學(xué)好諺語,對于英語的提高非常有幫助,一些諺語如果能夠做到信手拈來,會讓你的文采增色不少。比較諺語的中文和英文,也會讓你體會到不同文化之間很多道理都是相同的。有的智慧是如此的相似,簡直如出一轍。不得不感慨人類之偉大。
1. Rome was not built in a day.
羅馬不是一天建成的。
2. Dripping water wears away stone.
水滴石穿。
3. Where there's a will, there's a way.
有志者事竟成。
4. A good beginning is half done.
好的開始是成功的一半。
5. Actions speak louder than words.
事實勝于雄辯。
6. A fall into a pit, a gain in your wit.
吃一塹,長一智。
7. A hedge between keeps friendship green.
君子之交淡如水。
8. A good book is the best of friend, the same today and forever.
好書正如良友,會讓你受益終生。
9. A good conscience is a soft pillow.
不做虧心事,不怕鬼敲門。
10. Let bygones be bygones.
既往不咎。
11. Fear always springs from ignorance.
恐懼源于無知。
12. He who risks nothing gains nothing.
收獲與風(fēng)險并存。
13. Necessity is the mother of invention.
需求是發(fā)明的動力。
14. There is no general rule without some exception.
任何規(guī)則均有例外。