2011高考英語(yǔ)??加⑽闹V語(yǔ)集錦
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英語(yǔ)諺語(yǔ)是洋溢著(zhù)異國文化氣息的哲理性語(yǔ)言,是智慧的結晶。近年的高考英語(yǔ)試題中的諺語(yǔ)的出現頻率越來(lái)越高,它通常與情景交際題、閱讀理解等題型結合,用來(lái)提供情景或點(diǎn)明觀(guān)點(diǎn)主旨。在英語(yǔ)作文中適當引用一些諺語(yǔ)或名言,往往也會(huì )起到畫(huà)龍點(diǎn)睛的作用,為文章增光添彩。
下面筆者對高考英語(yǔ)??加⑽闹V語(yǔ)進(jìn)行簡(jiǎn)單的歸納總結,希望對2011屆考生備考能有所幫助。
(1)Better late than never. 遲做總比不做好。
(2)Easier said than done. 說(shuō)起來(lái)容易做起來(lái)難。
(3)Something is better than nothing. 有總比沒(méi)有好。
(4)Better safe than sorry. 安全比遺憾好。(事后追悔不如事前穩妥。)
(5)Two heads are better than one. 三個(gè)臭皮匠頂個(gè)諸葛亮。
(6)Actions speak louder than words. 行動(dòng)比言語(yǔ)更有說(shuō)服力。(事實(shí)勝于雄辯。)
(7)Health is better than wealth. 健康勝于財富。
(8)The sooner begun, the sooner done. 開(kāi)始越早,完成得越早。
(9)Honesty is the best policy. 誠實(shí)總是上策。
(10)The best fish are / swim near the bottom.好魚(yú)居水底。(有價(jià)值的東西不能輕易得到。)
(注:以上諺語(yǔ)運用了形容詞或副詞的比較級、最高級。)
(11)Seeing is believing. 眼見(jiàn)為實(shí)。
(12)Saving is getting. 節約而后有。(節約就是獲得。)
(13)It is no use crying over spilt milk. 覆水難收。(打翻牛奶,哭也沒(méi)用。)
(14)A rising tide lifts all boats. 水漲眾船高。
(15)Time lost cannot be recalled. 光陰一去不復返。
(16)One is never too old to learn. 活到老,學(xué)到老。
(17)It’s never too late to mend. 改過(guò)遷善從不嫌晚。(亡羊補牢,未為遲也。)
(18)To stand still is to move back. 逆水行舟,不進(jìn)則退。
(19)To live is to learn, to learn is to better live. 活著(zhù)為了學(xué)習,學(xué)習為了更好的活著(zhù)。
(20)Live not to eat, but eat to live. 活著(zhù)不是為了吃飯,吃飯為了活著(zhù)。
(注:以上諺語(yǔ)運用了非謂語(yǔ)動(dòng)詞。)
(21)All work and no play makes Jack a dull boy. 只工作/學(xué)習不玩耍,聰明孩子也變傻。
(22)Early to bed and early to rise makes a man healthy, wealthy, and wise.
(23)You may take a horse to the water, but you cannot make him drink.
(24)Money makes the mare go. 有錢(qián)能使鬼推磨。
(25)An apple a day keeps the doctor away. 多吃水果利健康。(一天一蘋(píng)果醫生遠離我。)
(注:以上諺語(yǔ)運用了“make/keep+ O.+ O.C.”結構。)
(26)All that glitters is not gold. / All is not gold that glitters. 閃光的并非都是金子。
(27)All that dogs bark at are not thieves. / All are not thieves that dogs bark at.
(28)Every couple is not a pair. / Not every couple is a pair. 成雙未必能配對。
(注:以上諺語(yǔ)運用了部分否定結構。)
(29)It is the early bird that catches the worm. 早出的鳥(niǎo)兒吃到蟲(chóng)。(疾足者先得。)
(30)It’s a long lane that has no turning.否極泰來(lái)。
(31)It is love that makes the world go round. 愛(ài)使世界更美好。
(32)It is a good horse that never stumbles, and a good wife that never grumbles.
(注:以上諺語(yǔ)運用了強調句型。)
(33)Never put off till tomorrow. 今日事,今日做。(今日事,今日畢。)
(34)An eye for an eye, a tooth for a tooth. 以眼還眼,以牙還牙。
(35)A fall into the pit, a gain in your wit.吃一塹,長(cháng)一智。
(36)Once bitten, twice shy. 一朝被蛇咬,十年怕井繩。(一次上當,下次小心。)
(37)Out of sight, out of mind. 眼不見(jiàn),心不想。(不見(jiàn)就忘。)/(離久情疏。)
(38)Waste not, want not. 不浪費,不愁缺。
(39)No pains, no gains. 不勞無(wú)獲。
(40)More hasty, less speed. 欲速則不達。
(41)Like father, like son.有其父,必有其子。
(42)Well begun, half done. 好的開(kāi)始等于成功的一半。
(43)An idle youth, a needy age. 少壯不努力,老大徒傷悲。
(44)The older, the wiser. 姜是老的辣。
(45)As the tree, so the fruit. 種瓜得瓜,種豆得豆。
(46)The sooner, the better. 越快越好。
(47)First come, first served. 先到者先受用。(先到先得。)
(48)Nothing brave, nothing have. 不入虎穴,焉得虎子。
(49)So said, so done. 說(shuō)到做到,言出必行。
(50)Easy come, easy go. 來(lái)也匆匆,去也匆匆。
(注:以上諺語(yǔ)運用了“省略”結構。)
(51)He laughs best who laughs last. 誰(shuí)笑在最后,誰(shuí)笑得最好。
(52)All’s well that ends well. 結果好就是一切好。
(53)God helps those who help themselves. 天助自助者。
(54)Those who live in glass houses should not throw stones.
(55)He that corrects not small faults will not control great ones. 小錯不糾,大錯難控。
(注:以上諺語(yǔ)運用了定語(yǔ)從句。)
(56)When in Rome do as the Romans do. 入境問(wèn)俗。(入鄉隨俗。)
(57)Strike while the iron is hot. 趁熱打鐵。
(58)Where there’s a will, there’s a way. 有志者事竟成。
(59)Where there’s smoke, there’s fire. 無(wú)風(fēng)不起浪。
(60)Where there is life, there is hope. 有生命就有希望。(留得青山在,不怕沒(méi)柴燒。)
(61)If at first you don’t succeed, try, try, try again. 再接再厲,終會(huì )成功。
(62)If a thing is worth doing, it’s worth doing well. 凡值得一做的都值得做好。
(63)Don’t trouble trouble until trouble troubles you. 不要自找麻煩。
(64)Look before you leap. 三思而后行。
(65)Don’t count your chickens before they are hatched.
(66)East or west, home is the best. 金窩銀窩不如自家草窩。
(注:以上諺語(yǔ)運用了狀語(yǔ)從句。)
(67)A friend in need is a friend indeed. 患難見(jiàn)真情。
(68)No news is good news. 沒(méi)有消息就是好消息。
(69)A bird in the hand is worth two in the bush. 雙鳥(niǎo)在林不如一鳥(niǎo)在手。
(70)An hour in the morning is worth two in the evening. 一日之計在于晨。
(71)It never rains but it pours. 不雨則已,一雨傾盆。(禍不單行。)
(72) Reading is to the mind what exercise is to the body.
(注:以上諺語(yǔ)運用了對稱(chēng)結構。)
(73)Practice makes perfect. 熟能生巧。
(74)Many hands make light work. 眾人搭柴火焰高。
(75)Every minute counts. 分秒必爭。
(76)Time and tide wait for no man.. 歲月不待人。
(77)A good beginning makes a good ending. 善始才有善終。
(78)All roads lead to Rome. 條條道路通羅馬。
(79)Rome was not built in a day. 羅馬不是一天建成的。(冰凍三尺,非一日之寒。)
(80)Experience is the mother of wisdom. 實(shí)踐出真知。
(81)Great minds think alike. 英雄所見(jiàn)略同。
(82)Hope for the best and prepare for the worst. 抱最好的希望,作最壞的準備。
(83)A good medicine tastes bitter. 良藥苦口。
(84)Every advantage has its disadvantage. 有利必有弊。
(85)One false step will make a great difference. 失之毫厘,謬之千里。
(86)You cannot have your cake and eat it too. 魚(yú)與熊掌,不可得兼。
(87)Birds of a feather flock together. 物以類(lèi)聚,人以群分。
(88)A journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step. 千里之行始于足下。
【小試牛刀】
1.(2008江蘇卷,26)—It shouldn’t take long to clear up after the party if we all volunteer to help.
—That’s right.
A. Many hands make light work
C. The more, the merrier
2.(2007江蘇卷,26)You may not have played very well today,but at least you’ve got through to the next round and
A. tomorrow never comes
C. never put off till tomorrow
3.(2006江蘇卷,28)—It took me ten years to build up my business, and it almost killed me.
—Well, you know what they say,
A. The is no smoke without fire
C. All roads lead to Rome
4. (2006天津卷,5) If you are traveling
A. in which
5.—He eventually realized his own fault and wanted to reform.
C. Better safe than sorry
6.— I got sick and tired of hotels and hotel food after the trip to Mexico.
— I can imagine. _________.
A.. Don’t meet trouble half-way
C.. East or west, home is the best
7.— Learning a language isn’t easy. It takes time.
—I agree. _______. There’s no short cut.
A. All roads lead to Rome
C. Practice makes perfect
8.—Why did you drop the chance of earning big money?
—________. You know, I don’t want to get rich by taking risks.
A. All is well that ends well
C. Better safe than sorry
9.—What a successful Spring Festival Gala (春晚)! Who said we couldn’t make it?
A. Let’s kill the fatted calf
C. Actions speak louder than words
10.—You’re going to have a rise this month,aren’t you?
—Yes, only$100.
—Well,
A. the more,the better
C. better than never
11.—She’s really pretty,isn’t she? Her skin looks so baby smooth!
A. Sometimes I wish I could be as beautiful as her.
B. Actually, natural beauty comes from within.
12.—Look at the noisy kids!
A. There’s plenty of fish in the sea
B. All that glitters is not gold
C. When the cat is away,the mice will play
D. A bird in the hand is worth two in the bush
13.—After two weeks of tennis lessons, I think I finally managed to improve my backhand.
14. A hurricane swept through my village. Just as we were beginning to lose hope, it suddenly stopped. It is really“
15.— You should get a new job, stop smoking, and have a healthier lifestyle.
A. Mind your own business
C. That’s all right
16. — I’ve given up smoking already, darling.
— You should have taken the doctor’s advice years ago. ________, anyway.
A. Better late than never
C. No pains, no gains
17.—I think Maths is playing a more important part in the new test system. What about you?
18.—Tom, I’m sorry to say that I can’t go to watch tonight’s match with you, for I have to prepare for the coming exam.
—_______ Have some fun!
A. Don’t have too many irons in the fire.
C. Don’t put the cart before the horse.
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