A COLLECTION OF GOOD WORDS
中国谚语
Chinese Proverbs
A crane standing amidst a flock of chickens.
鹤立鸡群。
If you beat spice it will smell the sweeter.
如果你搅拌香料，它会闻起来更甜。
A bad word whispered echoes a hundred miles.
一句恶语在百里之外回响。
Turn iron (or stone) into gold by the touch.
用手一摸，铁(石)就变成金子。
Habits are cobwebs at first; cables at last.
习惯起初是蜘蛛网;电缆。
The saddest thing is the death of the heart.
最悲哀的是心的死亡。
What the eye sees not, the heart craves not.
眼不见，心不渴求。
The tongue can paint what the eye can't see.
舌头能画出眼睛看不见的东西。
Two barrels of tears will not heal a bruise.
两桶眼泪治不了瘀伤。
He who stands still in the mud sticks in it.
站在泥里不动的，就陷在泥里。
A good drum does not have to be beaten hard.
好鼓不需要打得很重。
A book tightly shut but is a block of paper.
一本书紧紧地合在一起，不过是一张纸。
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A flower cannot blossom without sunshine nor a garden without love.
没有阳光，花朵不能开放;没有爱，花园也不能美丽。
Dogs have so many friends because they wag their tails, not their tongues.
狗之所以有这么多朋友，是因为它们摇尾巴，而不是摇舌头。
Life is partly what we make it, and partly what it is made by the friends whom we choose.
生活一部分由我们创造，一部分由我们选择的朋友创造。
A man should choose a friend who is better than himself. There are plenty of acquaintances in the world; but very few real friends.
一个人应该选择一个比他自己更好的朋友。世界上有很多熟人;但真正的朋友却寥寥无几。
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。
All cats love fish but fear to wet their paws.
猫都爱吃鱼，却怕爪弄湿。