A COLLECTION OF GOOD WORDS
中国谚语
Chinese Proverbs
Our enemies teach us life's most valuable lesson.
我们的敌人给我们上了人生最宝贵的一课。
Jade and men, both are sharpened by bitter tools.
玉和人，都是用苦工磨成的。
A sly rabbit will have three openings to its den.
一只狡猾的兔子的窝有三个洞。
When the tree dies, the grass underneath withers.
树死了，底下的草也枯干了。
Whoever tears his clothes must mend them himself.
撕裂衣服的，必须自己补。
Reshape one's foot to try to fit into a new shoe.
改造脚，使之适应新鞋。
Curse your wife at evening, sleep alone at night.
晚上诅咒你的妻子，晚上一个人睡。
Every man assumes the colors of his surroundings.
每个人都有他周围环境的颜色。
As a daughter grows up she is like smuggled salt.
女儿长大了，就像走私来的盐。
Hatred corrodes the vessel in which it is stored.
仇恨腐蚀了储存仇恨的容器。
Defer not till to-morrow what may be done to-day.
今天可做的事不要拖到明天。
Fuel is not sold in a forest, nor fish on a lake.
森林里不卖燃料，湖上不卖鱼。
KEEP EXPLORING
沿着这个主题，再读几句。
With time and patience the mulberry leaf becomes a silk gown.
只要有时间和耐心，桑叶就会变成丝绸长袍。
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。
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。
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。