A COLLECTION OF GOOD WORDS
非洲谚语
African Proverbs
There is a good reason why natural water never runs at night.
有一个很好的理由说明为什么天然的水从不在夜间流动。
Those who arrive to the spring first, drink the purest water.
谁先到泉水边，谁就喝最纯净的水。
Those who get on the same pirogue, have the same aspirations.
那些登上同一艘皮洛格号的人，有着同样的抱负。
He on whose head we would break a coconut never stands still.
我们要在他头上砸椰子，他从来没有停止过。
No matter how good a hunting dog is it cannot kill a leopard.
不管猎狗有多好，也杀不了豹子。
A baby on its mother's back doesn't know the journey is long.
一个躺在妈妈背上的婴儿不知道路途遥远。
Don't water your friend's garden when yours is full of weeds.
当你的花园杂草丛生时，不要给你朋友的花园浇水。
Life is your ability to breath out every time you breathe in.
生活是你每次吸气时呼出的能力。
No matter how long the night is, the morning is sure to come.
不管黑夜有多长，早晨总会到来。
He who drinks wine without libation is a traitor to the gods.
不喝酒而不奠酒的人是神的叛徒。
He who is being carried does not realize how far the town is.
被抬着的人不知道那城有多远。
When one man's curse falls on a person another one breaks it.
当一个人的诅咒落在一个人身上时，另一个人就会打破它。
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。
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。
Remember the wisdom of your ancestors in order to become wise.
记住祖先的智慧，才能成为智者。
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。
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。
We start as fools and become wise through experience.
我们从傻瓜开始，通过经验变得聪明。