Be slow to promise and quick to perform. 不轻诺，诺必果。 Be swift to hear, slow to speak. 多听少说。 Better an empty purse than an empty head. 宁可钱袋瘪，不要脑袋空。 Better an open enemy than a false friend. 明枪易躲，暗箭难防。 Better good neighbours near than relations far away. 远亲不如近邻。 Between the cup and the lip a morsel may slip. 功亏一篑。 Between two stools one falls to the ground. 脚踏两头要落空。 Beware beginnings. 慎始为上。 Big mouthfuls ofter choke. 贪多嚼不烂。 Bind the sack before it be full. 做事应适可而止。 Birds of a feather flock together. 物以类聚，人以群分。 Birth is much, but breeding is more. 出身固然重要，教养更且重要。 Bite off more than one can chew. 贪多咽不下。 Bite the hand that feeds one. 恩将仇报。 Bitter pills may have wholesome effects. 良药苦口利於病。 Blind men can judge no colours. 不宜问道於盲。 Blood is thicker than water. 血浓於水。 Bread is the staff of life. 民以食为天。 Brevity is the soul of wit. 言以简洁为贵。 Bring up a raven and he'll pick out your eyes. 养虎贻患。 Burn not your house to rid it of the mouse. 投鼠忌器。 Burnt child dreads the fire. 一朝被蛇咬，十年怕井绳。 Business before pleasure. 事业在先，享乐在后。 Business is business. 公事公办。 By doing we learn. 经一事，长一智。 By falling we learn to go safely. 吃一堑，长一智。 By other's faults, wise men correct their own. 他山之石，可以攻玉。 By reading we enrich the mind; by conversation we polish it. 读书可以使我门的思想充实，谈话使其更臻完美。Leave behind a clean world for future generations. 留给下一代一个清洁的地球。 . You can do it too! 你也做得到！ . Get to another summit in your career. 开创职业生涯的另一个高峰 Pursue breakthroughs in your life. 追求自我的突破。 Never say die. 永不放弃。） Knowledge is power. 知识就是力量。 Never too old to learn. 活到老，学到老。 Practice makes perfect. 熟能生巧。 Go for it! = Just do it! 加油！向前冲！做了再说！ No pain, no gain. 天下事没有不劳而获的东西 Everyday and in every way I''m getting better. 每天每个方面我的生活都正在好转。 Time is money. （时间就是金钱。） Last week, Mrs Black went to London. She didn’t know London very well, and she lost her way. Suddenly she saw a man near a bus stop. She went up to the man and said, “Excuse me! Can you tell me the way to the hospital, please?” The man smiled. He didn’t know English! He came from Germany. But then he put his hand into his pocket, and took out an English dictionary. He looked up some words. Then he said slowly, “I’m sorry I can’t understand you.” 上周，布莱克夫人去了一趟伦敦。她不太熟悉伦敦，结果她迷路了。突然她在一个公共汽车站附近看见一位男子。她急忙向这位男子走去，说道：“劳驾您一下！请您告诉我去医院的路，好吗？”这位男子笑了。他听不懂英语。他来自德国。但是他将手伸进了自己的衣袋里，从里面掏出了一本英语词典。他查找到了一些单词。然后他一字一句地说：“我很抱歉我听不懂你说的话。”
