.a bad beginning makes a bad ending. 恶始有恶终。

.a bird in the hand is worth two in the bush. 双鸟在林不如一鸟在手。

.a blate cat makes a proud mouse. 父母不严出逆子。

.bad luck always comes in threes. 祸不单行。

.bad news travels fast.坏事传千里。

.be slow in choosing a friend， slower in changing. 择友宜慎，弃之宜更慎。

.be slow to promise and quick to perform. 重诺守信。

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

.beauty is but skin-deep. 不可以貌取人。

.beauty is truth， truth beauty. 美即是真，真即是美。

.better a little fire to warm us， than a great fire to burn us. 宁要小火暖身，不要大火灼人。

.better safe than sorry. 安全胜过遗憾。

.better small fish than empty dish. 盘中小鱼胜无鱼。

.better the last smile than the first laughter. 笑在前不如笑在后。

.better to ask the way than go astray. 多问不吃亏。

.better to be safe than sorry. 安全胜过遗憾。

.better to do well than to say well. 嘴勤不如手勤。

.care is enemy to health. 忧虑有损健康。

.care will kill a cat. 忧虑伤神。

.children and fools cannot lie. 小孩和傻瓜嘴里没谎话。

.children and fools speak the truth. 童子吐真言。

.children are what the mothers are. 有其母，必有其子。

.children have the qualities of the parents. 有什么样的父母，就有什么样的孩子。

.christmas comes but once a year. 圣诞节每只有一次。

.clothes don‘t make the man. 好马不在鞍，人美不在衫。

.clothes make the man. 人靠衣服马靠鞍

.tough job, tough day, tough world. life is not always sweet. that’s life.艰苦的工作，艰难的日子，不幸的世界。生活并不总是甜蜜的。这就是生活！