a bad beginning makes a bad ending.不善始者不善终。

a bad thing never dies.遗臭万年。

a bad workman always blames his tools.不会撑船怪河弯。

a bird in the hand is worth than two in the bush.一鸟在手胜过双鸟在林。

a boaster and a liar are cousins-german.吹牛与说谎本是同宗。

a bully is always a coward.色厉内荏。

a burden of one’s choice is not felt.爱挑的担子不嫌重。

a candle lights others and consumes itself.蜡烛照亮别人，却毁灭了自己。

a cat has 9 lives.猫有九条命。

a cat may look at a king.人人平等。

a close mouth catches no flies.病从口入。

a constant guest is never welcome.常客令人厌。

actions speak louder than words.事实胜于雄辩。

adversity leads to prosperity.穷则思变。

adversity makes a man wise, not rich.逆境出人才。

a fair death honors the whole life.死得其所，流芳百世。

a faithful friend is hard to find.知音难觅。

a fall into a pit, a gain in your wit.吃一堑，长一智。

a fox may grow gray, but never good.江山易改，本性难移。

a friend in need is a friend indeed.患难见真情。

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.需要之时方知友。

a friend without faults will never be found.没有十全十美的朋友。

’after you’ is good manners.“您先请“是礼貌。

a good beginning is half done.良好的开端是成功的一半。

a good beginning makes a good ending.善始者善终。

a good book is a good friend.好书如挚友。

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 soft pillow.不做亏心事，不怕鬼叫门。

a good fame is better than a good face.美名胜过美貌。

a good husband makes a good wife.夫善则妻贤。

a good medicine tastes bitter.良药苦口。

a good wife health is a man’s best wealth.妻贤身体好是男人最大的财富。

a great talker is a great liar.说大话者多谎言。

a hedge between keeps friendship green.君子之交淡如水。

a joke never gains an enemy but loses a friend.戏谑不能化敌为友，只能使人失去朋友。

a leopard cannot change its spots.积习难改。

a liar is not believed when he speaks the truth.说谎者即使讲真话也没人相信。

a light heart lives long.静以修身。

a little body often harbors a great soul.浓缩的都是精品。

a little knowledge is a dangerous thing.一知半解，自欺欺人。

a little pot is soon hot.狗肚子盛不得四两油。

all are brave when the enemy flies.敌人逃窜时，人人都成了勇士。

all good things come to an end.天下没有不散的筵席。

all rivers run into sea.海纳百川。

all roads lead to rome.条条大路通罗马。