A COLLECTION OF GOOD WORDS
中国谚语
Chinese Proverbs
Treat thoughts as guests and wishes as children.
把思想当作客人，把愿望当作孩子。
Those who play with fire may become its victims.
玩火的人可能成为火灾的受害者。
It is easier to know how to do than it is to do.
知道怎么做比知道怎么做容易。
A good storyteller must be able to lie a little.
一个好的说书人必须会撒一点谎。
Thunder is louder than the little rain warrants.
雷声比小雨更大。
Consider the past and you shall know the future.
想想过去，你就会知道未来。
We know the worth of water when the well is dry.
我们知道井干时水的价值。
A day of grief lasts longer than a month of joy.
悲伤的一天比欢乐的一个月更长久。
In every family's cooking pot is one black spot.
每个家庭的烹饪锅里都有一个黑点。
Rather once cry your heart out than always sigh.
与其老叹息，不如一次把心哭出来。
I have money, you have money; so we are friends.
我有钱，你有钱;所以我们是朋友。
A load of books does not equal one good teacher.
一大堆书并不等于一个好老师。
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。
One can care little for man, but we need a friend.
一个人可以不在乎别人，但我们需要一个朋友。
The error of one moment becomes the sorrow of a whole life.
一时的错误会成为一生的悲哀。
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。
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。