A COLLECTION OF GOOD WORDS
中国谚语
Chinese Proverbs
With a frog in the well you don't talk about the ocean.
井底之蛙，不能谈海。
One who would pick the roses must bear with the thorns.
摘玫瑰要有刺。
Those who bully the weak are cowards before the strong.
欺负弱者的人在强者面前都是懦夫。
Men know not all their faults, oxen all their strength.
人不全知自己的过犯，牛不全知自己的力量。
A person without a smiling face must never open a shop.
没有笑脸的人永远不能开店。
Careless rat chewing on a cat's tail: beware lightning!
粗心的老鼠咬着猫的尾巴:当心闪电!
Do not tear down the east wall to repair the west wall.
东墙不可拆，西墙不可修。
Deep down all men are alike -- and that is the problem.
在内心深处，所有的男人都是一样的——这就是问题所在。
The torment of envy is like a grain of sand in the eye.
嫉妒的折磨就像眼睛里的一粒沙子。
It is not the knowing that is difficult, but the doing.
困难不在于知道，而在于做。
There's many a good man to be found under a shabby hat.
在一顶破旧的帽子底下能找到许多好人。
Not the fastest horse can catch a word spoken in anger.
再快的马也听不出愤怒时说的话。
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。
Better do a kindness near home than go far to burn incense.
与其到远方烧香，不如到近处行善。
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。
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。