A bad beginning makes a bad ending.
恶始必有恶终

A bad padlock invites a picklock.
坏锁招人撬。

A bad penny always comes back.
伪币迟早归原主。

A bad workman quarrels with his tools.
人笨怨刀钝。

A baited cat may grow as fierce as a lion.
被逼急的猫，凶得像狮子。

A barely-corn is better than a diamond to a cock.
对于公鸡来说 ,麦粒胜过钻石.

A bargain is a bargain.
成约不能翻悔。

A beard well lathered is half shaved.
皂沫涂得好 ,胡须半剃掉. /磨刀不误砍柴工.

A beggar can never be bankrupt.
乞丐永远不会破产。

A belly full of gluttony will never study willingly.
吃得过饱，懒得学习。

A big wind can blow through a small hole.
针尖大的窟窿，斗大的风。

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.
闻声知鸣鸟，闻言见人心。

A bit in the morning is better than nothing all day.
上午有一点收获 ,总比全天无收获好.

A black plum is as sweet as a white.
黑梅白梅一样甜。

A blind man will not thank you for a looking-glass.
瞎子不谢赠镜人

A blunt knife may be sharpened on a stone, but if a man is stupid there is no help for his stupidity.
刀钝石上磨，人蠢没奈何。

A boaster and a liar are all one.
吹牛撒谎一家亲。

A boisterous horse must have a boisterous bridle.
烈马要套上好辔头。

A bonny bride is soon buskit [=dressed].
美丽的新娘好打扮

A book is a success when people who haven't read it pretend they have.
一本书如果没有看过的人也冒充看过，便是成功的。

A book that is shut is but a block.
有书不读如藏木

A bow long bent at last waxes weak.
良弓张久必驰

A bow long bent grows weak.
常拉满弓无力。

A brave man may fall, but he cannot yield.
勇者可能跌倒 ,但不会屈服.

A brave man risks his life, but not his conscience.
勇敢的人可用生命冒险，但不以良心冒险。

A bribe will enter without knocking.
贿赂毋须敲门而入。

A bride is diligent for three days.
新娶媳妇三日勤

A broken friendship may be soldered, but will never be sound.
破裂了的友谊 ,再补也难如故.

A brother is a friend given by God.
兄弟是天赐的朋友

A bully is always a coward.
恃强欺弱者均是懦夫。

A burnt child dreads the fire.
烧伤的孩子最怕火。

A cat in gloves catches no mice.
带手套的猫捉不到老鼠

A cat may look at a king.
猫也可以看皇帝。 /地位虽不同，人人应平等。

A cautious mind is the half of wisdom.
谨慎小心近于明智

A cheerful wife is the joy of life.
有个乐天的妻子是人生的欢乐

A city that parleys is half gotten.
求和之城已陷落一半。

A clean fast is better than a dirty breakfast.
宁为清贫，不为浊富。

A clean hand wants no washing.
手要是干净无须洗。

A clear conscience laughs at false accusation.
只要问心无愧，无端的指责可以一笑置之。

A close mouth catches no flies.
嘴巴闭得紧，苍蝇飞不进。
A conservative is a man who is too cowardly to fight and too fat to run.
保守主义者是胆小得不敢斗争，又胖得跑不动的人。

A covetous man is good to none, but worst to himself.
贪心不足的人对他人无益，对自己最有害。

A crabbed knot must have a crabbed wedge.
难解的绳结得用坚硬的楔子来对付。

A cracked bell can never sound well.
破钟无好音。

A creaking door hangs long.
旧门久用，病夫命长。

A critic is a man who knows the way but can't drive the car.
批评家是一个认得路但不会开车的人。

A crooked stick will have a crooked shadow.
身不正，影必斜。

A curst cow has short horns.
性子烈的牛角短，脾气暴的人为害有限。

A cynic is a man who knows the price of everything and the value of nothing.
玩世不恭者是知道一切事物的价格，却不知道任何东西的价值的人。

A danger foreseen is half avoided.
预见隐患犹如防患一半

A day is a miniature of eternity.
一天是永恒的缩影

A dear ship stands long in the haven.
贵重的船只停留在避风港里的时间长。

A diligent scholar, and the master's paid.
学生勤奋学习 ,就是对老师的报答.

A dog will not howl if you beat him with a bone.
肉骨头打狗，狗不叫。

A dream that is not interpreted is like a letter that is not opened.
一个未圆的梦恰似一封未拆的信。

A drowning man will catch at a straw.
快淹死的人连草也要抓。

A dwarf on a giant's shoulders sees the farther of the two.
侏儒站在巨人的肩膀上 ,能比巨人看得远.

A faint heart never won a fair lady.
懦夫难得美人心