A COLLECTION OF GOOD WORDS
埃塞俄比亚谚语
Ethiopian Proverbs
A close friend can become a close enemy.
亲密的朋友会变成亲密的敌人。
A good name is better than good perfume.
好名声胜过好香膏。
The point of the needle must pass first.
针尖必须先穿过。
The skin creaks according to the country.
皮肤会因国家而起皱。
You think of water when the well is empty.
当井是空的时候，你会想到水。
Snake at your feet - a stick at your hand.
蛇在你脚边——棍子在你手上。
A powerful friend becomes a powerful enemy.
强大的朋友会变成强大的敌人。
Living is worthless for one without a home.
对于一个没有家的人来说，生活是毫无价值的。
Oh old hyena eat me without making excuses.
哦，老土狼不找借口就把我吃掉了。
Cactus is bitter only to him who tastes it.
仙人掌只有尝过的人才觉得苦。
A hyena intrudes through a gap a dog opened.
一只土狼从一条狗打开的缝隙中闯了进来。
Unless you call out, who will open the door?
除非你大声喊，否则谁来开门?
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When spider webs unite, they can tie up a lion.
当蜘蛛网结合在一起时，就能把狮子拴住。
When they wish to eat a vulture, they call it a guinea fowl.
当他们想吃秃鹰时，他们叫它珍珠鸡。
Don't spend the evening in a house where you can't spend the night. A good name is better than good perfume. After the hyena has gone, the dog barks.
不要在你不能过夜的房子里过夜。好名声胜过好香膏。鬣狗走后，狗叫了起来。
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 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。
A shameless person has no sense of shame at all.
无耻之徒毫无羞耻之心。