A COLLECTION OF GOOD WORDS
非洲谚语
African Proverbs
If you tell people to live together, you tell them to quarrel.
如果你告诉人们要住在一起，你就是在告诉他们要吵架。
You can share the same bed but you can't share the same dream.
你可以同床而不能同梦。
If you see your brother being scalped, put water on your hair.
如果你看到你的兄弟被剥了头皮，把水浇在你的头发上。
If you don't stand for something, you will fall for something.
如果你没有信念，你就会爱上它。
It is the cloth of an orphan that is often given to the guest.
孤儿的衣服常给客人穿。
When the blind lead the blind, both shall fall into the ditch.
瞎子领瞎子，两个人都要掉在坑里。
You don't have to climb the palm wine tree to drink palm wine.
你不必爬上棕榈树去喝棕榈酒。
An elder uses old eyes to see and so the young use young eyes.
老年人用老年人的眼睛看东西，年轻人也用年轻人的眼睛。
It costs you your good spirit to steal than buying or seeking.
偷窃比购买或寻找更能消耗你的好精神。
The thrower of stones throws away the strength of his own arm.
扔石头的，是丢掉自己膀臂的气力。
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 word "yes" brings trouble; the word "no" leads to no evil.
“是”这个词带来了麻烦;“不”这个词不会带来邪恶。
KEEP EXPLORING
沿着这个主题，再读几句。
Search for a friend with no faults and you will remain with no friends.
寻找一个没有缺点的朋友，你将永远没有朋友。
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。
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。
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。