A bad conscience is a snake in one's heart. ^做贼心虚。  
A bad thing never dies. ^坏事传千年。  
A bad workman always blames his tool. ^拙匠常怪工具差。  
A beggar's purse is bottomless. ^乞丐的口袋填不满。  
A bird in the hand is worth two in the bush. ^双鸟在林不如一鸟在手。  
A blind man who leans against a wall imagines that it's the boundary of the world. ^盲人倚墙作瞎想：此为天下之边疆。 坐井观天。 痴人说梦。  
A burnt child fears(或dreads) the fire. ^一朝被灼伤，见火就害怕。(或：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. ^猫也有权看国王。 小人物也该有些权利。  
A clean hand wants no washing. ^手净不需洗，心正不畏邪。 身正不怕影子斜。 真金不怕火。  
A clear conscience is a soft pillow. ^问心无愧，高枕无忧。  
A clear conscience is a sure card. ^光明磊落，胜券在握。  
A clear conscience laughs at false accusations. ^只要问心无愧，旁人的指责可以一笑置之。 白日不做亏心事，夜半敲门心不惊。  
A clear fast is better than a dirty breakfast. ^宁为清贫，不为浊富。  
A close mouth catches no flies. ^嘴唇紧闭，苍蝇难进。 病从口入，祸从口出。(或：口紧不招祸。)  
A cock is valiant on his own dunghill. ^公鸡在其粪堆上称雄。 夜郎自大。  
A common danger causes common action. ^同仇敌忾。  
A fall into the pit,a gain in your wit. ^吃一堑，长一智。 前车之覆，后车之鉴。  
A fool and his money are soon parted. ^傻瓜的钱存不住。  
A friend in need is a friend indeed. ^患难朋友才是真朋友。  
A good medicine tastes bitter. ^良药苦口。 忠言逆耳。  
A guilty conscience is a self-accuser. ^心里有鬼，于心有愧。 做贼心虚，良心自诛。  
A hero is known in the time of misfortune. ^时势造英雄。  
A horse is neither better nor worse for his trappings. ^不可凭马饰而评其优劣。 人不可貌相。  
A lazy youth,a lousy age. ^少壮不努力，老大徒伤悲。  
A leopard can't change its spots. ^花豹改变不了身上的花斑。 本性难改。  
A little learning(或knowledge) is a dangerous thing. ^一知半解是危险的。  
A little pot is soon hot. ^壶小易热。 量小易怒。  
A man is as old as he feels. ^老不老，自己晓。  
A merry heart makes a cheerful countenance. ^心里高兴就满面春风。 人逢喜事精神爽。  
A miss is as good as a mile. ^毫末之错仍为错，死里逃生总是生。 失之毫厘，差之千里。 差之毫厘，谬以千里。  
A mother's love never changes. ^母爱永恒。  
A new broom sweeps clean.(或:New brooms sweep clean.)   ^新官上任三把火。  
A penny saved is a penny earned. ^积少成多，集腋成裘。  
A place for everything and everything in its place. ^各有其所，一切妥贴。  
A rising tide lifts all boats. ^水涨众船高。  
A rolling stone gathers no moss. ^滚石不生苔，老换工作不聚财。(或：滚石不生苔，转业不聚财。)  
A rotten apple spoils the barrel. (或:The rotten apple injures its neighbours. ) ^一只烂，一筐烂。 一只苍蝇坏一锅汤。   
A single spark can start a prairie fire.(或:From a little spark may burst a mighty flame.或:Little chips light great fires.) ^星星之火，可以燎原。  
A sound mind in a sound body. ^有健全的身体才有健全的心智。  
A stitch in time saves nine. ^一针及时省九针。 趁早缝一针，省得来日补十针。 小洞不补，大洞吃苦。  
A straw shows which way the wind blows. ^草动知风向。 见微知著。  
A watched pot never boils. ^心急水不沸。  
A word spoken is past recalling. ^一言既出，驷马难追。  
A word to the wise (is sufficient). ^智者一言已足。 明白人用不着细说。  
A(或The) chain is no stronger than its weakest link. ^一环薄弱，全局必垮。  
Absence makes the heart grow fonder. ^久别情深。  
Absence sharpens love,presence strengthens it. ^爱情在离别时得到升华，在相聚时得到巩固。 相聚爱益切，离别情更深。  
Accidents will happen in the best regulated families. ^家规再严，事端难免。  
Accidents will happen. ^天有不测风云。  
Actions speak louder than words. ^行动比言语更有说服力。 事实胜于雄辩。  
After a storm comes a calm. ^风暴之后是宁静。  
After rain comes fair weather. ^雨过天晴。 否极泰来。  
Ale will make a cat speak. ^一杯淡啤酒，会使猫开口。 酒后话多。 酒后吐真言。  
All good things must come to an end. ^天下没有不散的宴席。 好景无常。  
All his geese are swans. ^他的鹅都是天鹅。 他老是言过其实。  
All shall be well,and Jack shall have Jill. ^有情人终成眷属。  
All that glitters is not gold.(或:All is not gold that glitters.) ^发亮的东西不一定都是金子。 好看的东西不一定都有用处  
All the treasures of the earth would not bring back one lost moment.(或:Take time while time is,for time will be away.或:Opportunity knocks (at the door) but(或only) once.) ^机不可失，时不再来。  
All things are difficult before they are easy. (或:It is the first step that costs. 或:The first step is the only difficulty. ) ^万事开头难。   
All time is no time when it is past. ^机不可失，时不再来。 光阴一去不复返。  
All work and no play makes Jack a dull boy. ^只工作不玩耍，聪明孩子也变傻。  
All your swans are geese. ^诺言全部落空。 希望成为泡影。 牛皮吹破。  
All's fish that comes to his net. ^抓到网里便是鱼。 来者不拒。  
All's well that ends well. ^结果好就是一切好。  
Always prepare for a rainy day. ^未雨绸缪。  
Ambition never dies until there is no way out. (或:Until all is over one's ambition never dies. ) ^不到黄河心不死。   
Among the blind the one-eyed man is king. ^盲人国里，独眼称王。 山中无虎猴称王。  
An evil chance seldom comes alone. (或:One misfortune comes on the neck of another. 或:Misfortunes(或Hardships) never(或seldom) come alone(或singly). 或:Hardships never come alone. 或:Troubles never come singly. 或:When sorrows come,they come not single spies,but in battalions. ) ^祸不单行。  
An eye for an eye,a tooth for a tooth. ^以眼还眼，以牙还牙。  
An hour in the morning is worth two in the evening. ^一日之计在于晨。  
An ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure. ^一分预防胜于十分治疗。  
As the tree,so the fruit. ^什么树结什么果。  
As you sow,so shall you reap. (或:As a man sows,so he shall reap. ) ^种瓜得瓜，种豆得豆。 善有善报，恶有恶报。   
有热情而无知识，犹如有火焰而无光芒。