1.英語(yǔ)諺語(yǔ)反映人類社會(huì)生活各個(gè)側(cè)面。如:
①A lazy youth,a lousy age.少壯不努力,老大徒傷悲。
②All things are difficult before they are easy.萬(wàn)事開(kāi)頭難。
③No pains,no gains.不勞無(wú)獲。
④It's dogged as does it.精誠(chéng)所至,金石為開(kāi)。
⑤Constant dropping wears away the stone.水滴石穿。
⑥A good medicine tastes bitter.良藥苦口。
⑦Time and tide wait for no man.時(shí)不我待。
⑧Habit is second nature.習(xí)慣成自然。
⑨Out of sight,out of mind.眼不見(jiàn)心不煩。
2.諺語(yǔ)反映了社會(huì)、歷史、文化、傳統(tǒng)等方面。如:
①If you want to beat a dog,you can always find a stick.欲加之罪,何患無(wú)辭。
②Don't gild the lily.不要畫蛇添足。
③To fall in pit,to gain a wit.吃一塹,長(zhǎng)一智。
④Blood is thicker than water.血濃于水。
⑤Speech is silver,silence is golden.沉默是金。
⑥Like father like son.有其父必有其子。
⑦Grasp all,lose all.貪多必失。
⑧Pride goes before a fall.驕兵必?cái) ?/p>
⑨Good fences make good neighbors.好鄰里要有好籬笆。
⑩A stitch in time saves nine.小洞不補(bǔ),大洞受苦。