A COLLECTION OF GOOD WORDS
埃塞俄比亚谚语
Ethiopian Proverbs
The fool is thirsty in the midst of a downpour.
愚昧人在大雨中渴了。
He who has nothing to do, scatters and gathers.
无事可做的人，散而又聚。
When one is prepared, difficulties do not come.
有了准备，困难就不会来了。
A single stick may smoke, but it will not burn.
一根棍子可以冒烟，但不会燃烧。
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。
A shameless person has no sense of shame at all.
无耻之徒毫无羞耻之心。
You cannot build a house for last year's summer.
你不能为去年夏天盖房子。
What has been blown away, cannot be found again.
被风吹走的，再也找不到。
One does not became fat because he broke a fast.
一个人不会因为绝食而变胖。
The calves do not fear the horns of their mother.
牛犊不怕母牛犊的角。
Better an egg this year than a chicken next year.
今年吃个鸡蛋比明年吃只鸡好。
Cow dung can't be gathered where no cow has been.
没有牛的地方不能收集牛粪。
KEEP EXPLORING
沿着这个主题，再读几句。
There is no one who became rich because he broke a holiday, and no one who gained weight because he broke a fast.
没有人因为放假而变得富有，也没有人因为绝食而发胖。
Even over cold pudding, the coward says: "It will burn my mouth.".
即使吃冷布丁，胆小鬼也会说:“它会烫着我的嘴。”
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。
When one is in love, a cliff becomes a meadow.
当一个人恋爱时，悬崖变成了草地。
A good name is better than good perfume.
好名声胜过好香膏。