After dinner sit a while, after supper walk a while. 午饭后要坐，晚饭后要走。

　　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 fault confessed is half redressed. 承认错误，等于改正一半。

　　Affairs that are done by due degrees are soon ended. 事情要安步就班地做，就会很快地做完。

　　A flow of words is no proof of wisdom. 口若悬河不能作为才智的证明。

　　A fool always comes short of his reckoning. 愚人常缺算计。

　　A fool always rushes to the fore. 傻瓜总爱强出头。

　　A fool and his money are soon parted. 笨蛋难聚财。

　　A fool attempting to be witty is an object of profoundest pity. 蠢人装聪明，实在最可怜。

　　A fool can ask more questions than seven wise men can answer. 一愚发问，七智结舌。

　　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 may give a wise man counsel. 愚者千虑，必有一得。

　　A fool may throw a stone into a well which a hundred wise men cannot pull out. 一愚所失，百智难回。

　　A fool knows more in his own house than a wise man in another. 一个蠢材在他自己家里所知的事比一个聪明人在别人家里所知的事要多。

　　A fool's bolt may sometimes hit the mark. 愚者千虑，必有一得。

　　A fool's heart dances on his lips. 愚人心坦荡，挂在嘴唇上。

　　A fox may grow grey, but never good. 狐狸会变，但本性难移。

　　A friend exaggerates a man's virtue, an enemy his crimes. 朋友宣扬人的美德，敌人夸大人的罪过。

　　A friend in court is better than a penny in purse. 曩中有钱，不如朝中有友。

　　A friend in need is a friend indeed. 患难朋友才是真朋友。

　　A friend is a second self. 朋友是另一个我。

　　A friend is best found in adversity. 患难见真友。

　　A friend is never known till a man have need. 不到患难时，永远不能认识真正的朋友。

　　A friend is not so soon gotten as lost. 交友慢，失友快。

　　A friend to everybody is a friend to nobody. 广交友，无深交。

　　A friend without faults will never be found. 没有缺点的朋友是永远找不到的。

　　After a storm comes a calm. 否极泰来。

　　After black clouds, clear weather. 否极泰来。

　　After death, the doctor. 放马后炮。

　　After dinner comes the reckoning. 吃喝玩乐，该付代价。

　　After dinner sit a while; after supper walk a mile. 午餐之后坐片刻，晚饭之后走一里。

　　After meat, mustard. 雨后送伞。

　　A full belly counsels well. 衣食足而后知荣辱。

　　A full cup must be carried steadily. 杯满盈，须持稳。

　　A good anvil does not fear the hammer. 好砧不怕锤。

　　A good appetite is a good sauce. 饥不择食。

　　A good beginning is half the battle. 首战告捷等于一半胜利。

　　A good beginning makes a good ending. 善始者必善其终。

　　A good book is a best friend who never turns his back upon us. 一本好书，莫逆之交。

　　A good book is a light to the soul. 好书一本，照亮心灵。

　　A good conscience is a continual feast. 白日不做亏心事，夜半敲门心不惊。

　　A good conscience is a soft pillow. 白日不做亏心事，夜半敲门心不惊。

　　A good dog deserves a good bone. 有劳得奖。

　　A good example is the best sermon. 身教胜似言教。

　　A good face is a letter of recommendation. 好的相貌就是一封[s:215]的介绍信。

　　A good face needs no paint. 美貌无需擦脂抹粉。

　　A good fame is better than a good face. 好的名望胜于好的相貌。

　　A good friend is my nearest relation. 良友如近亲。

　　A good head and an industrious hand are worth gold in any land. 聪明脑袋勤劳手，走遍天下贵如金。

　　A good healthy body is worth more a crown in gold. 健康的身体贵于黄金铸成的皇冠。

　　A good heart cant's lie. 有仁心者不说谎话。

　　A good heart conquers ill fortune. 善心克厄运。

　　A good horse cannot be of a bad colour. 良马的毛色不会差。

　　A good horse often needs a good spur. 好马常要好靴刺。

　　A good marksman may miss. 智者千虑，必有一失。

　　A good maxim is never out of season. 至理名言不会过时。

　　A good medicine tastes bitter. 良药苦口，忠言逆耳。

　　A good name is better than riches. 好名誉胜过有财富。

　　A good name is earlier lost than won. 失去美名易，得到美名难。

　　A good name is sooner lost than won. 美誉难得而易失。

　　A good name keeps lustre in the dark. 好的名声在黑暗中也会光芒四射。

　　A good neighbour is better than a bother in the next village. 远亲不如近邻。

　　A good surgeon must have an eagle's eye, a lion's heart, and a lady's hand. 出色的外科医生必须心明眼亮和有一双灵巧的手。

　　A good tale is none the worse for being twice told. 好故事百听不厌。

　　A good tongue is a good weapon. 伶俐的口齿是一种锐利的武器。

　　A good wife makes a good husband. 有好妻子就有好丈夫。

　　A good winter brings a good summer. 瑞雪兆丰年。

　　A great talker is a great liar. 最会饶舌的人也是最会说谎的人。

　　A great ship asks deep water. 巨轮寻深水而航行。

　　A guilty conscience is a self-accuser. 做贼心虚，良心自诛。

　　A guilty conscience needs no accuser. 贼胆心虚。

　　A handful of common sense is worth bushel of learning. 一点小常识常胜过很多有价值的学问。

　　A happy heart makes a blooming visage. 心花怒放，笑逐颜开。

　　A hasty man is seldom out of trouble. 性急难免出岔子。

　　A heavy purse makes a light heart. 腰包钱财足，心境自然宽。

　　A heavy snow promise a good harvest. 瑞雪兆丰年。

　　A hero is known in the time of misfortune. 时势造英雄。

　　A horse is neither better nor worse for his trappings. 相马不可凭马的装饰。

　　A house divided against itself cannot stand. 家庭内讧难维系。

　　A Jack of all trades and master of none. 三脚猫无所长。

　　A joke never gains an enemy but often loses a friend. 开玩笑总不能化敌为友，反而有时会失去朋友。

　　A journey of a thousand miles begains with a single step. 千里之行，始于足下。

　　A lamb is as dear to a poor man as an ox to the rich. 穷人的一只羔羊比富人的一头牛还要珍贵。

　　A lazy sheep thinks its wool heavy. 懒羊嫌毛重

　　A lazy youth, a lousy age. 少壮不努力，老大徒伤悲。

　　Ale will make a cat speak. 酒后吐真言。

　　A liar is not believed when he speaks the truth. 骗子说真话，也没人相信。

　　A liar is worse than a thief. 撒谎比偷窃更可恶。

　　A lie begets a lie till they come to generation. 谎言生谎言，谎言传万代。

　　A life without a friend is a life without a sun. 人生在世无朋友，犹如生活无太阳。

　　A life without a purpose is a ship without a rudder. 人生无目的，犹如船失去了舵。

　　A light purse is a heavy curse. 为人无钱处处难。

　　A light purse makes a heavy heart. 曩中无钱心事重。

　　A lion at home, a mouse abroad. 在家凶如狮，在外却如鼠。

　　A little body often harbours a great soul. 莫道身躯小，伟人寓其间。

　　A little child is the sweetest and purest thing in the world. 幼儿是世界上最可爱和最纯洁的。

　　A little fire is quickly trodden out. 小洞易补。

　　A little is better than none. 聊胜于无。

　　A little labour, much health. 适量劳动健身大有益。

　　A little leak will sink a great ship. 千丈之堤溃于蚁穴。

　　A little learning is a dangerous thing. 浅学误人。

　　A little neglect may breed great mischief. 小不忍则乱大谋。

　　A little of everything, nothing at all. 每事浅尝辄止，结果将一事无成。

　　A little pot is soon hot. 壶小水易热。

　　A little spark kindles a great fire. 星星之火，可以燎原。

　　A little wind kindles, much puts out the fire. 适可而止，过犹不及。

　　A living dog is better than a dead lion. 一条活狗胜过一头死狮。