ad workman quarrels with his tools.
拙匠常怨工具差.
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 blind man who leans against a wall imagines that it's the boundary of the world.
坐井观天.
Absence sharpens love,presence strengthens it.
相聚爱益切,离别情更深.
A burnt child dreads the fire.
一朝被蛇咬,十年怕井绳.
Accidents will happen.
天有不测风云.
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 contented mind is perpetual feast.
知足常乐.
Actions speak louder than words.
事实胜於雄辩.
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 fair face may hide a foul heart.
人不可貌相.
A faithful friend is hard to find.
益友难得.
A fall into the pit,a gain in your wit.
吃一堑,长一智.
After a storm comes a calm.
否极泰来.
After black clouds,clear weather.
否极泰来.
After death,the doctor.
放马后炮.
A good appetite is a good sauce.
饥不择食.
A good example is the best sermon.
身教胜似言教.
A good face is a letter of recommendation.
好的相貌就是一封推荐的介绍信.
A good fame is better than a good face.
好的名望胜於好的相貌.
A good friend is my nearest relation.
良友如近亲.
A good marksman may miss.
智者千虑,必有一失.
A good maxim is never out of season.
至理名言不会过时.
A good medicine tastes bitter.
良药苦口,忠言逆耳.
A good winter brings a good summer.
瑞雪兆丰年.
A happy heart makes a blooming visage.
心花怒放,笑逐颜开.
A hero is known in the time of misfortune.
时势造英雄.
A lazy youth,a lousy age.
少壮不努力,老大徒伤悲.
Ale will make a cat speak.
酒后吐真言.
A little is better than none.
聊胜於无.
