A man can die but once.

　　人生只有一次死。

　　A match will set fire to a large building.

　　星星之火，可以燎原。

　　A miss is as good as a mile.

　　失之毫厘，差之千里。

　　A bad beginning makes a bad ending.

　　開(kāi)頭不好，結(jié)尾必糟。

　　A man can not spin and reel at the same time.

　　一心不能二用。

　　Adversity makes a man wise, not rich.

　　困難和不幸不能使人富有，卻能使人聰明。

　　A word to the wise is enough.

　　聰明人不用細(xì)說(shuō)。

　　A good beginning makes a good ending.

　　欲善其終 , 必先善其始。

　　After rain comes fair weather.

　　否極泰來(lái)。

　　A body without knowledge is like a house without a foundation.

　　人無(wú)知猶如房屋無(wú)基。

　　A door must be either shut or open.

　　門不關(guān)就得開(kāi)，二者必居其一。 / 非此即彼。

　　A little body often harbors a great soul.

　　濃縮的都是精品。

　　A man can do no more than he can.

　　凡事只能量力而行。

　　A merry heart goes all the way.

　　心情愉快，辦事痛快。

　　An honest man‘s word is as good as his bond.

　　君子一言，駟馬難追。

　　All roads lead to Rome.

　　處處有路通長(zhǎng)安。

　　An apple a day keeps the doctor away.

　　一天一個(gè)蘋(píng)果，醫(yī)生不來(lái)找我。

　　A man is never too old to learn.

　　活到老，學(xué)到老。

　　A little labour, much health.

　　常常走動(dòng)，無(wú)病無(wú)痛。

　　A bad custom is like a good cake, better broken than kept.

　　蛋糕莫保留，壞習(xí)氣要除掉。

　　A life without a friend is a life without a sun.

　　人生沒(méi)有朋友，猶如生活沒(méi)有陽(yáng)光。

　　A little learning is a dangerous thing.

　　淺學(xué)寡識(shí)是件危險(xiǎn)的事。

　　Act fairly by all men.

　　一視同仁。

　　A little of everything, and nothing at all.

　　樣樣皆通，樣樣稀松。

　　A picture is a poem without words.

　　畫(huà)為無(wú)言詩(shī)。

　　A word spoken cannot be recalled.

　　一言說(shuō)出，難以收回。

　　A little is better than none.

　　有一點(diǎn)總比沒(méi)有好。

　　A good medicine tastes bitter.

　　良藥苦口，忠言逆耳。

　　A little help is worth a deal of pity.

　　一次行動(dòng)勝過(guò)一筐空話。

　　All beginnings are hard.

　　萬(wàn)事開(kāi)頭難。

　　A book is like a garden carried in the pocket.

　　書(shū)是隨時(shí)攜帶的花園。

　　A friend is a second self.

　　朋友是第二個(gè)自我。

　　A candle lights others and consumes itself.

　　蠟燭照亮了別人，燃盡了自己。

　　All work and no play makes Jack a dull boy.

　　只工作而無(wú)娛樂(lè)會(huì)使人愚鈍。

　　A good conscience is a continual feast.

　　白日不做虧心事，夜半敲門心不驚。

　　A good name is better than riches.

　　好名譽(yù)勝過(guò)有財(cái)富

　　A bad workman always blames his tools.

　　劣工咎器。

　　A snow year, a good year.

　　瑞雪兆豐年。

　　An evil lesson is soon learned.

　　學(xué)壞容易。

　　A lazy youth, a lousy age.

　　少年懶惰，老來(lái)貧苦。

　　A work ill done must be twice done.

　　工作未干好，只得重返工。

　　After supper walk a mile.

　　飯后百步走，活到九十九。

　　An empty bag cannot stand upright.

　　空袋子放不真。

　　A tree is known by its fruit.

　　觀其行而知其人。

　　All things are difficult before they are easy.

　　萬(wàn)事開(kāi)頭難。

　　A good medicine tastes bitter.

　　良藥苦口利于病，忠言逆耳利于行。

　　All men can‘t be first.

　　并非所有的都能獲第一。

　　A thousand mile trip begins with one step.

　　千里之行，始于足下。