狗嘴里吐
不出象牙。
249. 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。
250. an evil chance seldom comes alone. 祸不单行。
251. an evil lesson is soon learned. 学坏容易。
252. a new broom sweeps clean. 新官上任三把火。
253. anger is a short madness. 发火是短暂的疯狂。
254. anger rests in the bosom of folly. 怒火常寓于蠢人
的胸中。
255. 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。
256. an hour in the morning is worth two in the evening.
一日之计在于晨。
257. an idle brain is the devil's workshop. 游手好闲是
万恶之源。
258. an idle youth, a needy age. 少壮不努力，老大徒伤
悲。
259. an ill workman quarrels with his tools. 拙匠常怪
工具差。
260. an inch in a miss is as good as an ell. 错无分大小，
有错皆不好。
261. an nod is as good as a wink to a blind horse. 对牛
弹琴。
262. an oak is not felled at one stroke. 万事不能一蹴而
就。
263. an occasion lost cannot be redeemed. 时机失了无
法挽回。
264. an old dog barks not in vain. 老犬不空吠。
265. an old dog bites sore. 老狗咬人痛得很。
266. an old dog cannot alter its way of barking. 老狗难
改吠声。
267. an old dog will learn no new tricks. 老家夥学不出
新名堂。
268. an old physician, and a young lawyer. 医生年老的
好，律师年轻的俏。
269. an old poacher makes the best keeper. 老偷猎者是
最好的看守人。
270. an open door may tempt a saint. 一扇开著的大门
可诱惑一个圣徒。
271. 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。
272. an ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure.
预防胜于治疗。
273. 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。
274. answer a fool according to his folly. 以其人之道，
还治其人之身。
275. an upright judge has more regard to justice than
to men. 正直的法官重法胜于重人。
276. a penny saved is a penny earned(or gained). 省钱
就是赚钱。
277. a pet lamb makes a cross ram. 宠坏的小羊将成为
脾气坏的大羊。
278. a poor man who takes a rich wife has a ruler, not a
wife. 穷汉娶富妻，必受老婆欺。
279. apothecaries would not sugar their pills unless they
were bitter. 好药不苦不会加糖衣。
280. apparel makes the man. 马靠鞍装，人靠衣装。
281. appearances are deceitful. 人不可貌相，海水不可
斗量。
282. appetite comes with eating. 食欲越吃越旺。
283. a quiet conscience sleeps in thunder. 白日不做亏
心事，夜半不怕鬼敲门。
284. a ragged coat may cover an honest man. 不能以衣
著取人。
285. art is long, but lift is short. 人生有涯，而学无涯。
286. a ready way to lose friend is to lend him money. 失
友都因借钱起。
287. a road of a thousand miles begins with one step. 千
里之行始于足下。
288. a rolling stone gathers no moss. 滚石不生苔，转业
不聚财。
289. art lies in concealing art. 隐而不露即艺术。
290. as a man lives so shall he die. 有生必有死。
291. as a man's heart is, so does he speak. 言为心声。
292. as a man sows, so he shall reap. 种瓜得瓜，种豆得
豆。
293. a secret between more than two is no secret. 两人
以上知道的秘密就不算秘密。
294. a servant is known by his master's absence. 主人
不在可以看出仆人的品行来。
295. 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。
296. a single spark can start a prairie fire. 星星之火，可
以燎原。
297. as is the workman so is the work. 什么工人出什么
活。
298. ask no questions and you will be told no lies. 如果
你少问，谎言就难进。
299. a smart coat is a good letter of introduction. 人要
衣装，佛要金装。
300. a small leak will sink a great ship. 一个小漏洞可
能弄沉一艘大轮船。
301. a smooth sea never made a skillful mariner. 平静
的海洋练不出熟练的水手。
302. a sow, when washed; returns to the muck. 江山易
改，本性难移。
303. a spot is most seen on the finest cloth. 最清洁的布
上，污点特别显眼。
304. as soon as you have drunk, you turn your back
upon the spring. 忘恩负义。
305. a staff is quickly found to beat a dog with. 欲加之
罪，何患无辞。
306. 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。
307. as the call, so the echo. 发什么声音，有什么回声。
308. as the fool thinks, so the bell clinks. 一厢情愿。
309. as the inner life is, so will be the language. 言为心
声。
310. as the old cock crows, so doth the young. 有其父必
有其子。
311. as the touchstone tries gold, so gold tries man. 试
金石可以试金，正如黄金可以试人。
312. as the tree falls, so shall it lie. 自作自受。
313. as the tree, so the fruit. 长什么树，结什么果。
314. as they sow, so let them reap. 种瓜得瓜，种豆得
豆。
315. a still tongue makes a wise head. 智者寡言。
316. a stitch in time saves nine. 小洞不补，大洞吃苦。
317. a straight foot is not afraid of a crooked shoe. 身正
不怕影子斜。
318. a straw shows which way the wind blows. 一叶便
知秋。
319. a stumble may prevent a fall. 小惩大诫。
320. as well be hanged for a sheep as for a lamb. 偷大
偷小都是贼。
321. 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。
322. as you brew, so must you drink. 自搬石头自压脚。
323. as you make your bed so you must lie on it. 自食
其果。
324. as you sow you shall mow. 种瓜得瓜，种豆得豆。
325. at night, all cats are grey. 猫在夜晚皆灰色(丑妍暗
中难分辨)。
326. a tall tree catches the wind. 树大招风。
327. a tattler is worse than a thief. 搬弄是非者，恶劣甚
于贼。
328. a thief is a thief, whether he steals a diamond or a
cucumber. 偷多偷少都是贼。
329. a thief knows a thief as a wolf knows a wolf. 贼了
解贼，正如狼了解狼。
330. a thing is bigger for being shared. 插手人一多，事
态就扩大。
331. a thousand friends are few, one enem