A COLLECTION OF GOOD WORDS
意第绪语谚语
Yiddish Proverbs
"For example" is not proof.
“例如”不是证据。
Who wins first, loses last.
谁先赢,谁就输在最后。
Ask and you won't get lost.
问一问,你就不会迷路了。
A fool is his own informer.
蠢人是自己的告密者。
To assume is to be deceived.
假设就是被欺骗。
You never lose a false coin.
你永远不会丢一枚假硬币。
Every pot will find its lid.
每个壶都有盖子。
Money doesn't grow on trees.
钱不是从树上长出来的。
A quiet fool is half a sage.
安静的傻瓜是半个智者。
A half-truth is a whole lie.
半真半假,全是谎话。
The heart is half a prophet.
心有一半是先知。
One God and so many enemies.
一个神,却有许多仇敌。
KEEP EXPLORING
沿着这个主题,再读几句。
True poverty does not come from God.
真正的贫穷不是来自上帝。
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。
Don't be scared when you have no other choice.
当你别无选择时,不要害怕。
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。
We are all schlemiels.
我们都是笨蛋。
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。