A miserly father makes a prodigal son.
爱钱如命的父亲生个儿子挥金如土。
A miss is as good as a mile.
失之毫厘,差之千里。
A moneyless man goes fast through the market.
一个没钱的人很快穿过市场。
Among the blind the one-eyed man is king.
山中无老虎,猴子称霸王。
A mother"s love never changes.
母爱永恒。
An artist lives everywhere.
艺人处处可安家。
An ass endures his burden but not more than his burden.
驴子能负重,但不堪超过力之所及。
A near friend is better than a far-dwelling kinsman.
远亲不如近邻。
An empty hand is no lure for a hawk.
空手诱不来老鹰。
An empty purse frightens many friends.
曩中无分文,亲友不上门。
An empty sack cannot stand upright.
空麻袋,立不直。
An enemy"s mouth seldom speaks well.
狗嘴里吐不出象牙。
An evening red and a morning grey, is a sign of a fair day.
晚霞红如火,晓色青如灰,定是晴朗天。
An evil chance seldom comes alone.
祸不单行。
An evil lesson is soon learned.
学坏容易。
A new broom sweeps clean.
新官上任三把火。
Anger is a short madness.
发火是短暂的疯狂。
Anger rests in the bosom of folly.
怒火常寓於蠢人的胸中。
An honest man"s word is as good as his bond.
诚实人的话像他的契约一样靠得住。
An hour in the morning is worth two in the evening.
一日之计在於晨。
An idle brain is the devil"s workshop.
游手好闲是万恶之源。
An idle youth, a needy age.
少壮不努力,老大徒伤悲。
An ill workman quarrels with his tools.
拙匠常怪工具差。
An inch in a miss is as good as an ell.
错无分大小,有错皆不好。
An nod is as good as a wink to a blind horse.
对牛弹琴。
An oak is not felled at one stroke.
万事不能一蹴而就。
An occasion lost cannot be redeemed.
时机失了无法挽回。
An old dog barks not in vain.
老犬不空吠。
An old dog bites sore.
老狗咬人痛得很。
An old dog cannot alter its way of barking.
老狗难改吠声。
An old dog will learn no new tricks.
老家夥学不出新名堂。
An old physician, and a young lawyer.
医生年老的好,律师年轻的俏。
An old poacher makes the best keeper.
老偷猎者是最好的看守人。
An open door may tempt a saint.
一扇开著的大门可诱惑一个圣徒。
An optimist sees an opportunity in every calamity; a pessimist sees a calamity in every opportunity.
乐观的人在灾难中看到希望;悲观的人在希望中看到灾难。
An ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure.
预防胜於治疗。
An ox is taken by the horns, and the man by the tongue.
牛因有脚而被抓,人因有舌而遭殃。
Answer a fool according to his folly.
以其人之道,还治其人之身。
An upright judge has more regard to justice than to men.
正直的法官重法胜於重人。
A penny saved is a penny earned.
省钱就是赚钱。
A pet lamb makes a cross ram.
宠坏的小羊将成为脾气坏的大羊。
A poor man who takes a rich wife has a ruler, not a wife.
穷汉娶富妻,必受老婆欺。
Apothecaries would not sugar their pills unless they were bitter.
好药不苦不会加糖衣。
Apparel makes the man.
马靠鞍装,人靠衣装。
Appearances are deceitful.
人不可貌相,海水不可斗量。
Appetite comes with eating.
食欲越吃越旺。
A quiet conscience sleeps in thunder.
白日不做亏心事,夜半不怕鬼敲门。
A ragged coat may cover an honest man.
不能以衣著取人。
A ready way to lose friend is to lend him money.
失友都因借钱起。
A road of a thousand miles begins with one step.
千里之行始於足下。
A rolling stone gathers no moss.
滚石不生苔,转业不聚财。
Art lies in concealing art.
隐而不露即艺术。