A bad beginning makes a bad ending.
　　不善始者不善终。

　　A bad thing never dies.
　　遗臭万年。


　　A bird in the hand is worth than two in the bush.
　　一鸟在手胜过双鸟在林。

　　A candle lights others and consumes itself.
　　蜡烛照亮别人，却毁灭了自己。

　　A cat may look at a king.
　　人人平等。

　　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。

　　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 fame is better than a good face. 　
美名胜过美貌。

　　A good medicine tastes bitter.
　　良药苦口。

　　A hedge between keeps friendship green.
　　君子之交淡如水。

　　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。

　　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。

　　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 is known by his friends.
　　什么人交什么朋友。




　　A miss is as good as a mile. 　
失之毫厘，差之千里。

　　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 ounce of luck is better than a pound of wisdom.
　　聪明才智，不如运气。

　　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 still tongue makes a wise head.
　　寡言者智。

　　A straight foot is not afraid of a crooked shoe.
　　身正不怕影子斜。

　　A word spoken is past recalling.
　　一言既出，驷马难追。

　　Bad news has wings.
　　好事不出门，坏事传千里。

　　Barking dogs seldom bite.
　　吠犬不咬人。

　　Be swift to hear, slow to speak.
　　听宜敏捷，言宜缓行。

　　Better late than never.
　　不怕慢，单怕站。

　　Better to ask the way than go astray.
　　问路总比迷路好。

　　Birds of a feather flock together.
　　物以类聚，人以