A man can never thrive who had a wasteful wife. 妻子浪費(fèi)無度,丈夫不會(huì)出頭。
A man cannot serve two masters. 一仆不能事二主。
A man can not spin and reel at the same time. 一心不能二用。
A man cannot whistle and drink at he same time. 一心不能二用。
A man has his hour, and a dog has his day. 人有稱心時(shí),狗有得意日。
A man has two ears and one mouth that he may hear much and speak little. 人有兩只耳朵一張嘴,就是為了多聽少說話。
A man is as old as he feels. 老不老,自己曉。
A man is known by the company he keeps. 察其友知其人。
A man is not a horse because he was born in a stable. 人并不因?yàn)樯隈R廄里就成了馬。
A man is not good or bad for one action. 判斷人的好壞不能憑一次行為。
A man knows his companion in a long journey and a little inn. 路遙知馬力,日久見人心。
A man may dig his grave with his teeth. 禍從口出。
A man may lead a horse to the water, but he cannot make him drink. 牽馬到河易,強(qiáng)馬飲水難。
A man may love his house well without riding on the ridge. 有寶何必人前夸。
A man may smile and smile and be villain. 笑里藏奸。
A man may talk like a wise man and yet act like a fool. 一個(gè)人可能說話像個(gè)聰明人,而行為像個(gè)大笨蛋。
A man of gladness seldom falls into madness. 生性樂天的人極少會(huì)變成瘋子。
A man of words and not of deeds is like a garden full of weeds. 講而不做,猶如花園里長(zhǎng)滿了荒草。
A man's actions show his character. 行為可顯出一個(gè)人的品性。
A man who has friend must show himself friendly. 與朋友交,必須友好相處。
A man without a smiling face must not open a shop. 人無笑臉,不要開店。
A man without money is a bow without an arrow. 人無錢,猶如弓無箭。
A man without reason is a beast in season. 人無理智就像是一頭發(fā)情的野獸。
A match will set fire to a large building. 星星之火,可以燎原。
Ambition never dies until there is no way out. 不到黃河心不死。
A merry heart goes all the way. 生性樂天,終身受用。
A middle course is the safest. 中庸之道最保險(xiǎn)。
A miserly father makes a prodigal son. 愛錢如命的父親生個(gè)兒子揮金如土。
A miss is as good as a mile. 失之毫厘,差之千里。
A moneyless man goes fast through the market. 一個(gè)沒錢的人很快穿過市場(chǎng)。
Among the blind the one-eyed man is king. 山中無老虎,猴子稱霸王。
A mother's love never changes. 母愛永恒。
An artist lives everywhere. 藝人處處可安家。
An ass endures his burden but not more than his burden. 驢子能負(fù)重,但不堪超過力之所及。
A near friend is better than a far-dwelling kinsman. 遠(yuǎn)親不如近鄰。
An empty hand is no lure for a hawk. 空手誘不來老鷹。
An empty purse frightens many friends. 曩中無分文,親友不上門。
An empty sack cannot stand upright. 空麻袋,立不直。
An enemy's mouth seldom speaks well. 狗嘴里吐不出象牙。
An evening red and a morning grey, is a sign of a fair day. 晚霞紅如火,曉色青如灰,定是晴朗天。