A COLLECTION OF GOOD WORDS
中国谚语
Chinese Proverbs
If one eats less, one will taste more.
一个人吃得越少，味道就越好。
Better a live beggar than a dead king.
活着的乞丐胜过死去的国王。
Don't use oiled paper to wrap up fire.
不要用油纸包火。
An ant may well destroy an entire dam.
一只蚂蚁很可能毁掉一整座水坝。
Looking for a donkey on its very back.
我在寻找一头骑在背上的驴子。
Beat the grass to frighten the snakes.
打草惊蛇。
There are two sides to every question.
每个问题都有两面。
A maker of idols is never an idolater.
造偶像的，决不是拜偶像的。
A frog in a well-shaft seeing the sky.
坐井观天。
When the tree waves, wind is stirring.
当树摇曳时，风也在搅拌。
When the tree falls, the shadow flies.
树倒影子飞。
Many a good face is under a ragged hat.
许多漂亮的面孔戴着一顶破帽子。
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。
Do not use a hatchet to remove a fly from your friend's forehead.
不要用斧头把朋友额头上的苍蝇砍下来。
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。
Better do a kindness near home than go far to burn incense.
与其到远方烧香，不如到近处行善。