A COLLECTION OF GOOD WORDS
中国谚语
Chinese Proverbs
Nature, time and patience are the three great physicians.
自然、时间和耐心是三位伟大的医生。
Before you beat the dog, find out the name of his master.
在你打狗之前，先找出它主人的名字。
Distant water won't help to put out a fire close at hand.
远水救不了近火。
To tell only half the truth is to give life to a new lie.
只讲一半的真话就等于给一个新的谎言以生命。
People can be done without but a lot of us need a friend.
人可以没有，但我们很多人需要一个朋友。
Better a dinner of herbs than a stalled ox where hate is.
宁可吃草，不吃肥牛，因为牛有恨。
Success in the end erases all the mistakes along the way.
最终的成功会抹去所有的错误。
You can't catch a cub without going into the tiger's den.
不进虎穴捉不到幼崽。
You must scale the mountains if you would view the plain.
欲穷千里目，更上一层楼。
ou buy land, you buy stones; you buy meat, you buy bones.
你买土地，你买石头;你买肉，你买骨头。
If you have two loaves of bread, sell one and buy a lily.
你若有两条饼，就卖一条，买一朵百合花。
We all like lamb; each has a different way of cooking it.
我们都喜欢羔羊肉;每个人都有不同的烹饪方法。
KEEP EXPLORING
沿着这个主题，再读几句。
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。
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。
Dogs have so many friends because they wag their tails, not their tongues.
狗之所以有这么多朋友，是因为它们摇尾巴，而不是摇舌头。
A courageous foe is better than a cowardly friend.
勇敢的敌人胜过怯懦的朋友。
Who is not satisfied with himself will grow; who is not sure of his own correctness will learn many things.
对自己不满意的人会成长;不确定自己是否正确的人会学到很多东西。