A COLLECTION OF GOOD WORDS
非洲谚语
African Proverbs
It is only a mad dog that barks at a flying bird.
只有疯狗才会对着飞翔的鸟吠叫。
Better to bit your tongue than biting your words.
与其咬文嚼字，不如少说为妙。
Not everything on the body that swells is a boil.
并不是身体上所有膨胀的东西都是疖子。
If you have ground nuts in your room expect rats.
如果你的房间里有坚果，除了老鼠。
Sometimes you need to die in order to live again.
有时候你需要死来重生。
Do not look where you fall but where you slipped.
不要看你跌倒的地方，而要看你滑倒的地方。
No one tests the depth of a river with both feet.
没有人用双脚去测量河水的深度。
A dog will not follow its owner to follow a king.
狗不会跟随主人去追随国王。
It's the orator's wit to make a story appear old.
演说者的智慧在于使故事显得陈旧。
A lizard can't be a snake even without its limbs.
即使没有四肢，蜥蜴也成不了蛇。
A fatherless boy is no better than unburied seed.
没有父亲的孩子，并不比未埋葬的种子好。
The downfall of a man is not the end of his life.
一个人的堕落并不是他生命的终结。
KEEP EXPLORING
沿着这个主题，再读几句。
Remember the wisdom of your ancestors in order to become wise.
记住祖先的智慧，才能成为智者。
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。
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。
To remove a fly from a friend's forehead never use a hatchet.
要把朋友额头上的苍蝇除去，千万别用斧头。
What you help a child to love can be more important than what you help him to learn.
你帮助孩子去爱什么可能比你帮助他去学习什么更重要。