A bad beginning makes a bad ending.
　　不善始者不善终
　　A bad workman quarrels with his tools.
　　不会睡觉怪床歪
　　A bird in the hand is worth two in the bush.
　　十鸟在树，不如一鸟在手
　　A bit trying
　　有些苦恼
　　A burnt child dreads the fire.
　　一朝被蛇咬，十年怕井绳
　　A cat has nine lives.
　　猫有九命
　　A cat may look at a king.
　　一视何伤
　　A constant guest is never welcome.
　　久住令人贱
　　A contented mind is a perpetual feast.
　　知足常乐
　　A crooked stick will have a crooked shadow.
　　上梁不正下梁歪
　　A fool may throw a stone into a well which a hundred wise men cannot put out.
　　一愚闯祸，百智难补
　　a friend in need is a friend indeed/ tested friends/ share weal and woe.
　　患难中的朋友才是真正的朋友/雪中送炭真君子
　　A friend is easier lost than found.
　　朋友易失不易得
　　A good beginning is half done./Well begun is half done.
　　良好的开端就是成功的一半.
　　A good beginning is half done.
　　能善其始，事已半成
　　A good beginning makes a good ending.
　　善始善终
　　A good book is the best friends, the same today and forever.
　　好书如挚友，情谊永不
　　A good gain takes long pain.
　　好事多磨
　　A good lather is half a shave.
　　良好的开端等于成功的一半
　　A good name is better than riches.
　　名声好，胜金宝
　　A good tale is none the worse for being told twice.
　　好戏不厌百回看
　　a heart of gold
　　道德高尚的人
　　a heart of oak
　　果断的人
　　A hundred pounds of sorrow pays not one ounce of debt.
　　百镑愁难还一分债
　　A Jack of all trades is master of none.
　　样样精通样样稀松
　　A little learning is a dangerous thing.
　　一知半解是危险的事。
　　A man cannot whistle and drink at the same time.
　　一心不能两用
　　A man who has friends must show himself friendly.
　　要想交朋友，就得有诚意
　　A man without a smiling face must not open a shop.
　　人无笑脸不开店
　　A miss is as good as a mile.
　　失之毫厘，差之千里
　　A near neighbor is better than a distant cousin.
　　远亲不如近邻
　　A necessary lie is harmless.
　　必要的谎言无妨
　　A pin a day is a groat a year.
　　聚沙成塔
　　A reformed rake makes the best husband.
　　浪子回头金不换
　　A rolling stone gathers no moss.
　　转石不成苔，转业不聚财
　　A stitch in time saves nine.
　　一劳永逸
　　A stone in a wall is not lost.
　　金簪掉在井里头?有你的就是有你的
　　A straw shows which way the wind blows.
　　见微知著
　　A three-hundred-mile journey starts with the first step.
　　千里之行,始于足下
　　A waterside pavilion gets the moonlight first.Flowers and plants facing the sun
　　grow better.
　　近水楼台先得月，向阳花木早逢春。
　　a white elephant
　　暴殄天珍
　　A word is enough to the wise.
　　快马一鞭
　　A word spoken is past recalling.
　　一言既出，驷马难追
　　A work ill done must be twice done.
　　首次做不好，必须重新做
　　A young idler, an old beggar.
　　少壮不努力，老大徒伤悲
　　Absent-minded professor
　　无头苍蝇
　　Act one/'s age
　　适龄行为
　　Actions speak louder than words.
　　行动胜于言辞/坐而言，不如起而行
　　After a fashion
　　差劲
　　After a storm comes a calm.
　　雨过天晴
　　All good things come to an end.
　　好花不常开，好景不常在/一切美好的事物皆有终结之时
　　All is fair in love and war.
　　情场如战超不择手段
　　All is fish that comes to the net.
　　抓到篮里便是菜
　　All lay loads on a willing horse.
　　人善被人欺，马善被人骑
　　All roads lead to Roma.
　　条条大道通罗马//殊途同归
　　All that glitters is not gold.
　　闪光的东西并非都是金子
　　All things are difficult before they are easy.
　　万事起头难
　　All/'s well that ends well.
　　结局好的就算好
　　Amiss is as good as a mile.
　　差之毫厘，失之千里
　　an ax to grind
　　图谋不轨
　　An empty sack cannot stand upright.
　　空袋立不直
　　An eye for an eye, and a tooth for a tooth.
　　以眼还眼，以牙还牙
　　An honest tale speeds best, being plainly told.
　　诚实的故事，哪怕是平淡地讲，也传得最快
　　An hour in the morning is worth two in the evening.
　　一日之间在于晨
　　An onlooker sees most of the game.
　　旁观者清
　　Appearances are deceptive.
　　人不可貌相
　　Art is long, but life is short.
　　人生有限，学海无涯
　　Art is long, life is short.
　　人生朝露，艺业千秋
　　as always
　　一如既往
　　as poor as a church mouse
　　一贫如洗
　　as red as a rose
　　艳如桃花
　　As well be hanged for a sheep as a lamb.
　　一不做二不休
　　as wet as a drowned rat
　　湿如落汤鸡
　　As you brew so you must drink.
　　自作自受
　　As you make your bed, so you must lie in it.
　　自食其果/自作自受
　　As you sow, so shall you reap.
　　种豆得豆，种瓜得瓜
　　assess the situation, go with the tide
　　审时度势，顺应潮流
　　at one/'s wit/'s end
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