where there ** a will,there ** a way.有志者事竟成 bad beginning makes a bad ending. 不善始者不善终。 a bad thing never dies. 遗臭万年。 a bad workman always blames h** tools. 不会怪河弯。 a bird in the hand ** worth than two in the bush. 一鸟在手胜过双鸟在林。 a boaster and a liar are cousins-german. 吹牛与说谎本是同宗。 a bully ** always a coward. 色厉内荏。 a burden of one‘s choice ** not felt. 爱挑的担子不嫌重。 a candle lights others and consumes itself. 蜡烛照亮别人,却毁灭了自己。 a cat has 9 lives. 猫有九条命。 a cat may look at a king. 人人平等。 a close mouth catches no flies. 病从口入。 a constant guest ** never welcome. 常客令人厌。 actions speak louder than words. 事实胜于雄辩。 adversity leads to prosperity. 穷则思变。 adversity makes a man w**e, not rich. 逆境出人才。 a fair death honors the whole life. 死得其所,流芳百世。 a faithful friend ** hard to find. 知音难觅。 a fall into a pit, a gain in your wit. 吃一堑,长一智。 a fox may grow gray, but never good. 江山易改,本性难移。 a friend in need ** a friend indeed. 患难见真情。 21a friend ** easier lost than found. 得朋友难,失朋友易。 a friend ** never known till a man has need. 需要之时方知友。 a friend without faults will never be found. 没有十全十美的朋友。 “after you“ ** good manners. “您先请”是礼貌。 a good beginning ** half done. 良好的开端是成功的一半。 a good beginning makes a good ending. 善始者善终。 a good book ** a good friend. 好书如挚友。 a good book ** the best of friends, the same today and forever. 一本好书,相伴一生。 a good conscience ** a soft pillow. 不做亏心事,不怕鬼叫门。 a good fame ** better than a good face. 美名胜过美貌。 31a good hu**and makes a good wife. 夫善则妻贤。 a good medicine tastes bitter. 良药苦口。 a good wife health ** a man‘s best wealth. 妻贤身体好是男人最大的财富。 a great talker ** a great liar. 说大话者多谎言。 a hedge between keeps friendship green. 君子之交淡如水。 a joke never gains an enemy but loses a friend. 戏谑不能化敌为友,只能使人失去朋友。 a leopard cannot change its spots. 积习难改。 20210311