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金剛石雖然能發出閃爍的亮光，可是沒有熱。

Diamond glitters but gives off no heat.

愛夸耀過去成績的人，大概對于未來已沒有多大的興趣了吧!

He who is given to bragging about hispast achievements must have lost interest inhis own future.

燃燒著的木柴是決不懊悔它自己即將成為灰燼的。

Firewood， while burning， never regretshaving itself reduced to ashes.

更多的事前考慮，就可以有更少的事后追悔。

More thinking beforehand， less after-the-event remorse.

讓偏見守著心靈，那么真理的聲音就難于流進他的耳朵里了。

A prejudiced mind keeps the voice oftruth from entering the ear.

陀螺盡管轉得勤，但就是沒有前進!

A top makes no headway no matter howhard it spins.

逃跑必然會引起追擊，讓子彈從背后射進去是可恥的。

Running away will inevitably resultin the pursuit and attack of the enemy; it isdisgraceful to be hit in the back by a bullet.

嫉妒別人的才能，也許正好說明自己的無能。

Showing jealousy of other people'sabilities is clear proof of your ownincompetence.

面盆里泛起一些漣漪，我們覺得不值一提，但在螞蟻看來，那簡直像是汪洋大海軒然大波了。

Ripples on a basin of water meannothing at all to man， but are like wild wavesover a boundless sea to ants.

釘子如果沒有錘子在后面不斷督促，釘子就釘不進墻里去。

A nail will never be driven into a wallwithout repeated hammering from behind.

不成熟的東西也有值得稱贊的地方，因為它雖幼稚，但包含未來。

Things immatUre also have aspectsworthy of our praise， because， though puerile，they embody the future.

在交響樂隊工作的人們，絕不會因為輪到別人在彈奏而感到自己受到冷遇。

Members of a symphony orchestra neverfeel left out in the cold when it is others' tumto play their musical instruments.

無私的人，總希望從自己手里能給予人們更多的幸福。

A selfless man always thinks of handingout more happiness to others.

不要光看到挺拔道勁的松樹的樹杈，更重要的是要看到它插入泥土深處的根系啊!

Behold not only the straight andsturdy branches of a pine tree， but， moreimportantly，its roots deep in the soil.