1. The grass is greener on the other side of the fence.
鄰家芳草綠，隔岸風景好

The grass always looks green from afar. Only when you go closer will you realize that it is not so. Similarly, this proverb simply goes to say that one must always be content with what one has and not keep comparing it with what others have.
鄰家芳草綠。只有真正走近細看才知并非如此。相同地，這個諺語簡單地說明了：人要知足常樂，沒事別總跟別人比來比去。
When we are not happy with what we have, then what the other person possesses always looks better. Only when we place ourselves in their position will we realize that everyone has their own set of problems and difficulties.
當我們對所擁有之物并不滿意，那么，別人所擁有之物就會看上去格外誘人。除非身處他人之境地，方能了解人皆有各自問題與困境。
Raj had always dreamt of working in the USA. It was his long time ambition to study abroad and also find employment there. He was not happy to stay and work in India. He was always complaining about the living conditions, corruption, pollution, population and traffic. He forever spoke highly about the disciplined life, working culture, clean surroundings and economic opportunities that other countries had to offer.
Raj 一直夢想著去美國工作。長久以來他就擁有留學海外并求職就業的遠大抱負。留在印度工作生活并不太令他滿意。他總是抱怨自己國家的各種問題：生活條件，政治腐敗，環境污染，人口眾多及交通擁堵。一直以來，令他稱贊有加的是世界上其他國家擁有的那種有規有矩的生活，工作文化，干凈的環境和經濟發展的各種機遇。
In short Raj thought that living abroad was the best way to earn money and enjoy a lavish lifestyle. So when he got an offer to work in the USA, he readily grabbed the opportunity.
總而言之，Raj覺得生活在國外是最理想的生活，既能掙錢又能過上舒適闊綽的生活。所以當他得到一份美國的工作時，簡直是求之不得，欣然應允。
Raj enjoyed his stay in the US during the first few months. The new surroundings and varied landscape were a source of great wonder and excitement for him. But slowly he realized that he was missing Indian food. He realized that people abroad led a very mechanical life and there was no interaction between neighbours. Since everyone gave too much importance to privacy and individual space, people were not really close to one another. Raj felt very lonely because of this. He also understood that he would always be treated as a second citizen - an outsider .
到了美國后的頭幾個月，Raj 十分享受。新環境新風景對他來說充滿了驚喜與刺激。然而，漸漸地，他開始想念印度的美食，他發現這些外國人過著一種機械式的生活，譬如鄰里之間毫無來往，個人隱私及個人空間被過于看重，人與人之間并不真正愿意連接彼此。Raj 開始感到孤獨，同時他也意識到，在此地他將會被永遠視作“二等公民”，一個局外人。
Although one could earn a lot of money and stay in clean surroundings, Raj realized that things like family camaraderie, colourful festivities that we have in India, the variety in food,clothes, culture and entertainment were all missing there. He was missing the very crowds that he had complained about.
雖然能夠在一個干干凈凈的地方掙大錢，Raj 也意識到這里并沒有親情，五彩斑斕的各種節日，種類繁多的美食、繽紛的衣裝、獨特的文化與娛樂…這些只有在家鄉印度才能找到的東西。他非常想念自己曾經抱怨的一切。
It was then that he realized that every place and situation had its own advantages and disadvantages. It is foolish to compare people,places or things. Each has a distinct feature. We always think that the other side looks more appealing. Only when you experience you realize that everywhere there are problems to be faced and issues to be solved. So the best way to be happy is to stay content and stop grumbling.
直到這時，他才明白每個地方每種處境都各有優劣。比較這些人、地、物是不是個聰明的主意。每一種類型都有特色。我們總是覺得別處看上去更吸引人。只有親身經歷才會發現哪哪兒其實都有一堆亟待解決的問題。所以，知足一點，少抱怨一些，人也許能活得快樂一些。

2. Do not cross your bridges before you come to them.
世上本無事，庸人自擾之

This proverb means that we should not worry about problems until the time when they actually come up. There is no point in worrying about something till it really happens. We will not lead a happy life if we keep imagining things. We have to face reality as it happens. Here the word BRIDGE is used to denote problems. Just as we cross a bridge when we reach it, we should tackle problems when we face them.
這句諺語意思是當問題真正來臨之前我們不要過多地憂慮。過分擔心那些沒有真正成為問題的事毫無用處。不斷臆想事情會如何發生就是在自尋煩惱。事情如果發生了就面對現實。諺語里的“橋”意即問題。只有當到了橋跟前我們再過橋，我們真正面對問題的時候再處理它就好。
Archana was never good at Maths more out of fear for the subject than any real difficulty in learning it. She was always very tense before the exams and this time was no exception. Half-yearly exams were to begin in a couple of days and the mathematics was scheduled as the second exam.
Archana數學不好。她對這個科目的恐懼遠勝于學習中遇到的困難。每逢考前總是相當緊張，這次也不例外。期中考試還有幾天就要來了，數學考試被安排在第二場。
Her first was Science and Archana's mother was very worried in seeing her daughter being so nervous. Archana's mother decides to take this matter with Archana directly and went to Archana to talk to her daughter.
第一場考科學。Archana的母親看見女兒如此緊張有些擔憂。此次她決定鄭重其事地跟女兒好好談談這個問題。
"Archana... don't you have to start studying for your science paper? Why are you wasting time worrying about your Maths exam? You have prepared well and I am sure you will get full marks. When you put in all your efforts the result will always be positive. So please start studying the other subjects."
“Archana，難道你不需要趕緊開始準備你的科學考試嗎？為什么還在浪費時間擔心數學？你已經準備得相當好了，我相信你能得滿分。當你盡全力了，結果總是好的。所以，趕緊復習一下其他科目吧。”
"I know mother. But what if my preparation is not enough? What if I get tough sums? What if I forget the theorems?" replied Archana. "Worrying about it is not going to make things easier is it? If you waste time worrying, you will end up losing marks in other subjects." said her mother. The day of the exams came. She wrote all the exams. She did her best, but she was not satisfied with her performance in those exams.
“我知道，媽媽。可萬一我準備得不充分怎么辦？萬一我遇到難題怎么辦？萬一我忘記了公式定理怎么辦？”Archana 回答說。“你這么擔心也不會讓事情變得容易一些吧？如果你浪費時間在擔心數學上，那你其他科目也要丟分了。媽媽說。
That is exactly what she felt as well when the results came out. The Maths paper had been very easy and Archana had scored very good marks. But she had wasted so much time in worrying about it that she failed to do well in her Science paper and managed to just pass. She realized her stupidity and decided that in future she will prepare well for all her exams and stop creating imaginary problems which resulted in her bad performance.
但考試結果出來時，她也是同感。數學比較簡單，Archana考得相當不錯。但是她花了太多時間焦慮，以至于科學考砸了，剛過及格線。現在她終于意識到自己有多傻，于是決定未來的考試每一科都要好好準備，與此同時不再制造一些會影響自己考砸的想象中的難題。
This incident created awareness in Archana and her friends to the effect that worrying about the imaginary problems will help none and such a stupidity will result in waste of time and energy.
這件事讓Archana和她的朋友充分意識到為想象中的問題擔憂根本無濟于事，同時這樣的愚蠢會導致焦慮時間與精力的巨大浪費。