A COLLECTION OF GOOD WORDS
非洲谚语
African Proverbs
Tortoises only make progress when they stick there necks out.
乌龟只有把脖子伸出来才能进步。
If you befriend a mosquito it will still attack you at night.
如果你和蚊子做朋友，它仍然会在晚上攻击你。
Man's greatest battles are the ones he fights within himself.
人最伟大的战斗是他内心的斗争。
The soul would have no rainbow if the eyes didn't have tears.
如果没有眼泪，灵魂就不会有彩虹。
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。
You cannot send a goat to rescue a lamb from a loin's attack.
你不能派一只山羊去救一只小羊，使它免受腰部的攻击。
The buffalo does not wander from the marsh where it was born.
野牛不会离开它出生的沼泽。
When two elephants fight, it is the grass that gets trampled.
当两头大象打架时，被践踏的是草地。
A corn swallowed by a fowl will never germinate in its belly.
被鸟吞下的玉米在它的肚子里永远不会发芽。
A family tie is like a tree, it can bend but it cannot break.
家庭纽带就像一棵树，它可以弯曲但不能折断。
A man who never recognises is mistakes will never know peace.
一个从不承认错误的人永远不会懂得和平。
If you ignore your own relatives you will serve the outsiders.
你若不顾自己的亲属，就是服事外人。
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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。
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。
Remember the wisdom of your ancestors in order to become wise.
记住祖先的智慧，才能成为智者。
If there is something one really wants to achieve, one is willing to go an extra mile and overcome the difficulties to achieve it.
如果一个人真的想要实现某件事，他愿意多走一英里，克服困难去实现它。
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。