A COLLECTION OF GOOD WORDS
中国谚语
Chinese Proverbs
Active people never have louse bites.
活跃的人从不被虱子咬。
One guest does not trouble two hosts.
一个客人不麻烦两个主人。
Man is heaven and earth in miniature.
人是天地的缩影。
Great people give it with reproaches.
伟大的人会责备它。
Patience is a plaister for all sores.
忍耐是治疗一切伤痛的良药。
Looking for the ass on its very back.
在它的背上找屁股。
A fool's heart is found in his mouth.
蠢人的心,常在嘴里。
Kindle not a fire you cannot put out.
不能熄灭的火,切莫点燃。
Fifty steps laugh at a hundred steps.
五十步笑一百步。
Talking doesn't get your rice cooked.
说话不会使你的饭熟。
Follow the good and learn their ways.
跟随好人,学习他们的方式。
Steal a bell with one's ears covered.
偷一个带着耳朵的铃铛。
KEEP EXPLORING
沿着这个主题,再读几句。
When you have read a book for the first time, you get to know a friend; read it for a second time and you meet an old friend.
当你第一次读一本书的时候,你会认识一个朋友;再读一遍,你就会遇到一位老朋友。
When you say one thing, the clever person understands three.
当你说一件事时,聪明人能听懂三件事。
Wisdom is attained by learning when to hold one's tongue.
学会什么时候保持缄默,才能获得智慧。
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。
All cats love fish but fear to wet their paws.
猫都爱吃鱼,却怕爪弄湿。