在英語寫作中活用諺語的技巧

一、引用諺語的技巧

1. 用as the saying goes來引出諺語，其意為“常言道”“正如有句諺語所說”；它可以放在句首，也可以放在句末，有時也可放在句子中間。如：

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

“Accidents will happen,” as the saying goes. 正如有句諺語所說：“天有不測風云。”

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

However, as an old saying goes, a coin has two sides. Having a private teacher also has its disadvantages. 但是，正如有句諺語所說：“每個硬幣都有兩個面。”請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，多進行體育鍛煉是解決這個問題的一個好辦法。正如有句諺語所說：“只工作不玩耍，聰明孩子也變傻。”

2. 用There is a saying going like this 來引出諺語，其意為“有句諺語是這樣說的”。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. 有句諺語是這樣說的：“患難見真情。”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和分擔憂愁的人。

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. 中國有句諺語是這樣說的：“讀萬卷書不如行萬里路。”旅游對我們的確很有益處。

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. 有句諺語是這樣說的：“溫故而知新。”其意是說形成好的復習習慣對我們很重要。

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. 有句諺語是這樣說的：早睡早起使人健康、富裕又聰明。早起床的確在許多方面對我們的生活有好處。

3. 用which is a saying we are all familiar with來引出諺語。此時的which引出的是一個非限制性定語從句，注意其前用逗號，不可用句號。其實，這類表達若運用得當，對于提高書面表達得分非常有幫助，因為不僅引用諺語可以算一種高級表達，而且還能恰當地用上非限制性定語從句，可以說是“高級中的高級”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. 我們每天要睡八個小時，讓自己有個好心情。心曠神怡，事事順利——這可是我們大家都熟悉的一句諺語。

Honesty is the best policy, which is a saying we are all familiar with. Everyone is likely to make mistakes, so are the children. 誠實是上策。這是我們大家都熟悉的一句諺語。每個人都可能犯錯誤，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. 一日一個蘋果，醫生遠離我。這是我們大家都熟悉的一句諺語。事實上，蘋果含有大量對我們身體有益的營養成份。

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