1. absence sharpens love, presence strengthens it. 相聚愛益切，離別情更深。
2. a burden of one’s choice is not felt. 自己選的擔子不嫌重。
3. a burnt child dreads the fire. 一朝被蛇咬，十年怕井繩。
4. a candle lights others and consumes itself. 蠟燭焚自身，光亮照別人。
5. a cat may look at a king. 貓也有權晉見國王。
6. a cat has nine lives. 貓有九條命。
7. accidents will happen. 天有不測風雲。
8. a chain is no stronger than its weakest link. 鏈條的堅固程度取決於它最薄弱的環節。
9. a change of work is as good as a rest. 調換一下工作是很好的休息。
10. a cheerful wife is the joy of life. 快樂的妻子是生活的樂事。
11. a bird in the hand is worth two in the bush. 雙鳥在林不如一鳥在手。
12. a beggar’s purse is bottomless. 乞丐的錢袋是無底洞。
13. a bird is known by its note,1. absence sharpens love, presence strengthens it. 相聚愛益切，離別情更深。
2. a burden of one’s choice is not felt. 自己選的擔子不嫌重。
3. a burnt child dreads the fire. 一朝被蛇咬，十年怕井繩。
4. a candle lights others and consumes itself. 蠟燭焚自身，光亮照別人。
5. a cat may look at a king. 貓也有權晉見國王。
6. a cat has nine lives. 貓有九條命。
7. accidents will happen. 天有不測風雲。
8. a chain is no stronger than its weakest link. 鏈條的堅固程度取決於它最薄弱的環節。
9. a change of work is as good as a rest. 調換一下工作是很好的休息。
10. a cheerful wife is the joy of life. 快樂的妻子是生活的樂事。
11. a bird in the hand is worth two in the bush. 雙鳥在林不如一鳥在手。
12. a beggar’s purse is bottomless. 乞丐的錢袋是無底洞。
13. a bird is known by its note, and a man by his talk. 聞其歌知其鳥，聽其言知其人。
14. a bird may be known by its song. 什麼鳥唱什麼歌。
15. a bit in the morning is better than nothing all day. 略有勝於全無。
16. a blind man who leans against a wall imagines that it’s the boundary of the world. 坐井觀天。
17. a blind man will not thank you for a looking-glass. 秋波送盲，白費痴情。
18. a book is the same today as it always was and it will never change. 一本好書今天如此，將來也如此，永不改變。
19. a book that remains shut is but a block. 有書閉卷不閱讀，無異是一塊木頭。
20. a borrowed cloak does not keep one warm. 借來的斗篷不暖身。
21. a bad beginning makes a bad ending. 惡其始者必惡其終。
22. a bad bush is better than the open field. 有勝於無。
23. a bad compromise is better than a good lawsuit. 吃虧的和解也比勝訴強。
24. a bad conscience is a snake in one’s heart. 做賊心虛。
25. a bad custom is like a good cake, better broken than kept. 壞習慣像鮮餡餅，分食要比保存好。
26. a bad padlock invites a picklock. 開門揖盜。
28. a bad thing never dies. 壞事傳千年。
29. a bad workman quarrels with his tools. 拙匠常怨工具差(人笨怨刀鈍)。
30. a bargain is a bargain. 達成的協定不可撕毀。and a man by his talk. 聞其歌知其鳥，聽其言知其人。
14. a bird may be known by its song. 什麼鳥唱什麼歌。
15. a bit in the morning is better than nothing all day. 略有勝於全無。
16. a blind man who leans against a wall imagines that it’s the boundary of the world. 坐井觀天。
17. a blind man will not thank you for a looking-glass. 秋波送盲，白費痴情。
18. a book is the same today as it always was and it will never change. 一本好書今天如此，將來也如此，永不改變。
19. a book that remains shut is but a block. 有書閉卷不閱讀，無異是一塊木頭。
20. a borrowed cloak does not keep one warm. 借來的斗篷不暖身。
21. a bad beginning makes a bad ending. 惡其始者必惡其終。
22. a bad bush is better than the open field. 有勝於無。
23. a bad compromise is better than a good lawsuit. 吃虧的和解也比勝訴強。
24. a bad conscience is a snake in one’s heart. 做賊心虛。
25. a bad custom is like a good cake, better broken than kept. 壞習慣像鮮餡餅，分食要比保存好。
26. a bad padlock invites a picklock. 開門揖盜。
28. a bad thing never dies. 壞事傳千年。
29. a bad workman quarrels with his tools. 拙匠常怨工具差(人笨怨刀鈍)。
30. a bargain is a bargain. 達成的協定不可撕毀。