A COLLECTION OF GOOD WORDS
中国谚语
Chinese Proverbs
Learning how the Handan residents walk.
学习邯郸居民如何走路。
Clumsy birds have need of early flight.
笨鸟需要早飞。
In the coldest flint there is hot fire.
最冷的燧石里也有烈火。
A hasty man drinks his tea with a fork.
性急的人用叉子喝茶。
Don't build a new ship out of old wood.
不要用旧木头造一艘新船。
The lone sheep is in danger of the wolf.
孤羊有狼的危险。
Love and attention make all things grow.
爱和关注使万物成长。
Steal beams and replace them with poles.
偷取横梁，用柱子代替。
A fall into a ditch, a gain in your wit.
吃一堑，长一智。
The older the ginger, the more it bites.
姜越老，咬得越厉害。
Every day cannot be a feast of lanterns.
不能每天都是灯红酒白。
The earth offers you a grave everywhere.
地球为你提供了一个无处不在的坟墓。
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One moment of patience may ward off great disaster. One moment of impatience may ruin a whole life.
只要有一刹那的耐心，就能避免巨大的灾难。一时的不耐烦可能毁了一生。
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。
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。
Better a dinner of herbs where love is, than a stalled ox and hatred therewith.
吃素菜，彼此相爱，强如吃肥牛，彼此相恨。
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。
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。