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地道英文翻译的中国格言Chinese Proverb
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地道英文翻译的中国格言Chinese Proverb

从网上找到的一些比较地道的中国俗语英语翻译，是什么意思，自己猜猜：

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Spiritual Quotes & Spirituality Guide　　Chinese Proverb

The Chinese culture is one of the oldest cultures in the world. Chinese proverbs have said to have been around for thousands of years. These proverbs can be placed into four different categories, xiehouyu (two-part allegorical sayings), yanyu (familiar sayings), chengyu (accepted phrases), and suyu (popular sayings).

# A resourceful man knows to avoid a disadvantageous situation close at hand.

Chinese Proverb

Meaning - An unprepared confrontation will only end up in one's defeat. In that situation, avoid it.

# Love my house, love the crow on it.

Chinese Proverb

Meaning - The crow may be ugly, but love it if your really love my house.

# An ambitious horse will never return to its old stable.

Chinese Proverb

Meaning - A capable employee never returns to the same employer after quiting him.

# It is easy to dodge a spear that comes in front of you but hard to avoid an arrow shot from behind.

Chinese Proverb

Meaning - It is easier to guard against the obvious.

# Green Mountain and Firewood.

Chinese Proverb

Meaning - Used in face of setbacks as a consolation: unless the main force is lost, there is always a chance of staging a come-back.

# Flowing Water Never Stale.

Chinese Proverb

Meaning - It means that people got to renew their knowledge not to stay behind.

# Three feet of ice does not result from one day of freezing weather.

Chinese Proverb

Meaning - A predicament is not formed without a period of events creating it.

# If the wind comes from an empty cave, it's not without a reason.

Chinese Proverb

Meaning - Most seemingly strange events and actions have logical explanations.

# The old horse in the stable still yearns to run 1000 li 1.

Chinese Proverb Don't underestimate experienced people, old people still may have great ambitions and potential.

Meaning - The crow may be ugly, but love it if your really love my house

# An ambitious horse will never return to its old stable.

Chinese Proverb

Meaning - A person needs training and discipline to build character.

# He who asks is a fool for five minutes. But he who does not ask remains a fool forever.

Chinese Proverb

Meaning - By asking a question, you'll feel foolish for a while, because you lack the knowledge. By not asking and continuing to lack the knowledge, you will remain a fool indefinitely.

# Point at a deer and call it a horse.

Chinese Proverb

Meaning - Deliberately twisting the truth for ulterior motives.

# Whoever tied the knot on the bell is the one to untie it.

Chinese Proverb

Meaning -Whoever created a problem is the best person to solve it.

# Without entering the tiger's lair, how can one catch the tiger's cub?

Chinese Proverb

Meaning - It's to illustrate the importance of taking risks when the stakes are high.

# Pick the flower when it is ready to be picked.

Chinese Proverb

# A journey of a thousand miles must begin with a single step.

Chinese Proverb

# Be not afraid of growing slowly; be afraid only of standing still.

Chinese Proverb

# If you are patient in one moment of anger, you will escape a hundred days of sorrow.

Chinese Proverb

# Like Weather, one's fortune may change by the evening.

Chinese Proverb

# Help one another, for we are all in the same boat.

Chinese Proverb

# He who depends on himself will attain the the greatest happiness.

Chinese Proverb

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