A COLLECTION OF GOOD WORDS
非洲谚语
African Proverbs
The person who guards himself will not be destroyed.
保护自己的，必不至于灭亡。
If you don't inquire, you're bound to make mistakes.
如果你不询问，你一定会犯错误。
If she can't dig or cook send her back to her father.
如果她不能挖或做饭，就把她送回她父亲那里。
When you see a palm tree, the palm tree has seen you.
当你看到一棵棕榈树时，棕榈树也看到了你。
What you cook with dislike is what your bound to eat.
你不喜欢煮的东西，你一定要吃。
In the birds' court, a cockroach never wins his case.
在鸟类法庭上，蟑螂永远赢不了官司。
What reveals a man is his behavior in time of hunger.
揭示一个人饥饿时的行为。
The buffalo's shit is dry on top when inside its wet.
水牛的粪便里面是湿的，上面是干的。
The person you put on your back is one who bites you.
你背上的那个人会咬你。
If you have health you have hope you have everything.
如果你有健康，你就有希望你拥有一切。
Love is like a baby: it needs to be treated tenderly.
爱就像婴儿，需要温柔地对待。
A chief should not create a new law when he is angry.
酋长在生气时不应制定新法律。
KEEP EXPLORING
沿着这个主题，再读几句。
He who is grown up should respect and love others.
一个成年人应该尊重和爱别人。
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。
We start as fools and become wise through experience.
我们从傻瓜开始，通过经验变得聪明。
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?