A COLLECTION OF GOOD WORDS
意第绪语谚语
Yiddish Proverbs
Rob not, repent not.
不抢不悔。
Borrow causes sorrow.
借使悲伤。
Once poor, never rich.
一朝贫穷,永不富裕。
The wheel turns round.
轮子转了过来。
We are all schlemiels.
我们都是笨蛋。
Experience costs blood.
经验成本血液。
Fleas are not lobsters.
跳蚤不是龙虾。
No choice is an option.
没有选择就是选择。
Don't bargain with God.
不要和上帝讨价还价。
Silence is also speech.
沉默也是言语。
A jest is half a truth.
半真半假。
Half-truth -- whole lie.
半真半假——全是谎话。
KEEP EXPLORING
沿着这个主题,再读几句。
It's not so terrible when you lose money. When courage is lost, all is lost.
当你赔钱的时候并不可怕。失去勇气,就失去了一切。
A table is not blessed if it has fed no scholars.
没有学者吃饭的桌子是不受祝福的。
Don't call a man honest just because he never had the chance to steal.
不要因为一个人没有机会偷东西就说他是诚实的。
Riches are not from abundance of worldly goods, but from a contented mind.
财富不是来自于物质上的富足,而是来自于一颗知足的心。
He that can't endure the bad will not live to see the good.
不能忍受痛苦的人,就不能看到幸福。