⑴ 谚语英语
Obedience is the first ty of a soldier军人以服从命令为天职。
Observation is the best teacher.观察是最好的老师。
Offense is the best defense.进攻是最好的防御。
Old friends and old wines are best.陈酒味醇,老友情深。
Old sin makes new shame.一失足成千古恨。
Once a man and twice a child.一次老,两次小。
Once a thief, always a thief.偷盗一次,做贼一世。
Once bitten, twice shy.一朝被蛇咬,十年怕井绳。
One boy is a boy, two boys half a boy, three boys no boy.
一个和尚挑水喝,两个和尚抬水喝,三个和尚没水喝。
One cannot put back the clock.时钟不能倒转。
One eyewitness is better than ten hearsays.百闻不如一见。
One false move may lose the game.一着不慎,满盘皆输。
One good turn deserves another.行善积德。
One hour today is worth two tomorrow.争分夺秒效率高。
One man‘s fault is other man‘s lesson.前车之鉴。
One never loses anything by politeness.讲礼貌不吃亏。
One swallow does not make a summ一燕不成夏。
One‘s words reflect one‘s thinking.言为心声。
Out of debt, out of danger.无债一身轻。
Out of office, out of danger.无官一身轻。
Out of sight, out of mind.眼不见,心为静。
Patience is the best remedy.忍耐是良药。
Penny wise, pound foolish.贪小便宜吃大亏。
Plain dealing is praised more than practiced.
正大光明者,说到的多,做到的少。
Please the eye and plague the heart. 贪图一时快活,必然留下隐祸。
Pleasure comes through toil.苦尽甘来。
Pour water into a sieve.竹篮子打水一场空。
Practice makes perfect.熟能生巧。
Praise is not pudding.恭维话不能当饭吃。
Praise makes good men better, and bad men worse.
好人越夸越好,坏人越夸越糟。
Prefer loss to unjust gain.宁可吃亏,不贪便宜。
Prevention is better than cure.预防胜于治疗。
Pride goes before, and shame comes after.骄傲使人落后。
Promise is debt.一诺千金。
Proverbs are the daughters of daily experience.谚语是日常经验的结晶。
Pull the chestnut out of fire.火中取栗。
Put the cart before the horse.本末倒置。
Put your shoulder to the wheel.鼎力相助。
Reading enriches the mind.开卷有益。
Reading is to the mind while exercise to the body.读书健脑,运动强身。
Respect yourself, or no one else will respect you.要人尊敬,必须自重。
Rome is not built in a day冰冻三尺,非一日之寒。
Saying is one thing and doing another.言行不一。
Seeing is believing.眼见为实。 Seek the truth from facts.实事求是。
Send a wise man on an errand, and say nothing to him.
智者当差,不用交代。
Set a thief to catch a thief.以贼捉贼。
Short accounts make long friends.好朋友勤算账。
Something is better than nothing.聊胜于无。
Soon learn, soon forgotten.学得快,忘得快。
Soon ripe, soon rotten.熟得快,烂得快。
Speech is silver, silence is gold.能言是银,沉默是金。
Still water run deep.静水常深。
Strike the iron while it is hot.趁热打铁。
Success belongs to the persevering.坚持就是胜利。
Take things as they come.既来之,则安之。
Talking mends no holes. 空谈无补。
Talk of the devil and he will appear.说曹操,曹操就到。
Tall trees catch much wind.树大招风。
Teach others by your example.躬亲示范。
The best hearts are always the bravest.无私者无畏。
The best man stumbles.伟人也有犯错时。
The cat shuts its eyes when stealing.掩耳盗铃。
The danger past and God forgotten.过河拆桥。
The darkest hour is nearest the dawn.黎明前的黑暗。
The darkest place is under the candlestick.烛台底下最暗。
The devil knows many things because he is old.老马识途。
The devil sometimes speaks the truth魔鬼有时也会说真话。
The die is cast.木已成舟。 The early bird catches the worm.早起的鸟儿有虫吃。
The end justifies the means.只要目的正当,可以不择手段。
The end makes all equal.死亡面前,人人平等。
The eye is bigger than the belly.贪多嚼不烂。
The farthest way about is the nearest way home.抄近路反而绕远路。
The finest diamond must be cut.玉不琢,不成器。
The fire is the test of gold, adversity of strong man.烈火验真金,艰难磨意志。
The first step is the only difficulty.迈出第一步是最艰难的。
The fox knew too much, that‘s how he lost his tail.机关算尽太聪明,反误了卿卿 性命。
The fox preys farthest from home.兔子不吃窝边草。
The frog in the well knows nothing of the great ocean.坐井观天。
The grass is greener on the other side.这山望着那山高。
The greatest talkers are always least doers.语言的巨人总是行动的矮子。
The higher up, the greater the fall.爬得高,摔得惨。
The leopard cannot change its spots.本性难移。
The more noble, the more humble.人越高尚,越谦虚。
The more wit, the less courage. 初生牛犊不怕虎。
The outsider sees the most of the game.旁观者清。
The pen is mightier than the sword.笔能杀人。
The pot calls the kettle black.五十步笑百步。
There are spots in the sun.太阳也有黑点。
There are two sides to every question.问题皆有两面。
There is a skeleton in the cupboard.家家有本难念的经。
There is kindness to be found everywhere.人间处处有温情。
There is no general rule without some exception.任何法规均有例外。
There is no medicine against death.没有长生不老药。
There is no place like home.金窝银窝不如咱的狗窝。
There is no royal road to learning.书山有路勤为径,学海无涯苦作舟。
The style is the man.字如其人。
The tongue is not steel, yet it cuts.人言可畏。
The water that bears the boat is the same that swallows it up.
水能载舟,亦能覆舟。
The wise man knows he knows nothing, the fool thinks he knows all.清者自清,浊者自浊。 The wolf has a winning game when the shepherds quarrel. 螳螂捕蝉,黄雀在后
The world is a ladder for some to go up and others to go down.世界如阶梯,有人上有人下。
The world is but a little place, after all.海内存知己,天涯若比邻。
Think twice before you do.三思而后行。
Things at the worst will mend.否极泰来。
Time and tide wait for no man.时不我待。
Time cures all things.时间是医治一切创伤的良药。
Time flies.光阴似箭。 Time is money.时间就是金钱。
Time lost cannot be won again.时光流逝,不可复得。
Time past cannot be called back again.时间不能倒流。
Time tries all.路遥知马力,日久见人心。
Tit for tat is fair play.人不犯我,我不犯人;人若犯我,我必犯人。
To err is human.人非圣贤,孰能无过。
To know everything is to know nothing.什么都知道,一如什么都不知道。
To know oneself is true progress.人贵有自知之明。
Tomorrow never comes.我生待明日,万事成蹉跎。
Too much familiarity breeds contempt.过分熟悉会使人互不服气。
Too much knowledge makes the head bald.学问太多催人老。
Too much liberty spills all.自由放任,一事无成。
Too much praise is a burden.过多夸奖,反成负担。
To save time is to lengthen life.节约时间就是延长生命。
Touch pitch, and you will be defiled.常在河边走,哪有不湿鞋。
Troubles never come singly.福无双至,祸不单行。
Truth never grows old.真理永存。
Turn over a new leaf.洗心革面,改过自新。
Two dogs strive for a bone, and a third runs away with it.
鹬蚌相争,渔翁得利。
Two heads are better than one.一个好汉三个帮。
Two of a trade seldom agree.同行是冤家。
Two wrongs do not make a right.别人错了,不等于你对了。
Unity is strength.团结就是力量。
Unpleasant advice is a good medicine.忠言逆耳利于行。
Until all is over one‘s ambition never dies.不到黄河心不死。
Venture a small fish to catch a great one.吃小亏占大便宜。
Virtue is fairer far than beauty.美德远远胜过美貌。
Walls have ears.小心隔墙有耳。
Wash your dirty linen at home.家丑不可外扬。
Water dropping day by day wears the hardest rock away.滴水穿石。
Wealth is nothing without health.失去健康,钱再多也没用。
We know not what is good until we have lost it.好东西,失去了才明白。
Well begun is half done.好的开始,是成功的一半。
We never know the worth of water till the well is dry.井干方知水可贵。
We shall never have friends if we expect to find them without fault
.欲求完美无缺的朋友必然成为孤家寡人。
We should never remember the benefits we have offered nor forget the favor received.
自己的好事别去提,别人的恩惠要铭记。
Whatever you do, do with all your might.不管做什么,都要一心一意
What is learned in the cradle is carried to the grave.儿时所学,终生难忘。
What‘s done cannot be undone.生米煮成熟饭了。
What‘s lost is lost.失者不可复得。What we do willingly is easy.愿者不难。When in Rome, do as the Romans do.入国问禁,入乡随俗。
When everybody‘s somebody then nobody‘s anybody.人人都伟大,世间没豪杰。
When sorrow is asleep, wake it not.伤心旧事别重提。
When sorrows come, they come not single spies, but in battalions.
新仇旧恨,齐上心头。
When the fox preaches, take care of your geese.黄鼠狼给鸡拜年,没安好心。
When wine is in truth, wit is out.酒后吐真言。
Where there is a will, there is a way.有志者事竟成。
Where there is life, there is hope.留得青山在,不怕没柴烧。
Where there is smoke, there is fire.事出有因。
While the priest climbs a post, the devil climbs ten.道高一尺,魔高一丈。
Who chatters to you, will chatter of you.搬弄口舌者必是小人。
Whom the gods love die young.好人不长命。
Wise man have their mouths in their hearts, fools have their hearts in their mouths.
智者嘴在心里,愚者心在嘴里。
Work makes the workman.勤工出巧匠。 Wet behind the ears.乳臭未干。
You cannot burn the candle at both ends.蜡烛不能两头点,精力不可过分耗。
You cannot eat your cake and have it.鱼与熊掌,不可得兼。
You can take a horse to the water but you cannot make him drink. 强扭的瓜不甜
。 You may know by a handful the whole sack.由一斑可知全貌。
You never know what you can till you try.是驴子是马,拉出来遛遛。
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1. Where there is a will, there is a way.有志者事竟成。
2. No pains, no gains.没有付出就没有收获。
3. Constant dripping wears away a stone.水滴石穿,绳锯木断。
4. Care and diligence bring luck.谨慎和勤奋才能抓住机遇。
5. Genius is nothing but labor anddiligence.天才不过是勤奋而已。
6. Great hopes make great man.伟大的抱负造就伟大的人物。
7. Instry is the parent of success.勤奋是成功之母。
8. No rose without a thorn.没有不带刺的玫瑰。
9. There is no royal road to learning.书山有路勤为径,学海无涯苦作舟。
10. No way is impossible to courage.勇者无惧。
11. Success belongs to the persevering.坚持就是胜利。
12. The finest diamond must be cut.玉不琢,不成器。
13. Adversity makes a man wise, not rich.逆境出人才。
⑷ 英语四级作文经典语句
Along with the advance of the society more and more problems are brought to our attention, one of which is that....
随着社会的不断发展,出现了越来越多的问题,其中之一便是____________。
As to whether it is a blessing or a curse, however, people take different attitudes.
然而,对于此类问题,人们持不同的看法。(Hold different attitudes 持不同的看;Come up with different attitudes 有不同的看法)
As society develops, people are attaching much importance to....
随着社会的发展,人们开始关注............
People are attaching more and more importance to the interview ring job hunting
求职的过程中,人们慢慢意识到面试的重要性。
As to whether it is worthwhile ....., there is a long-running controversial debate. It is quite naturalthat people from different backgrounds may have divergent attitudes towards it.
关于是否值得___________的问题,一直以来争论不休。当然,不同的人对此可能持不同的观点。
In the process of modern urban development, we often find ourselves in a dilemma.
在都市的发展中,我们往往会陷入困境。
Recently the phenomenon has aroused wide concern, some people are in alarm that....
最近,这种现象引起了人们的广泛关注,有人开始担心______________。
The human race has entered a completely new stage in its history, with the increasingly rapid economic globalization and urbanization, more problems are brought to our attention.
人类进入了一个历史的崭新的阶段,经济全球化、都市化的速度不断加快,随之给我们带来了很多问题。
...... plays such an important role that it undeniably becomes the biggest concern of the present world, there comes a question, is it a blessing or a curse?"
_______显得非常重要而成为当今世界所关注的最大的问题,这是无可厚非的。不过,问题是:"我们该如何抉择?"
Now we are entering a new era, full of opportunities and challenges,
现在我们正在进入一个充满机会和挑战的新时代。
展现问题篇
问题的常用词:question, problem, issue
Recently, the issue of ...... has been brought into public focus.
近来,_______的问题引起了社会的广泛关注。
Now we are entering a brand new era full of opportunities and innovations, and great changes have taken place in people's attitude towards some traditional practice.
现在我们进入了一个充满机遇和创新的崭新时代,很多人对某些传统的看法也发生了很大改变。
Recently the issue of whether or not ... has been in the limelight and has aroused wide concern in the public.
近来,是否_______的问题已经非常明确而且引起了社会的广泛关注。
The issue whether it is good or not to .... has aroused a heated discussion all over the country.
______的利与弊已在全国范围内引起热烈的讨论。
At present, some people think ....while others claim ...Both sides have their merits.
目前,一些人认为_______而另一些人则认为_______。其实,两种观点都其可取之处。
People rarely reach an absolute consensus on such a controversial issue.
对于这种极具争议的话题,我们很难作出绝对的回答。
People from different backgrounds would put different interpretations on the same case.
不同行业的人对同一种问题的解释不尽相同。
The controversial issue is often brought into public focus. People from different backgrounds hold different attitudes towards the issue.
这中极具争议性的话题往往很受社会的关注。不同的人对此问题的看法也不尽相同。
When asked ..., some people think..... while some prefer...
说到______,有人认为________,而另一些人则认为__________。
Just as the saying goes: "so many people, so many minds". It is quite understandable that views on this issue vary from person to person.
俗话说,""。不同的人对此有不同的看法是可以理解的。
To this issue, different people come up with various attitudes.
对于这个问题,不同的人持不同的观点。
There is a good side and a bad side to everything, it goes without saying that...
万事万物都有其两面性,所以,勿庸置疑,____________。
When it comes to ..., most people believe that ..., but other people regard ...as ....
提到_________问题,很多人认为_________,不过,一些人则认为______是____.
When faced with...., quite a few people claim that ...., but other people think as...
提到_________问题,仅少数人认为________,但另一些人则认为_________。
There is a public controversy nowadays over the issue of .... There who criticize ...argue that ...., they believe that ...,but people who favor .., on the other hand, argue that...
目前,_______问题争议较大。批判_______的人认为_______,他们认为_______,不过,另一方面,赞同_______的人则认为_________。
Some people are of the opinion that..
有些人认为_____________。
Many people claim that...
很多人认为_____________。
A majority of 绝大多数
A large number of 很多人
Some people contend that ... has proved to bring many advantages (disadvantages)
有些人认为________有很多有利之处(不利之处)。
Those who argue for ... say that ...economic development of the cities.
觉得_____的人认为,______ 城市的经济发展。
Some people advocate that ....
有些人在坚持认为_________。
They hold that ... 他们认为_________。
People, who advocate that ..., have their sound reasons (grounds)
坚持认为______的人也有其说法(依据)。
Those who have already benefited from practicing it sing high praise of it.
那些从中受益的人对此大家褒奖。
Those who strongly approve of ... have cogent reasons for it.
强烈认同_______的人有很多原因。
Many people would claim that...
有人会认为___________。
People who support ... give some or all of the following reasons.
那些支持_________观点的人列出了如下原因:________。
But others hold the view that ...但是,另外一些人则认为_______。
观点的用词:Attitude, opinion, 与其搭配的动词以及词组:Take, have, come up with,set forth, put forward等。
But on the other hand, there are also quite a few people who strongly advocate that..,.
不过,另一方面,也有少部分人坚持认为_______________。
But people who are ..., on the other hand , maintain that...
不过,另一方面,________的人认为__________。
However, there are a large number of people who hold a different view concerning this case.
然而,很多人对此有不同的看法。
问题用词:Issue, phenomenon,后接介词, on, over等。
However, some others argue that... 然而,另一些人则认为_________。
However, there are also some others who contend that...
然而,也有人认为__________。
But other people set forth completely totally different argument concerning this case.
不过,对于此,另一些人则持完全不同的观点。
Some people examine this issue from another angle.
有的人用另一角度来看这一问题。
On the other hand, there are also many opponents who strongly ...
另一方面,也有很多反对的人,他们认为_____________。
According to my personality and fondness, I would prefer ... rather than...
根据我的个性以及兴趣,我选择_______而不会选择__________。
Personally, I side with the latter (former) opinion...
就我个人而言,我支持后者(前者)___________。
Personally, I am in favor of the former point of view.
就我个人而言,我较同意前一种看法。
To my point of view 我认为
To my mind, the advantages far overweigh the drawbacks(disadvantages, shortcomings)
我认为,优点胜过缺点。
For my part, I stand on side of the latter opinion that..
就我而言,我较赞同后一种观点________________。
As far as I am concerned, I am inclined to be on the side of the latter view.
在我看来,我较同意后一种观点。
After a thorough consideration, for my part, I am in favor of the latter view that...
经过深思熟虑,我较支持后一种看法,亦即________________________。
If asked to make a decision, I would prefer...
如果真的需要作出选择,我宁愿____________。
Taking into consideration both sides of the issue, I tend to favor the latter view..
比较两种观点进行比较,我较同意后一种观点,亦即_________________。
When considering opinions of both sides, I am inclined to ...
对两种观点进行综合考虑之后,我较认同_________________。
If it is up to me to make a choice between ... and ... I would rather choose ... over...
如果要我在____和____之间进行选择,我宁愿选择_____而不会选择______。
I would have to say that, if I were faced with the decision, I would follow ....
我需要说的是,如果要我抉择,我会____________。
At the risk of sounding too direct , I prefer to...
虽然可能过于直接,不过,我还是选择____________。
表达不确定的用词:May, seem, be likely to, possible, probably, perhaps, be said that, be said to...
in my mind , the following factors/reasons/causes need to be taken into consideration.
我认为,我们需要考虑下列因素/原因:
There are several reasons for this phenomenon/why...-(as follows).
造成这种现象的原因如下:
And I would like to present two explanations for this:
对于此,我有如下两点愚见:
The reasons are chiefly as follows. 主要原因如下:
There are numerous reasons why ____, and I would like to explore a few of the most important ones here.
为什么___________,原因很多,在此列举几个较为重要的原因。
The reasons are presented below. 原因如下。
There are three premier(主要的)/best/ most important, largest, significant, obvious, crucial causes as follows.
以下这些是造成这一问题的最主要/最好/最重要/最大/最有意义/明显/至关重要的原因。
This is based on the propensity(倾向,原因) of following points.
这基于以下的原因。
The main reason is that.. 主要原因是_____________。
One very important argument for ..... is that....
_______的非常重要的原因便是____________________。
The reasons are quite clear. Above all, ....
原因非常清楚。首先(首要的是)__________。
The first reason can be seen by every person.
第一个原因其实很明显。
The first and most important reason is that.....
第一个而且最重要的原因是______________。
One of the reasons that are given for....is that....
______________的原因之一是__________________。
Perhaps this is because of the simple fact that.....
也许,原因很简单,亦即_____________________。
One of the premier causes is that(注意用词)
最重要的原因之一便是______________。
At the risk of sounding too simplistic, it seems to me that the main propositions can be summarized in one saying.
这个原因可能较简单,不过,我认为可以用一句谚语来概括,________。
We may look into every possible reason, however, foremost reason for .... Is ....
其实有很多原因,不过,造成________的最重要的原因是______________。
⑸ 急求 大学英语四级写作便于引用的36个经典谚语、句式
a bad workman always blames his tools.
不会撑船怪河弯。
a bird in the hand is worth than two in the bush.
一鸟在手胜过双鸟在林。
a boaster and a liar are cousins-german.
吹牛与说谎本是同宗。
a bully is always a coward.
色厉内荏。
a burden of one’s choice is not felt.
爱挑的担子不嫌重。
a candle lights others and consumes itself.
蜡烛照亮别人,却毁灭了自己。
a cat has 9 lives.
猫有九条命。
a cat may look at a king.
人人平等。
a close mouth catches no flies.
病从口入。
a constant guest is never welcome.
常客令人厌。
actions speak louder than words.
事实胜于雄辩。
adversity leads to prosperity.
穷则思变。
adversity makes a man wise, not rich.
逆境出人才。
a fair death honors the whole life.
死得其所,流芳百世。
a faithful friend is hard to find.
知音难觅。
a fall into a pit, a gain in your wit.
吃一堑,长一智。
a fox may grow gray, but never good.
江山易改,本性难移。
a friend in need is a friend indeed.
患难见真情。
a friend is easier lost than found.
得朋友难,失朋友易。
a friend is never known till a man has need.
需要之时方知友。
a friend without faults will never be found.
没有十全十美的朋友。
’after you’ is good manners.
“您先请”是礼貌。
a good beginning is half done.
良好的开端是成功的一半。
a good beginning makes a good ending.
善始者善终。
a good book is a good friend.
好书如挚友。
a good book is the best of friends, the same today and forever.
一本好书,相伴一生。
a good conscience is a soft pillow.
不做亏心事,不怕鬼叫门。
a good fame is better than a good face.
美名胜过美貌。
a good husband makes a good wife.
夫善则妻贤。
a good medicine tastes bitter.
良药苦口。
a good wife health is a man’s best wealth.
妻贤身体好是男人最大的财富。
a great talker is a great liar.
说大话者多谎言。
a hedge between keeps friendship green.
君子之交淡如水。
a joke never gains an enemy but loses a friend.
戏谑不能化敌为友,只能使人失去朋友。
a leopard cannot change its spots.
积习难改。
a liar is not believed when he speaks the truth.
说谎者即使讲真话也没人相信。
a light heart lives long.
静以修身。
a little body often harbors a great soul.
浓缩的都是精品。
a little knowledge is a dangerous thing.
一知半解,自欺欺人。
a little pot is soon hot.
狗肚子盛不得四两油。
all are brave when the enemy flies.
敌人逃窜时,人人都成了勇士。
all good things come to an end.
天下没有不散的筵席。
all rivers run into sea.
海纳百川。
all roads lead to rome.
条条大路通罗马。
all that ends well is well.
结果好,就一切都好。
all that glitters is not gold.
闪光的不一定都是金子。
all things are difficult before they are easy.
凡事总是由难而易。
all work and no play makes jack a ll boy.
只会用功不玩耍,聪明孩子也变傻。
a man becomes learned by asking questions.
不耻下问才能有学问。
a man can do no more than he can.
凡事都应量力而行。
a man cannot spin and reel at the same time.
一心不能二用。
a man is known by his friends.
什么人交什么朋友。
a man of words and not of deeds is like a garden full of weeds.
光说空话不做事,犹如花园光长刺。
a man without money is no man at all.
一分钱难倒英雄汉。
a merry heart goes all the way.
心旷神怡,事事顺利。
a miss is as good as a mile.
失之毫厘,差之千里。
a mother’s love never changes.
母爱永恒。
an apple a day keeps the doctor away.
一天一苹果,不用请医生。
a new broom sweeps clean.
新官上任三把火。
an eye for an eye and a tooth for a tooth.
以眼还眼,以牙还牙。
an hour in the morning is worth two in the evening.
一日之计在于晨。
an old dog cannot learn new tricks.
老狗学不出新把戏。
an ounce of luck is better than a pound of wisdom.
聪明才智,不如运气。
an ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure.
预防为主,治疗为辅。
a rolling stone gathers no moss.
滚石不生苔,转业不聚财。
as a man sows, so he shall reap.
种瓜得瓜,种豆得豆。
a single flower does not make a spring.
一花独放不是春,百花齐放春满园。
a snow year, a rich year.
瑞雪兆丰年。
a sound mind in a sound body.
健全的精神寓于健康的身体。
a still tongue makes a wise head.
寡言者智。