A COLLECTION OF GOOD WORDS
埃塞俄比亚谚语
Ethiopian Proverbs
A home without a woman is like a barn without cattle.
一个没有女人的家就像一个没有牛的谷仓。
When a fool is cursed, he thinks he is being praised.
当一个傻瓜被诅咒时，他认为他是在被表扬。
What is inflated too much, will burst into fragments.
太膨胀的东西，会变成碎片。
Mock the palm tree only when the date harvest is over.
只有在收获季节结束时，才可以嘲笑棕榈树。
What one hopes for is always better than what one has.
一个人所希望的总是比他所拥有的要好。
He who conceals his disease cannot expect to be cured.
隐瞒病情的人是不能指望治愈的。
When the webs of the spider join, they can trap a lion.
当蜘蛛结网时，它们能困住狮子。
What is taken for oneself is usually not a small piece.
被认为是自己的东西通常不是一小块。
Evil enters like a needle and spreads like an oak tree.
恶如针进，像橡树一样蔓延。
A mouse that wants to die goes to sniff the cat's nose.
一只想死的老鼠去闻猫的鼻子。
It is foolhardy to start a fire just to see the flames.
仅仅为了看到火焰而生火是鲁莽的。
To one who knows no better, a small garden is a forest.
对不懂的人来说，小花园就是森林。
KEEP EXPLORING
沿着这个主题，再读几句。
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。
It is easy to become a monk in one's old age.
人老了，出家是容易的。
He who knows much does not speak much.
懂得多的人不会说得多。
A fool and water will go the way they are diverted.
傻瓜和水会顺着他们的路走。
When one is in love, a cliff becomes a meadow.
当一个人恋爱时，悬崖变成了草地。
It is like using a spoon to get water from the nile.
这就像用勺子从尼罗河里舀水一样。