A COLLECTION OF GOOD WORDS
中国谚语
Chinese Proverbs
Before you beat a dog, find out who its master is.
打狗之前，先弄清它的主人是谁。
You can lean on a bamboo stick, but not on a rope.
你可以靠竹竿，但不能靠绳子。
Patience and the mulberry leaf become a silk robe.
耐心和桑叶变成了一件丝袍。
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。
Have patience, the grass will be milk soon enough.
耐心点，草很快就会长出奶来。
Wealth is but dung, useful only when spread about.
财富不过是粪肥，只有撒得到处都是才有用。
A bar of iron continually ground becomes a needle.
只要功夫深，铁杵磨成针。
Regular feet can't be affected by irregular shoes.
正常的脚不会受到不正常的鞋子的影响。
One family builds the wall, two families enjoy it.
一个家庭修墙，两个家庭享受它。
The way of a slothful man is as a hedge of thorns.
懒惰人的道，好像荆棘的篱笆。
Even the powerful ox has no defense against flies.
即使是强壮的牛也不能抵抗苍蝇。
How can you expect to find ivory in a dog's mouth?
你怎么能指望在狗嘴里找到象牙呢?
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。
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。
Better to learn one thing well than to know ten superficially.
把一件事学好，胜过只懂十件事。
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。
Do not anxiously hope for that which is not yet come; do not vainly regret what is already past.
不要切望那未到的事。不要徒劳地为已经过去的事后悔。
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。