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一朝被蛇咬，十年怕草绳

A man once bitten by a snake will for 10 years be wary of pope.

This proverb wryly points out that we will be frightened of anything that looks like something that has once harmed us.

一朝：One day

草绳：Straw rope, similar to a snake in appearance

十年树木，百年树人

It takes 100 years to grow a tree, but 100 years to bring up a generation of good men.

This proverb means that cultivating talent is hard work and needs a lot of effort.

树：Here a verb, meaning to plant or to cultivate.