A COLLECTION OF GOOD WORDS
非洲谚语
African Proverbs
A camel cannot see the crookedness of its neck.
骆驼看不见脖子弯曲。
If you are too modest, then you will go hungry.
如果你太谦虚，你就会挨饿。
A donkey's husband can protect it from a hyena.
驴的丈夫可以保护它免受鬣狗的攻击。
A lizard without one leg cannot move up a tree.
没有一条腿的蜥蜴不能爬上树。
If I see you often, I can't call you a visitor.
如果我经常见到你，我就不能叫你访客了。
A mother of twin should have impartial breasts.
双胞胎的母亲应该有公正的乳房。
Woman without man is like a field without seed.
没有男人的女人就像没有种子的田地。
Clothes should not be made for an unborn child.
衣服不应该为未出生的孩子做。
You cannot think you could teach a fish to swim.
你不能认为你能教鱼游泳。
You don't punish a fish by throwing it in water.
你不能把鱼扔进水里惩罚它。
A bird with fire on its tail burns its own nest.
尾巴上有火的鸟烧自己的窝。
A boy may cry; but a man as to conceal his pain.
一个男孩可能会哭;而是一个男人为了掩饰他的痛苦。
KEEP EXPLORING
沿着这个主题，再读几句。
If you think education is expensive try ignorance.
如果你觉得教育的代价太高，就试试无知的代价。
We start as fools and become wise through experience.
我们从傻瓜开始，通过经验变得聪明。
Being blind doesn't mean one cannot dream or imagine.
失明并不意味着一个人不能梦想或想象。
Remember the wisdom of your ancestors in order to become wise.
记住祖先的智慧，才能成为智者。