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西安交通大学苏州附属中学刘丹萍
英语中的一些常见谚语
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谚语是一个名族语言的精华,智慧的结晶,是洋溢着文化气息的哲理性语言。近年来高考英语试题中谚语的出现频率也越来越高,它通常与情景对话、交际用语、阅读理解等题型结合,用来提供情景或阐明深意。在写作中,如果考生能够运用几句谚语表达,则会提升作文层次,使自己的作文增色不少,让阅卷老师眼前一亮。
(2015,江苏高考33)
--- Why didn’t you invite John to your birthday
party?
---Well, you know he’s _____.
A. an early bird B. a wet blanket
C. a lucky dog D. a tough nut
情景交际中的谚语知识
B. a wet blanket
an early bird 早起的人;早到者
a wet blanket 扫兴的人或物
a luck dog 幸运儿
a tough nut 难对付的人;难题
You may not have played very well today, but at least
you’ve got through to the next round and ________.
tomorrow es
tomorrow is another day
never put off till tomorrow
there is no tomorrow
情景交际中的谚语知识
明日复明日,明日何其多;
我生待明日,万事成蹉跎。
B. 有明天就有希望
C. 今日事,今日毕
D. 切莫依赖明天。
is another day
例1
……
(para3) The fact that adults find it harder to learn musical instrument than children points to a second type of mental decline, the loss of learning ability with age. The part of the brain which is known to control new learning is particularly sensitive to the effects of aging. This means we have to depend more on diaries and other mental aids as we get older, take longer to learn a new language and are slower to master new things at work.
……
阅读理解中的谚语知识
Question:
Which of the following well-known sayings best expresses the idea of the third paragraph?A. A bird in the hand is worth two in the bush.B. You can’t teach an old dog new tricks.C. Where there’s a will, there’s a way.D. It’s never too old to learn.
B. You can’t teach an old dog new tricks.
A. 双鸟在林不如一鸟在手B. 老狗学不到新把戏(朽木不可雕。)C. 有志者事竟成D. 活到老,学到老
例2
… Analyzing the law of the talion --- an eye for an eye, a tooth for a tooth --- William Ian Willer presents an original thinking over the concept of “pay back”…
Question:
The word “talion” in introducing the book Eye for an Eye is probably a concept of ____.A. medicine B. trade c. avenging D. striving
c. avenging
an eye for an eye, a tooth for a tooth
以牙还牙,以眼还眼
Happiness t