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A bad beginning makes a bad ending.
不善始者不善终。
A bad thing never dies.
遗臭万年。
A bad workman always blames his tools.
不会撑船怪河弯。
A bird in the hand is worth two in the bush.
一鸟在手胜过双鸟在林。
A boaster and a liar are cousinsgerman.
吹牛与说谎本是同宗。
A bully is always a coward.
色厉内荏。
A burden of one，s choice is not felt.
爱挑的担子不嫌重。
A candle lights others and consumes itself.
蜡烛照亮别人，却毁灭了自己。
A cat has 9 lives.
猫有九条命。
A cat may look at a king.
人人平等。
A close mouth catches no flies.
病从口入。
A constant guest is never welcome.
常客令人厌。
Actions speak louder than words.
事实胜于雄辩。
Adversity leads to prosperity.
穷则思变。
Adversity makes a man wise，not rich.
逆境出人才。
A fair death honors the whole life.
死得其所，流芳百世。
A faithful friend is hard to find.
知音难觅。
A fall into a pit，a gain in your wit.
吃一堑，长一智。
A fox may grow gray，but never good.
江山易改，本性难移。
A friend in need is a friend indeed.
患难见真情。
A friend is easier lost than found.
得朋友难，失朋友易。
A friend is never known till a man has need.
需要之时方知友。
A friend without faults will never be found.
没有十全十美的朋友。
“After you” is good manners.
“您先请”是礼貌。
A good beginning is half done.
良好的开端是成功的一半。
A good beginning makes a good ending.
善始者善终。
A good book is a good friend.
好书如挚友。
A good book is the best of friends，the same today and forever.
一本好书，相伴一生。
A good conscience is a soft pillow.
不做亏心事，不怕鬼叫门。
A good fame is better than a good face.
美名胜过美貌。
A good husband makes a good wife.
夫善则妻贤。
A good medicine tastes bitter.
良药苦口。
A good wife，s health is a man，s best wealth.
妻贤身体好是男人最大的财富。
A great talker is a great liar.
说大话者多谎言。
A hedge between keeps friendship green.
君子之交淡如水。
A joke never gains an enemy but loses a friend.
戏谑不能化敌为友，只能使人失去朋友。
A leopard cannot change its spots.
积习难改。
A liar is not believed when he speaks the truth.
说谎者即使讲真话也没人相信。
A light heart lives long.
静以修身。
A little body often harbors a great soul.
浓缩的都是精品。
A little knowledge is a dangerous thing.
一知半解，自欺欺人。
A little pot is soon hot.
狗肚子盛不得四两油。
All are brave when the enemy flies.
敌人逃窜时，人人都成了勇士。
All good things come to an end.
天下没有不散的筵席。
All rivers run into sea.
海纳百川。
All roads lead to Rome.
条条大路通罗马。
All that ends well is well.
结果好，就一切都好。
All that glitters is not gold.
闪光的不一定都是金子。
All things are difficult before they are easy.
凡事总是由难而易。
All work and no play makes Jack a dull boy.
只会用功不玩耍，聪明孩子也变傻。
A man becomes learned by asking questions.
不耻下问才能有学问。
A man can do no more than he can.
凡事都应量力而行。
A man cannot spin and reel at the same time.
一心不能二用。
A man is known by his friends.
什么人交什么朋友。
A man of words and not of deeds is like a garden full of weeds.
光说空话不做事，犹如花园光长刺。
A man without money is no man at all.
一分钱难倒英雄汉。
A merry heart goes all the way.
心旷神怡，事事顺利。
A miss is as good as a mile.
失之毫厘，差之千里。
A mother，s love never changes.
母爱永恒。
An apple a day keeps the doctor away.
一天一苹果，不用请医生。
A new broom sweeps clean.
新官上任三把火。
An eye for an eye and a tooth for a tooth.
以眼还眼，以牙还牙。
An hour in the morning is worth two in the evening.
一日之计在于晨。
An old dog cannot learn new tricks.
老狗学不出新把戏。
An ounce of luck is better than a pound of wisdom.
聪明才智，不如运气。
An ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure.
预防为主，治疗为辅。
A rolling stone gathers no moss.
滚石不生苔，转业不聚财。
As a man sows，so he shall reap.
种瓜得瓜，种豆得豆。
A single flower does not make a spring.
一花独放不是春，百花齐放春满园。
A snow year，a rich year.
瑞雪兆丰年。
A sound mind in a sound body.
健全的精神寓于健康的身体。
A still tongue makes a wise head.
寡言者智。
A stitch in time saves nine.
小洞不补，大洞吃苦。
A straight foot is not afraid of a crooked shoe.
身正不怕影子斜。
A wise head makes a close mouth.
真人不露相，露相非真人。
A word spoken is past recalling.
一言既出，驷马难追。
A year，s plan starts with spring.
一年之计在于春。
A young idler，an old beggar.
少壮不努力，老大徒伤悲。
A bird is known by its note，and a man by his words.
闻声知鸟，闻言知人。
A cat in gloves catches no mice.
戴手套的猫捉不到耗子；四肢不勤，一事无成；怕沾污手指的人做不出什么事。
A chain is no stronger than its weakest link.
一环薄弱全局垮。
A cock is bold on his own dunghill.
公鸡总是在自己的粪堆上称雄。
A clean hand wants no washing.
清白的人无需为自己洗刷。
A cold hand and a warm heart.
手冷心肠热。
A close mouth catches no flies.
嘴唇闭紧，苍蝇难进；口紧不招祸；祸从口出。
A creaking door hangs long on its hinges.
病夫多长命。
A drawning man will catch a straw.
快淹死的人连一颗稻草也要去抓。
A fault confessed is half redressed.
承认错误等于改正了一半。
A fair face may hide a foul heart.
和善的面孔，丑陋的心；人面兽心。
A fool always rushes to the fore.
愚人总喜强出头。
A fool and his money are soon parted.
愚人有钱留不住。
A fool may ask more questions in an hour than a wise man can answer in seven years.
聪明人也会被傻瓜难倒。
A fool may give a wise man counsel.
愚者千虑必有一得。
A fool may sometimes speak to the purpose.
傻瓜有时也能说到点子上。
A fool may throw a stone into a well which a hundred wise men cannot pull out.
一个蠢人造成的损失，一百个聪明人也不能补回。
A fool，when he is silent，is counted wise.
傻瓜不说话就可以冒充聪明人。
A fool，s bolt may sometimes hit the mark.
愚者千虑，必有一得。
A full cup must be carried steadily.
器满则溢；指人在得意时，不要忘乎所以。
A great ship asks deep water.
大船走深水。
A good face is a letter of recommendation
漂亮的面孔就是最好的介绍信。
A good dog deserves a good bone.
好狗应该啃好骨头，有功者受赏。
A good name is sooner lost than won.
美名难得而易失。
A good name is better than great riches.
好名声胜过财富。
A good horse is never of an ill color.
良马无劣色。
A good horse should be seldom spurred.
好马无须加鞭(意指工作积极的人，不用催促)。
A good Jack makes a good Gill.
夫善则妻贤；主贤则仆忠。
A good Jack makes a good Jill.
夫善则妻贤；主贤则仆忠。
A little fire is quickly trodden out.
星星之火，容易踩灭。
A living dog is better than a dead lion.
死狮不如活狗。
A little pot is soon hot.
壶小易热，量小易怒；人小火气大。
A little body often harbours a great soul.
人小志大；伟大的灵魂常寓于短小的躯体；伟大不在身材的高低。
A man can die but once.
人无二死。
A man can do no more than he can.
人只能做力所能及的事。
A man cannot spin and reel at the same time.
一个人不能同时又纺又织；一心不能二用。
A man is as old as he feels.
老不老，自己晓。
A man of words and not of deeds is like a garden full of weeds.
光说不做的人有如长满野草的花园。
A miss is as good as a mile.
毫末之错仍为错；死里逃生总是生。
A man is known by the company he keeps.
从其交友知其为人。
A penny saved is a penny got.
省一文等于挣一文。
A penny soul never came to two pence.
志小难做大事；斤斤计较少有成功。
A rolling stone gathers no moss.
滚石不生苔，转行不成材(老换工作发不了财)；见异思迁终无所得。
A short horse is soon curried.
矮马容易刷洗；小事易办。
A small leak will sink a great ship.
小洞沉大船；小患不治成大灾。
A sound mind in a sound body.
健全的精神寓于强壮的体格。
A staff is quickly found to beat a dog with
欲加之罪，何患无辞。
A still tongue makes a wise head.
智者寡言。
A tree is known by its fruit.
观其果而知其树；观其行而知其人。
A wise man changes his mind，a fool never will.
智者通权达变，愚者刚愎自用。
A word to the wise is enough
智者一言已足；明白人用不着细说。
A woman，s work is never done.
妇女的家务永远干不完。
A watched pot never boils. (=A watched pot is long in boiling.)
性急水不沸。
After meat，mustard.
饭后上芥末；雨后送伞。
After death the doctor.
人死了才请医生，太迟了。