在英語(yǔ)寫(xiě)作中活用諺語(yǔ)的技巧

一、引用諺語(yǔ)的技巧

1. 用as the saying goes來(lái)引出諺語(yǔ)，其意為“常言道”“正如有句諺語(yǔ)所說(shuō)”；它可以放在句首，也可以放在句末，有時(shí)也可放在句子中間。如：

“More haste less speed,” as the saying goes. 常言道：“欲速則不達(dá)。”

“Accidents will happen,” as the saying goes. 正如有句諺語(yǔ)所說(shuō)：“天有不測(cè)風(fēng)云。”

As the saying goes, “Don’t count your chickens before they’re hatched.” 正如有句諺語(yǔ)所說(shuō)：“蛋未孵化，莫數(shù)小雞。”

However, as an old saying goes, a coin has two sides. Having a private teacher also has its disadvantages. 但是，正如有句諺語(yǔ)所說(shuō)：“每個(gè)硬幣都有兩個(gè)面。”請(qǐng)家庭教師也有其不利之處。

From my point of view, taking more physical exercises is a good way to solve these problems. Just as a saying goes: “Only work no play makes Jack a dull boy.” 依我的看法，多進(jìn)行體育鍛煉是解決這個(gè)問(wèn)題的一個(gè)好辦法。正如有句諺語(yǔ)所說(shuō)：“只工作不玩耍，聰明孩子也變傻。”

2. 用There is a saying going like this 來(lái)引出諺語(yǔ)，其意為“有句諺語(yǔ)是這樣說(shuō)的”。如：

There is a saying going like this, “A friend in need is a friend indeed.” What is a true friend? A true friend is a person who can share your happiness and sorrow. 有句諺語(yǔ)是這樣說(shuō)的：“患難見(jiàn)真情。”什么樣的朋友才算是真正的朋友？真正的朋友就是能與你分享快樂(lè)和分擔(dān)憂(yōu)愁的人。

There is a Chinese saying going like this: “Traveling ten thousand li is better than reading ten thousand books.” Indeed, travel benefits us a lot. 中國(guó)有句諺語(yǔ)是這樣說(shuō)的：“讀萬(wàn)卷書(shū)不如行萬(wàn)里路。”旅游對(duì)我們的確很有益處。

There is an old saying going like this, “One will get something new in looking over one’s old studies,” which means that forming the good habit of revising is very important for us. 有句諺語(yǔ)是這樣說(shuō)的：“溫故而知新。”其意是說(shuō)形成好的復(fù)習(xí)習(xí)慣對(duì)我們很重要。

There is a saying going like this: Early to bed, early to rise, makes a man healthy, wealthy, and wise. Indeed, early rising does good to our life in many ways. 有句諺語(yǔ)是這樣說(shuō)的：早睡早起使人健康、富裕又聰明。早起床的確在許多方面對(duì)我們的生活有好處。

3. 用which is a saying we are all familiar with來(lái)引出諺語(yǔ)。此時(shí)的which引出的是一個(gè)非限制性定語(yǔ)從句，注意其前用逗號(hào)，不可用句號(hào)。其實(shí)，這類(lèi)表達(dá)若運(yùn)用得當(dāng)，對(duì)于提高書(shū)面表達(dá)得分非常有幫助，因?yàn)椴粌H引用諺語(yǔ)可以算一種高級(jí)表達(dá)，而且還能恰當(dāng)?shù)赜蒙戏窍拗菩远ㄕZ(yǔ)從句，可以說(shuō)是“高級(jí)中的高級(jí)”了。如：

We should sleep eight hours and make ourselves in good moods every day. A merry heart goes all the way, which is a saying we are all familiar with. 我們每天要睡八個(gè)小時(shí)，讓自己有個(gè)好心情。心曠神怡，事事順利——這可是我們大家都熟悉的一句諺語(yǔ)。

Honesty is the best policy, which is a saying we are all familiar with. Everyone is likely to make mistakes, so are the children. 誠(chéng)實(shí)是上策。這是我們大家都熟悉的一句諺語(yǔ)。每個(gè)人都可能犯錯(cuò)誤，小孩子也一樣。

An apple a day keeps the doctor away, which is a saying we are all familiar with. In fact, apples contain plenty of nourishments which are good to our health. 一日一個(gè)蘋(píng)果，醫(yī)生遠(yuǎn)離我。這是我們大家都熟悉的一句諺語(yǔ)。事實(shí)上，蘋(píng)果含有大量對(duì)我們身體有益的營(yíng)養(yǎng)成份。

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