A COLLECTION OF GOOD WORDS
中国谚语
Chinese Proverbs
All rotten fish taste the same.
所有的烂鱼味道都一样。
Be just before you're generous.
先要慷慨，后要慷慨。
Better do it than wish it done.
与其希望做，不如做。
Kill a chicken before a monkey.
先杀鸡后杀猴。
Love is incompatible with fear.
爱与恐惧是水火不容的。
Of a small spark, a great fire.
星星之火，可以燎原。
Notoriety travels farther away.
恶名远扬。
Fight a wolf with a flex stalk.
用伸缩柄与狼搏斗。
Fish for the moon in the water.
在水中捞月亮。
Dead songbirds make a sad meal.
死去的鸣禽是一顿悲伤的大餐。
Everyone pushes a falling fence.
每个人都推着倒下的栅栏。
Pass off a fish eye for a pearl.
用鱼眼冒充珍珠。
KEEP EXPLORING
沿着这个主题，再读几句。
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。
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。
Do not hope to reach a destination without leaving the shore.
不要指望不离开海岸就能到达目的地。
If you are patient in a moment of anger, you will escape a hundred days of sorrow.
如果你能在愤怒的时刻保持耐心，你就能逃避一百天的悲伤。
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。