All men cannot be first. 不可能人人都得第一名。

　　All one''s geese are swans. 自吹自擂。

　　All rivers run into the sea. 百川入海。

　　All roads lead to Rome. 条条道路通罗马。

　　All''s fair in love and war. 爱情和战争是不择手段的。

　　All''s fish that comes to his net. 到了网中都是鱼。

　　All shall be well, Jack shall have Jill. 有情人终成眷属。

　　All the treasures of the earth would not bring back one lost moment. 机会失去不再来，千贯万贯难赎回。

　　All the wit in the world is not in one head. 世界上所有的智慧不可能集中于一个脑袋。

　　All the world''s a stage, and all the men and women merely players. 整个世界是个舞台，男男女女，演员而已。

　　All things are difficult before they are easy. 凡事都是先难后易。

　　All things are easy that are done willingly. 做事乐意，诸事容易。

　　All things are obedient to money. 有钱能使鬼推磨。

　　All things will come round to him who will but wait. 只要耐心肯等待，一切都会按时来。

　　All time is no time when it is past. 光阴一去不复返。

　　All truths are not to be told. 真理并不都能说得清。

　　All work and no play makes Jack a dull boy; all play and no work makes Jack a mere boy. 只工作，不玩耍，聪明孩子要变傻;尽玩耍，不学习，聪明孩子没出息。

　　Although it rains, throw not away your watering pot. 纵然天下雨，休把水壶丢。

　　Always taking out of the meal-tub and never putting in, soon comes to the bottom. 坐吃山空。

　　A maiden with many wooers often chooses the worst. 少女有了许多求婚者往往选中了最差的一个。

　　A maid that laughs is half taken. 少女露笑脸，婚事半成全。

　　A man alone is either a saint or a devil. 孤身独处的人可以为圣哲，也可为恶魔。

　　A man apt to promise is apt to forget. 轻诺者易忘。

　　A man can die but once. 人生只有一次死。

　　A man can do no more than he can. 凡事只能量力而行。

　　A man can never thrive who had a wasteful wife. 妻子浪费无度，丈夫不会出头。

　　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. 人有称心时，狗有得意日。

　　A man has two ears and one mouth that he may hear much and speak little. 人有两只耳朵一张嘴，就是为了多听少说话。

　　A man is as old as he feels. 老不老，自己晓。

　　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. 人并不因为生在马厩里就成了马。

　　A man is not good or bad for one action. 判断人的好坏不能凭一次行为。

　　A man knows his companion in a long journey and a little inn. 路遥知马力，日久见人心。

　　A man may dig his grave with his teeth. 祸从口出。

　　A man may lead a horse to the water, but he cannot make him drink. 牵马到河易，强马饮水难。

　　A man may love his house well without riding on the ridge. 有宝何必人前夸。

　　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. 一个人可能说话像个聪明人，而行为像个大笨蛋。

　　A man of gladness seldom falls into madness. 生性乐天的人极少会变成疯子。

　　A man of words and not of deeds is like a garden full of weeds. 讲而不做，犹如花园里长满了荒草。

　　A man''s actions show his character. 行为可显出一个人的品性。

　　A man who has friend must show himself friendly. 与朋友交，必须友好相处。

　　A man without a smiling face must not open a shop. 人无笑脸，不要开店。

　　A man without money is a bow without an arrow. 人无钱，犹如弓无箭。

　　A man without reason is a beast in season. 人无理智就像是一头发情的野兽。

　　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. 不到黄河心不死。

　　A merry heart goes all the way. 生性乐天，终身受用。

　　A middle course is the safest. 中庸之道最保险。

　　A miserly father makes a prodigal son. 爱钱如命的父亲生个儿子挥金如土。

　　A miss is as good as a mile. 失之毫厘，差之千里。

　　A moneyless man goes fast through the market. 一个没钱的人很快穿过市场。

　　Among the blind the one-eyed man is king. 山中无老虎，猴子称霸王。

　　A mother''s love never changes. 母爱永恒。

　　An artist lives everywhere. 艺人处处可安家。

　　An ass endures his burden but not more than his burden. 驴子能负重，但不堪超过力之所及。

　　A near friend is better than a far-dwelling kinsman. 远亲不如近邻。

　　An empty hand is no lure for a hawk. 空手诱不来老鹰。

　　An empty purse frightens many friends. 曩中无分文，亲友不上门。

　　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. 晚霞红如火，晓色青如灰，定是晴朗天。

　　An evil chance seldom comes alone. 祸不单行。

　　An evil lesson is soon learned. 学坏容易。

　　A new broom sweeps clean. 新官上任三把火。

　　Anger is a short madness. 发火是短暂的疯狂。

　　Anger rests in the bosom of folly. 怒火常寓于蠢人的胸中。

　　An honest man''s word is as good as his bond. 诚实人的话像他的契约一样靠得住。

　　An hour in the morning is worth two in the evening. 一日之计在于晨。

　　An idle brain is the devil''s workshop. 游手好闲是万恶之源。

　　An idle youth, a needy age. 少壮不努力，老大徒伤悲。

　　An ill workman quarrels with his tools. 拙匠常怪工具差。

　　An inch in a miss is as good as an ell. 错无分大小，有错皆不好。

　　An nod is as good as a wink to a blind horse. 对牛弹琴。

　　An oak is not felled at one stroke. 万事不能一蹴而就。

　　An occasion lost cannot be redeemed. 时机失了无法挽回。

　　An old dog barks not in vain. 老犬不空吠。

　　An old dog bites sore. 老狗咬人痛得很。

　　An old dog cannot alter its way of barking. 老狗难改吠声。

　　An old dog will learn no new tricks. 老家夥学不出新名堂。

　　An old physician, and a young lawyer. 医生年老的好，律师年轻的俏。

　　An old poacher makes the best keeper. 老偷猎者是最好的看守人。

　　An open door may tempt a saint. 一扇开著的大门可诱惑一个圣徒。

　　An optimist sees an opportunity in every calamity; a pessimist sees a calamity in every opportunity. 乐观的人在灾难中看到希望;悲观的人在希望中看到灾难。

　　An ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure. 预防胜于治疗。

　　An ox is taken by the horns, and the man by the tongue. 牛因有脚而被抓，人因有舌而遭殃。

　　Answer a fool according to his folly. 以其人之道，还治其人之身。

　　An upright judge has more regard to justice than to men. 正直的法官重法胜于重人。

　　A penny saved is a penny earned(or gained). 省钱就是赚钱。

　　A pet lamb makes a cross ram. 宠坏的小羊将成为脾气坏的大羊。

　　A poor man who takes a rich wife has a ruler, not a wife. 穷汉娶富妻，必受老婆欺。

　　Apothecaries would not sugar their pills unless they were bitter. 好药不苦不会加糖衣。

　　Apparel makes the man. 马靠鞍装，人靠衣装。

　　Appearances are deceitful. 人不可貌相，海水不可斗量。

　　Appetite comes with eating. 食欲越吃越旺。

　　A quiet conscience sleeps in thunder. 白日不做亏心事，夜半不怕鬼敲门。

　　A ragged coat may cover an honest man. 不能以衣著取人。

　　Art is long, but lift is short. 人生有涯，而学无涯。

　　A ready way to lose friend is to lend him money. 失友都因借钱起。

　　A road of a thousand miles begins with one step. 千里之行始于足下。

　　A rolling stone gathers no moss. 滚石不生苔，转业不聚财。

　　Art lies in concealing art. 隐而不露即艺术。

　　As a man lives so shall he die. 有生必有死。

　　As a man''s heart is, so does he speak. 言为心声。

　　As a man sows, so he shall reap. 种瓜得瓜，种豆得豆。

　　A secret between more than two is no secret. 两人以上知道的秘密就不算秘密。

　　A servant is known by his master''s absence. 主人不在可以看出仆人的品行来。

　　A silent tongue and true heart are the most admirable things on earth. 缄默的嘴，真诚的心，是世界上最令人赞美的东西。

　　A single spark can start a prairie fire. 星星之火，可以燎原。

　　As is the workman so is the work. 什么工人出什么活。

　　Ask no questions and you will be told no lies. 如果你少问，谎言就难进。

　　A smart coat is a good letter of introduction. 人要衣装，佛要金装。

　　A small leak will sink a great ship. 一个小漏洞可能弄沉一艘大轮船。

　　A smooth sea never made a skillful mariner. 平静的海洋练不出熟练的水手。

　　A sow, when washed; returns to the muck. 江山易改，本性难移。

　　A spot is most seen on the finest cloth. 最清洁的布上，污点特别显眼。

　　As soon as you have drunk, you turn your back upon the spring. 忘恩负义。

　　A staff is quickly found to beat a dog with. 欲加之罪，何患无辞。

　　As the best wine makes the sharpest vinegar, so the deepest love turns to the deadliest hatred. 美酒可制成烈醋，热爱能变为深仇。

　　As the call, so the echo. 发什么声音，有什么回声。

　　As the fool thinks, so the bell clinks. 一厢情愿。

　　As the inner life is, so will be the language. 言为心声。

　　As the old cock crows, so doth the young. 有其父必有其子。

　　As the touchstone tries gold, so gold tries man. 试金石可以试金，正如黄金可以试人。

　　As the tree falls, so shall it lie. 自作自受。

　　As the tree, so the fruit. 长什么树，结什么果。

　　As they sow, so let them reap. 种瓜得瓜，种豆得豆。

　　A still tongue makes a wise head. 智者寡言。

　　A stitch in time saves nine. 小洞不补，大洞吃苦。

　　A straight foot is not afraid of a crooked shoe. 身正不怕影子斜。

　　A straw shows which way the wind blows. 一叶便知秋。

　　A stumble may prevent a fall. 小惩大诫。

　　As well be hanged for a sheep as for a lamb. 偷大偷小都是贼。

　　As worms are bred in a stagnant pool, so are evil thoughts in idleness. 虫蛆在死水中孵化，邪念在懒惰中养成。

　　As you brew, so must you drink. 自搬石头自压脚。

　　As you make your bed so you must lie on it. 自食其果。

　　As you sow you shall mow. 种瓜得瓜，种豆得豆。

　　At night, all cats are grey. 猫在夜晚皆灰色(丑妍暗中难分辨)。

　　A tall tree catches the wind. 树大招风。

　　A tattler is worse than a thief. 搬弄是非者，恶劣甚于贼。

　　A thief is a thief, whether he steals a diamond or a cucumber. 偷多偷少都是贼。

　　A thief knows a thief as a wolf knows a wolf. 贼了解贼，正如狼了解狼。

　　A thing is bigger for being shared. 插手人一多，事态就扩大。

　　A thousand friends are few, one enemy is too many. 朋友千人尚觉少，仇敌一人犹嫌多。

　　A thousand probabilities do not make one truth. 一千个“或有”不能造成一个事实。

　　A thousand words will not leave so deep an impression as one deed. 千言万语不如一个行动。

　　A threatened blow is seldom given. 虚张声势，吓唬而已。

　　At open doors dogs come in. 狗从开着的门中进来。

　　A tree is known by its fruit. 观其行而知其人。

　　A true friend is known in the day of adversity. 疾风知劲草，患难知友情。

　　A true friend is one soul in two bodies. 真正的朋友好似两个身子长著一颗心。

　　A true jest is no jest. 真正的笑话不是笑话。

　　A true man and a thief think not the same. 君子和窃贼的思想不同。

　　A useful trade is a mine of gold. 一样有用的手艺是取之不尽的财富。

　　A valiant man''s look is more than a coward''s sword. 勇士的神色胜过懦夫的刀剑。

　　Avarice blinds our eyes. 财迷心窍。

　　Avarice increases with wealth. 越富越贪。

　　A wanderer who is determined to reach his destination does not fear the rain. 决心赶到目的地，浪汉何惧雨来淋。

　　A watched pot is long in boiling. 心急水不沸。

　　A wicked book is the wickeder because it cannot repent. 一本坏书危害无穷。

　　A wilful man will have his way. 有志者是竟成。

　　A wise head makes a close mouth. 智者寡言。

　　A wise man cares not for what he cannot have. 智者不作非凡之想。

　　A wise man changes his mind, a fool never will. 智者通权达变，愚者刚愎自用。

　　A wise man needs not blush for changing his purpose. 智者不耻于改变初衷。

　　A wise man thinks all that he says, a fool says all that he thinks. 智者思其所言，愚者言其所思。

　　A wise man will make tools of what comes to hand. 聪明的人能随机应变。

　　A woman''s work is never at an end. 妇女的活计做不完。

　　A word is enough to the wise. 对明智者一言已足。

　　A word spoken is an arrow let fly. 一言既出，驷马难追。

　　A word spoken is past recalling. 一言既出，驷马难追。

　　A work ill done must be twice done. 未做好的活，需要重新做。

　　A young man married is a man that''s marred.男子早婚，种下祸根。