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)Actions speak louder than words. 行动比言语更有说服力。(事实胜于雄辩。)
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)Better late than never. 迟做总比不做好。
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)Honesty is the best policy. 诚实总是上策。
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)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。)
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)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。)
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)A rising tide lifts all boats. 水涨众船高。
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)Time lost cannot be recalled. (recall vt. 召回,恢复) 光阴一去不复返。
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)To stand still is to move back..
逆水行舟,不进则退。
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)Saving is getting. 节约而后有。(节约就是获得。)
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)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。)
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)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。
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)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。
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)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。)
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)Absence makes the heart grow fonder. 久别情深。
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)Money makes the mare go. (mare n. 母马,母驴) 有钱能使鬼推磨。
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)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”。)
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)A bird in the hand is worth two in the bush. 双鸟在林不如一鸟在手。
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)An hour in the morning is worth two in the evening. 一日之计在于晨。
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)Hope for the best and prepare for the worst. 抱最好的希望,作最坏的准备。
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)It’s never too late to mend. 改过迁善从不嫌晚。(亡羊补牢,未为迟也。)
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)One is never too old to learn. 活到老,学到老。
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)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)
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)All that glitters is not gold. / All is
高考英语常考英语谚语(含句子结构分析)