A COLLECTION OF GOOD WORDS
非洲谚语
African Proverbs
The earth is a beehive, we all enter by the same door.
地球是一个蜂巢，我们都从同一扇门进入。
If they are offered winged ants, people will eat them.
如果给它们提供有翅膀的蚂蚁，人们会吃掉它们。
It is not worth telling a lovely story at the funeral.
在葬礼上讲一个可爱的故事是不值得的。
If you need ears go and borrow them from the elephant.
如果你需要耳朵，就去向大象借。
No matter how long the night, the day is sure to come.
不管黑夜有多长，总有一天会到来。
If the needle doesn't pass, the thread doesn't follow.
如果针穿不过去，线就穿不过去。
It's only the ant that hears the whispers of the sand.
只有蚂蚁才会听到沙子的细语。
A friend who fawns is better than an enemy who smiles.
谄媚的朋友胜过微笑的敌人。
Only when a tree has grown can you tie your cow to it.
只有当一棵树长大了，你才能把你的牛拴在树上。
One camel does not make fun of the other camel's hump.
一只骆驼不会取笑另一只骆驼的驼峰。
The tree that is not taller than you cannot shade you.
不高于你的树不能为你遮阴。
Whoever tells the truth is chased out of nine villages.
说真话的人会被赶出九个村庄。
KEEP EXPLORING
沿着这个主题，再读几句。
You may choose your friends but not your neighbours.
你可以选择朋友，但不能选择邻居。
Remember the wisdom of your ancestors in order to become wise.
记住祖先的智慧，才能成为智者。
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。
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。
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。