A COLLECTION OF GOOD WORDS
尼日利亚谚语
Nigerian Proverbs
Lending is the firstborn of poverty.
贷款是贫穷的根源。
Stupidity is the lover of ignorance.
愚蠢是无知的情人。
Midday sun is the remedy for a cold.
正午的阳光是治疗感冒的良药。
Hyenas are caught with stinking bait.
鬣狗被臭气熏天的诱饵捕获。
A snake which escapes fills a basket.
一条逃跑的蛇装满了篮子。
The king's ambassador is without sin.
王的使者是无罪的。
Fishing without a net is just bathing.
没有网钓鱼只是洗澡。
Voluntary work is better than slavery.
志愿工作比奴役好。
Old age does not come in just one day.
老年不是一天就能到来的。
Being happy is better than being king.
快乐胜过当国王。
A lounging lizard catches no crickets.
懒洋洋的蜥蜴抓不到蟋蟀。
If the bull would throw you, lie down.
如果牛要把你扔下去，你就躺下。
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A farmer who would not work inside the rain and would not work under the sun, would have nothing to harvest at the end of the farming year.
一个不愿在雨中劳作，也不愿在阳光下劳作的农民，在农事年结束时将一无所有。
We live by hope, but a reed never becomes an Iroko tree by dreaming.
我们靠希望活着，但一根芦苇永远不会因为梦想变成一棵爱子树。
A crowd is like a smoldering log which can spark into a flame at any time.
人群就像一根闷燃的木头，随时都可能燃起熊熊的火焰。
By being grateful, a man makes himself deserving of yet another kindness.
通过感恩，一个人使自己配得上另一种恩惠。
Love is like seaweed; even if you have pushed it away, you will not prevent it from coming back.
爱情像海草;即使你把它推开了，你也不能阻止它回来。
When the music changes, so does the dance.
音乐一变，舞蹈也跟着变。