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。