeth.

不安分的蚱蜢最终会进入鸟类的牙齿。

A ripe melon falls by itself.

熟瓜自掉。

A river doesn't flow through the forest without felling the trees.

一条河流如果不砍伐树木，就不会流经森林。

A river doesn't run straight because there was nobody to advise it.

一条河不能直流，因为没有人给它出主意。

A river that forgets its source will soon dry out.

忘记源头的河流很快就会干涸。

A roaring lion kills no game.

咆哮的狮子不杀生。

A rock in the middle of the sea is never afraid of the rain.

海中之石不怕雨。

A ruined people are as miserable as a dog in the house of death.

被毁坏的民，在死亡之屋，好像狗一样凄惨。

A satisfied man doesn't understand the feeling of a hungry man.

一个心满意足的人不理解一个饥饿的人的感受。

A scared dog barks to pretend to its master but a brave dog bits to protect him.

一只受惊的狗会假装对主人吠叫，而一只勇敢的狗会咬他来保护他。

A second wife cannot celebrate the beating of the first wife because that same beating awaits her when the third wife arrives.

第二个妻子不能庆祝殴打第一个妻子，因为当第三个妻子到来时，同样的殴打在等着她。

A secret remains a secret only when one person knows it.

只有当一个人知道一个秘密时，它才会成为一个秘密。

A severely under paid hungry teacher in a renovated, well-equipped classroom, can perform just as well as a bird without feathers can do in a hanging, decorated cage.

在装修一新、设备齐全的教室里，一位饥寒交迫、收入严重不足的老师，其表现就像一只没有羽毛的鸟在挂满装饰物的笼子里一样好。

A short man is not a boy.

个子矮的人不是男孩。

A short person touches where he can reach.

一个矮个子碰触到他够得到的地方。