A COLLECTION OF GOOD WORDS
中国谚语
Chinese Proverbs
None so deaf as those who won't hear.
不愿听的人最聋。
A bad worker quarrels with his tools.
拙匠常怨工具差。
Forethought is easy, repentance hard.
先思而后行，后悔莫及。
All things at first appear difficult.
万事开头难。
A thousand workers, a thousand plans.
一千个工人，一千个计划。
Fill in the eyes to a painted dragon.
在眼睛里填上一条彩龙。
Approach heaven with a single stride.
迈开一大步走向天堂。
Silly toad: planning a meal of goose!
傻癞蛤蟆:计划吃一顿鹅肉!
Marking the Boat to Seek One's Sword.
划着船去寻找自己的剑。
Water spilled can never be retrieved.
溢出的水再也无法挽回。
Looking for fish? Don't climb a tree.
寻找鱼?不要爬树。
The world is our house. Keep it clean.
世界是我们的家。保持房间整洁。
KEEP EXPLORING
沿着这个主题，再读几句。
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。
Do not hope to reach a destination without leaving the shore.
不要指望不离开海岸就能到达目的地。
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。
Learning is a treasure that will follow its owner everywhere.
学习是一种财富，它将跟随主人到任何地方。
In the midst of great joy do not promise to give a man anything; in the midst of great anger do not answer a man's letter.
在大喜乐之中，不要应许给人什么;在盛怒之中，不要给人回信。
To meet an old friend in a distant country is like the delight of rain after a long drought.
在一个遥远的国家遇见一位老朋友，就像久旱逢甘霖一样。