A COLLECTION OF GOOD WORDS
中国谚语
Chinese Proverbs
A young doctor makes a full graveyard.
一个年轻的医生把墓地填得满满的。
Easier to bend the body than the will.
身体比意志更容易弯曲。
Falling hurts least those who fly low.
跌倒对那些飞得低的人伤害最小。
A picture is worth ten thousand words.
一图胜万言。
Shed no tears until seeing the coffin.
看到棺材前不要流泪。
Don't strike a flea on a tiger's head.
不要打老虎头上的跳蚤。
If no one comes the dog does not bark.
如果没有人来,狗就不叫。
Steer one's boat where the winds lead.
乘风破浪。
The human heart is difficult to gauge.
人类的心脏是难以估量的。
Weaklings never forgive their enemies.
弱者从不宽恕他们的敌人。
Pain is easier to endure than an itch.
疼痛比瘙痒更容易忍受。
Happy is the man who knows he's happy.
知道自己幸福的人是幸福的。
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。
Who is not satisfied with himself will grow; who is not sure of his own correctness will learn many things.
对自己不满意的人会成长;不确定自己是否正确的人会学到很多东西。
You can hardly make a friend in a year, but you can easily offend one in an hour.
你很难在一年内交到朋友,但是你可以在一小时内轻易地得罪一个朋友。
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。
A wise man makes his own decisions, an ignorant man follows public opinion.
聪明人做自己的决定,无知者听从舆论。