1.a bad beginning makes a bad ending. 恶始有恶终。
2.a bird in the hand is worth two in the bush. 双鸟在林不如一鸟在手。
3.a blate cat makes a proud mouse. 父母不严出逆子。
luck always comes in threes. 祸不单行。
news travels fast.坏事传千里。
slow in choosing a friend， slower in changing. 择友宜慎，弃之宜更慎。
slow to promise and quick to perform. 重诺守信。
swift to hear， slow to speak. 多听少说。
ty is but skin-deep. 不可以貌取人。
ty is truth， truth beauty. 美即是真，真即是美。
er 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。
er safe than sorry. 安全胜过遗憾。
er small fish than empty dish. 盘中小鱼胜无鱼。
er the last smile than the first laughter. 笑在前不如笑在后。
er to ask the way than go astray. 多问不吃亏。
er to be safe than sorry. 安全胜过遗憾。
er to do well than to say well. 嘴勤不如手勤。
is enemy to health. 忧虑有损健康。
will kill a cat. 忧虑伤神。
dren and fools cannot lie. 小孩和傻瓜嘴里没谎话。
dren and fools speak the truth. 童子吐真言。
dren are what the mothers are. 有其母，必有其子。
dren have the qualities of the parents. 有什么样的'父母，就有什么样的孩子。
stmas comes but once a year. 圣诞节每年只有一次。
hes don‘t make the man. 好马不在鞍，人美不在衫。
