A COLLECTION OF GOOD WORDS
尼日利亚谚语
Nigerian Proverbs
A tree does not move unless there is wind.
除非有风，否则树不会移动。
One goat cannot carry another goat's tail.
一只山羊驮不住另一只山羊的尾巴。
To have no enemies is equivalent to wealth.
没有敌人就等于没有财富。
Grass does not grow on the nose of a thief.
贼鼻子上长不出草来。
God keeps away flies from the tailless cow.
上帝使苍蝇远离无尾牛。
Allah preserve us from "If only I'd known!"
真主保佑我们免受“要是我早知道就好了!”
If one finger brought oil it soiled others.
如果一根手指沾了油，就会弄脏其他手指。
You do not look for a black sheep at night.
你不会在晚上寻找害群之马。
The disobedient fowl obeys in a pot of soup.
不听话的家禽在一锅汤里顺从。
If you rise too early, the dew will wet you.
如果你起得太早，露水会把你淋湿。
The elephant's track treads out the camel's.
大象的足迹踩过骆驼的足迹。
The river may dry up but she keeps her name.
这条河可能干涸，但她仍保持着她的名字。
KEEP EXPLORING
沿着这个主题，再读几句。
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。
If crocodiles eat their own eggs, what would they do to the flesh of a frog?
如果鳄鱼吃它们自己的蛋，它们会对青蛙的肉做什么?
Not to know is bad; not to wish to know is worse.
不知道是不好的;不愿知道更糟。
Two men quarreling do not share the same seat on a canoe.
两个人在独木舟上吵架，不能坐在同一个座位上。
A mouse that removes the palm-nut that turns out to be the bait of a trap, would already have known that the palm-nut does not ripen on the ground.
如果一只老鼠把原来是陷阱诱饵的棕榈果拿走，它早就知道棕榈果在地面上不会成熟。
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。