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。