Be slow to promise and quick to perform. 不轻诺，诺必果。 Be swift to hear, slow to speak. 多听听少话。 Better an empty purse than an empty head. 宁愿钱包瘪，不必脑壳空。 Better an open enemy than a false friend. 明枪易躲，暗箭难防。 Better good neighbours near than relations far away. 远亲不如近邻。 Between the cup and the lip a morsel may slip. 功亏一篑。 Between two stools one falls to the ground. 脚蹬两边要成空。 Beware beginnings. 慎始为上。 Big mouthfuls ofter choke. 贪多嚼不烂。 Bind the sack before it be full. 办事应掌握分寸。 Birds of a feather flock together. 人以群分，物以类聚。 Birth is much, but breeding is more. 出生虽然关键，修养更且关键。 Bite off more than one can chew. 贪大求全难咽。 Bite the hand that feeds one. 忘恩负义。 Bitter pills may have wholesome effects. 良药苦口利於病。 Blind men can judge no colours. 不适合询问道於盲。 Blood is thicker than water. 血浓於水。 Bread is the staff of life. 人是铁饭是钢。 Brevity is the soul of wit. 言以简单为贵。 Bring up a raven and hell pick out your eyes. 养贻患。 Burn not your house to rid it of the mouse. 投鼠忌器。 Burnt child dreads the fire. 一朝被蛇咬，十年怕井绳。 Business before pleasure. 工作在先，享受在后。 Business is business. 不讲情面。 By doing we learn. 经一事，长一智。 By falling we learn to go safely. 吃一堑，长一智。 By others faults, wise men correct their own. 它山之石，可以攻玉。 By reading we enrich the mind; by conversation we polish it. 可以使我们的观念丰富，交谈使其更臻极致 As the touchstone tries gold, so gold tries man. 铺路石可以试金，正如金子可以试人。 As the tree falls, so shall it lie. 咎由自取。 As they sow, so let them reap. 种瓜得瓜，种豆得豆。 A still tongue makes a wise head. 聪明人沉默寡言。 A stitch in time saves nine. 小洞不补，窟窿吃苦耐劳。 A straight foot is not afraid of a crooked shoe. 身正不害怕身影斜。 A straw shows which way the wind blows. 一叶便知秋。 A stumble may prevent a fall. 小惩大诫。 As you make your bed so you must lie on it. 自食恶果。 As you sow you shall mow. 种瓜得瓜，种豆得豆。 A tall tree catches the wind. 树大招风。 A tree is known by its fruit. 不令而行而知其人。 A true friend is known in the day of adversity. 疾风知劲草，同甘共苦知友谊。 Avarice blinds our eyes. 财迷心窍。 Avarice increases with wealth. 越富越贪。 A wanderer who is determined to reach his destination does not fear the rain. 信心赶来终点，浪汉不惧雨来淋。 A watched pot is long in boiling. 着急水不沸。 A wilful man will have his way. 天下无难事是竟成。 A word spoken is an arrow let fly. 一言既出，言必信行必果。 A word spoken is past recalling. 一言既出，驷马难追。 Bad workmen often blame their tools. 拙匠常怪专用工具差。 Beauty is but skin-deep. 佳人易失。 Beauty is in the eye of the gazer. 秀恩爱死得快。 Beauty lies in lovers eyes. 情人眼里出西施。 Bees that have honey in their mouths have stings in their tails. 趋炎附势。 Before gold, even kings take off their hats. 有钱能使鬼推磨。 Beggars cannot be choosers. 慌不择路。 Beggars must be no choosers. 饥不择食。 Behind bad luck comes good luck. 塞翁失马，焉知非福。 Be honest rather clever. 诚信比聪慧更重要。 Being on sea, sail; being on land, settle. 淡然处之。 Be just to all, but trust not all. 要公平看待全部的人，但不必听信全部的人。 Believe not all that you see nor half what you hear. 眼看的不可以认定，了解的也不可以半信。 An evil chance seldom comes alone. 祸从天降。 A new broom sweeps clean. 新官上任三把火。 An hour in the morning is worth two in the evening. 一日之计在於晨。 An old physician, and a young lawyer. 医师年迈的好，刑事辩护律师年青的俏。 An optimist sees an opportunity in every calamity; a pessimist sees a calamity in every opportunity. 开朗的人在灾祸中见到；消极的人在期待中见到灾祸。 An ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure. 防止胜於医治。 Answer a fool according to his folly. 还治其人之身，还治其人之身。 A penny saved is a penny earned. 划算便是挣钱。 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。 A road of a thousand miles begins with one step. 书山有路始於足下。 A rolling stone gathers no moss. 滚石不生苔，复转不招财。 As a man sows, so he shall reap. 种瓜得瓜，种豆得豆。 A secret between more than two is no secret. 两个人以上了解的小秘密就算不上密秘。 A servant is known by his masters absence. 主人家没有在可以看得出佣人的品性来。 A silent tongue and true heart are the most admirable things on earth. 沉默的嘴，真心实意的心，是世界最让人赞扬的物品。 A single spark can start a prairie fire. 星火燎原，可以红新。 A smart coat is a good letter of introduction. 人要衣装，佛要金装。 A smooth sea never made a skillful mariner. 宁静的深海练出不来娴熟的海员。 A sow, when washed; returns to the muck. 本性难移，江山易改。 As the old cock crows, so doth the young. 有其父必有其子。
