A COLLECTION OF GOOD WORDS
中国谚语
Chinese Proverbs
To open a shop is easy -- the hard part is keeping it open.
开一家商店很容易——难的是保持它的营业。
No matter how big the sea may be, sometimes two ships meet.
不管大海有多大，有时两艘船相遇。
There are three truths: my truth, your truth and the truth.
有三种真理:我的真理，你们的真理和真理。
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。
Sooner or later the day comes when the tumor can be lanced.
肿瘤被切除的那一天迟早会到来。
A full bottle makes no sound; a half-bottle sloshes around.
满瓶不响;半瓶酒溅得到处都是。
The best doctors are Dr. Diet, Dr, Quiet, and Dr. Merryman.
最好的医生是节食博士、宁静博士和快乐博士。
Girls marry to please parents, widows to please themselves.
女孩子结婚是为了取悦父母，寡妇结婚是为了取悦自己。
He who flatters me is my enemy, who blames me is my teacher.
奉承我的，是我的仇敌;责备我的，是我的师傅。
To extend your life by a year, take one less bite each meal.
为了延长你一年的寿命，每顿饭少吃一口。
He who has never been cheated, cannot be a good businessman.
从来没有被骗过的人不可能成为一个好商人。
The faintest ink is more powerful than the strongest memory.
最微弱的墨水也比最强大的记忆更强大。
KEEP EXPLORING
沿着这个主题，再读几句。
Life is partly what we make it, and partly what it is made by the friends whom we choose.
生活一部分由我们创造，一部分由我们选择的朋友创造。
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。
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。
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。