外国人笔下的中国谚语.docx

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外国人笔下的中国谚语
1. Add legs to the snake after you have finished drawing it.
2. A book holds a house of gold.

外国人笔下的中国谚语
1. Add legs to the snake after you have finished drawing it.
2. A book holds a house of gold.
3. Crows everywhere are equally black.
4. Dream different dreams while on the same bed.
5. Even a hare will bite when it is cornered.
6. Have a mouth as sharp as a dagger， but a heart as soft as tofu.
7. An inch of time is an inch of gold， but you can't buy that inch of time with an inch of gold.
8. Looking for the ass on its very back.
9. The longer the night lasts， the more our dreams will be.
10. No wind， no waves.
11. Of all the stratagems， to know when to quit is the best.
12. Once on a tiger's back， it is hard to alight.
13. One monk shoulders water by himself; two can still share the labor among them. When it comes to three， they have to go thirsty.
14. Paper can't wrap up a fire.
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15. A smile will gain you ten more years of life.
16. A sly rabbit will have three openings to its den.
17. Some prefer carrot while others like cabbage.
18. Steal a bell with one's ears covered.
19. There are always ears on the other side of the wall.
20. Vicious as a tigress can be， she never eats her own cubs.
21. A weasel comes to say 'Happy New Year' to the chickens.
22. Wit