A COLLECTION OF GOOD WORDS
中国谚语
Chinese Proverbs
War is Death's feast.
战争是死亡的筵席。
Patience is a virtue.
耐心是一种美德。
One sings, all follow.
一个唱,大家跟着唱。
Fish in muddled water.
浑水摸鱼。
When you bow, bow low.
鞠躬时,鞠躬要低。
Wait long, strike fast.
耐心等待,快速出击。
Talk doesn't cook rice.
空谈煮不了米饭。
No wisdom like silence.
没有比沉默更智慧的了。
Hit a stone with an egg.
用鸡蛋打石头。
Talk does not cook rice.
空谈煮不了米饭。
Use power to curb power.
使用权力来遏制权力。
Devil take the hindmost.
落后者遭殃。
KEEP EXPLORING
沿着这个主题,再读几句。
Better to learn one thing well than to know ten superficially.
把一件事学好,胜过只懂十件事。
Do not anxiously hope for that which is not yet come; do not vainly regret what is already past.
不要切望那未到的事。不要徒劳地为已经过去的事后悔。
A thousand cups of wine do not suffice when true friends meet, but half a sentence is too much when there is no meeting of minds.
真正的朋友见面,千杯酒也不够;没有心灵的相遇,半句话就太多了。
One can care little for man, but we need a friend.
一个人可以不在乎别人,但我们需要一个朋友。
If you are patient in a moment of anger, you will escape a hundred days of sorrow.
如果你能在愤怒的时刻保持耐心,你就能逃避一百天的悲伤。