管理学 点击： 2013-04-23
常用英语谚语
常用英语谚语学习
A
A crow is never the whiter for washing herself often.
江山易改，本性难移；狗改不了吃屎。
（讽刺那些恶习难改的人或是提醒他人注意防范坏人。）
A fault confessed is half redressed.
知过能改，善莫大焉。
（关于原谅、宽容。）
A fool’s haste is no speed.
急急忙忙，想快反慢；欲速则不达。
（不可急功近利，做事要稳妥。）
A guilty conscience needs no accuser.
多行不义必自毙；做贼心虚。
（用于规劝他人向善。）
A burden of one's choice is not felt.
爱挑的担子不嫌重。
（自己喜欢的、感兴趣的事做起来很轻松愉快。）
A bird in the hand is worth than two in the bush.
一鸟在手胜过双鸟在林；到手的才实在；把握现在，不要空想未来。 （珍惜自己所拥有的，不要去强求自己无法得到的东西）
A candle lights others and consumes itself.
蜡烛照亮别人，却毁灭了自己。
（比喻有牺牲、奉献精神的人，如老师。）
Adversity leads to prosperity.
穷则思变。
（讲逆境、困难。）
A fair death honors the whole life.
死得其所，流芳百世。
（对伟人评价。）
A good medicine tastes bitter.
良药苦口。
(劝告的话不中听，但往往是正确的。)
A word spoken is past recalling. / A word spoken is an arrow let fly.
一言既出，驷马难追。
（信守诺言。）
Although the sun shines, leave not your cloak at home.
未雨绸缪。
（事前做好准备、防范措施。）
All good things come to an end.
好景不常；天下没有不散的筵席。
（离别时互相劝慰的话语。）
A crooked stick throws a crooked shadow.
上梁不正下梁歪；曲杖生曲影。
（说明榜样的重要性。）
A man can lead a horse to the water but he cannot make him drink.
师傅领进门，修行在个人。
（表明个人在学习中的重要性。）
A cat may look at a king.
猫也有权晋见国王。
（人人平等。）
A contented mind is perpetual feast.
知足常乐。
（知足的人能保有愉悦的心情。）
Admonish your friends in private, praise them in public.
在私底下要忠告你的朋友，在公开场合又表扬你的朋友。
（交友之道，朋友间相处的方式。）
A good example is the best sermon.
身教胜似言教。
（行动是最具有说服力的。）
A hasty man is seldom out of trouble.
性急难免出岔子。
（做事要沉稳，要保持冷静的头脑。）
A man cannot spin and reel at the same time. / A man cannot whistle and drink at the same time.
一心不能二用。
（要专一、专心。）
An optimist sees an opportunity in every calamity; a pessimist sees a calamity in every opportunity.
乐观的人在灾难中看到希望；悲观的人在希望中看到灾难。
（心态的重要性，好的心态是成功的关键。）
A road of a thousand miles begins with one step.
千里之行始于足下。
（要脚踏实地，一切都要从头开始。）
B
Better give than take.
施比受有福。
（学会付出，不要一味的索取。）
Beauty is but a blossom.
美丽只是盛开的花朵。
（美丽只是瞬间，不要以貌取人。）
Beauty, unaccompanied by virtue, is as a flower without perfume.
美而无德犹如花之无香。
（高尚的道德胜过外表的美丽。）
Bees that have honey in their mouths have stings in their tails.
口蜜腹剑。
（形容表里不一。）
Behind bad luck comes good luck.
塞翁失马，焉知非福。
（劝慰他人的话。）
Be just to all, but trust not all.
要公正对待所有的人，但不要轻信所有的人。
（对人要保有戒心，切不可轻信于人。）
Be prepared to put one's hand in one's pocket.
准备慷慨解囊。
（要有一颗及时行善的心。）
Better an empty purse than an empty head.
宁可钱袋瘪，不要脑袋空。
（知识就是力量，拥有知识胜过一切。）
Brevity is the soul of wit.
言以简洁为贵。
（说话要抓重点，不要啰嗦。）
C
Constant dropping wears the stone. / Constant dripping wears away the stone. 滴水穿石；铁杵磨成针。
（持久的努力会有成效。）
Call a spade a spade.
直言不讳；有话直说；说一是一，说二是二。
（做人要诚实、坦率。）
Cast not the first stone.
欲谴责别人前，先扪心自问是否无罪。
（批评别人前，先反省自己。）
Care brings grey hair. /Care killed the cat.
忧虑催人老。/忧虑伤身。
（心态与健康的关系密切。）
Come what may, heaven won't fall.
船到桥头自会直。
（事情一定会有结果。）
Coming events cast their shadows before them.
山雨欲来风满楼。
（事情发生前的征兆。）
Children are what the mothers are.
耳濡目染，身教言传。
（人与人之间的影响是潜移默化的。）
Creep before you walk.
循序渐进。
（做事要按一定的顺序，不可冒进。）
D
Deliberate in counsel, prompt in action.
考虑要仔细 , 行动要迅速 .
（思考与效率的重要性。）
Do not teach fish to swim. /Don't try to teach your grandmother to suck eggs. 不要班门弄斧。
（不要做不自量力的事。）
Don't bite off more than you can chew.
贪多嚼不烂；不要自不量力。
（凡事要适度，切不可贪多。）
Do as you would be done by.
己所不欲，勿施于人。
（不要把自己的意愿强加于人。）
Doing is better than saying.
与其挂在嘴上，不如落实在行动上。
（行动是最重要的，凡事都需要亲身体验。）
Do it now.
机不可失，时不再来。
（不要总把希望寄托于明天。）
Do nothing by halves.
凡事不可半途而废。
（做事要有毅力。）
E
Every man has his faults.
金无足赤，人无完人。
（人都有缺点，不要过度追求完美。）
Every advantage has its disadvantage.
有利必有弊。
（事物的两面性。）
Every day is not Sunday.
好景不常在。
（所有的事物都会有消亡的那一天。）
Every man has his hobbyhorse.
萝卜青菜，各有所爱。
（每个人的兴趣不同，志向不同。）
Every man is the architect of his own fortune.
自己的命运自己掌握。
（自己的未来是自己创造的。）
Every minute counts.
分秒必争。
（珍惜时间。）
Experience must be bought.
吃一堑，长一智。
（经验让人获得成长。）
F
Fortune helps him that's willing to help himself. / God helps those who help themselves.
天助自助者。
（人最靠得住的就是自己。）
Faults are thick where love is thin.
一朝情意淡，样样不顺眼。
（感情破灭之后，一切都不再美好。）
Fear always springs from ignorance.
恐惧源于无知。
（知识的重要性。）
First think and then speak.
先想后说。
（说话前要经过思考。）
Fools grow without watering.
朽木不可雕。
（人或事物无药可救，无法挽回。）
Four eyes see more than two.
集思广益。
（群众的智慧是无穷的、听取大众的意见。）
Friends agree best at distance.
朋友之间也会保持距离。
（要给人留以空间。）
G
Grasp all, lose all.
样样都要，全都失掉。贪多嚼不烂。
（要懂得取舍。）
Give a dog a bad name and hang him.
众口铄金，积毁销骨。
（流言的杀伤力巨大。）
Great hopes make great man.
伟大的抱负造就伟大的人物。
（理想之于人格塑造的重要性。）
H
Hope for the best and prepare for the worst.
做最好的打算，做最差的准备。
（做事要周全或是以积极的心态面对困境。）
Handsome is he who does handsomely. / Beauty is as beauty does. 行为漂亮才算美。
（内心美才重要。）
Happy is the man who learns from the misfortunes of others. 吸取他人教训，自己才会走运。
（要从别人的身上学习获得知识。）
Hear all parties.
兼听则明。
（不可偏听一面之词。）
Heaven never helps the man who will not act.
自己不动，叫天何用。
（自己要采取补救的措施。）
He is lifeless that is faultless.
英文谚语大全
英文谚语大全
Q字开头：
Quality is better than quantity. 质重于量。
Quality matters more than quantity. 质量比数量重要。
Quarrels of lovers but renew their love. 情人争争吵吵，自会言归于好。
Quick at meal, quick at work. 吃得快，做得快。
Quick feet and busy hands fill the mouth. 手勤脚快，嘴里吃饱。
Quietness is best. 宁静最好。
Quietude is the crown of life. 安静是生命的皇冠。
P字开头：{busy的谚语}.
Paddle your own canoe. 自立更生，自食其力。
Pain is forgotten where gain follows. 好了伤疤忘了痛。
Pardoning the bad is injuring the good. 饶了坏人便伤了好人。
Patience and application will carry us through. 忍耐和努力会使我们度过难关。
Patience is a flower that grows not in everyone's garden. 忍耐是朵花，并非人人园中都开发。 Patience is a plaster for all sores. 忍耐是治疗一切伤痛的药膏。
Patience is a virtue. 忍耐是一种美德。
Patience is bitter, but its fruit is sweet. 忍耐是苦痛的，但它的果实是甜蜜的。 Patience is the best remedy (or medicine). 忍耐是最好的药物。
Patience, time, and money overcome everything. 耐心，时间和金钱可以征服一切。 Pay somebody back in his own coin. 一报还一报。
Peace on earth and good will towards men. 愿世界得太平，人间持善意。
Peace with sword in hand, 'tis safest making. 居安思危，此乃万全之策。
Pen and ink is wit's plough. 笔墨是才智之犁。
Penny and penny laid up will be many. 积少成多。
Penny wise and pound foolish. 小事聪明，大事糊涂。
People do not lack strength; they lack will. 人们不缺力量，缺的是决心。
Perseverance is failing nineteen times and succeeding the twentieth. 失败十九次，坚持而不动，待到二十次，大事就成功。
Perseverance is vital to success. 不屈不挠是成功之本。
Pitchers/Walls have ears. 隔墙有耳。
Pity is akin to love. 怜悯近乎爱情。
Plants of learning must be watered with the rain of tears. 知识的幼苗要用泪雨来浇灌。 Pleasant hours fly fast. 欢乐的时间过得快。
Pleasing everybody is pleasing nobody. 讨好每个人，人人不讨好。
Pleasure has a sting in its tail. 乐中必有苦。
Plenty is no plague. 富裕绝非灾祸。
Poetry is simply the most beautiful, impressive and widely effective mode of saying things, and hence its importance. 诗歌只不过是最美丽、最感人、最有力的说话方式，这也就是诗歌的价值。 Poets are the unacknowledged legislators of the world. 诗人是世上没有得到承认的立法者。 Politeness costs nothing and gains everything. 礼貌不费分文而可赢得一切。
Politeness is to do and say the kindest thing in the kindest way. 文雅就是善良地做事，和善地说话。
Poor men's words have little weight. 人微言轻。
Poverty breeds strife. 贫穷引起斗争。
Poverty is apain, but no disgrace. 贫困是痛苦，但不是耻辱。
Poverty is no shame, laziness is. 贫穷不害羞，懒惰才可耻。
Poverty is no sin. 贫穷不是罪恶。
Poverty is not a shame, but the being ashamed of it is. 贫非耻，耻贫乃耻。
Poverty is not a sufficient cause of disgrace, but poverty without resolution to help oneself is a disgrace. 贫穷并不可耻，穷而不争气才可耻。
Poverty is the mother of all arts. 贫困乃一切艺术之源。
Poverty is the mother of health. 缺乏是健康之母。
Poverty is the reward of idleness. 贫穷是游手好闲的报应。
Poverty is the root of all evils. 穷困是万恶之源。
Poverty on an old man's back is a heavy burden. 老而贫穷，负担沈重。
Poverty shows us who are our friends and who are our enemies. 贫困才能显出敌和友。 Poverty tries friends. 贫穷考验朋友。
Practice is better than precept. 身教胜于言教。
Practice makes perfect. 熟能生巧。
Practice what you preach. 言必行。
Praise is not pudding. 恭维不是布丁。
Praise makes good men better, and bad men worse. 赞扬使好人更好，坏人更坏。
Praise no man till he is dead. 盖棺论定。
Preachers can talk but never teach, Unless they practise what they preach. 说教的人不身体力行，就只能空谈，不能起教育作用。
Prepare for a rain day. 未雨绸缪。
Prevention is better than cure. 预防胜于治疗。
Pride and grace dwelt never in one place. 傲慢和温雅决不会共处在一起。
Pride apes humility. 大巧若拙。
Pride goes before a fall. (or destruction). 骄兵必败。
Pride goeth before, and shame cometh after. 骄傲一开始，耻辱接踵至。
Pride may lurk under a threadbare cloak. 骄傲可能披著老一套的外衣出现。
Pride must be pinched. 骄傲必须收敛。
Pride will have a fall. 骄者必败。
Procrastination is the thief of time. 拖延即浪费时间。
Progress is the activity of today and the assurance of tomorrow. 进展即今日的活动和明日的保证。
Promise is debt. 许愿就是债，欠了不容赖。
Promise little but do much. 少许愿，多做事。
Prosperity discovers vices and adversity virtues. 顺境显邪恶，逆境见善性。
Prosperity gains (or makes) friends, and adversity tries them. 顺境交朋友，逆境试真情。 Proverbs are short sentences drawn from long experience. 谚语言短简，得自老经验。 Proverbs are the cream of a nation's thought. 谚语是一国的思想精华。
Proverbs are the wisdom of the ages. 谚语是时代的智慧。
Prove thy friends ere thou have need. 需要朋友之前，先要加以考验。
Provide for the worst, the best will save itself. 作最坏的准备，可以得到最好的结果。 Providence is always on the side of the strongest battalions. 天公总是佑强者。
Punctuality is the soul of business. 严守时间是办事情的重要原则。
Purpose supposes foresight. 深谋远虑。
Put not your hand between the bark and the tree. 少管闲事。
Put (or Lay or Set) one's shoulder to the wheel. 出一把力。
Put the cart before the horse. 本末倒置。
Put the shoe on the right foot. 责备应受责备者，表扬应受表扬者。
O字开头：
Oaks may fall when reeds stand the storm. 树大招风。
Obedience is the first duty of a soldier. 服从是军人的第一职责。
Observation is the best teacher. 观察为良师。
Of all the possessions of this life fame is the noblest; when the body has sunk into the dust the great name still lives. 人生最可宝贵的是声誉，躯体入土后，声誉犹存。
Of earthly goods the best is a good wife. A bad the bitterest curse of human life. 贤妻最可贵，恶妇是灾星。
Offence is the best defence. 进攻是最好的防御。
Of nothing comes nothing. 无中不能生有。
Often and little eating makes a man fat. 少吃多餐，身强体胖。
Of two evils choose the least. 权衡两害，取其轻者。
Of young men die many, of old men escape not any. 年轻人死得不少，而年迈者是在劫难逃。 Old bees yield no honey. 老蜂不酿蜜。
Old birds are not caught with new nests. 新巢捉不到老鸟。
Old birds are not to be caught with shaft. 老谋是不会失算的。
Older and wiser. 越老越聪明。
Old foxes want no tutors. 老狐狸不需要教师。
Old friends and old wine are best. 古交友情深，陈酒香味醇。
Old love will not be forgotten. 旧情永难忘。
Old vessels must leak. 旧船必漏。
Old wood best to burn, old wine to drink, old friends to trust, and old authors to read. 老柴最好烧，陈酒最好饮，老友最可靠，老作家的书最好读。
Old wood is best to burn, old book to read. 老柴好烧，老书宜读。
Old wood is best to burn, old horse to ride. 老柴好烧，老马好骑。
O liberty, how many crimes have been committed in thy name! 自由啊!假你的名义犯了多少罪啊! Omelets are not made without breaking eggs. 有失才有得。
Once a devil, always a devil. 一次做魔鬼，永远是魔鬼。
Once a knave, ever a knave. 一朝失足，铸成千古恨。
英语谚语与好句
谚语
1．Haste makes waste./ More haste, less speed. 欲速则不达。
2．Do not teach fish to swim. 不要班门弄斧。
3．An apple a day keeps the doctor away. 一天一个果，医生不找我。
4．One man's meat is another man's poison. 萝卜青菜，各有所爱。
5．Love me, love my dog. 爱屋及乌。
6．Seeing is believing. 眼见为实。
7．Well begun is half done. 好的开端是成功的一半。
8．Time flies never to be recalled. 光阴一去不复返。
9．When in Rome, do as Romans do. 入乡随俗。{busy的谚语}.
10．He who laughs last laughs best. 谁笑到最后谁笑得最美。
11．Look before you leap. 三思而后行。
12．Two heads are better than one. 三个臭皮匠顶一个诸葛亮。
13．A good beginning makes a good ending. 善始善终。
14．A friend in need is a friend indeed. 患难中的朋友才是真正的朋友。
15．Where there is s will，there is a way. 有志者事竟成。
16．No pains，no gains. 不劳则无获。
17．Time and tide wait for no man. 时不待人。
18．Strike while the iron is hot. 趁热打铁。
19．It's never too late to mend. 亡羊补牢。
20．There is no smoke without fire. 无风不起浪。
21．Kill two birds with one stone. 一箭双雕。
22．East or west，home is the best. 金屋银屋不如自己的草屋。
23．Equal pay for equal work. 同工同酬。
24．Pride goes before a fall. 骄兵必败。
25．Reading makes a full man. 读书使人完善。
26．Knowledge is power. 知识就是力量。
27．Failure is the mother of success. 失败是成攻之母。
28．Practice makes perfect. 熟能生巧。
29．All roads lead to Rome. 条条大道通罗马。
30．Don’t judge a person by his appearance./Don’t judge a book by its cover.不能以貌取人。
31．Don′t count your chickens before they are hatched. 切莫过于乐观
32．Learn to walk before you run. 循序渐进。
33．All that glitters is not gold. 闪光的东西并非都是金子。
34．Nothing is too difficult if you put your heart into it./Nothing is impossible to a willing heart.世上无难事只要肯登攀。
35．Time is money. 时间就是金钱。
36．Like father, like son. 有其父必有其子。
37．Grasp all, lose all. 样样都要，全都失掉。
38．Easier said than done. 说起来容易，做起来难。
39．The first step is the hardest. 万事开头难。
40．Time and tide wait for no man. 岁月不待人。
41．Don't put off what should be done today till tomorrow. 今日事今日毕。
42．It's never too late to learn. 活到老，学到老。
43．Walls have ears. 隔墙有耳。
44．We can't judge a person by what he says but by what he does. 判断一个人，不听言语看行动。
45．Where there's life, there's hope. 留得青山在，不怕没柴烧。
46．Will is power. 意志就是力量。
47．Wise men are silent; fools talk. 智者沉默寡言，愚者滔滔不绝。
48．Wise men change their minds; fools never do. 智者能够适应世俗变化，愚者刚愎自用。
49. Every man has his faults.人无完人。
50. Honesty is the best policy. 诚实是上策。
好句整理
1. English is difficult to learn.
2. He is always the first to arrive.
3. I have something to say.
4. Our class consists of 42 / is made up of/ is composed of students.
5. A fire broke out last night.
6. My wallet is gone/missing/lost.
7. China is a developing country while America is a developed country.
8. The film is well worth seeing again.
9. I had/got my hair cut yesterday.
10. I will have him do it. =I will get him to do it.
11. I would rather watch TV than go out to play.=I prefer watching TV to going out to play.
=I prefer to watch TV rather than go out to play.
12. Not having received his letter, she wrote again.
13. Having been shown the lab, we were taken to the library.
14. He was angry for his not having been invited to the party.
15. The patents need/want/require looking after/to be looked after, don’t they?
16. You should try to make yourself understood/heard.=You should try to make others understand/hear you.
17. Generally speaking, girls are favoured over boys as secretaries.
18. We consider him (to be/as) a top student.=We regard him as a top student. =We think of him as …
=We have him as…=We treat him as…=We look on/upon him as…
19. There is (absolutely) no need (for you) to worry about him
20. We insisted that he should do it at once.
21. He insisted that what he said was right.
22. We suggested sending for a doctor because his pale face suggested that he was ill.
23. He admitted making/ having made a mistake.
24. Congratulations on your being admitted to Shanghai Medical University!
25. There is no doubt that he is dishonest.
26. I doubt whether he is the best man for the job..
27. They seem to be discussing something important. Don’t interrupt them.
28. The book is said to have been translated into five languages.
29. 70 percent of the population are farmers.
30. He is wide awake the whole night.
31. He was fast/sound asleep last night.
32. It is the most wonderful film (that) I have ever seen.
33. Every means has been tried to save the patient=All means have been tried to save the patient.
34. I had intended/planned/meant/hoped to visit him, but I was too busy.
35. Two hundred/thousand/score/dozen students came to the meeting.
36. It seems natural/strange for him to think so.
37. We are proud of /take pride in being Chinese.
38. The book is well written except for a few spelling mistakes.
39. The old man walks his dog every evening except when it rains.
40. Take an umbrella in case it rains/ should rain.=Take an umbrella in case of rain.
经典好句整理
1. With many things to do, he can’t go out to play.
2. With his homework finished, he went home.
3. With the boy leading the way, we found his home without any difficulty.
4. I have no idea whether he is right or wrong.
5. He is one of the students that study hard..
6. He is the only one of the children in his family that has received high education.
7. The first time I saw him, I liked him at once. (When I saw him for the first time---)
8. You should avoid asking such questions as will annoy him..
9. As we all know, he is a famous writer. =As is known to us all, he is … =It is known to us all that he is …
10. Put the book back where it was.
11. All (that) he said that day was right. =What he said …
12. All that can be done has been done.
13. The doctors and nurses did all they could to save the drowning boy.
14. The reason why he was punished by the class teacher is that he cheated in the maths exam.
15. What surprises the foreign tourists is that great changes have taken place in Shanghai in the past decade.
16. The more exercises you do, the more good they will do to you.
17. Our school has made it clear/ a rule that we students should wear the school uniforms.
18. The students in this key school are free to study whatever interests them.
19. Whoever comes here is welcome.
Cf. You can give the book to whoever likes it.
Cf. You can give the book to whomever you like.
20. You can see from the disappointed expression on his face that he was not prepared for the failure.
21. We had covered a distance of 10 miles on the bike before we knew it.
22. It was not until the mid 19th century that man first landed on the moon.
23. Not until the mid 19th century did man first land on the moon.
24. Word came that the mayor of the city would come and inspect our school.
25. What was it that made J.K. Rowling such a successful writer?
26. Wherever you go, you should bear/keep our motherland in mind.
27. Better (=You’d better) (not )give the book to whoever sits at the table.
28. The modern city has sprung up in what was still a wasteland ten years ago.
29. He stepped into the room, found his seat and sat down to read.
30. The mothers were chatting under the tree while the children were playing on the grass.
31. 32. One of the men held the view that what the book said was right.
33. We must be aware that China is playing a more and more important role/part in the international affairs.
34. What a person experienced in the childhood is likely to have a great effect on his whole life.
35. Whether the sports meet will be held as planned / scheduled depends on the weather.
36. Those who fail to observe the traffic regulations will be punished sooner or later.
37. Making full use of time doesn’t mean keeping reading books from morning till night.
Cf. I had meant to see him yesterday, but I didn’t.
38. Every minute should be made good use of to go over the lessons.
39. What disappointed me most was not his ignorance but his laziness
40. It suddenly occurred to me that I had left my umbrella in the cinema
41. It so happened that it was raining cats and dogs when we arrived there.
It happened to be raining cats and dogs when we arrived there.
42. However late it is, he never puts off what can be done today till tomorrow.
43. Please make sure that all the doors and windows are closed before you leave.
44. Follow the directions/instructions and you’ll operate the machine properly.
45. I didn’t see Mike in his office this morning, so I think he must have gone to Paris yesterday, didn’t he?
Cf. He can’t have known the bad news, for he is still happy.
Cf. He must be very tired now, for he has worked the whole day.
Cf. It can’t be him, for he left for Japan yesterday.
46. It was the incident that he was involved in that worried him.
47. It was 1914 when World War I broke out.
48. It was in 1914 that World War I broke out.
49. The way you thought of to do the work is very good.
50. The meeting we had been looking forward to was held last month.
51. It is six years since her father left for Australia.
52. She has been married to that man for 3 years.
53. I was about to leave when it began to rain.
I was wondering in the street when I saw him.
54. This is not the first time (that) I have heard her name mentioned.
55. By the end of next week, four large bridges will have been built over the river.
56. I could not agree with you more.
57. When heated, the metal will expand.
58. You can never be too careful while/ when taking the college entrance examination.
59. The room is three times the size of/as large as the old one.=The room is twice larger than the old one.
60. I have twice as many books as you (do).
61. I know (that) you are clever and that you are hard-working.
62. He asked what was the matter with me.
63. The teacher told us that the earth goes around the sun.
64. Can you tell me when the next train leaves?
65. On, you’ve come. I didn’t know you were coming.
66. All the people present were quite satisfied with his answer.
67. His answer is far from satisfactory.
68. He dare not go out alone at night. =He doesn’t dare (to) go out alone at night.
69. Do you dare (to) go out alone at night? =Dare you go out alone at night?
70. I dare to go out alone at night.
71. The book sells well. The coat washes easily. The pen writes smoothly.
72. A house made of stone lasts longer than one made of brick.
73. They held a meeting in honour of the famous scientist.
74. We agreed to the plan/suggestion.
75. I agree with you =I agree with what you said.
76. Only then did he realize that he was wrong.
77. He is no longer what he used to be. =He is no longer the man that he used to be.
78. It is certain that he will come.
79. I am sure/certain that he will come.
80. He did come yesterday./We do like English./He does like English.
81. It took us three days to do the job.
82. We spent three days doing the job.
83. We spent 10 yuan on the book.=The book cost us ten yuan.
84. I will never forget the day when we lived together.
Cf. I will never forget the day (that/which) we spent together.
85. This is the place (that /which)we once visited.
Cf. This is the place where we once lived.
86. This is the reason that he gave for his being late.
Cf. This is the reason why he was late.
87. They talked about the persons and things that they still remembered.
88. Being young/ a small child, he doesn’t know much.
89. Having been invited to the party, he was very happy.
Cf. The building built will be our library.
90. Do you find it any use talking like that?
91. That China joined WTO is not only a great challenge but also an opportunity. ’’t want to miss the chance to study in America, please contact that university as soon as possible. 139. When the woman learned that her missing child had been found, she was too excited to fall asleep the whole night. 141. This school prides itself on its long history and beautiful environment.
142. After thinking hard, he finally worked out the solution to the tough problem.
143. To catch people’s eye, Mary put on a bright dress to go with her new boots.
144. Though the meeting was held at very short notice, everyone present expressed their constructive opinions. 145. People have become fed up with him bragging about his adventures in Africa.
146. The singer is said to have been married to a foreigner for a year.
147. At the foot of the mountain stand the two old houses where the writer lived.
148. This book is specially written for the students whoose native language is not English.
149. He hurried to the booking office only to be told that all the tickets fot the concert had been sold out.
150. It won’t be long before the new museun is open to the public.
151. The result of the operation turned out to be better than we had expected./ than expected.
152. When taken according to the directions, the drug will have no side effect.
153. The key to solving the problem is to meet the needs made by the customers.
154. Whether you play or watch TV, you mustn’t disturb me.
155. He advised me to live in the place where the air was fresher.=He advised me to live where the air was fresher. 156. Having saved the drowning boy, he was considered to have set a good example to his classmates.
157. No one believed the reason for his being absent from the class that he had to pick up his uncle at the airport. 158. The doctor had to inform the family that there was no hope for his discovery.
The Internet keeps us informed of what is happening in the world every day.
159. He is the more hardworking one of the two students.
160. Whoever we think deserves the award will certainly get it.
常用谚语和名言
Value and a trade are the best portion for children. 德行和技能是孩子最好的遗产。 Better early than late. 宁早勿迟。
A man can do no more than he can 量力而行。
Honesty and diligence should be your eternal mates. 诚实和勤奋应成为你永远的伴侣。 Early birds catch the worms. 早起的鸟儿有虫吃。
Every coin has its two sides. 有利有弊。