a heart of gold道德高尚的人 a heart of oak果断的人 a stitch in time saves nine一劳永逸 a bad workman quarrels with his tools不会睡觉怪床歪 a bird in the hand is worth two in the bush十鸟在树，不如一鸟在手 a bit trying有些苦恼 a burnt child dreads the fire一朝被蛇咬，十年怕井绳 a cat may look at a king一视何伤 a constant guest is never welcome久住令人贱 a contented mind is a perpetual feast知足常乐 a crooked stick will have a crooked shadow上梁不正下梁歪 a friend is easier lost than found朋友易失不易得 a good beginning is half done能善其始，事已半成 a good beginning makes a good ending善始善终 a good gain takes long pain好事多磨 a good lather is half a shave良好的开端等于成功的一半 a good name is better than riches名声好，胜金宝 a good tale is none the worse for being told twice好戏不厌百回看 a jack of all trades is master of none样样精通样样稀松 a little learning is a dangerous thing一知半解是危险的事。 a man cannot whistle and drink at the same time一心不能两用 a man without a smiling face must not open a shop人无笑脸不开店 a miss is as good as a mile失之毫厘，差之千里 a near neighbor is better than a distant cousin远亲不如近邻 a necessary lie is harmless必要的谎言无妨 a pin a day is a groat a year聚沙成塔 a reformed rake makes the best husband浪子回头金不换 a rolling stone gathers no moss转石不成苔，转业不聚财 a stone in a wall is not lost金簪掉在井里头?有你的就是有你的 a straw shows which way the wind blows见微知著 a white elephant暴殄天珍 a word is enough to the wise快马一鞭 a word spoken is past recalling一言既出，驷马难追 a work ill done must be twice done首次做不好，必须重新做 a young idler, an old beggar少壮不努力，老大徒伤悲 absent-minded professor无头苍蝇 act one's age适龄行为 actions speak louder than words行动胜于言辞,坐而言，不如起而行 after a fashion差劲 at one's wit's end智穷才尽 after a storm comes a calm雨过天晴 all good things come to an end好花不常开，好景不常在