对雅思口语、写作有提高的名人名言(一).

　　A bad beginning makes a bad ending.

　　恶始必有恶终

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　　A bad padlock invites a picklock.

　　坏锁招人撬。

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　　A bad penny always comes back.

　　伪币迟早归原主。

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　　A bad workman quarrels with his tools.

　　人笨怨刀钝。

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　　A baited cat may grow as fierce as a lion.

　　被逼急的猫，凶得像狮子。

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　　A barely-corn is better than a diamond to a cock.

　　对于公鸡来说 ,麦粒胜过钻石.

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　　A bargain is a bargain.

　　成约不能翻悔。

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　　A beard well lathered is half shaved.

　　皂沫涂得好 ,胡须半剃掉. /磨刀不误砍柴工.

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　　A beggar can never be bankrupt.

　　乞丐永远不会破产。

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　　A belly full of gluttony will never study willingly.

　　吃得过饱，懒得学习。

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　　A big wind can blow through a small hole.

　　针尖大的窟窿，斗大的风。

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

　　双鸟在林 ,不如一鸟在手。

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　　A bird is known by its note, and a man by his talk.

　　闻声知鸣鸟，闻言见人心。

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　　A bit in the morning is better than nothing all day.

　　上午有一点收获 ,总比全天无收获好.

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　　A black plum is as sweet as a white.

　　黑梅白梅一样甜。

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　　A blind man will not thank you for a looking-glass.

　　瞎子不谢赠镜人

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　　A blunt knife may be sharpened on a stone, but if a man is stupid there is no help for his stupidity.

　　刀钝石上磨，人蠢没奈何。

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　　A boaster and a liar are all one.

　　吹牛撒谎一家亲。

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　　A boisterous horse must have a boisterous bridle.

　　烈马要套上好辔头。

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　　A bonny bride is soon buskit [=dressed].

　　美丽的新娘好打扮

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　　A book is a success when people who haven&apost read it pretend they have.

　　一本书如果没有看过的人也冒充看过，便是成功的。

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　　A book that is shut is but a block.

　　有书不读如藏木

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　　A bow long bent at last waxes weak.

　　良弓张久必驰

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　　A bow long bent grows weak.

　　常拉满弓无力。

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　　A brave man may fall, but he cannot yield.

　　勇者可能跌倒 ,但不会屈服.

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　　A brave man risks his life, but not his conscience.

　　勇敢的人可用生命冒险，但不以良心冒险。

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　　A bribe will enter without knocking.

　　贿赂毋须敲门而入。

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　　A bride is diligent for three days.

　　新娶媳妇三日勤

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　　A broken friendship may be soldered, but will never be sound.

　　破裂了的友谊 ,再补也难如故.

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　　A brother is a friend given by God.

　　兄弟是天赐的朋友

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　　A bully is always a coward.

　　恃强欺弱者均是懦夫。

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　　A burnt child dreads the fire.

　　烧伤的孩子最怕火。

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　　A cat in gloves catches no mice.

　　带手套的猫捉不到老鼠

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　　A cat may look at a king.

　　猫也可以看皇帝。 /地位虽不同，人人应平等。

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　　A cautious mind is the half of wisdom.

　　谨慎小心近于明智

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　　A cheerful wife is the joy of life.

　　有个乐天的妻子是人生的欢乐

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　　A city that parleys is half gotten.

　　求和之城已陷落一半。

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　　A clean fast is better than a dirty breakfast.

　　宁为清贫，不为浊富。

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　　A clean hand wants no washing.

　　手要是干净无须洗。

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　　A clear conscience laughs at false accusation.

　　只要问心无愧，无端的指责可以一笑置之。

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　　A close mouth catches no flies.

　　嘴巴闭得紧，苍蝇飞不进。

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　　A conservative is a man who is too cowardly to fight and too fat to run.

　　保守主义者是胆小得不敢斗争，又胖得跑不动的人。

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　　A covetous man is good to none, but worst to himself.

　　贪心不足的人对他人无益，对自己最有害。

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　　A crabbed knot must have a crabbed wedge.

　　难解的绳结得用坚硬的楔子来对付。

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　　A cracked bell can never sound well.

　　破钟无好音。

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　　A creaking door hangs long.

　　旧门久用，病夫命长。

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　　A critic is a man who knows the way but can&apost drive the car.

　　批评家是一个认得路但不会开车的人。

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　　A crooked stick will have a crooked shadow.

　　身不正，影必斜。

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　　A curst cow has short horns.

　　性子烈的牛角短，脾气暴的人为害有限。

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　　A cynic is a man who knows the price of everything and the value of nothing.

　　玩世不恭者是知道一切事物的价格，却不知道任何东西的价值的人。

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　　A danger foreseen is half avoided.

　　预见隐患犹如防患一半

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　　A day is a miniature of eternity.

　　一天是永恒的缩影

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　　A dear ship stands long in the haven.

　　贵重的船只停留在避风港里的时间长。

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　　A diligent scholar, and the master&aposs paid.

　　学生勤奋学习 ,就是对老师的报答.

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　　A dog will not howl if you beat him with a bone.

　　肉骨头打狗，狗不叫。

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　　A dream that is not interpreted is like a letter that is not opened.

　　一个未圆的梦恰似一封未拆的信。

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　　A drowning man will catch at a straw.

　　快淹死的人连草也要抓。

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　　A dwarf on a giant&aposs shoulders sees the farther of the two.

　　侏儒站在巨人的肩膀上 ,能比巨人看得远.

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　　A faint heart never won a fair lady.

　　懦夫难得美人心

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　　A fall into the pit, a gain in your wit. /A stumble may prevent a fall.

　　小踬防大跌 /小惩大戒. /吃一堑,长一智.

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