A COLLECTION OF GOOD WORDS
中国谚语
Chinese Proverbs
Far waters cannot quench near fires.
远水救不了近火。
Shoot at someone's shadow with sand.
用沙子打别人的影子。
Tenacity and adversity are old foes.
坚韧和逆境是宿敌。
Pure gold does not fear the smelter.
纯金不怕冶炼厂。
The happiest life ends before death.
最幸福的生活在死亡之前就结束了。
Gold is tested by fire, man by gold.
金以火炼，人以金试。
Too much politeness conceals deceit.
过分的礼貌掩盖不了欺骗。
Throw out a brick to attract a jade.
扔出一块砖来吸引一块玉。
A fire cannot be wrapped with paper.
火不能用纸包起来。
A girl apes her neighbor's frowning.
东施效颦。
The law is good, but people are not.
法律是好的，但人不是。
One body cannot perform two services.
一个主体不能执行两个服务。
KEEP EXPLORING
沿着这个主题，再读几句。
Life is partly what we make it, and partly what it is made by the friends whom we choose.
生活一部分由我们创造，一部分由我们选择的朋友创造。
The error of one moment becomes the sorrow of a whole life.
一时的错误会成为一生的悲哀。
One should be just as careful in choosing one's pleasures as in avoiding calamities.
一个人在选择快乐的时候应该像避免灾难一样谨慎。
If you can't change your fate, change your attitude.
如果你不能改变你的命运，那就改变你的态度。
Be not afraid of growing slowly; be afraid only of standing still.
不要害怕成长缓慢;只害怕站着不动。