A COLLECTION OF GOOD WORDS
埃塞俄比亚谚语
Ethiopian Proverbs
One is born, one dies; the land grows.
一个生，一个死;生长的土地。
No one knows what the dawn will bring.
没有人知道黎明会带来什么。
Regret, like a tail, comes at the end.
后悔就像尾巴一样，总是在最后出现。
The son of the nile thirsts for water.
尼罗河之子渴望水。
He who knows much does not speak much.
懂得多的人不会说得多。
You are like dew even before it rains.
你就像雨前的露珠。
Move your neck according to the music.
根据音乐移动你的脖子。
No better witnesses than your own eyes.
没有比你亲眼所见更好的见证了。
After the hyena has gone, the dog barks.
鬣狗走后，狗叫了起来。
A fool is thirsty in the midst of water.
愚昧人在水中乾渴。
If a friend hurts you, run to your wife.
如果朋友伤害了你，跑去找你的妻子。
A fool will pair an ox with an elephant.
傻瓜会把一头牛和一头大象配对。
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A fool looks for dung where the cow never browsed.
傻瓜在母牛从不吃的地方找粪。
The heart of a fool is in his mouth and the mouth of the wise man is in his heart.
愚昧人的心在他口中。智慧人的口在他心里。
The frog wanted to be as big as the elephant, and burst.
青蛙想长得和大象一样大，结果胀破了肚子。
A bleating sheep loses a bite.
咩咩叫的羊少咬一口。
When one is in love, a cliff becomes a meadow.
当一个人恋爱时，悬崖变成了草地。
The person who grew up without correction will find his mouth slipping instead of his foot.
没有受过教育的人长大后，会发现自己的嘴在打滑，而不是脚在打滑。