1. A bad beginning makes a bad ending. 恶其始者必恶其终。
* n3 r5 K$ P* D4 n 2. A bad bush is better than the open field. 有胜于无。( I% N+ i. a: K- ^/ f1 e# o
3. A bad compromise is better than a good lawsuit. 吃亏的和解也比胜诉强。
* G- Y% T/ K3 c( O 4. A bad conscience is a snake in one’s heart. 做贼心虚。' l2 Q& p7 L/ U& D& O4 Y* I& N' M
5. A bad custom is like a good cake, better broken than kept. 坏习惯像鲜馅饼,分食要比保存好。
- P% z7 E j9 I5 N( o' M 6. A bad padlock invites a picklock. 开门揖盗。' u8 T' E4 g Z8 }" k8 _3 S* g# ]
8. A bad thing never dies. 坏事传千年。5 r/ H$ i& n+ | r. ^( I m) f
9. A bad workman quarrels with his tools. 拙匠常怨工具差(人笨怨刀钝)。
/ M, D" A. ]+ v. R. s; m4 c# R' B 10. A bargain is a bargain. 达成的协议不可撕毁。
- ?, n' A5 Y- F6 ?* I+ J 11. A bird in the hand is worth two in the bush. 双鸟在林不如一鸟在手。
6 }5 v. r9 { h; _9 I P 12. A beggar’s purse is bottomless. 乞丐的钱袋是无底洞。/ H) `1 h/ T5 M n# _# R
13. 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。8 w- ^) W+ l5 K+ X* G
14. A bird may be known by its song. 什么鸟唱什么歌。 f4 f' ~1 j. X6 `# O
15. A bit in the morning is better than nothing all day. 略有胜于全无。& ~ q: O) R" E/ @# l
16. A blind man who leans against a wall imagines that it’s the boundary of the world. 坐井观天。
7 u; e; A' }0 i0 D+ u4 r! P3 H 17. A blind man will not thank you for a looking-glass. 秋波送盲,白费痴情。- z+ K5 M$ P# k( f
18. 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。
2 b+ Z( R/ Z" r: ~& G) F6 a3 g; _" W 19. A book that remains shut is but a block. 有书闭卷不阅读,无异是一块木头。
3 I) A" ^* w! i; ?, h: p* e4 x- } 20. A borrowed cloak does not keep one warm. 借来的斗篷不暖身。- B+ ], {! G0 ~! _6 c7 E" [8 i
21. Absence sharpens love, presence strengthens it. 相聚爱益切,离别情更深。
' }3 O% f% y3 @ 22. A burden of one’s choice is not felt. 自己选的担子不嫌重。
) F1 J6 ^4 a4 S0 t' s 23. A burnt child dreads the fire. 一朝被蛇咬,十年怕井绳。9 k6 b" w! X! D- i) `, H% P
24. A candle lights others and consumes itself. 蜡烛焚自身,光亮照别人。
! l$ Z+ k% W3 e8 z( ` 25. A cat may look at a king. 猫也有权晋见国王。
$ \3 u7 ]8 b6 f& ]# L 26. A cat has nine lives. 猫有九条命。
) i9 y1 M! ~8 k3 R6 p7 X 27. Accidents will happen. 天有不测风云。1 u5 }5 V5 U, V) i3 l5 v5 o
28. A chain is no stronger than its weakest link. 链条的坚固程度取决于它最薄弱的环节。2 _3 z5 D, p5 l) ~, T- N
29. A change of work is as good as a rest. 调换一下工作是很好的休息。( c/ _4 a! m0 O; I$ Z0 W* B3 B
30. A cheerful wife is the joy of life. 快乐的妻子是生活的乐事。 |