A COLLECTION OF GOOD WORDS
中国谚语
Chinese Proverbs
Don't trust your wife until she has borne you ten sons.
不要相信你的妻子，除非她给你生了十个儿子。
To understand your parents' love bear your own children.
要理解父母的爱，就要生自己的孩子。
The rich man plans for tomorrow, the poor man for today.
富人为明天做打算，穷人为今天做打算。
If you are hunting for a red deer then ignore the hares.
如果你正在寻找一只马鹿，那就忽略野兔。
Water thrown out is hard to put back into the container.
被抛出的水很难再放回容器里。
When a man is crazy about a woman only she can cure him.
当一个男人为一个女人疯狂时，只有她能治愈他。
For each man produced by heaven, earth provides a grave.
天地为每一个生养的人提供了一个坟墓。
Though all rivers flow into it, the sea never overflows.
虽然所有的河流都流入大海，但大海从不泛滥。
He who covers up his mistakes intends to make some more.
掩盖错误的人打算再犯一些。
A young branch takes on all the bends that one gives it.
一根年轻的树枝承担着人们赋予它的所有弯曲。
A man combs his hair every morning -- why not his heart?
一个男人每天早晨梳头——为什么不梳头呢?
Teachers open the doors, but you must enter by yourself.
老师打开门，但你必须自己进去。
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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。
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。
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。
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。
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。