a pound in the purse isworth two in the book

自己钱包里的一英镑要比书上的两英镑更加值钱，引申义为自己手上的东西才是自己的，才是有价值的，不是自己的东西价值再高也没有用。一个类似的谚语是：a bird in the hand is worth two in the bush.这个应该更加好理解，意思是灌木丛里的两只鸟比不上手里的一只鸟（因为灌木丛里的鸟会飞走）

(A CONCISE DICTIONARY OF ENGLISH PROVERBS)》-上海译文出版社1993年出版A bad beginning makes a bad ending.不善始者不善终。 A bad thing never dies.遗臭万年。 A bad workman always blames his tools.不会撑船怪河弯。 A bird in the hand is worth than two in the bush.一鸟在手胜过双鸟在林。

A bargain is a bargain. 达成的协议不可撕毁。A beggar''s purse is bottomless. 乞丐的钱袋是无底洞。A bird in the hand is worth two in the bush. 双鸟在林不如一鸟在手。A bird is known by its note, and a man by his talk. 闻其歌知其鸟，听其言知其人。A bird may be kn...

A bad beginning makes a bad ending. 恶其始者必恶其终。 A bad bush is better than the open field. 有胜于无。 A bad compromise is better than a good lawsuit. 吃亏的和解也比胜诉强。 A bad conscience is a snake in one''s heart. 做贼心虚。 A bad custom is like a good cake, better...

A bad thing never dies. 坏事传千年。 A bad workman quarrels with his tools. 拙匠常怨工具差(人笨怨刀钝)。 A bargain is a bargain. 达成的协议不可撕毁。 A beggar''s purse is bottomless. 乞丐的钱袋是无底洞。 A bird in the hand is worth two in the bush. 双鸟在林不如一鸟在手...

A bad beginning makes a bad ending. 不善始者不善终。 A bad thing never dies. 遗臭万年。 A bad workman always blames his tools. 不会撑船怪河弯。 A bird in the hand is worth than two in the bush. 一鸟在手胜过双鸟在林。 A boaster and a liar are cousins-german. 吹牛与说谎本是同宗...

· An aim in life is the only fortune worth finding. -- Robert Louis Stevenson · 生活的目标，是唯一值得寻找的财富。-- 史蒂文森 · While there is life there is hope.· 一息若存，希望不灭。 -- 英国谚语 · Try not to become a man of success but rather try to become a ...

A bad thing never dies.遗臭万年。 A bad workman always blames his tools.不会撑船怪河弯。 A bird in the hand is worth than two in the bush.一鸟在手胜过双鸟在林。 A boaster and a liar are cousins-german.吹牛与说谎本是同宗。 A bully is always a coward.色厉内荏。 A burden of ...

A bad conscience is a snake in one's heart. 做贼心虚. A bad workman quarrels with his tools 拙匠常怨工具差. A bargain is a bargain. 达成的协议不可撕毁. A beggar's purse is bottomless. 乞丐的钱袋是无底洞. A bird in the hand is worth than two in the bush. 一鸟在手胜过双鸟在林...

A bird in the hand is worth two in the bush. 双鸟在林不如一鸟在手。 A bird is known by its note, and a man by his talk. 闻其歌知其鸟,听其言知其人。 A blind man who leans against a wall imagines that it's the boundary of the world. 坐井观天。 Absence sharpens love, ...