英语初学者必背常用语(2)

· A fool may give a wise man counsel.愚者千虑，必有一得。
· A fool may ask more questions in an hour than a wise man can answer in seven years.愚者所问，智者难答。
· A fool can ask more questions than seven wise men can answer.一愚发问，七智结舌。
· A fool attempting to be witty¹ is an object of profoundest pity.蠢人装聪明，实在最可怜。
· A fool and his money are soon parted.笨蛋难聚财。
· A fool always rushes to the fore².傻瓜总爱强出头。
· A fool always comes short of his reckoning.愚人常缺算计。
· A flow of words is no proof of wisdom.口若悬河不能作为才智的证明。
· Affairs that are done by due degrees are soon ended.事情要按部就班地做，就会很快地做完。
· A fault confessed is half redressed³.承认错误，等於改正一半。
· A father is a treasure, a brother is a comfort, but a friend is both.父亲是财富，兄弟是安慰，朋友兼而有之。
· A fall into the pit, a gain in your wit.吃一堑，长一智。
· A faithful friend is hard to find.益友难得。
· A fair face may hide a foul⁴ heart.人不可貌相。
· A fair death honours the whole life.死得光明，终身荣耀。
· Adversity successfully overcome is the highest glory.成功地克服困难是最大的光荣。
· Adversity makes strange bedfellows.身处逆境不择友。
· Adversity makes a man wise, not rich.患难使人聪明，但不能致富。
· Adversity leads to prosperity.逆境迎向昌盛。
· Adversity is a good discipline.苦难是磨练人的好机会。
· A dog will not howl if you beat him with a bone.骨头打狗狗不叫。
· Admonish⁵ your friends in private, praise them in public.在私底下要忠告你的朋友，在公开场合又表扬你的朋友。
· A disease known is half cured.病情确诊断，治病好一半。
· A discontented man knows not where to sit easy.不满足者坐无宁时。
· Actions speak louder than words.事实胜於雄辩。
· Action is the proper fruit of knowledge.行动是知识的巧果。
· A creaking door hangs long on its hinges.户枢不蠹。
· A crafty⁷ knave⁸ needs no broker⁹.狡猾的流氓，不需居间人。
· A covetous¹⁰ man is good to none but worse to himself.贪婪的人对别人毫无好处，对自己却坏处更大。
· A contented⁶ mind is perpetual feast.知足常乐。
· A constant guest is never welcome.久住非佳宾，常来不欢迎。
· A common danger causes common action.同仇敌忾。
· A cock is valiant¹¹ on his own dunghill.夜郎自大。
· A close mouth catches no flies.病从口入，祸从口出。
· A clear fast is better than a dirty breakfast.宁为清贫，不为浊富。
· A clear conscience laughs at false accusations¹².白日不做亏心事，夜半敲门心不惊。
· A clear conscience is a sure card.光明磊落，胜券在握。
· A clear conscience is a soft pillow.问心无愧，高枕无忧。
· A clean hand wants no washing.身正不怕影子斜。
· A cheerful wife is the joy of life.快乐的妻子是生活的乐事。
· A change of work is as good as a rest.调换一下工作是很好的休息。
· Accidents will happen.天有不测风云。
· A cat may look at a king.猫也有权晋见国王。
· A candle lights others and consumes itself.蜡烛焚自身，光亮照别人。
· A burnt child dreads¹³ the fire.一朝被蛇咬，十年怕井绳。
· A burden of one′s choice is not felt.自己选的担子不嫌重。
· Absence sharpens love, presence strengthens it.相聚爱益切，离别情更深。
· A borrowed cloak does not keep one warm.借来的斗篷不暖身。
· A book that remains¹⁴ shut is but a block.有书闭卷不阅读，无异是一块木头。
· A book is the same today as it always was and it will never change.一本好书今天如此，将来也如此，永不改变。
· A blind man will not thank you for a looking-glass.秋波送盲，白费痴情。
· A blind man who leans against a wall imagines that it′s the boundary of the world.坐井观天。
· A bit in the morning is better than nothing all day.略有胜於全无。
· A bird may be known by its song.什麽鸟唱什麽歌。
· A bird is known by its note, and a man by his talk.闻其歌知其鸟，听其言知其人
· A bird in the hand is worth two in the bush.双鸟在林不如一鸟在手。
· A beggar′s purse is bottomless.乞丐的钱袋是无底洞。
· A bargain is a bargain.达成的协议不可撕毁。
· A bad workman quarrels with his tools.拙匠常怨工具差。
· A bad thing never dies.坏事传千年。