A Presbyterian minister had a son who was made Archdeacon of Ossery; when this was told to his father, he said, 'If my son will be a knave, I am glad that he will be an archknave.'
一位长老会牧师有一个儿子，他被任命为育婴会的总干事;有人把这事告诉了他父亲，他说:“如果我的儿子将来成为一个无赖，我很高兴他将来成为一个大无赖。”
A bad reaper never gets a good sickle.
坏的收割者得不到好镰刀。
A bawbee cat may look at a king.
猫叫也可以看国王。
A begun turn is half ended.
开始的转身是成功的一半。
A bird in the hand is worth twa in the bush.
一鸟在手胜过双鸟在林。
A bird in the hand's worth two fleeing by.
一鸟在手胜过两鸟逃跑。
A blind man needs no looking glass.
盲人不需要照镜子。
A blythe heart makes a blooming look.
一颗心绽放出绚丽的光彩。
A bold foe is better than a cowardly friend.
勇敢的敌人胜过怯懦的朋友。
A close mouth catches nae fleas.
近处的嘴抓跳蚤。
A cock's aye cruse on his ain midden-head.
一只公鸡在他的中脑上不停地啼叫。
A cold needs the cook as much as the doctor.
感冒既需要医生也需要厨师。
A crook in the forth is worth an earldom in the north.
在北方，一个骗子抵得上一个伯爵。
A crooning coo, a crawing hen, and a whistlin' maid were ne're very chancy.
哼哼唧唧的咕咕声，叽里呱啦的母鸡，还有吹口哨的女仆，这些都不是很冒险的。
A day to come seems longer than a year that's gone.
未来的一天似乎比过去的一年还要长。