I guess you know what's best for the family and for me.
我猜想你们一定知道怎样做对整个家庭和我是最有利的。
He that lies down (sleeps) with dogs must rise up with fleas.
与恶人交终会变恶;近朱者赤,近墨者黑。
Apparently what happened was that water collected on these tar pits, and the bigger animals like the elephants ventured out on to the apparently firm surface to drink, and were promptly bogged in the tar.