A man can die but once.

人生只有一次死。

A match will set fire to a large building.

星星之火，可以燎原。

A miss is as good as a mile.

失之毫厘，差之千里。

A bad beginning makes a bad ending.

开头不好，结尾必糟。

A man can not spin and reel at the same time.

一心不能二用。

Adversity makes a man wise, not rich.

困难和不幸不能使人富有，却能使人聪明。

A word to the wise is enough.

聪明人不用细说。

A good beginning makes a good ending.

欲善其终 , 必先善其始。

After rain comes fair weather.

否极泰来。

A body without knowledge is like a house without a foundation.

人无知犹如房屋无基。

A door must be either shut or open.

门不关就得开，二者必居其一。 / 非此即彼。

A little body often harbors a great soul.

浓缩的都是精品。

A man can do no more than he can.

凡事只能量力而行。

A merry heart goes all the way.

心情愉快，办事痛快。

An honest man‘s word is as good as his bond.

君子一言，驷马难追。

All roads lead to Rome.

处处有路通长安。

An apple a day keeps the doctor away.

一天一个苹果，医生不来找我。

A man is never too old to learn.

活到老，学到老。

A little labour, much health.

常常走动，无病无痛。

A bad custom is like a good cake, better broken than kept.

蛋糕莫保留，坏习气要除掉。

A life without a friend is a life without a sun.

人生没有朋友，犹如生活没有阳光。

A little learning is a dangerous thing.

浅学寡识是件危险的事。

Act fairly by all men.

一视同仁。

A little of everything, and nothing at all.

样样皆通，样样稀松。

A picture is a poem without words.

画为无言诗。

A word spoken cannot be recalled.

一言说出，难以收回。

A little is better than none.

有一点总比没有好。

A good medicine tastes bitter.

良药苦口，忠言逆耳。

A little help is worth a deal of pity.

一次行动胜过一筐空话。

All beginnings are hard.

万事开头难。

A book is like a garden carried in the pocket.

书是随时携带的花园。

A friend is a second self.

朋友是第二个自我。

A candle lights others and consumes itself.

蜡烛照亮了别人，燃尽了自己。

All work and no play makes Jack a dull boy.

只工作而无娱乐会使人愚钝。

A good conscience is a continual feast.

白日不做亏心事，夜半敲门心不惊。

A good name is better than riches.

好名誉胜过有财富

A bad workman always blames his tools.

劣工咎器。

A snow year, a good year.

瑞雪兆丰年。

An evil lesson is soon learned.

学坏容易。

A lazy youth, a lousy age.

少年懒惰，老来贫苦。

A work ill done must be twice done.

工作未干好，只得重返工。

After supper walk a mile.

饭后百步走，活到九十九。

An empty bag cannot stand upright.

空袋子放不真。

A tree is known by its fruit.

观其行而知其人。

All things are difficult before they are easy.

万事开头难。

A good medicine tastes bitter.

良药苦口利于病，忠言逆耳利于行。

All men can‘t be first.

并非所有的都能获第一。

A thousand mile trip begins with one step.

千里之行，始于足下。