經典諺語 點睛之筆

湖北 王丹青

諺語是洋溢著文化氣息的哲理性語言，是智慧的結晶。在寫作中，考生如果能夠恰當地引用一兩句諺語，可增強文章的表現力，提升作文檔次，也會讓讀者眼前一亮。現輯錄一些寫作中常會用到的諺語以供參考。

1.Well begun，half done.好的開始等于成功的一半。

2.A fall into the pit，a gain in your wit.吃一塹，長一智。

3.Great minds think alike.英雄所見略同。

4.Experience is the mother of wisdom.實踐出真知。

5.One picture is worth a thousand words.百聞不如一見。

6.Nothingbrave，nothinghave.不入虎穴，焉得虎子。

7.A contented mind is a perpetual feast.知足常樂。

8.More hasty，less speed.欲速則不達。

9.Failure is the mother of success.失敗是成功之母。

10.Life is full of ups and downs.生活充滿起伏。

11.Better late than never.遲做總比不做好。

12.A life without friend is a life without sun.人生沒有朋友猶如生活沒有陽光。

13.Facts speak louder than words.事實勝于雄辯。

14.A journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step.千里之行始于足下。

15.Health is better than wealth.健康勝過財富。

16.He bites off than he can chew.貪多嚼不爛。

17.An apple a day keeps the doctor away.每天一蘋果，醫生遠離我。

18.Rome wasn't built in a day.偉業非一日建成。

19.A little learning is a dangerous thing.一知半解，害處不淺。

20.Look before you leap.三思而后行。

21.Think great thoughts and you will be great.胸懷偉大的理想，你將會變得偉大。

22.Practice makes perfect.熟能生巧。

23.A good medicine tastes bitter.良藥苦口。

24.Strike while the iron is hot.趁熱打鐵。

25.Where there's smoke，there's fire.無風不起浪，事出必有因。

26.History repeats itself.歷史會重演。

27.Many hands make light work.人多好做事.

28.Action speaks louder than words.行動勝過語言。

29.A year's plan starts with spring.一年之計在于春。

30.A miss is as good as a mile.失之毫厘，差之千里。

31.A friend in need is a friend indeed.患難見真情。

32.A bad beginning makes a bad ending.不善始者不善終。

33.A young idler，an old beggar.少壯不努力，老大徒傷悲。

34.With love to do things，with gratitude to live.用愛心來做事，用感恩的心做人。

35.Never too old to learn，never too late to turn.亡羊補牢，為時未晚。

36.No one can call back yesterday.昨日不會重現。

37.No sweet without sweat.先苦后甜。

38.Do nothing by halves.凡事不可半途而廢。

39.Think twice before you do.三思而后行。

40.Time tries all.路遙知馬力，日久見人心。

41.Every man has his faults.金無足赤，人無完人。

42.To live is to learn，to learn is to better live.活著是為了學習，學習是為了更好地活著。

43.To save time is to lengthen life.節約時間就是延長生命。

44.Water dropping day by day wears the hardest rock away.水滴石穿。

45.Where there is life，there is hope.留得青山在，不怕沒柴燒。

46.So said，so done.說到做到。

47.Sharpening your axe will not delay your job of cutting wood.磨刀不誤砍柴工。

48.There is no royal road to learning.書山有路勤為徑，學海無涯苦作舟。

49.Every man is the architect of his own fortune.自己的命運自己把握。

50.Where there is a will，there is a way.有志者，事竟成。

51.Custom makes all things easy.有個好習慣，事事皆不難。

52.There is not any advantage without disadvantage.有一利必有一弊。

53.All work and no play makes Jack a dull boy.只會用功不玩耍，聰明孩子也變傻。

54.Honesty is the best policy.做人誠信為本。

55.You cannot have your cake and eat it too.魚與熊掌，不可兼得。

56.Confidence in yourself is the first step on the road to success.自信是走向成功的第一步。

57.First things first.凡事皆有輕重緩急。

58.Don't put off till tomorrow what should be done today.今日事，今日畢。

59.Early to bed and early to rise makes a man healthy.早睡早起身體好。

60.Experience is the best teacher.經驗是最好的教師。

61.Eat to live，but not live to eat.人吃飯是為了活著，但活著不是為了吃飯。

62.Knowledge is power.知識就是力量。

63.Make hay while the sun shines.良機勿失。

64.You never know till you have tried.不嘗試，不知曉。

65.A friend is easier lost than found.得朋友難，失朋友易。

66.Hope for the best，but prepare for the worst.抱最好的愿望，做最壞的打算。

67.Nothing in the world is difficult if you set your mind to it.世上無難事，只怕有心人。

68.Never judge from appearances.不可以貌取人。

69.All things are difficult before they are easy.萬事開頭難。

70.A good book is a good friend.好書如摯友。

71.He laughs best who laughs last.誰笑到最后，誰笑得最好。

72.Youth comes but once in a lifetime.花有重開日，人無再少年。

73.I know that my future is not just a dream.我知道我的未來不是夢。

74.Doubt is the key to knowledge.懷疑是知識的鑰匙。

75.Life is a mirror，you laugh，it also smiles;you cry，it also crys.生活就是一面鏡子，你笑，它也笑；你哭，它也哭。