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 lawsuit¹. 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 remains² 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 dreads³ 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。