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。 7.A change of work is as good as a rest. 调换一下工作是很好的休息。 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。