时间:2019-02-15 作者:英语课 分类:实用英语


英语课

     谚语是人们在长期使用语言的实践中提炼出来的语言精华。 往往用简单通俗的话反映出深刻的道理。 学习英语谚语不仅可以学到真实地道的英语表现形式 ,提高言语技能,更能够学到其中丰富的文化内涵、增强使用英语的实际能力。现将英语谚语的一些语言特点归纳如下,供大家在学习中参考。


    一、 使用倒装句。把要强调的部分提前,而把主语部分后置。
    Blessed is he who expects nothing, for he shall never be disappointed.
    (=He who expects nothing is blessed, for he shall never be disappointed.)寡欲者欢。
    In the deepest water is the best fishing.
    (=The best fishing is in the deepest water.)水深好钓鱼。
    To err 1 is human.
    (=Human is to err.)人必有过。
    Sweet are the uses of adversity.
    (=The uses of adversity are sweet.)祸兮福之所倚。
    Uneasy lies the head that wears a crown.
    (=The head that wears a crown lies uneasy.)为王者难安。
    二、 修饰主语的定语从句后置,强调前面部分。
    All are not thieves that dogs bark at.
    (=All that dogs bark at are not thieves.)狗所吠的不一定都是小偷。
    He gives twice who gives quickly.
    (=He who gives quickly gives twice.)帮人帮及时,等于帮双份。
    He laughs best who laughs last.
    (=He who laughs last laughs best.)笑到最后,笑得最好。
    They brag 2 most who can do least.
    (=They who can do least brag most.)做得最少的人,最会吹牛。
    三、省略主语和谓语动词,或省略其中之一。
    Better an egg today than a hen tomorrow.
    (=An egg today is better than a hen tomorrow.)今天一个蛋,胜过明天一只鸡。(把握现在,不要空想未来。)Easier said than done.
    (=This is easier when it is said than when it is done.)说起来容易做起来难。
    The worse luck now, the better another time.
    (=If you have the worse luck now, you will have better luck another time.)这次倒了霉,下次必走运。
    Everything is good when new, but friends when old.
    (=Everything is good when it is new, but friends are good when they are old.)物莫如新,友莫如旧。
    四、省略定语从句的先行词。
    Who keeps company with the wolf will learn to howl.
    (=He who keeps company with the wolf will learn to howl.)与狼为伍者会学嗥;近墨者黑。
    Who chatter 3 to you will chatter of you.
    (=The person who chatters 4 to you will chatter of you.)对你论人是非者,必将对人论你是非。
    Who shows mercy to an enemy denies it to himself.
    (=He who shows mercy to an enemy denies it to himself.)对敌人仁慈,就是对自己残忍。
    五、直接用not否定实义动词。
    Kill not the goose that lays the golden eggs.
    (=Don’t kill the goose that lays the golden eggs.)不要杀鸡取卵。
    Judge not from appearance.
    (=Don’t judge from appearance.)不要以貌取人。
    Love your neighbour, yet pull not down your fence.
    (=Love your neighbour, yet don’t pull down your fence.)邻居无论多好,围篱不可推倒

vi.犯错误,出差错
  • He did not err by a hair's breadth in his calculation.他的计算结果一丝不差。
  • The arrows err not from their aim.箭无虚发。
v./n.吹牛,自夸;adj.第一流的
  • He made brag of his skill.他夸耀自己技术高明。
  • His wealth is his brag.他夸张他的财富。
vi./n.喋喋不休;短促尖叫;(牙齿)打战
  • Her continuous chatter vexes me.她的喋喋不休使我烦透了。
  • I've had enough of their continual chatter.我已厌烦了他们喋喋不休的闲谈。
(人)喋喋不休( chatter的第三人称单数 ); 唠叨; (牙齿)打战; (机器)震颤
  • The dabbler in knowledge chatters away; the wise man stays silent. 一瓶子不响,半瓶子晃荡。
  • An improperly adjusted tool chatters. 未调好的工具震颤作响。
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