如何在寫作中活用諺語

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[急速]， 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， “A miss is as good as a mile.”

正如有句諺語所說：“失之毫厘，謬以千里。”

However， as an old saying goes， “Every coin has two sides.” Having a private[私人的] 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。

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[憂傷].

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呢？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 miles is better than reading ten thousand books.” Indeed， travel benefits[有助于] 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。

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，因為引用諺語不僅是一種高級表達，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：

“Honesty is the best policy，” which is a saying we are all familiar with. Everyone is likely to make mistakes， so are the children.

“誠為上策。”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[營養] which are good for our health.

“一日一蘋果，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。

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組成部分。下面略舉幾例，同學們可以從中學習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 cant be choosers.

不管你是喜歡還是不喜歡，記住，叫花子不能挑肥揀瘦。……