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A bad beginning makes a bad ending. |
恶始必有恶终 |
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A bad padlock invites a picklock. |
坏锁招人撬。 |
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A bad penny always comes back. |
伪币迟早归原主。 |
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A bad workman quarrels with his tools. |
人笨怨刀钝。 |
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A baited cat may grow as fierce as a lion. |
被逼急的猫，凶得像狮子。 |
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A barely-corn is better than a diamond to a cock. |
对于公鸡来说 ,麦粒胜过钻石. |
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A bargain is a bargain. |
成约不能翻悔。 |
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A beard well lathered is half shaved. |
皂沫涂得好 ,胡须半剃掉. /磨刀不误砍柴工. |
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A beggar can never be bankrupt. |
乞丐永远不会破产。 |
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A belly full of gluttony will never study willingly. |
吃得过饱，懒得学习。 |
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A big wind can blow through a small hole. |
针尖大的窟窿，斗大的风。 |
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A bird in the hand is worth two in the bush. |
双鸟在林 ,不如一鸟在手。 |
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A bird is known by its note, and a man by his talk. |
闻声知鸣鸟，闻言见人心。 |
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A bit in the morning is better than nothing all day. |
上午有一点收获 ,总比全天无收获好. |
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A black plum is as sweet as a white. |
黑梅白梅一样甜。 |
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A blind man will not thank you for a looking-glass. |
瞎子不谢赠镜人 |
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A blunt knife may be sharpened on a stone, but if a man is stupid there is no help for his stupidity. |
刀钝石上磨，人蠢没奈何。 |
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A boaster and a liar are all one. |
吹牛撒谎一家亲。 |
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A boisterous horse must have a boisterous bridle. |
烈马要套上好辔头。 |
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A bonny bride is soon buskit [=dressed]. |
美丽的新娘好打扮 |
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A book is a success when people who haven't read it pretend they have. |
一本书如果没有看过的人也冒充看过，便是成功的。 |
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A book that is shut is but a block. |
有书不读如藏木 |
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A bow long bent at last waxes weak. |
良弓张久必驰 |
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A bow long bent grows weak. |
常拉满弓无力。 |
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A brave man may fall, but he cannot yield. |
勇者可能跌倒 ,但不会屈服. |
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A brave man risks his life, but not his conscience. |
勇敢的人可用生命冒险，但不以良心冒险。 |
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A bribe will enter without knocking. |
贿赂毋须敲门而入。 |
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A bride is diligent for three days. |
新娶媳妇三日勤 |
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A broken friendship may be soldered, but will never be sound. |
破裂了的友谊 ,再补也难如故. |
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A brother is a friend given by God. |
兄弟是天赐的朋友 |
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A bully is always a coward. |
恃强欺弱者均是懦夫。 |
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A burnt child dreads the fire. |
烧伤的孩子最怕火。 |
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A cat in gloves catches no mice. |
带手套的猫捉不到老鼠 |
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A cat may look at a king. |
猫也可以看皇帝。 /地位虽不同，人人应平等。 |
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A cautious mind is the half of wisdom. |
谨慎小心近于明智 |
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A cheerful wife is the joy of life. |
有个乐天的妻子是人生的欢乐 |
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A city that parleys is half gotten. |
求和之城已陷落一半。 |
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A clean fast is better than a dirty breakfast. |
宁为清贫，不为浊富。 |
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A clean hand wants no washing. |
手要是干净无须洗。 |
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A clear conscience laughs at false accusation. |
只要问心无愧，无端的指责可以一笑置之。 |
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A close mouth catches no flies. |
嘴巴闭得紧，苍蝇飞不进。 |
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A conservative is a man who is too cowardly to fight and too fat to run. |
保守主义者是胆小得不敢斗争，又胖得跑不动的人。 |
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A covetous man is good to none, but worst to himself. |
贪心不足的人对他人无益，对自己最有害。 |
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A crabbed knot must have a crabbed wedge. |
难解的绳结得用坚硬的楔子来对付。 |
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A cracked bell can never sound well. |
破钟无好音。 |
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A creaking door hangs long. |
旧门久用，病夫命长。 |
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A critic is a man who knows the way but can't drive the car. |
批评家是一个认得路但不会开车的人。 |
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A crooked stick will have a crooked shadow. |
身不正，影必斜。 |
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A curst cow has short horns. |
性子烈的牛角短，脾气暴的人为害有限。 |
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A cynic is a man who knows the price of everything and the value of nothing. |
玩世不恭者是知道一切事物的价格，却不知道任何东西的价值的人。 |
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A danger foreseen is half avoided. |
预见隐患犹如防患一半 |
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A day is a miniature of eternity. |
一天是永恒的缩影 |
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A dear ship stands long in the haven. |
贵重的船只停留在避风港里的时间长。 |
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A diligent scholar, and the master's paid. |
学生勤奋学习 ,就是对老师的报答. |
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A dog will not howl if you beat him with a bone. |
肉骨头打狗，狗不叫。 |
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A dream that is not interpreted is like a letter that is not opened. |
一个未圆的梦恰似一封未拆的信。 |
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A drowning man will catch at a straw. |
快淹死的人连草也要抓。 |
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A dwarf on a giant's shoulders sees the farther of the two. |
侏儒站在巨人的肩膀上 ,能比巨人看得远. |
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A faint heart never won a fair lady. |
懦夫难得美人心 |
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A fall into the pit, a gain in your wit. /A stumble may prevent a fall. |
小踬防大跌 /小惩大戒. /吃一堑,长一智. |