高考英语常考英语谚语(含句子结构分析)
(1)Actions speak louder than words.
行动比言语更有说服力。(事实胜于雄辩。)
(2)Better late than never.
迟做总比不做好。
(3)Honesty is the best policy.
老实总是上策。
(4)The best fish are / swim near the bottom.
好鱼居水底。(有价值的东西不能轻易得到。)
(5)The more you get, the more you want.
拥有越多想要越多。
(注:以上五句谚语运用了形容词、副词比较级、最高级。)
(6)A rising tide lifts all boats.
水涨众船高。
(7)Time lost cannot be recalled. (recall vt. 召回,恢复)
光阴一去不复返。
(8)To stand still is to move back.
逆水行舟,不进则退。
(9)Saving is getting.
节约而后有。(节约就是获得。)
(10)It is no use crying over spilt milk.
覆水难收。(打翻牛奶,哭也没用)
(注:以上五句运用了非谓语动词。)
(11)All work and no play makes Jack a dull boy.
只工作(学习)不玩耍,聪明孩子也变傻。
(12)Early to bed and early to rise makes a man healthy, wealthy, and wise. 早起早睡使你健康、富裕、聪明。

