A bad beginning makes a bad ending.[b]　　不善始者不善终。 [b][b]　　A bad thing never dies.[b]　　遗臭万年。 [b][b]　　A bird in the hand is worth than two in the bush.[b]　　一鸟在手胜过双鸟在林。 [b][b]　　A candle lights others and consumes itself.[b]　　蜡烛照亮别人，却毁灭了自己。 [b][b]　　A cat may look at a king.[b]　　人人平等。 [b][b]　　Actions speak louder than words.[b]　　事实胜于雄辩。 [b][b]　　Adversity leads to prosperity.[b]　　穷则思变。 [b][b]　　Adversity makes a man wise, not rich.[b]　　逆境出人才。 [b][b]　　A fair death honors the whole life.[b]　　死得其所，流芳百世。 [b][b]　　A faithful friend is hard to find.[b]　　知音难觅。 [b][b]　　A fall into a pit, a gain in your wit.[b]　　吃一堑，长一智。 [b][b]　　A fox may grow gray, but never good.[b]　　江山易改，本性难移。 [b][b]　　A friend in need is a friend indeed.[b]　　患难见真情。 [b][b]　　A friend is easier lost than found.[b]　　得朋友难，失朋友易。 [b][b]　　A friend is never known till a man has need.[b]　　需要之时方知友。 [b][b]　　A friend without faults will never be found.[b]　　没有十全十美的朋友。 [b][b]　　A good beginning is half done.[b]　　良好的开端是成功的一半。 [b][b]　　A good beginning makes a good ending.[b]　　善始者善终。 [b][b]　　A good book is a good friend.[b]　　好书如挚友。 [b][b]　　A good book is the best of friends, the same today and forever.[b]　　一本好书，相伴一生。 [b][b]　　A good fame is better than a good face. 　[b] 美名胜过美貌。 [b][b]　　A good medicine tastes bitter.[b]　　良药苦口。 [b][b]　　A hedge between keeps friendship green.[b]　　君子之交淡如水。 [b][b]　　A liar is not believed when he speaks the truth.[b]　　说谎者即使讲真话也没人相信。 [b][b]　　A light heart lives long.[b]　　静以修身。 [b][b]　　A little body often harbors a great soul.[b]　　浓缩的都是精品。 [b][b]　　A little knowledge is a dangerous thing.[b]　　一知半解，自欺欺人。 [b][b]　　All good things come to an end.[b]　　天下没有不散的筵席。 [b][b]　　All rivers run into sea.[b]　　海纳百川。 [b][b]　　All roads lead to Rome.[b]　　条条大路通罗马。 [b][b]　　All that ends well is well.[b]　　结果好，就一切都好。 [b][b]　　All that glitters is not gold.[b]　　闪光的不一定都是金子。 [b][b]　　All things are difficult before they are easy.[b]　　凡事总是由难而易。 [b][b]　　A man becomes learned by asking questions.[b]　　不耻下问才能有学问。 [b][b]　　A man can do no more than he can.[b]　　凡事都应量力而行。 [b][b]　　A man is known by his friends.[b]　　什么人交什么朋友。 [b]　　A miss is as good as a mile. 　[b] 失之毫厘，差之千里。 [b][b]　　A new broom sweeps clean.[b]　　新官上任三把火。 [b][b]　　An eye for an eye and a tooth for a tooth.[b]　　以眼还眼，以牙还牙。 [b][b]　　An hour in the morning is worth two in the evening.[b]　　一日之计在于晨。 [b][b]　　An ounce of luck is better than a pound of wisdom.[b]　　聪明才智，不如运气。 [b][b]　　As a man sows, so he shall reap.[b]　　种瓜得瓜，种豆得豆。 [b][b]　　A single flower does not make a spring.[b]　　一花独放不是春，百花齐放春满园。 [b][b]　　A still tongue makes a wise head.[b]　　寡言者智。 [b][b]　　A straight foot is not afraid of a crooked shoe.[b]　　身正不怕影子斜。 [b][b]　　A word spoken is past recalling.[b]　　一言既出，驷马难追。 [b][b]　　Bad news has wings.[b]　　好事不出门，坏事传千里。 [b][b]　　Barking dogs seldom bite.[b]　　吠犬不咬人。 [b][b]　　Be swift to hear, slow to speak.[b]　　听宜敏捷，言宜缓行。 [b][b]　　Better late than never.[b]　　不怕慢，单怕站。 [b][b]　　Better to ask the way than go astray.[b]　　问路总比迷路好。 [b][b]　　Birds of a feather flock together.[b]　　物以类聚，人以群分。 [b][b]　　Blood is thicker than water.[b] 血浓于水。 [b][b]　　Books and friends should be few but good.[b]　　读书如交友，应求少而精。 [b][b]　　Business is business.[b]　　公事公办。 [b]　　Business is the salt of life.[b]　　事业是人生的第一需要。 [b][b]　　By reading we enrich the mind, by conversation we polish it.[b]　　读书使人充实，交谈使人精明。