二、套用諺語的技巧

套用諺語就是直接將諺語套用在自己的句子中，使之成為自己句子的一個組成部分。下面略舉幾例，同學(xué)們可以從中學(xué)習(xí)如何在自己的句子中套用諺語。

1. Beggars cannot be choosers. 叫花子不能挑肥揀瘦。如：

Like it or not, remember, beggars can’t be choosers. 不管你是喜歡還是不喜歡，記住，叫花子不能挑肥揀瘦。

I don’t care much for the Christmas present, for beggars can’t be choosers. 對于什么樣的圣誕禮物我不在乎，因?yàn)榻谢ㄗ硬荒芴舴蕭�瘦�?/SPAN>

I would have preferred a bed, but beggars can’t be choosers so I slept on the sofa. 我本想要張床，但是叫花子不能挑肥揀瘦，所以我就睡在沙發(fā)上了。

Usually I hate pancakes but beggars can’t be choosers. So I walked in hoping to find some discarded pancakes since I had no money. 通常我不喜歡吃烙餅，但是叫花子不能挑肥揀瘦，所以我還是走了進(jìn)去，希望能找到一些別人吃剩的烙餅，因?yàn)槲疑頍o分文。

2. Once bitten, twice shy. 一朝被蛇咬，十年怕井繩；一次上當(dāng)，下次小心。如：

She certainly won’t swim again—once bitten, twice shy. 她肯定不會再游泳了——所謂一朝被蛇咬，十年怕井繩。

I try to avoid meeting her. But probably once bitten, twice shy, I always feel nervous whenever I see her. 我盡量避免與她見面。但也許是一朝被蛇咬十年怕井繩吧，我每次見到她都感到很緊張。

A: Do you think he will marry again？你覺得他會再婚嗎？

B: I’m afraid he won’t—once bitten, twice shy. 恐怕不會了——所謂一朝被蛇咬十年怕井繩啊。

3. It never rains but it pours. 不雨則已，一雨傾盆；災(zāi)禍等不發(fā)生則已，一發(fā)生便接踵而至。如：

First his car broke down, then he lost my key—it never rains but it pours! 先是他的汽車出了故障，接著又丟了鑰匙——真是禍不單行!

請再看下面一段長對話：

A: Oh, my God! It’s the end of the world! 哦，上帝！世界末日到了！

B: What’s the matter? 出什么事了？

A: I got sacked yesterday. 我昨天被炒了魷魚。

B: Look on the bright side. Perhaps you can find a better job. 往好的方面看，也許你可以找到一份更好的工作。

A: And my girl friend broke up with me this morning. I can hardly believe it! 接著，今天早上我的女朋友把我甩了，我簡直不敢相信！

B: I’m sorry to hear that. Can I do anything for you? 我為你難過。我能幫什么忙嗎？

A: Can you lend me some money? I lost my wallet just now and my whole month’s salary was in it. Oh, no! How could this happen to me! 你能借我些錢嗎？我剛才把錢包丟了，里邊裝著我整個月的薪水。哦，天哪！我怎么會碰上這樣的事！

B: Just as the saying goes, it never rains but it pours. Anyway, cheer up. Everything will turn out all right. 正如俗話所說，禍不單行。無論如何，看開一點(diǎn)，一切都會好轉(zhuǎn)起來的。

A: I hope so. 但愿如此。

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