高考英語常考英文諺語集錦及練習

2023年12月25日發(作者：身體歌兒歌)

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英語諺語之邯鄲勺丸創作

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（1）Better late than never. 遲做總比不做好.

（2）Easier said than done. 說起來容易做起來難.

（3）Something is better than nothing. 有總比沒有好.

（4）Better safe than sorry. 平安比遺憾好.（事后追悔不如事前穩妥.）

（5）Two heads are better than one. 三個臭皮匠頂個諸葛亮.

（6）Actions speak louder than words. 行動比言語更有說服力.（事實勝于雄辯.）

（7）Health is better than wealth. 健康勝于財富.

（8）The sooner begun, the sooner done. 開始越早,完成得越早.

（9）Honesty is the best policy. 誠實總是上策.

（10）The best fish are / swim near the bottom.好魚居水底.（有價值的東西不克不及輕易得到.）

（注：以上諺語運用了形容詞或副詞的比較級、最初級.）

（11）Seeing is believing. 眼見為實.

（12）Saving is getting. 節約爾后有.（節約就是獲得.）

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（13）It is no u crying over spilt milk. 反水不收.（打翻牛奶,哭也沒用.）

（14）A rising tide lifts all boats. 水漲眾船高.

（15）Time lost cannot be recalled. 光陰一去不復返.

（16）One is never too old to learn. 活到老,學到老.

（17）It’s never too late to mend. 改正遷善從不嫌晚.（亡羊補牢,未為遲也.）

（18）To stand still is to move back. 逆水行舟,不進則退.

（19）To live is to learn, to learn is to better live. 活著為了學習,學習為了更好的活著.

（20）Live not to eat, but eat to live. 活著不是為了吃飯,吃飯為了活著.

（注：以上諺語運用了非謂語動詞.）

（21）All work and no play makes Jack a dull boy. 只任務/學習不玩耍,聰明孩子也變傻.

（22）Early to bed and early to ri makes a man healthy,

wealthy, and wi.

早起早睡使你健康、充裕、聰明.

（23）You may take a hor to the water, but you cannot make

him drink.

領馬河邊易,逼馬飲水難.（不要逼人做不肯做的事.）

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（24）Money makes the mare go. 有錢能使鬼推磨.

（25）An apple a day keeps the doctor away. 多吃水果利健康.（一天一蘋果醫生遠離我.）

（注：以上諺語運用了“make/keep+ O.+ O.C.”結構.）

（26）All that glitters is not gold. / All is not gold that

glitters. 閃光的并不是都是金子.

（27）All that dogs bark at are not thieves. / All are not

thieves that dogs bark at.

狗吠者未必是賊.（勿以貌取人.）

（28）Every couple is not a pair. / Not every couple is a pair.

成雙未必能配對.

（注：以上諺語運用了部分否認結構.）

（29）It is the early bird that catches the worm. 早出的鳥兒吃到蟲.（疾足者先得.）

（30）It’s a long lane that has no turning.枯木逢春.

路必有彎,事必有變.（沒有彎曲的路真長.）/（不順是暫時,轉機定出現.）

（31）It is love that makes the world go round. 愛使世界更美好.

（32）It is a good hor that never stumbles, and a good wife

that never grumbles.

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良馬會失蹄,賢妻有牢騷.

（注：以上諺語運用了強調句型.）

（33）Never put off till tomorrow. 今日事,今日做.（今日事,今日畢.）

（34）An eye for an eye, a tooth for a tooth. 以眼還眼,以牙還牙.

（35）A fall into the pit, a gain in your wit.吃一塹,長一智.

（36）Once bitten, twice shy. 一朝被蛇咬,十年怕井繩.（一次上當,下次小心.）

（37）Out of sight, out of mind. 眼不見,心不想.（不見就忘.）/（離久情疏.）

（38）Waste not, want not. 不浪費,不愁缺.

（39）No pains, no gains. 不勞無獲.

（40）More hasty, less speed. 欲速則不達.

（41）Like father, like son.有其父,必有其子.

（42）Well begun, half done. 好的開始等于成功的一半.

（43）An idle youth, a needy age. 少壯不努力,老大徒傷悲.

（44）The older, the wir. 姜是老的辣.

（45）As the tree, so the fruit. 種瓜得瓜,種豆得豆.

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（46）The sooner, the better. 越快越好.

（47）First come, first rved. 先到者先受用.（先到先得.）

（48）Nothing brave, nothing have. 不入虎穴,焉得虎子.

（49）So said, so done. 說到做到,言出必行.

（50）Easy come, easy go. 來也匆匆,去也匆匆.

（注：以上諺語運用了“省略”結構.）

（51）He laughs best who laughs last. 誰笑在最后,誰笑得最好.

（52）All’s well that ends well. 結果好就是一切好.

（53）God helps tho who help themlves. 天助自助者.

（54）Tho who live in glass hous should not throw stones.

家居玻璃房,切忌亂扔石.（自己有弱點,勿揭他人短.）

（55）He that corrects not small faults will not control great

ones. 小錯不糾,大錯難控.

（注：以上諺語運用了定語從句.）

（56）When in Rome do as the Romans do. 入境問俗.（入鄉隨俗.）

（57）Strike while the iron is hot. 趁熱打鐵.

（58）Where there’s a will, there’s a way. 有志者事竟成.

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（59）Where there’s smoke, there’s fire. 無風不起浪.

（60）Where there is life, there is hope. 有生命就有希望.（留得青山在,不怕沒柴燒.）

（61）If at first you don’t succeed, try, try, try again.

再接再厲,終會成功.

（62）If a thing is worth doing, it’s worth doing well. 凡值得一做的都值得做好.

（63）Don’t trouble trouble until trouble troubles you. 不要自找麻煩.

（64）Look before you leap. 三思爾后行.

（65）Don’t count your chickens before they are hatched.

小雞孵出前,先別忙點數.（處事尚未果,不把成功言.）/（不要過早樂不雅.）

（66）East or west, home is the best. 金窩銀窩不如自家草窩.

（注：以上諺語運用了狀語從句.）

（67）A friend in need is a friend indeed. 患難見真情.

（68）No news is good news. 沒有消息就是好消息.

（69）A bird in the hand is worth two in the bush. 雙鳥在林不如一鳥在手.

（70）An hour in the morning is worth two in the evening. 一日之計在于晨.

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（71）It never rains but it pours. 不雨則已,一雨傾盆.（禍不單行.）

（72） Reading is to the mind what exerci is to the body.

閱讀對于我們心靈之重要,猶如運動對于身體一樣.

（注：以上諺語運用了對稱結構.）

（73）Practice makes perfect. 熟能生巧.

（74）Many hands make light work. 眾人搭柴火焰高.

（75）Every minute counts. 爭分奪秒.

（76）Time and tide wait for no man.. 歲月不待人.

（77）A good beginning makes a good ending. 善始才有善終.

（78）All roads lead to Rome. 條條道路通羅馬.

（79）Rome was not built in a day. 羅馬不是一天建成的.（冰凍三尺,非一日之寒.）

（80）Experience is the mother of wisdom. 實踐出真知.

（81）Great minds think alike. 英雄所見略同.

（82）Hope for the best and prepare for the worst. 抱最好的希望,作最壞的準備.

（83）A good medicine tastes bitter. 良藥苦口.

（84）Every advantage has its disadvantage. 有利必有弊.

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（85）One fal step will make a great difference. 失之毫厘,謬之千里.

（86）You cannot have your cake and eat it too. 魚與熊掌,不成得兼.

（87）Birds of a feather flock together. 物以類聚,人以群分.

（88）A journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step.

千里之行始于足下.

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shouldn’t take long to clear up after the party if we

all volunteer to help.

—That’s right. .

A. Many hands make light

work B. Something is

better than nothing

C. The more, the

merrier

D. The sooner begun, the sooner done

may not have played very well today,but at least you’ve

got through to the next round and .

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A. tomorrow never

comes

B. tomorrow is another dayC. never put off till

tomorrow D.

there is no tomorrow

3.—It took me ten years to build up my business, and it almost

killed me.

—Well, you know what they

say, .A. The is no smoke without

fire B. Practice makes

perfect

C. All roads lead to

Rome

D. No pains, no gains

4. If you are traveling the customs are

really foreign to your own, plea do as Romans do.

A. in which B.

what C.

when D. where

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5.—He eventually realized his own fault and wanted to

reform.

—_______.

A. It’s no u pumping a dry

well B. Never too

late to mend

C. Better safe than

sorry

D. It never rains but it pours

6.— I got sick and tired of hotels and hotel food after the

trip to Mexico.

— I can imagine. _________.

A.. Don’t meet trouble

half-way B.. All’s well that ends

well

C.. East or west, home is the best D..

Honesty is the best policy

7.— Learning a language isn’t easy. It takes time.

—I agree. _______. There’s no short cut.

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A. All roads lead to

Rome B. Rome

wasn’t built in a day

C. Practice makes

perfect

D. Slow but sure wins the race

8.—Why did you drop the chance of earning big money?

—________. You know, I don’t want to get rich by taking

risks.

A. All is well that ends

well

B. One man’s meat is another’s poison

C. Better safe than

sorry

D. No sweet without sweat

9.—What a successful Spring Festival Gala (春晚)! Who said

we couldn’t make it?

—______.

A. Let’s kill the fatted

calf B.

Practice makes perfect

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C. Actions speak louder than

words D. A golden key

can open any door

10.—You’re going to have a ri this month,aren’t you?

—Yes, only$100.

—Well, .

A. the more,the

better

B. easier said than done

C. better than

never

D. better than nothing

11.—She’s really pretty,isn’t she? Her skin looks so baby

smooth!

—Well,it’s just that she puts lots of make—up

on her face.

A. Sometimes I wish I could be as beautiful as her.

B. Actually, natural beauty comes from within.

C. I can’t believe she is still so pretty after giving

birth to a baby!

D. Fortunately, she has a good income.

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12.—Look at the noisy kids!

—Haven’t you heard the

saying“ ”?

A. There’s plenty of fish in the

a

B. All that glitters is not gold

C. When the cat is away,the mice will play

D. A bird in the hand is worth two in the bush

13.—After two weeks of tennis lessons, I think I finally

managed to improve my backhand.

—Like my mom always

says:“ .”

A. Pride goes before a

fall

B. Think twice before you leap

C. It never rains but it

pours

D. Practice makes perfect

14. A hurricane swept through my village. Just as we were

beginning to lo hope, it suddenly stopped. It is

really“ ”.

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A. All’s well that ends well

B. Lightning never strikes twice in the same place

C. It never rains but it pours

D.A friend in need is a friend indeed

15.— You should get a new job, stop smoking, and have a

healthier lifestyle．

— ________．

A. Mind your own

business B.

Never mind

C. That’s all

right

D. Easier said than done

16. — I’ve given up smoking already, darling.

— You should have taken the doctor’s advice years ago.

________, anyway.

A. Better late than

never B. It’s easier

said than done

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C. No pains, no

gains D. Well begun

is half done

17.—I think Maths is playing a more important part in the

new test system. What about you?

— ______. We should be more devoted to it.

A. No pains, no

gains. B. Fact

speaks louder than words.

C. Great minds think

alike. D. Don’t claim to

know what you don’t know.

18.—Tom, I’m sorry to say that I can’t go to watch

tonight’s match with you, for I have to prepare for the

coming exam.

—_______ Have some fun!

A. Don’t have too many irons in the fire. B.

Don’t be a wet blanket.

C. Don’t put the cart before the hor. D.

Don’t pull my leg.

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