A COLLECTION OF GOOD WORDS
非洲谚语
African Proverbs
No matter how poor a village, there is always one rich man.
无论一个村庄多么贫穷，总有一个富人。
He who holds somebody on the ground is holding himself too.
在地上扶着人的，也是在扶着自己。
The tiger that prowls quietly doesn't mean it's intimidated.
老虎悄悄地潜行并不意味着它害怕。
Only the person who wears the shoe feels it when it pitches.
只有穿鞋的人才能感觉到它的倾斜。
A rock in the middle of the sea is never afraid of the rain.
海中之石不怕雨。
The one who went to the in-laws got trapped in a thorn tree.
那个去找姻亲的人被困在一棵荆棘树上。
You always learn a lot more when you lose than when you win.
当你输的时候，你学到的东西总是比你赢的时候多得多。
If you're to jump a swamp, you need to make one long hurdle.
如果你要跳过沼泽，你需要跨过一个很长的跨栏。
As you do for your ancestors, your children will do for you.
你们怎样待祖先，你们的子孙也要怎样待你们。
A mother cannot give birth to something bigger than herself.
母亲不能生比自己更大的东西。
There is a wise reason why a cock can't sound like a turkey.
公鸡听起来不像火鸡是有道理的。
Everywhere there is a lot of mad even an elephant will slip.
到处都有很多疯子，甚至大象都会滑倒。
KEEP EXPLORING
沿着这个主题，再读几句。
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。
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?
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。
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。
Those who respect the elderly pave their own road toward success.
那些尊重老人的人会为自己的成功铺平道路。