Author: CHUNG Yoon Ngan
Date: 05-25-12 00:51
中國昔時賢文 Chinese wisdom words of the past - (087)
老人不講古,---Lao3 ren2 bu4 jiang3 gu3,
后生會失譜.---Hou4 sheng hui4 shi pu3.
If the old people don't talk about the past,
The young people might forget about the genealogies.
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國家興亡,---Guo2 jia xing wang2,
匹夫有責.---Pi3 fu you3 ze2.
Every man has a share of responsibility,
For the rise and fall of his country.
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人善被人欺,---Ren2 shan4 bei3 ren2 qi,
馬善被人騎.---Ma3 shan4 bei3 ren2 qi2.
A virtuous man is likely to be fooled.
A good horse is always being ridden.
人善良了會被人欺負,
馬老實了,誰都可以騎。
(意指不要太老實,老實人受欺負).
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By CHUNG Yoon-Ngan (鄭永元)
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