樑樑1982
英语中的谚语种类繁多。通过习语的学习可以掌握更多的习语的来源,了解更多的历史典故,丰富英语文化知识。是学习和提高英语的重要手段之一。英语习语一般是由若干单词构成的固定词组或句子,它有以下几个特点:一、习语中词与词之间的组合具有固定性二、习语的语义具有完整性习语的语义是一个完整的不可分割的统一体,因此不能根据组成这个习语的各个单词的意思来理解习语,否则就会犯望文生义的错误。就是说组成习语的每个成分除了构成整体所必需的意义之外没有任何其它字典意义。例如:punone’s socks up(振作起来,鼓起勇气,加紧努力),切不可根据组成这一习语的四个部分,把这个习语理解为“提起自己袜子”。三、习语的整个构成形式经常具有非语法性例如:习语“Diamond cut diamond”(强中更有强中手中)的动词不加词尾“s”尽管主语是第三人称单数。再如,“Carekilled the eat”(忧能伤人)中的动词是一般过去时。四、具有历史性英语习语都有深厚的历史和文化渊源,有的反映本民族的风俗习惯;有的包含有趣的历史史实或传说故事;有的习语来自《圣经》或莎士比亚的经典著作等。例如a baker’sdozen(十三个):在中世纪,英国的法律极其严格,若面包师出售的面包缺斤少两就要受到重罚。为了避免偶尔的分量不足。面包师便在每打面包中免费多给一个。英国是个岛国,在英国没有哪一个地apple of discord(祸根,不和与争斗之源)源于希腊神话中的一个传说。珀琉斯和西蒂斯举行婚礼时,邀请奥林匹斯山上的众神参加婚宴,却忘了邀请专司争吵的女神厄里斯。厄里斯就把一只上面刻着“属于最美者”字样的金苹果,偷偷放在婚礼的宴会上。这就引起了天后赫拉、智慧女神雅典娜和爱与美女神阿芙罗狄蒂的争夺,她们都想把它据为己有。后来,特洛伊王子帕里斯出来评判,把苹果判给了阿芙罗狄蒂。从此赫拉和雅典娜就对帕里斯和特洛伊人怀恨在心,导致了历时十年的特洛伊战争,最终以特洛伊城的陷落而结束。有关古罗马的一些故事和传说,在英国人民中间也几乎是家喻户晓的,请看下例:Caesar’S wife must be above suspi.cion(身为凯撒妻,必须无可疑)(或:跟伟大人物有关系的人,必须洁身自爱无容怀疑)。凯撒是古罗马大将,其妻Pompeia与P.Clodius一案有所牵连,凯撒因此遗弃她。凯撒这样做,不是他相信妻子有罪,而是认为象他这样地位人的妻子不应该有犯罪的嫌疑。方离海洋的距离超过110英里的。因此,英国人民喜爱海洋,他们的生活和斗争与海洋和水运事业有着密切的关系,他们的很多谚语都是以海洋和水运事业为题材的。五、丰富的文化性与深刻的思想性英语谚语具有丰富的文化性,能使英语学习者了解英语民族的文化背景,感受东西文化的差异。例如:“Every Jackmust have his Jill”人各有偶。此谚语形成于公元十七世纪前半叶。在英语国家,Jack是常见的男子名,Jill而是常见的女子名,分别用来代表男子和女子。意为不要无事担扰,人人都有妻可娶。又如在基督教中,上帝是唯一的、至高无上的神,人际关系是平等的。英语谚语不仅具有丰富的文化性,还具有深刻的思想性。有些英语谚语蕴藏着深刻的哲理,闪耀着智慧的光芒,是人们生活、行动的指南。六、语言凝炼。富于音乐美和形象美,具有很高的艺术性它兼有诗的活泼、文的凝重、熟语的简练。它结构紧凑匀称、韵律优美和谐,念起来朗朗上口,听起来悦耳动听,有一种和谐的音乐美。不少英语谚语常借助于头韵、尾韵、对仗、重复等来增加音韵美。。很多英语谚语大量使用修辞格,使之精练简洁、形象生动、寓意深刻,具有强烈的艺术感染力和语言艺术美,使人们在得到经验教诲的同时,又得到了一次美好的艺术享受。英语谚语常用的修辞手段有明喻、暗喻、拟人、夸张、排比等。综上所述,英语谚语具有强烈的艺术感染力,从中可以使我们了解英语国家的社会历史、风土人情,可以使我们了解外国人的一些生活哲理。尤其是当我们在讲英语或用英语写文章时,适当地恰如其分地引用一些英语谚语,可以使我们的谈吐显得生动、幽默,文章显得形象感人,给人一种美的享受。令人们在诵读它们时,如饮甘泉,如吸芳香,那沁人心脾的艺术力量,每每会给读者留下难忘的印象。谚语以简洁、扼要、机智的语言表达富有教育价值和警喻性的忠告。对于英文学习者而言,掌握英语谚语就掌握英语的精髓,从中也学到为人处世的道德准则,同时也可以把握英语发展的历史脉搏,随着社会经济文化的发展,人们将会领略到更多更精辟的新谚语。希望能帮到你
万有引莉
dog 狗,cat 猫 It rains cats and dogs.天下着倾盆大雨. Love me.love my dog.爱屋及乌. horse 马 Don’t ride the high horse.勿摆架子. bird 鸟 Each bird loves to hear himself sing 孤芳自赏. When the cat is away,the mice will play. 山中无老虎,猴子称大王.(cat译为“老虎”,mice译为“猴子”) 祝开心!
宝妮Angela
1. Never say die.永不言败。2.No cross, no crown.不经历风雨,怎么见彩虹。3.New wine in old bottles.旧瓶装新酒。4.Never too old to learn, never too late to turn.亡羊补牢,为时未晚。5.No garden without its weeds.没有不长草的园子。6.No living man all things can.世上没有万事通。7.No man can do two things at once.一心不可二用。8.No man is born wise or learned.没有生而知之者。9.No man is content.人心不足蛇吞象。10.No man is wise at all times.聪明一世,糊涂一时。11.None are so blind as those who won't see.视而不见。12.None are so deaf as those who won't hear.充耳不闻。13.No news is good news.没有消息就是好消息。14.No one can call back yesterday.昨日不会重现。15.No pains, no gains.没有付出就没有收获。16.No pleasure without pain.没有苦就没有乐。17.No rose without a thorn.没有不带刺的玫瑰。18.No sweet without sweat.先苦后甜。19.No smoke without fire.无风不起浪。20.Nothing brave, nothing have.不入虎穴,焉得虎子。21.Nothing dries sooner than a tear.眼泪干得最快。22.Nothing in the world is difficult for one who sets his mind to it.世上无难事,只怕有心人。23.Nothing is difficult to the man who will try.世上无难事,只要肯登攀。24.Nothing seek, nothing find.没有追求就没有收获。25.Nothing is so necessary for travelers as languages.外出旅行,语言最要紧。26.Nothing is to be got without pains but poverty.世上唯有贫穷可以不劳而获。27.Not to advance is to go back.不进则退。28.Not to know what happened before one was born is always to be a child.不懂世故,幼稚可笑。29.No way is impossible to courage.勇者无惧。30.Obedience is the first duty of a soldier.军人以服从命令为天职。31.Observation is the best teacher.观察是最好的老师。32.Offense is the best defense.进攻是最好的防御。33.Old friends and old wines are best.陈酒味醇,老友情深。34.Old sin makes new shame.一失足成千古恨。35.Once a man and twice a child.一次老,两次小。36.Once a thief, always a thief.偷盗一次,做贼一世。37.Once bitten, twice shy.一朝被蛇咬,十年怕井绳。38.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。39.One cannot put back the clock.时钟不能倒转。40.One eyewitness is better than ten hearsays.百闻不如一见。41.One false move may lose the game.一着不慎,满盘皆输。42.One good turn deserves another.行善积德。43.One hour today is worth two tomorrow.争分夺秒效率高。44.One man's fault is other man's lesson.前车之鉴。45.One never loses anything by politeness.讲礼貌不吃亏。46.One swallow does not make a summer.一燕不成夏。47.One's words reflect one's thinking.言为心声。48.Out of debt, out of danger.无债一身轻。49.Out of office, out of danger.无官一身轻。50.Out of sight, out of mind.眼不见,心为静。51.Patience is the best remedy.忍耐是良药。52.Penny wise, pound foolish.贪小便宜吃大亏。53.Plain dealing is praised more than practiced.正大光明者,说到的多,做到的少。54.Please the eye and plague the heart.贪图一时快活,必然留下隐祸。55.Pleasure comes through toil.苦尽甘来。56.Pour water into a sieve.竹篮子打水一场空。57.Practice makes perfect.熟能生巧。58.Praise is not pudding.恭维话不能当饭吃。59.Praise makes good men better, and bad men worse.好人越夸越好,坏人越夸越糟。60.Prefer loss to unjust gain.宁可吃亏,不贪便宜。61.Prevention is better than cure.预防胜于治疗。62.Pride goes before, and shame comes after.*傲使人落后。63.Promise is debt.一诺千金。64.Proverbs are the daughters of daily experience.谚语是日常经验的结晶。65.Pull the chestnut out of fire.火中取栗。66.Put the cart before the horse.本末倒置。67.Put your shoulder to the wheel.鼎力相助。 a 68.Reading enriches the mind.开卷有益。69.Reading is to the mind while exercise to the body.读书健脑,运动强身。70.Respect yourself, or no one else will respect you.要人尊敬,必须自重。71.Rome is not built in a day.冰冻三尺,非一日之寒。72.Saying is one thing and doing another.言行不一。73.Seeing is believing.眼见为实。74.Seek the truth from facts.实事求是。75.Send a wise man on an errand, and say nothing to him.智者当差,不用交代。76.Set a thief to catch a thief.以贼捉贼。77.Short accounts make long friends.好朋友勤算账。78.Something is better than nothing.聊胜于无。79.Soon learn, soon forgotten.学得快,忘得快。80.Soon ripe, soon rotten.熟得快,烂得快。81.Speech is silver, silence is gold.能言是银,沉默是金。82.Still water run deep.静水常深。83.Strike the iron while it is hot.趁热打铁。84.Success belongs to the persevering.坚持就是胜利。85.Take things as they come.既来之,则安之。86.Talking mends no holes.空谈无补。87.Talk of the devil and he will appear.说曹操,曹操就到。88.Hasty love, soon cold.一见钟情难维久。89.Health is better than wealth.健康胜过财富。90.Health is happiness.健康就是幸福。91.Hear all parties.兼听则明。92.Heaven never helps the man who will not act.自己不动,叫天何用。93.He is a fool that forgets himself.愚者忘乎所以。94.He is a good friend that speaks well of us behind our backs.背后说好话,才是真朋友。95.He is a wise man who speaks little.聪明不是挂在嘴上。96.He is lifeless that is faultless.只有死人才不犯错误。97.He is not fit to command others that cannot command himself.正人先正己。98.He is not laughed at that laughs at himself first.自嘲者不会让人见笑。99.He is wise that is honest.诚实者最明智。100.He knows most who speaks least.大智若愚。
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