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    1.求高中英语选择题常考谚语

    (1)Actions speak louder than words. 行动比言语更有说服力。

    (事实胜于雄辩。) (2)Better late than never. 迟做总比不做好。

    (3)Honesty is the best policy. 诚实总是上策。(4)The best fish are / swim near the bottom. 好鱼居水底。

    (有价值的东西不能轻易得到。) (5)The more you get, the more you want. 拥有越多想要越多。

    (注:以上五句谚语运用了形容词、副词比较级、最高级。) (6)A rising tide lifts all boats. 水涨众船高。

    (7)Time lost cannot be recalled. (recall vt. 召回,恢复) 光阴一去不复返。(8)To stand still is to move back. 逆水行舟,不进则退。

    (9)Saving is getting. 节约而后有。(节约就是获得。)

    (10)It is no use crying over spilt milk. 覆水难收。(打翻牛奶,哭也没用) (注:以上五句运用了非谓语动词。)

    (11)All work and no play makes Jack a dull boy. 只工作(学习)不玩耍,聪明孩子也变傻。(12)Early to bed and early to rise makes a man healthy, wealthy, and wise. 早起早睡使你健康、富裕、聪明。

    (13)An apple a day keeps the doctor away. 多吃水果利健康。(一天一苹果医生远离我。)

    (14)Absence makes the heart grow fonder. 久别情深。(15)Money makes the mare go. (mare n. 母马,母驴) 有钱能使鬼推磨。

    (16)You may take a horse to the water, but you cannot make him drink. 领马河边易,逼马饮水难。 (不要逼人做不愿做的事。)

    (注:以上六句运用了“vt. + 宾语+ 宾语补足语”。) (17)A bird in the hand is worth two in the bush. 双鸟在林不如一鸟在手。

    (18)An hour in the morning is worth two in the evening. 一日之计在于晨。(19)Hope for the best and prepare for the worst. 抱最好的希望,作最坏的准备。

    (20)It's never too late to mend. 改过迁善从不嫌晚。(亡羊补牢,未为迟也。)

    (21)One is never too old to learn. 活到老,学到老。(22)Reading is to the mind what exercise is to the body. 阅读对于我们心灵之重要,犹如运动对于身体一样。

    (注:以上六句运用了be worth…, hope for…, prepare for…, too… to…, A is to B what C is to D 固定结构) (23)All that glitters is not gold. / All is not gold that glitters. (glitter vi. 闪光,闪烁)闪光的并非都是金子。(24)All that dogs bark at are not thieves. / All are not thieves that dogs bark at.狗吠者未必是贼。

    (勿以貌取人。) (25)Every couple is not a pair. / Not every couple is a pair. 成双未必能配对。

    注:以上三句运用了部分否定结构。) (26)It is a good horse that never stumbles, and a good wife that never grumbles. (stumble vi. 绊倒,失足 grumble vi. 发牢骚,抱怨)良马会失蹄,贤妻有牢骚。

    (27)It's a long lane that has no turning. (lane n. 小巷) 否极泰来。(路必有弯,事必有变。)

    (没有弯曲的路真长。)(不顺是暂时,转机定出现。)

    (28)It is love that makes the world go round. 爱使世界更美好。(29)It is the early bird that catches the worm. 早出的鸟儿吃到虫。

    (疾足者先得。) (注:以上四句运用了强调句型。)

    (30)A fall into the pit, a gain in your wit. (pit n. 坑,陷井 wit n. 智力,才智) 吃一堑,长一智。(31)An eye for an eye, a tooth for a tooth. 以眼还眼,以牙还牙。

    (32)Never put off till tomorrow. 今日事,今日做。(今日事,今日毕。)

    (33)once bitten, twice shy. 一朝被蛇咬,十年怕井绳。(一次上当,下次小心。)

    (34)Out of sight, out of mind. 眼不见,心不想。(不见就忘。)

    (离久情疏。) (35)Waste not, want not. 不浪费,不愁缺。

    (注:以上六句运用了“省略”,表达精练,语言生动。) (36)All's well that ends well. 结果好就是一切好。

    (37)He laughs best who laughs last. 谁笑在最后,谁笑得最好。(38)Those who live in glass houses should not throw stones. 家居玻璃房,切忌乱扔石。

    (自己有弱点,勿揭他人短。) (注:以上三句运用了定语从句。)

    (39)Don't count your chickens before they are hatched. (hatch vt. 孵出) 小鸡孵出前,先别忙点数。(办事尚未果,不把成功言。)

    (不要过早乐观。) (40)When in Rome do as the Romans do. 身处罗马学意人,到了一地尊风俗。

    (入乡随俗) (41)What's learnt in the cradle lasts till the tomb. (cradle n. 摇蓝) 摇蓝中所学,受用到墓穴。(孩提时代学到的东西,至死不忘。)

    2.高考英语常见谚语

    1. Waste not,want not. 俭以防匮。

    2. From saving comes having. 富有来自节俭。 3. A penny saved is a penny gained. 省一文是一文。

    4. Take care of the pence and the pound will take care of themselves. 金钱积少便成多。 5. Frugality is an estate alone. 节俭本身就是一宗财产。

    6. He that regards not a penny,will lavish a pound. 小钱不知节省,大钱将滥花。 7. Small gains bring great wealth. 积小利,成巨富。

    8. Many a little makes a mickle. 积少便成多。 9. As the touchstone tries gold,so gold tries man. 试金之石可试金,正如黄金能试人。

    10. Courage and resolution are the spirit and soul of virtue. 勇敢和坚决是美德的灵魂。 11. The path to glory is always rugged. 光荣之路常坎坷。

    12. Nothing is difficult to the man who will try. 世上无难事,只要人肯试。 13. The fire is the test of gold;adversity of strong man. 烈火试真金,困苦炼壮士。

    14. Great hopes make great man. 远大的希望造就伟大的人物。 15. No way is impossible to courage. 勇士面前无险路。

    16. A smooth sea never made a skillful mariner. 平静的大海决不能造就出熟练的水手。 17. The good seaman is known in bad weather. 坏天气下才能识得出良好的海员;要识好海员,须凭坏天气。

    18. The best hearts are always the bravest. 行为最勇敢的人心地总是最善良。 19. We must not lie down,and cry,God help us. 求神不如求己。

    20. He that falls today may be up again tomorrow. 今天跌倒的人也许明天就会站起。 21. Rome was not built in a day. 罗马并非一日可建成;坚持必成。

    22. Success belongs to the persevering. 胜利属于坚忍不拔的人。 23. We must repeat a thousand and one times thatperseverance is the only road to success. 我们要多次重申:不屈不挠是取得胜利的唯一道路。

    24. Perseverance is failing nineteen times and succeeding the twentieth. 十九次失败,到第二十次获得成功,这就叫坚持。 25. Step by step the ladder is ascended. 登梯需要逐级登。

    26. Adversity leads to prosperity. 困苦通向昌盛。 27. Patience and application will carry us through. 忍耐和专心会使我们度过难关。

    28. Fortune often rewards with interest those that have patience to wait for her. 做事只要有耐心,到头总会有好运;耐心候好运,好运常会来。 29. All things will come round to him who will but wait. 只要肯等待,一切都会按时来。

    30. Constant dropping wears the stone. 滴水不绝可穿石。 31. Omelets are not made without breaking of eggs. 鸡蛋不打破,蛋卷做不成;不甘愿吃苦,则预期效果达不到。

    32. The world is a ladder for some to go up and others to go down. 世界好似一把梯,有人上去有人下。 33. There needs a long apprenticeship to understand the mystery of the world's trade. 要知世事奥秘多,须要长期作学徒。

    34. Life is sweet. 生活是可爱的;人无不好生(恶死)。 35. Where there is life,there is hope. 生命不息,希望长在。

    36. Life is not all beer and skittles. 人生并不全是吃喝玩乐。 37. Much water runs by the mill that the miller knows not of. 眼前发生许多事,有些我们并不知。

    38. Fortune knocks once at least at every man's door. 人人都有走运的一天。 39. If you are too fortunate,you will not know yourself; if you are too unfortunate,nobody will know you. 运气太好,见人不睬;运气太坏,无人理会。

    40. Every man is the architect of his own fortune. 每一个人都是自身幸福的建筑师。 41. Happy is he who knows his follies in his youth. 记得年轻时所作蠢事的人是幸福的。

    42. Misfortunes never (seldom) come alone (single). 祸不单行。 43. Misfortune is a good teacher. 不幸是良好的教师。

    44. Misfortunes come at night. 祸常生于不测。 45. Misfortunes tell us what fortune is. 恶运临头后,才知幸运贵。

    46. Adversity makes a man wise,not rich. 患难能使人聪明,但不能使人富有。 47. Live and learn. 活到老,学到老。

    48. It is never too old to learn. 为学不怕年高。 49. A man becomes learned by asking questions. 要长学问,就得多问;多问则业精。

    50. There is no royal road to learning. 学问无坦途。

    3.【这几道英语题谁会1.谚语翻译①Abadthingneverdies.②

    ①A bad thing never dies.遗臭万年②A close mouth catches no flies.[谚]嘴唇闭紧,苍蝇难进; 口紧不招祸; 祸从口出.③A faithful friend is hard to find.知音难觅④A little knowledge is a dangerous thing.[谚]一知半解是危险的.①What is the difference between here and there?The letter “t”.( there 去掉“t”,跟 here 这个字就没什么两样.)②What are the strongest days of the week?Saturday and Sunday --- all the other days are weak (week) days.( weak与 week的发音一样.而美国人的工作天只有五天,即从 Monday到 Friday ,这五天是他们的week days.)③Why did the man put wheels on his rocking chair?Because he wanted to rock and roll.( to rock and roll是跳摇滚舞.但在这儿,摇rock 的是rocking chair,滚 roll的是 wheels.这就造成了一句双关的趣味.)④Why is the letter "R" like Christmas?Because it comes at the end of December.(对这句话而言,答案的意思是R这个字母正好排在December的末尾.除此以外,答案还有一个意思,Christmas在the end of December的时候到来.换言之,答案也造成了一句双关的趣味.)⑤What time of day was Adam born?Just before Eve.( Eve 是一语双关,一是解“晚间”,一是解“夏娃”.)。

    4.高考英语常见谚语,语法

    1.爱屋及乌 Love me, love my dog. 2.百闻不如一见 Seeing is believing.3.比上不足比下有余 worse off than some, better off than many; to fall short of the best, but be better than the worst. 4.笨鸟先飞 A slow sparrow should make an early start. 5.不眠之夜 white night 6.不以物喜不以己悲 not pleased by external gains, not saddened by personnal losses 7.不遗余力 spare no effort; go all out; do one's best 8.不打不成交 No discord, no concord. 9.拆东墙补西墙 rob Peter to pay Paul 10.辞旧迎新 bid farewell to the old and usher in the new; ring out the old year and ring in the new 11.大事化小小事化了 try first to make their mistake sound less serious and then to reduce it to nothing at all 12.大开眼界 open one's eyes; broaden one's horizon; be an eye-opener 13.国泰民安 The country flourishes and people live in peace 14.过犹不及 going too far is as bad as not going far enough; beyond is as wrong as falling short; too much is as bad as too little 15.功夫不负有心人 Everything comes to him who waits. 16.好了伤疤忘了疼 once on shore, one prays no more 17.好事不出门恶事传千里 Good news never goes beyond the gate, while bad news spread far and wide. 18.和气生财 Harmony brings wealth. 19.活到老学到老 One is never too old to learn. 20.既往不咎 let bygones be bygones 21.金无足赤人无完人 Gold can't be pure and man can't be perfect. 22.金玉满堂 Treasures fill the home. 23.脚踏实地 be down-to-earth 24.脚踩两只船 sit on the fence 25.君子之交淡如水 the friendship between gentlemen is as pure as crystal; a hedge between keeps friendship green 26.老生常谈陈词滥调 cut and dried, cliché 27.礼尚往来 Courtesy calls for reciprocity. 28.留得青山在不怕没柴烧 Where there is life, there is hope. 29.马到成功 achieve immediate victory; win instant success 30.名利双收 gain in both fame and wealth 31.茅塞顿开 be suddenly enlightened 32.没有规矩不成方圆 Nothing can be accomplished without norms or standards. 33.每逢佳节倍思亲 On festive occasions more than ever one thinks of one's dear ones far away.It is on the festival occasions when one misses his dear most. 34.谋事在人成事在天 The planning lies with man, the outcome with Heaven. Man proposes, God disposes. 35.弄巧成拙 be too smart by half; Cunning outwits itself 36.拿手好戏 masterpiece 37.赔了夫人又折兵 throw good money after bad 38.抛砖引玉 a modest spur to induce others to come forward with valuable contributions; throw a sprat to catch a whale 39.破釜沉舟 cut off all means of retreat;burn one's own way of retreat and be determined to fight to the end40.抢得先机 take the preemptive opportunities 41.巧妇难为无米之炊 If you have no hand you can't make a fist. One can't make bricks without straw.42.千里之行始于足下 a thousand-li journey begins with the first step--the highest eminence is to be gained step by step 43.前事不忘后事之师 Past experience, if not forgotten, is a guide for the future. 44.前人栽树后人乘凉 One generation plants the trees in whose shade another generation rests.One sows and another reaps. 45.前怕狼后怕虎 fear the wolf in front and the tiger behind hesitate in doing something 46.强龙难压地头蛇 Even a dragon (from the outside) finds it hard to control a snake in its old haunt - Powerful outsiders can hardly afford to neglect local bullies. 47.强强联手 win-win co-operation 48.瑞雪兆丰年 A timely snow promises a good harvest. 49.人之初性本善 Man's nature at birth is good. 50.人逢喜事精神爽 Joy puts heart into a man. 51.人海战术 huge-crowd strategy 52.世上无难事只要肯攀登 Where there is a will, there is a way. 53.世外桃源 a fictitious land of peace away from the turmoil of the world; 54.死而后已 until my heart stops beating 55.岁岁平安 Peace all year round. 56.上有天堂下有苏杭 Just as there is paradise in heaven, ther are Suzhou and Hangzhou on earth 57.塞翁失马焉知非福 Misfortune may be an actual blessing. 58.三十而立 A man should be independent at the age of thirty.At thirty, a man should be able to think for himself. 59.升级换代 updating and upgrading (of products)60.四十不惑 Life begins at forty. 61.谁言寸草心报得三春晖 Such kindness of warm sun, can't be repaid by grass. 62.水涨船高 When the river rises, the boat floats high. 63.时不我待Time and tide wait for no man. 64.杀鸡用牛刀break a butterfly on the wheel 65.实事求是seek truth from facts; be practical and realistic; be true to facts 66.说曹操,曹操到Talk of the devil and he comes. 67.实话实说speak the plain truth; call a spade a spade; tell it as it is 68.实践是检验真理的唯一标准Practice is the sole criterion for testing truth. 69.山不在高,有仙则名'No matter how high the mountain is, its nam。

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