酒神淹死的人比海神多。Bacchus has drowned more men than Neptune.

坏事传千里。Bad news has wings.

拙匠常怪工具差。Bad workmen often blame their tools.

空言不能成交易。Bare words, no bargain.

善吠的狗很少咬人。Barking dogs seldom bite.

务请心情常欢畅，只因无人喜忧伤。Be always as merry as ever you can, for no-one delights in a sorrowful man.

美丽只是盛开的花朵。Beauty is but a blossom.

红颜易变。Beauty is but skin-deep.

情人眼里出西施。Beauty is in the eye of the gazer.

美丽是有力量的，但金钱更有权威。 Beauty is potent; but money is omnipotent.

美就是真，真就是美。 Beauty is truth, truth beauty.

情人眼里出西施。 Beauty lies in lover's eyes.

美丽的花或许长好叶，结苦果。金玉其外,败絮其中。Beauty may have fair leaves, but bitter fruit.

美而无德犹如花之无香。 Beauty, unaccompanied by virtue, is as a flower without perfume.

要为穷人著想。 Be considerate towards the poor.

口蜜腹剑。 Bees that have honey in their mouths have stings in their tails.

睡好觉，如服药。 Bed is a medicine.

有钱能使鬼推磨。 Before gold, even kings take off their hats.

向乞丐乞讨，永远发不了财。 Beg from beggars and you'll never be rich.

饥不择食。 Beggars cannot be choosers.

饥不择食。 Beggars must be no choosers.

塞翁失马，焉知非福。 Behind bad luck comes good luck.

诚实比聪明更要紧。 Be honest rather clever.

随遇而安。 Being on sea, sail; being on land, settle.

要公正对待所有的人，但不要轻信所有的人。 Be just to all, but trust not all.

切莫轻信敌人。 Believe no tales from the enemy.

眼见的不能全信，耳闻的也不能半信。 Believe not all that you see nor half what you hear.

人言无据，切勿轻信。 Believe somebody on his bare word.

恩泽让人欣喜，犹如鲜花使人心醉。 Benefits please like flowers, while they are fresh.

准备慷慨解囊。 Be prepared to put one's hand in one's pocket.

选择朋友要审慎，摒弃更要审又慎。 Be slow in choosing a friend; slower in changing.

不轻诺，诺必果。 Be slow to promise and quick to perform.

多听少说。 Be swift to hear, slow to speak.

过光棍生活，胜过有一个邋遢老婆。 Better a bachelor's life than a slovenly wife.

宁愿问路两次胜过迷路一次。 Better ask twice than lose you way once.

忍辱贪生不如死得光荣。 Better a glorious death than a shameful life.

适量的火好取暖，熊熊烈火能焚身。适可而止。Better a little fire to warm us, than a great one to burn us.

前程虽远大，现实尤可贵。 Better an egg today than a hen tomorrow.

宁可钱袋瘪，不要脑袋空。 Better an empty purse than an empty head.

明枪易躲，暗箭难防。 Better an open enemy than a false friend.

有胜于无。 Better are small fish than an empty dish.

交损友不如无友。 Better be alone than in bad company.

不合潮流不如脱离尘世。 Better be out of the world than out of fashion.

宁可做穷人，不要做坏人。 Better be poor than wicked.

宁为犬首，不作狮尾。宁为鸡首，不为牛后。 Better be the head of a dog than the tail of a lion.

宁为驴头，不为马尾。 Better be the head of an ass than the tail of a horse.

轻诺必寡信。 Better deny at once than promise long.

与其忍辱偷生，不如光荣而死。 Better die with honour than live with shame.

宁早勿迟。 better early than late.

眼痛总比瞎眼好。 Better eye sore than all blind.

远亲不如近邻。 Better good neighbors near than relations far away.

宁可饿肚子，切莫去借债。 Better go to bed supperless than rise in debt.

半只蛋也比空壳好。有胜过无。 Better half an egg than empty shell.

人家的东西比自家的好。 Better is the neighbor's hen than mine.

迟做总比不做好。 Better late than never.

宁可不说一句俏皮话，以免得罪朋友们。 Better lose a jest than a friend.

吃小亏占大便宜。 Better lose the saddle than the horse.

精通一事胜于会十事。 Better master one than engage with ten.

独眼总比全瞎好。 Better one-eyed than stone-blind.

穷得光荣，胜过富得可耻。 Better poor with honour than rich with shame.

良药苦口。 Better pills may have wholesome effects.

与其说话不中肯，不如一言不发好。 Better say nothing than nothing to the purpose.

聊胜于无。 Better some of a pudding than none of a pie.

宁可滑跤，不可失言。 Better the foot slip than the tongue trip.

说得好不如做得好。 Better to do well than to say well.

宁可(经常运动)穿破鞋子，也不(因病长卧)磨破床单。 Better wear out shoes than sheets.

与其闲散不如忙碌。 Better wear out than rust out.

智力胜于财富。 Better wit than wealth.

朋友之间不分彼此。 Between friends all is common.

功亏一篑。 Between the cup and the lip a morsel may slip.

脚踏两头要落空。 Between two stools one falls to the ground.

慎始为上。 Beware beginnings.

不要与一个有专业知识的人争论。 Beware of a man of one book.

警惕无声之狗会咬人，平静之水会覆舟。 Beware of a silent dog and still water.

要谨防不重自己名誉的人。 Beware of him who regards not his reputation.

贪多嚼不烂。 Big mouthfuls often choke.

做事应适可而止。 Bind the sack before it be full.

物以类聚，人以群分。 Birds of a feather flock together.

出身固然重要，教养更且重要。 Birth is much, but breeding is more.

贪多咽不下。 Bite off more than one can chew.

恩将仇报。 Bite the hand that feeds one.

良药苦口利于病。 Bitter pills may have wholesome effects.

人无所求最享福，因他不为失望苦。 Blessed is he who expects nothing, for he shall never be disappointed.

不宜问道于盲。 Blind men can judge no colors.

血浓于水。 Blood is thicker than water.

血债要用血来还。 Blood will have blood.

书籍如朋友，应该少而精。 Books, like friends, should be few and well chosen.

借来的衣服不合身。 Borrowed garments never fit well.

勇敢的行为不须要吹号。 Brave actions never want a trumpet.

民以食为天。 Bread is the staff of life.

言以简洁为贵。 Brevity is the soul of wit.

养虎贻患。 Bring up a raven and he'll pick out your eyes.

投鼠忌器。 Burn not your house to rid it of the mouse.

一朝被蛇咬，十年怕井绳。 Burnt child dreads the fire.

事业在先，享乐在后。 Business before pleasure.

公事公办。 Business is business.

事业是人生之盐。 事业是人生的第一需要。 Business is the salt of life.

事业既考验人，也造就人。 Business makes a man as well as tries him.

事业虽烦恼，懒惰更害人。 Business may be troublesome, but idleness is pernicious.

玩忽事业等于丢失事业。  Business neglected is business lost.

工作后消遣更愉快，劳动后休息更舒畅。  Business sweetens pleasure, and labour sweetens rest.

千篇一律的东西令人生厌。  Butter to butter is no relish.

闲逸是万恶之源。。  By doing nothing we learn to do ill.

经一事，长一智。  By doing we learn.

吃一堑，长一智。  By falling we learn to go safely.

赌博使我们丢失时间和金钱，这两样人生最珍贵的东西。  By gambling we lose both time and treasure, two things most precious to the life of man.

他山之石，可以攻玉。  By other's faults, wise men correct their own.

读书可以使我门的思想充实，谈话使其更臻完美。  By reading we enrich the mind; by conversation we polish it.

众擎易举。同心合力事情就容易成功。  By the hands of many a great work made light.

和疾病相比较，才显得健康的可贵。  By the side of sickness health becomes sweet.

拖延成习惯，将一事无成。  By the street of Bye and bye one arrives at the house of Never.

从写作中学写作。  By writing you learn to write.