1. A bad beginning makes a bad ending. 恶其始者必恶其终。
2. A bad bush is better than the open field. 有胜于无。
3. A bad compromise is better than a good lawsuit. 吃亏的和解也比胜诉强。
4. A bad conscience is a snake in one’s heart. 做贼心虚。
5. A bad custom is like a good cake, better broken than kept. 坏习惯像鲜馅饼,分食要比保存好。
6. A bad padlock invites a picklock. 开门揖盗。
8. A bad thing never dies. 坏事传千年。
9. A bad workman quarrels with his tools. 拙匠常怨工具差(人笨怨刀钝)。
10. A bargain is a bargain. 达成的协议不可撕毁。
11. A bird in the hand is worth two in the bush. 双鸟在林不如一鸟在手。
12. A beggar’s purse is bottomless. 乞丐的钱袋是无底洞。
13. 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。
14. A bird may be known by its song. 什么鸟唱什么歌。
15. A bit in the morning is better than nothing all day. 略有胜于全无。
16. A blind man who leans against a wall imagines that it’s the boundary of the world. 坐井观天。
17. A blind man will not thank you for a looking-glass. 秋波送盲,白费痴情。
18. A book is the same today as it always was and it will never change. 一本好书今天如此,将来也如此,永不改变。
19. A book that remains shut is but a block. 有书闭卷不阅读,无异是一块木头。
20. A borrowed cloak does not keep one warm. 借来的斗篷不暖身。
21. Absence sharpens love, presence strengthens it. 相聚爱益切,离别情更深。
22. A burden of one’s choice is not felt. 自己选的担子不嫌重。
23. A burnt child dreads the fire. 一朝被蛇咬,十年怕井绳。
24. A candle lights others and consumes itself. 蜡烛焚自身,光亮照别人。
25. A cat may look at a king. 猫也有权晋见国王。
26. A cat has nine lives. 猫有九条命。
27. Accidents will happen. 天有不测风云。
28. A chain is no stronger than its weakest link. 链条的坚固程度取决于它最薄弱的环节。
29. A change of work is as good as a rest. 调换一下工作是很好的休息。
30. A cheerful wife is the joy of life. 快乐的妻子是生活的乐事。