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"After you" is good manners.    “您先请”是礼貌。  
"Never" is a long word.    不要轻易说“决不”。 
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 thing never dies.    坏事传千年.  
A bad workman always blames his tools.    不会撑船怪河弯。  
A bad workman quarrels with his tools    拙匠常怨工具差. 
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 than two in the bush.    一鸟在手胜过双鸟在林。  
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.    什麽鸟唱什麽歌.  
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 boaster and a liar are cousins-german.    吹牛与说谎本是同宗。  
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.  
A bosom friend afar brings distant land near.    海内存知己,天涯若比邻.  
A bully is always a coward.    色厉内荏。  
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 has nine lives.     猫有九条命;吉人天相。  
A cat may look at a king.    猫也有权晋见国王.  
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.    不做亏心事,不怕鬼叫门. 
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 a perpetual feast.    知足常乐.  
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.  
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.  
A dog will not howl if you beat him with a bone.    骨头打狗狗不叫.  
A dog's mouth emits no ivory.    狗嘴里吐不出象牙.  
A fair death honors the whole life.    死得光明,终身荣耀.  
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 a pit, a gain in your wit.    吃一堑,长一智。  
A fall into the pit, a gain in your wit.    吃一堑,长一智.  
A father is a treasure, a brother is a comfort, but a friend is both.    父亲是财富,兄弟是安慰,朋友兼而有之.  
A fault confessed is half redressed.    承认错误,等于改正一半.  
A flow of words is no proof of wisdom.    口若悬河不能作为才智的证明.  
A fool always comes short of his reckoning.    愚人常缺算计.  
A fool always rushes to the fore.    傻瓜总爱强出头.  
A fool and his money are soon parted.    笨蛋难聚财.  
A fool attempting to be witty is an object of profoundest pity.    蠢人装聪明,实在最可怜.  
A fool can ask more questions than seven wise men can answer.    一愚发问,七智结舌.  
A fool may ask more questions in an hour than a wise man can answer in seven years.    愚者所问,智者难答.  
A fool may give a wise man counsel.    愚者千虑,必有一得.  
A fool may throw a stone into a well which a hundred wise men cannot pull out.    一愚所失,百智难回.  
A fool's bolt is soon shot.    蠢人易于智穷力竭。 
A fool's bolt may sometimes hit the mark.    愚者千虑,必有一得.  
A fool's heart dances on his lips.    愚人心坦荡,挂在嘴唇上.  
A fox may grow gray, but never good.    江山易改,本性难移。  
A fox may grow grey, but never good.    狐狸到老也不会变好. 
A friend exaggerates a man's virtue, an enemy his crimes.    朋友宣扬人的美德,敌人夸大人的罪过.  
A friend in court is better than a penny in purse.    囊中有钱,不如朝中有友.  
A friend in need is a friend indeed.    患难见真交.  
A friend is a second self.    朋友是另一个我.  
A friend is best found in adversity.    患难见真友.  
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.    不到患难时,永远不能认识真正的朋友.  
A friend is not so soon gotten as lost.    交友慢,失友快.  
A friend to all is a friend to none.    滥交者无友。 
A friend to everybody is a friend to nobody.    广交友,无深交.  
A friend without faults will never be found.    没有缺点的朋友是永远找不到的.  
A full belly counsels well.    衣食足而后知荣辱.  
A full cup must be carried steadily.    杯满盈,须持稳.  
A good anvil does not fear the hammer.    好砧不怕锤.  
A good appetite is a good sauce.    饥不择食.  
A good beginning is half done.    良好的开端是成功的一半。  
A good beginning is half the battle.    首战告捷等于一半胜利.  
A good beginning makes a good ending.    善始者必善其终.  
A good book is a best friend who never turns his back upon us.    一本好书,莫逆之交.  
A good book is a good friend.    好书如挚友。  
A good book is a light to the soul.    好书一本,照亮心灵.  
A good book is the best of friends, the same today and forever.    一本好书,相伴一生。  
A good conscience is a continual feast.    白日不做亏心事,夜半敲门心不惊.  
A good conscience is a soft pillow.    问心无愧,高枕无忧. 
A good dog deserves a good bone.    有劳得奖.  
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.    好的名望胜于好的相貌.  
A good friend is my nearest relation.    良友如近亲.  
A good head and an industrious hand are worth gold in any land.    聪明脑袋勤劳手,走遍天下贵如金.  
A good healthy body is worth more a crown in gold.    健康的身体贵于黄金铸成的皇冠.  
A good heart conquers ill fortune.    善心克厄运.  
A good horse cannot be of a bad color.    良马的毛色不会差.  
A good horse often needs a good spur.    好马常要好靴刺.  
A good husband makes a good wife.    夫善则妻贤。  
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 name is better than riches.    好名誉胜过有财富.  
A good name is earlier lost than won.    失去美名易,得到美名难.  
A good name is easier lost than won.    名誉失之易,而得之难。 
A good name is sooner lost than won.    美誉难得而易失.  
A good name keeps luster in the dark.    好的名声在黑暗中也会光芒四射.  
A good surgeon must have an eagle's eye, a lion's heart, and a lady's hand.    出色的外科医生必须心明眼亮和有一双灵巧的手.  
A good tale is none the worse for being twice told.    好故事百听不厌.  
A good tongue is a good weapon.    伶俐的口齿是一种锐利的武器.  
A good wife health is a man's best wealth.    妻贤身体好是男人最大的财富。  
A good winter brings a good summer.    瑞雪兆丰年. |   
 
 
 
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