1) 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。
2) A book that remains shut is but a block. 有书闭卷不阅读,无异是一块木头。
3) A borrowed cloak does not keep one warm. 借来的斗篷不暖身。
4) Absence sharpens love, Psence strengthens it. 相聚爱益切,离别情更深。
5) A burden of one''s choice is not felt. 自己选的担子不嫌重。
6) A burnt child dreads the fire. 一朝被蛇咬,十年怕井绳。
7) A candle lights others and consumes itself. 蜡烛焚自身,光亮照别人。
8) A cat may look at a king. 猫也有权力晋见国王。
9) A cat has nine lives. 猫有九条命。
10) Accidents will happen. 天有不测风云,人有旦夕祸福。
11) A chain is no stronger than its weakest link. 链条坚固的程度取决于它最薄弱的环节。
12) A change of work is as good as a rest. 调换一下工作是很好的休息。
13) A cheerful wife is the joy of life. 快乐的妻子是生活的乐事。
14) A clean hand wants no washing. 身正不怕影子斜。
15) A clear conscience is a soft pillow. 问心无愧,高枕无忧。
16) A clear conscience is a sure card. 光明磊落,胜券在握。
17) A clear conscience laughs at false accusations. 白日不做亏心事,晚上不怕鬼敲门。
18) A clear fast is better than a dirty breakfast. 宁为清贫,不为浊富。
19) A close mouth catches no flies. 病从口入,祸从口出。
20) A cock is valiant on his own dunghill. 夜郎自大。
21) A common danger causes common action. 同仇敌忾。
22) A constant guest is never welcome. 久住非佳宾,常来不欢迎。
23) A contented mind is perpetual feast. 知足常乐。
24) A covetous man is good to none but worse to himself. 贪婪的人对别人没有任何的好处,对自己却坏处更大。
25) A crafty knave needs no broker. 狡猾的流氓,不需居间人。
26) A creaking door hangs long on its hinges. 户枢不蠹。
27) Action is the proper fruit of knowledge. 行动是知识的巧果。
28) Actions speak louder than words. 事实胜于雄辩。
29) A discontented man knows not where to sit easy. 不满足者坐无宁时。
30) A disease known is half cured. 病情确诊断,治病好一半。
31) 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。
32) A dog will not howl if you beat him with a bone. 骨头打狗狗不叫。
33) Adversity is a good discipline. 苦难是磨练人的好机会。
34) Adversity leads to prosperity. 逆境迎向昌盛。
35) Adversity makes a man wise, not rich. 患难使人聪明,但不能致富。
36) Adversity makes strange bedfellows. 身处逆境不择友。
37) Adversity successfully overcome is the highest glory. 成功地克服困难是最大的光荣。
38) A fair death honours the whole life. 死得光明,终身荣耀。
39) A fair face may hide a foul heart. 人不可貌相。
40) A faithful friend is hard to find. 益友难得。
41) A fall into the pit, a gain in your wit. 吃一堑,长一智。
42) A bad beginning makes a bad ending. 恶其始者必恶其终。
43) A bad bush is better than the open field. 有胜于无。
44) A bad compromise is better than a good lawsuit. 吃亏的和解也比胜诉强。
45) A bad conscience is a snake in one''s heart. 做贼心虚。
46) 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。
47) A bad padlock invites a picklock. 开门揖盗。
48) A bad penny always turns up.
49) A bad thing never dies. 坏事传千年。
50) A bad workman quarrels with his tools. 拙匠常怨工具差(人笨怨刀钝)。
51) A bargain is a bargain. 达成的协议不可撕毁。
52) A beggar''s purse is bottomless. 乞丐的钱袋是无底洞。
53) A bird in the hand is worth two in the bush. 双鸟在林不如一鸟在手。
54) 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。
55) A bird may be known by its song. 什么鸟唱什么歌。
56) A bit in the morning is better than nothing all day. 略有胜于全无。
57) A blind man who leans against a wall imagines that it''s the boundary of the world. 坐井观天。
58) A blind man will not thank you for a looking-glass. 秋波送盲,白费痴情。