A bad beginning makes a bad ending.恶其始者必恶其终.
A bad bush is better than the open field.有胜于无.
A bad compromise is better than a good lawsuit.
吃亏的和解也比胜诉强.
A bad conscience is a snake in one's heart.做贼心虚.
A bad custom is like a good cake,better broken than kept.
坏习惯像鲜馅饼,分食要比保存好.
A bad padlock invites a picklock.开门揖盗.
A bad penny always turns up.烂钱总是会再回笼
A bad thing never dies.坏事传千年.
A bad workman quarrels with his tools.拙匠常怨工具差(人笨怨刀钝).
A bargain is a bargain.达成的协议不可撕毁.
A beggar's purse is bottomless.乞丐的钱袋是无底洞.
A bird in the hand is worth two in the bush.双鸟在林不如一鸟在手.
A bird is known by its note,and a man by his talk.
闻其歌知其鸟,听其言知其人.
A bird may be known by its song.什么鸟唱什么歌.
A bit in the morning is better than nothing all day.略有胜于全无.
A blind man who leans against a wall imagines that it's the boundary of the world.坐井观天.
A blind man will not thank you for a looking-glass.秋波送盲,白费痴情.
A book is the same today as it always was and it will never change.
一本好书今天如此,将来也如此,永不改变.
A book that remains shut is but a block.
有书闭卷不阅读,无异是一块木头.
A borrowed cloak does not keep one warm.借来的斗篷不暖身.
Absence sharpens love,presence strengthens it.
相聚爱益切,离别情更深.
A burden of one's choice is not felt.自己选的担子不嫌重.
A burnt child dreads the fire.一朝被蛇咬,十年怕井绳.
A candle lights others and consumes itself.蜡烛焚自身,光亮照别人.
A cat may look at a king.猫也有权晋见国王.
A cat has nine lives.猫有九条命.
Accidents will happen.天有不测风云.
A chain is no stronger than its weakest link.
链条的坚固程度取决于它最薄弱的环节.
A change of work is as good as a rest.调换一下工作是很好的休息.
A cheerful wife is the joy of life.快乐的妻子是生活的乐事.
A clean hand wants no washing.身正不怕影子斜.
A clear conscience is a soft pillow.问心无愧,高枕无忧.
A clear conscience is a sure card.光明磊落,胜券在握.
A clear conscience laughs at false accusations.
白日不做亏心事,夜半敲门心不惊.
A clear fast is better than a dirty breakfast.宁为清贫,不为浊富.
A close mouth catches no flies.病从口入,祸从口出.
A cock is valiant on his own dunghill.夜郎自大.
A common danger causes common action.同仇敌忾.
A constant guest is never welcome.久住非佳宾,常来不欢迎.
A contented mind is perpetual feast.知足常乐.
A covetous man is good to none but worse to himself.
贪婪的人对别人毫无好处,对自己却坏处更大.
A crafty knave needs no broker.狡猾的流氓,不需居间人.
A creaking door hangs long on its hinges.户枢不蠹.
Action is the proper fruit of knowledge.行动是知识的巧果.
Actions speak louder than words.事实胜于雄辩.
A discontented man knows not where to sit easy.不满足者坐无宁时.
A disease known is half cured.病情确诊断,治病好一半.
Admonish your friends in private,praise them in public.
在私底下要忠告你的朋友,在公开场合又表扬你的朋友.
A dog will not howl if you beat him with a bone.骨头打狗狗不叫.
Adversity is a good discipline.苦难是磨练人的好机会.
Adversity leads to prosperity.逆境迎向昌盛.
Adversity makes a man wise,not rich.患难使人聪明,但不能致富.
