A COLLECTION OF GOOD WORDS
非洲谚语
African Proverbs
Knowledge without wisdom is like water without sand.
知识而无智慧,犹如水而无沙。
If it's a big man that is hurting you, smile at him.
如果是一个大块头伤害了你,对他微笑。
Brothers love each other when they are equally rich.
兄弟们彼此相爱,当他们同样富有。
Once the teeth are together they can crack the bone.
牙齿一旦连在一起就能把骨头咬碎。
Sudden frightening occurrence knows no brave person.
突如其来的可怕事件不认识勇敢的人。
Ashes fly back into the face of him who throws them.
灰烬会飞回扔它们的人的脸上。
If a child washes his hands he could eat with kings.
如果一个孩子洗手,他可以和国王一起吃饭。
A centipede is not crippled by the loss of one limb.
蜈蚣不会因为失去一条腿而残废。
If your brother is rich it doesn't mean you're rich.
如果你的兄弟很富有,并不意味着你很富有。
The rich have no heart, the lake never floats a pin.
富人没有心,湖上漂不动一根针。
The elephant never gets tired of carrying its tusks.
大象从不厌倦搬运它的象牙。
The fly had life even before the dog had its wounds.
苍蝇在狗受伤之前就有了生命。
KEEP EXPLORING
沿着这个主题,再读几句。
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。
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。
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。