A COLLECTION OF GOOD WORDS
非洲谚语
African Proverbs
A man is not a man until he has a house of his own.
没有自己的房子，一个人才算真正的男子汉。
The quarrel of the sheep doesn't concern the goats.
绵羊的争吵与山羊无关。
He who does is work properly has been well advised.
做得好的人得到了很好的建议。
What is in the stomach carries what is in the head.
胃里的东西带着脑子里的东西。
A dog that belongs to every one will die of hunger.
属于每个人的狗都会饿死。
It's better to live with a dumb person than a liar.
与其和骗子生活在一起，不如和哑巴生活在一起。
What is tightly rapped is known by only the rapper.
只有说唱歌手才知道什么是紧密的。
If you have five wives, then you have five tongues.
如果你有五个妻子，那么你就有五种语言。
You can't hide the smoke when the house is burning.
房子着火时你不能把烟藏起来。
The hottest music and dance always comes from home.
最热门的音乐和舞蹈总是来自家里。
A weird child at times brings sweet fruits at home.
一个古怪的孩子有时会在家里带来甜美的水果。
The one you minimise could be eating meat everyday.
你可以每天吃肉。
KEEP EXPLORING
沿着这个主题，再读几句。
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。
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。
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。