1. A bird in the hand is worth than two in the bush.

一鸟在手胜过百鸟在林。

2. A candle lights others and consumes itself.

蜡烛燃烧了自己，照亮了别人。

3. A good beginning is half done。

良好的开端是成功的一半。

4. A hedge between keeps friendship green.

君子之交淡如水。

5. A joke never gains an enemy but loses a friend.

戏谑不能化敌为友，只能失去朋友。

6. A liar is not believed when he speaks the truth.

说谎者即使讲真话也没人相信。

7. An apple a day keeps the doctor away.

一天一苹果，医生远离我 。

8. An hour in the morning is worth two in the evening.

一日之计在于晨。

9. An ounce of luck is better than a pound of wisdom.

聪明才智,不如运气。

10. Better to ask the way than go astray.

问路总比迷路好。

11. Between friends all is common.

朋友之间不分彼此。

12. Birds of a feather flock together.

物以类聚，人以群分。

13. Blood is thicker than water.

血浓于水。

14. Blood will have blood.

血债血偿。

15. Books and friends should be few but good.

读书与交友,应求少而精。

16. Business is business.

公事公办。