A COLLECTION OF GOOD WORDS
中国谚语
Chinese Proverbs
You cannot draw white cloth from a dying vat.
你不能从快死的缸里抽出白布。
Life is an echo, what you send out comes back.
生活是一个回声，你发出的东西会回来。
The palest ink is better than the best memory.
最淡的墨水也胜过最好的记忆。
Deer-hunter, waste not your arrow on the hare.
猎鹿人啊，别把箭浪费在野兔身上。
Fish cannot survive in absolutely clear water.
鱼不能在绝对清澈的水中生存。
A book is like a garden carried in the pocket.
书就像口袋里的花园。
Fortune has a fickle heart and a short memory.
命运有善变的心和短暂的记忆。
That which is quickly acquired is easily lost.
欲速则不达。
Sometimes you lose a forest through the trees.
有时你会在树林中失去一片森林。
Garden flowers larger, field flowers stronger.
花园的花更大，田野的花更强。
A courtesy much entreated is half recompensed.
请求多的礼貌，得到一半的报偿。
A day of sorrow is longer than a month of joy.
一天的忧愁胜过一个月的快乐。
KEEP EXPLORING
沿着这个主题，再读几句。
A courageous foe is better than a cowardly friend.
勇敢的敌人胜过怯懦的朋友。
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。
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。
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。
If you can't change your fate, change your attitude.
如果你不能改变你的命运，那就改变你的态度。