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 custom is like a good cake, better broken than kept. 坏习惯像鲜馅饼，分食要比保存好。
5. A bad padlock invites a picklock. 开门揖盗。 8. A bad thing never dies. 坏事传千年。
6. A bad workman quarrels with his tools. 拙匠常怨工具差(人笨怨刀钝)。
7. A bargain is a bargain. 达成的协议不可撕毁。
8. A bird in the hand is worth two in the bush. 双鸟在林不如一鸟在手。
9. 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。
10. A bird may be known by its song. 什么鸟唱什么歌。
11. A bit in the morning is better than nothing all day. 略有胜于全无。
12. A blind man will not thank you for a looking-glass. 秋波送盲，白费痴情。
13. 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。
14. A book that remains shut is but a block. 有书闭卷不阅读，无异是一块木头。
15. A borrowed cloak does not keep one warm. 借来的斗篷不暖身。
16. Absence sharpens love, presence strengthens it. 相聚爱益切，离别情更深。
17. A candle lights others and consumes itself. 蜡烛焚自身，光亮照别人。
18. A cat may look at a king. 猫也有权晋见国王。
19. A cat has nine lives. 猫有九条命。
20. Accidents will happen. 天有不测风云。
21. 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。
22. A change of work is as good as a rest. 调换一下工作是很好的休息。
23. A cheerful wife is the joy of life. 快乐的妻子是生活的乐事。
