A bad beginning makes a bad ending.
     惡始必有惡終
    A bad padlock invites a picklock.
     壞鎖招人撬。
    A bad penny always comes back.
     偽幣遲早歸原主。
    A bad workman quarrels with his tools.
     人笨怨刀鈍。
    A baited cat may grow as fierce as a lion.
     被逼急的貓，兇得像獅子。
    A barely-corn is better than a diamond to a cock.
     對于公雞來說 ,麥粒勝過鉆石.
    A bargain is a bargain.
     成約不能翻悔。
    A beard well lathered is half shaved.
     皂沫涂得好 ,胡須半剃掉. /磨刀不誤砍柴工.
    A beggar can never be bankrupt.
     乞丐永遠不會破產。
    A belly full of gluttony will never study willingly.
     吃得過飽，懶得學習。
    A big wind can blow through a small hole.
     針尖大的窟窿，斗大的風。
    A bird in the hand is worth two in the bush.
     雙鳥在林 ,不如一鳥在手。
    A bird is known by its note, and a man by his talk.
     聞聲知鳴鳥，聞言見人心。
    A bit in the morning is better than nothing all day.
     上午有一點收獲 ,總比全天無收獲好.
    A black plum is as sweet as a white.
     黑梅白梅一樣甜。
    A blind man will not thank you for a looking-glass.
     瞎子不謝贈鏡人
    A blunt knife may be sharpened on a stone, but if a man is stupid there is no help for his stupidity.
     刀鈍石上磨，人蠢沒奈何。
    A boaster and a liar are all one.
     吹牛撒謊一家親。
    A boisterous horse must have a boisterous bridle.
     烈馬要套上好轡頭。
    A bonny bride is soon buskit [=dressed].
     美麗的新娘好打扮
    A book is a success when people who haven't read it pretend they have.
     一本書如果沒有看過的人也冒充看過，便是成功的。
    A book that is shut is but a block.
     有書不讀如藏木
    A bow long bent at last waxes weak.
     良弓張久必馳
    A bow long bent grows weak.
     常拉滿弓無力。
    A brave man may fall, but he cannot yield.
     勇者可能跌倒 ,但不會屈服.
    A brave man risks his life, but not his conscience.
     勇敢的人可用生命冒險，但不以良心冒險。
    A bribe will enter without knocking.
     賄賂毋須敲門而入。
    A bride is diligent for three days.
     新娶媳婦三日勤
    A broken friendship may be soldered, but will never be sound.
     破裂了的友誼 ,再補也難如故.
    A brother is a friend given by God.
     兄弟是天賜的朋友
    A bully is always a coward.
     恃強欺弱者均是懦夫。
    A burnt child dreads the fire.
     燒傷的孩子最怕火。
    A cat in gloves catches no mice.
     帶手套的貓捉不到老鼠
    A cat may look at a king.
     貓也可以看皇帝。 /地位雖不同，人人應平等。
    A cautious mind is the half of wisdom.
     謹慎小心近于明智
    A cheerful wife is the joy of life.
     有個樂天的妻子是人生的歡樂
    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.
     寧為清貧，不為濁富。
    A clean hand wants no washing.
     手要是干凈無須洗。
    A clear conscience laughs at false accusation.
     只要問心無愧，無端的指責可以一笑置之。
    A close mouth catches no flies.
     嘴巴閉得緊，蒼蠅飛不進。
    A conservative is a man who is too cowardly to fight and too fat to run.
     保守主義者是膽小得不敢斗爭，又胖得跑不動的人。
    A covetous man is good to none, but worst to himself.
     貪心不足的人對他人無益，對自己最有害。
    A crabbed knot must have a crabbed wedge.
     難解的繩結得用堅硬的楔子來對付。
    A cracked bell can never sound well.
     破鐘無好音。
    A creaking door hangs long.
     舊門久用，病夫命長。
    A critic is a man who knows the way but can't drive the car.
     批評家是一個認得路但不會開車的人。
    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，脾氣暴的人為害有限。
    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價格，卻不知道任何東西的價值的人。
    A danger foreseen is half avoided.
     預見隱患猶如防患一半
    A day is a miniature of eternity.
     一天是永恒的縮影
    A dear ship stands long in the haven.
     貴重的船只停留在避風港里的時間長。
    A diligent scholar, and the master's paid.
     學生勤奮學習 ,就是對老師的報答.
    A dog will not howl if you beat him with a bone.
     肉骨頭打狗，狗不叫。
    A dream that is not interpreted is like a letter that is not opened.
     一個未圓的夢恰似一封未拆的信。
    A drowning man will catch at a straw.
     快淹死的人連草也要抓。
    A dwarf on a giant's shoulders sees the farther of the two.
     侏儒站在巨人的肩膀上 ,能比巨人看得遠.
    A faint heart never won a fair lady.
     懦夫難得美人心
    A fall into the pit, a gain in your wit. /A stumble may prevent a fall.
     小躓防大跌 /小懲大戒. /吃一塹,長一智.