A COLLECTION OF GOOD WORDS
非洲谚语
African Proverbs
The dead are not seen in the company of the living.
死人和活人在一起是看不见的。
Those who have friends in the kitchen don't starve.
有朋友在厨房的人不会挨饿。
The blind man would like to show the way to others.
这个盲人喜欢给别人带路。
The child hates the one who gives him all he wants.
孩子恨那个给他想要的一切的人。
You can never sow rice and expect to harvest maize.
你永远不可能一边播种水稻一边期待收获玉米。
A foreign cock can never crow in a foreign country.
外国公鸡在外国永远不会啼叫。
Fun is like fine beer it is rarely enjoyable alone.
乐趣就像好啤酒，一个人很难享受。
A house is for a voyage but a tomb is for eternity.
房子是为了远航，而坟墓是为了永恒。
Do not grab your heel until the ant has bitten you.
除非被蚂蚁咬了，否则不要抓住你的脚后跟。
When a dog cannot bite, it has a bone in its mouth.
当狗不能咬人时，它的嘴里有一根骨头。
When a mother has twins she must sleep on her back.
当母亲生双胞胎时，她必须仰卧着睡觉。
Even if the hen is poor it cannot leave blank eggs.
即使母鸡很穷，它也不能留下空蛋。
KEEP EXPLORING
沿着这个主题，再读几句。
Search for a friend with no faults and you will remain with no friends.
寻找一个没有缺点的朋友，你将永远没有朋友。
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。
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。
Why take away something by force which you can obtain by love.
为什么要用武力拿走你可以用爱得到的东西呢?
The two hardest things in life to handle are success and failure.
人生最难处理的两件事是成功和失败。
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。