经典谚语 点睛之笔

湖北 王丹青

谚语是洋溢着文化气息的哲理性语言，是智慧的结晶。在写作中，考生如果能够恰当地引用一两句谚语，可增强文章的表现力，提升作文档次，也会让读者眼前一亮。现辑录一些写作中常会用到的谚语以供参考。

1.Well begun，half done.好的开始等于成功的一半。

2.A fall into the pit，a gain in your wit.吃一堑，长一智。

3.Great minds think alike.英雄所见略同。

4.Experience is the mother of wisdom.实践出真知。

5.One picture is worth a thousand words.百闻不如一见。

6.Nothingbrave，nothinghave.不入虎穴，焉得虎子。

7.A contented mind is a perpetual feast.知足常乐。

8.More hasty，less speed.欲速则不达。

9.Failure is the mother of success.失败是成功之母。

10.Life is full of ups and downs.生活充满起伏。

11.Better late than never.迟做总比不做好。

12.A life without friend is a life without sun.人生没有朋友犹如生活没有阳光。

13.Facts speak louder than words.事实胜于雄辩。

14.A journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step.千里之行始于足下。

15.Health is better than wealth.健康胜过财富。

16.He bites off than he can chew.贪多嚼不烂。

17.An apple a day keeps the doctor away.每天一苹果，医生远离我。

18.Rome wasn't built in a day.伟业非一日建成。

19.A little learning is a dangerous thing.一知半解，害处不浅。

20.Look before you leap.三思而后行。

21.Think great thoughts and you will be great.胸怀伟大的理想，你将会变得伟大。

22.Practice makes perfect.熟能生巧。

23.A good medicine tastes bitter.良药苦口。

24.Strike while the iron is hot.趁热打铁。

25.Where there's smoke，there's fire.无风不起浪，事出必有因。

26.History repeats itself.历史会重演。

27.Many hands make light work.人多好做事.

28.Action speaks louder than words.行动胜过语言。

29.A year's plan starts with spring.一年之计在于春。

30.A miss is as good as a mile.失之毫厘，差之千里。

31.A friend in need is a friend indeed.患难见真情。

32.A bad beginning makes a bad ending.不善始者不善终。

33.A young idler，an old beggar.少壮不努力，老大徒伤悲。

34.With love to do things，with gratitude to live.用爱心来做事，用感恩的心做人。

35.Never too old to learn，never too late to turn.亡羊补牢，为时未晚。

36.No one can call back yesterday.昨日不会重现。

37.No sweet without sweat.先苦后甜。

38.Do nothing by halves.凡事不可半途而废。

39.Think twice before you do.三思而后行。

40.Time tries all.路遥知马力，日久见人心。

41.Every man has his faults.金无足赤，人无完人。

42.To live is to learn，to learn is to better live.活着是为了学习，学习是为了更好地活着。

43.To save time is to lengthen life.节约时间就是延长生命。

44.Water dropping day by day wears the hardest rock away.水滴石穿。

45.Where there is life，there is hope.留得青山在，不怕没柴烧。

46.So said，so done.说到做到。

47.Sharpening your axe will not delay your job of cutting wood.磨刀不误砍柴工。

48.There is no royal road to learning.书山有路勤为径，学海无涯苦作舟。

49.Every man is the architect of his own fortune.自己的命运自己把握。

50.Where there is a will，there is a way.有志者，事竟成。

51.Custom makes all things easy.有个好习惯，事事皆不难。

52.There is not any advantage without disadvantage.有一利必有一弊。

53.All work and no play makes Jack a dull boy.只会用功不玩耍，聪明孩子也变傻。

54.Honesty is the best policy.做人诚信为本。

55.You cannot have your cake and eat it too.鱼与熊掌，不可兼得。

56.Confidence in yourself is the first step on the road to success.自信是走向成功的第一步。

57.First things first.凡事皆有轻重缓急。

58.Don't put off till tomorrow what should be done today.今日事，今日毕。

59.Early to bed and early to rise makes a man healthy.早睡早起身体好。

60.Experience is the best teacher.经验是最好的教师。

61.Eat to live，but not live to eat.人吃饭是为了活着，但活着不是为了吃饭。

62.Knowledge is power.知识就是力量。

63.Make hay while the sun shines.良机勿失。

64.You never know till you have tried.不尝试，不知晓。

65.A friend is easier lost than found.得朋友难，失朋友易。

66.Hope for the best，but prepare for the worst.抱最好的愿望，做最坏的打算。

67.Nothing in the world is difficult if you set your mind to it.世上无难事，只怕有心人。

68.Never judge from appearances.不可以貌取人。

69.All things are difficult before they are easy.万事开头难。

70.A good book is a good friend.好书如挚友。

71.He laughs best who laughs last.谁笑到最后，谁笑得最好。

72.Youth comes but once in a lifetime.花有重开日，人无再少年。

73.I know that my future is not just a dream.我知道我的未来不是梦。

74.Doubt is the key to knowledge.怀疑是知识的钥匙。

75.Life is a mirror，you laugh，it also smiles;you cry，it also crys.生活就是一面镜子，你笑，它也笑；你哭，它也哭。