1、Reading,Step Five 常备格言,点石成金,第17讲 名言谚语,引经据典是英语作文中常用的方法。谚语是人类智慧的结晶,它往往具有很强的哲理性和启示性。将言简意赅、富有哲理的谚语运用到英语写作中可以增加文章亮点,升华文章主题,提高作文的得分档次。谚语的运用常体现在以下几个方面: (1)开门见山,引出下文 在高考作文中选择与主题有关的名言警句作为切入点,可以起到统领全篇、提纲挈领的作用,使文章中心发人深思,为文章增色。 (2)旁征博引,广为论证 在写作中,如果我们能把谚语作为文章的论据使用,能够增加语言的说服力,同时避免了因使用复杂句式而出现的语法失误,达到提高文章档次的目的。,(3)
2、概括总结,提炼论点 高考英语作文要求对所论述的问题进行概括总结,提炼论点或得出结论。在文章结尾处使用谚语可起到画龙点睛、深化主题的作用。 中学阶段英语写作常用谚语: (1)It is never too old to learn.活到老,学到老。 (2)Well begun,half done.好的开始是成功的一半。 (3)All things are difficult before they are easy.万事开头难。 (4)God helps those who help themselves.天助自助者。 (5)The early bird catches the worm.早起的
3、鸟儿有虫吃。,(6)Dont put off till tomorrow what should be done today.今日事,今日毕。 (7)Lost time is never found again.光阴一去不复返。 (8)Time waits for no man.岁月不待人。 (9)Time flies.光阴似箭。 (10)Time is money.时间就是金钱。 (11)Opportunities are only for the prepared minds。 机会只青睐那些有准备的人。 (12)Where there is a will,there is a way.有
4、志者事竟成。 (13)Nothing is impossible to a willing heart.世上无难事,只要肯登攀。 (14)Experience is the mother of wisdom.实践出真知。,(15)Actions speak louder than words.事实胜于雄辩。 (16)Practice makes perfect.熟能生巧。 (17)Easier said than done.说起来容易,做起来难。 (18)More haste less speed./Haste makes waste.欲速则不达。 (19)Rome was not built
5、 in a day.伟业非一日之功。 (20)The longest journey begins with the first step.千里之行,始于足下。 (21)Constant dripping wears away a stone.水滴石穿,绳锯木断。 (22)A big tree falls not at the first stroke.一斧子砍不倒大树。 (23)One false step will make a great difference.失之毫厘,谬之千里。 (24)A fall into the pit,a gain in your wit.吃一堑,长一智。,(
6、25)All work and no play makes Jack a dull boy. 只工作不玩耍,聪明孩子也变傻。 (26)East or west,home is the best.金窝银窝不如自己的草窝。 (27)When in Rome,do as the Romans do.入乡随俗。 (28)Once bitten,twice shy.一朝被蛇咬,十年怕井绳。 (29)The older,the wiser.姜是老的辣。 (30)Early to bed,early to rise makes a man healthy,wealthy and wise. 早睡早起身体好。
7、 (31)It is hard to please all.众口难调。 (32)Every coin has two sides.任何事情都有两面性。,(33)A good medicine tastes bitter.良药苦口,忠言逆耳。 (34)A friend in need is a friend indeed.患难见真情。 (35)All time is no time when it is past.光阴一去不复返。 (36)Genius is nothing but labor and diligence.天才不过是勤奋而已。 (37)He who laughs last,lau
8、ghs best.谁笑到最后,谁笑得最好。 (38)It is no use crying over spilt milk.覆水难收。 (39)Better late than never.迟做总比不做好。 (40)Money is not everything.金钱不是万能的。 (41)Failure is the mother of success.失败是成功之母。 (42)Details are the key to success.细节决定成败。,(43)Two heads are better than one.三个臭皮匠,顶个诸葛亮。 (44)Strike while the iron is hot.趁热打铁。 (45)No pain,no gain.不劳无获。 (46)Think twice before acting.三思而后行。 (47)Knowledge is power.知识就是力量。 (48)Reading is always beneficial./Reading enriches the mind.开卷有益。 (49)A good book is a good friend.好书如挚友。 (50)Not to advance is to go back.不进则退。,