A COLLECTION OF GOOD WORDS
非洲谚语
African Proverbs
Snake at your feet - a stick at your hand !
蛇在你脚边——棍子在你手上!
The water can only flow thanks to the well.
多亏了这口井，水才得以流动。
A wound inflicted by a friend does not heal.
朋友所受的伤是不能愈合的。
A strong man never stays long in the ground.
坚强的人不会在地里呆太久。
If you can't eat a little your mouth stinks.
如果你不能吃一点，你的嘴就会发臭。
Even without drumbeats, banana leaves dance.
即使没有鼓点，香蕉叶也会跳舞。
An old banana leaf was once young and green.
一片老香蕉叶曾经是嫩绿的。
A chief in the village never sees the devil.
村子里的首领从来没有见过魔鬼。
A man who continually laments is not heeded.
常叹息的人，无人理会。
Life without battle is life without victory.
没有战斗的生活就是没有胜利的生活。
He who betrays you is not one from far away.
那卖你的，不是从远处来的。
Your mother is the bodyguard of your father.
你母亲是你父亲的保镖。
KEEP EXPLORING
沿着这个主题，再读几句。
He who is grown up should respect and love others.
一个成年人应该尊重和爱别人。
Those who respect the elderly pave their own road toward success.
那些尊重老人的人会为自己的成功铺平道路。
It is unwise for one to think that a hen will ever be accorded respect in the land of the hawks.
认为一只母鸡在鹰的地盘上会受到尊重是不明智的。
You may choose your friends but not your neighbours.
你可以选择朋友，但不能选择邻居。
We start as fools and become wise through experience.
我们从傻瓜开始，通过经验变得聪明。
With a little seed of imagination you can grow a field of hope.
只要一点想象力的种子，你就能种出一片希望的土地。