如何在寫作中活用諺語

一、引用諺語的技巧

1. 用as the saying goes來引出諺語，其意為“常言道”“正如有句諺語所說”；它可以放在句首，也可以放在句末，有時(shí)也可放在句子中間。如：

“More haste[急速]， less speed，” as the saying goes.

常言道：“欲速則不達(dá)。”

“Accidents will happen，” as the saying goes.

正如有句諺語所說：“天有不測風(fēng)云?！?/p>

As the saying goes，“A miss is as good as a mile.”

正如有句諺語所說：“失之毫厘，謬以千里?！?/p>

However， as an old saying goes，“Every coin has two sides.” Having a private[私人的] teacher also has its disadvantages.

但是，正如有句諺語所說：“每個(gè)硬幣都有兩個(gè)面?！闭?qǐng)家庭教師也有其不利之處。

2. 用There is a saying going like this 來引出諺語，其意為“有句諺語是這樣說的”。如：

There is a saying going like this，“A friend in need is a friend indeed.” What is a true friend？

A true friend is a person who can share your happiness and sorrow[憂傷].

有句諺語是這樣說的：“患難見真情。”什么樣的朋友才算是真正的朋友呢？

真正的朋友就是能與你分享快樂和分擔(dān)憂愁的人。

There is a Chinese saying going like this，“Traveling ten thousand miles is better than reading ten thousand books.” Indeed， travel benefits[有助于] us a lot.

中國有句諺語是這樣說的：“讀萬卷書不如行萬里路?！甭糜螌?duì)我們的確很有益處。

3. 用which is a saying we are all familiar with來引出諺語。此時(shí)的 which 引出的是一個(gè)非限制性定語從句，注意其前用逗號(hào)，不可用句號(hào)。其實(shí)，這類表達(dá)若運(yùn)用得當(dāng)，對(duì)于提高書面表達(dá)得分非常有幫助，因?yàn)橐弥V語不僅是一種高級(jí)表達(dá)，還能恰當(dāng)?shù)赜蒙戏窍拗菩远ㄕZ從句，可以說是“高級(jí)中的高級(jí)”了。如：

“Honesty is the best policy，” which is a saying we are all familiar with. Everyone is likely to make mistakes，so are the children.

“誠為上策。”這是我們大家都熟悉的一句諺語。每個(gè)人都可能犯錯(cuò)誤，小孩子也一樣。

“An apple a day keeps the doctor away，” which is a saying we are all familiar with. In fact， apples contain plenty of nourishments[營養(yǎng)] which are good for our health.

“一日一蘋果，醫(yī)生遠(yuǎn)離我?！边@是我們大家都熟悉的一句諺語。事實(shí)上，蘋果含有大量對(duì)我們身體有益的營養(yǎng)成份。

二、套用諺語的技巧

套用諺語就是直接將諺語套用在自己的句子中，使之成為自己句子的組成部分。下面略舉幾例，同學(xué)們可以從中學(xué)習(xí)如何在自己的句子中套用諺語。

1. Beggars cannot be choosers. 叫花子不能挑肥揀瘦。如：

Like it or not， remember， beggars cant be choosers.

不管你是喜歡還是不喜歡，記住，叫花子不能挑肥揀瘦。

I dont care much for the Christmas present， for beggars cant be choosers.

什么樣的圣誕禮物我都不介意，因?yàn)榻谢ㄗ硬荒芴舴蕭荨?/p>

I would have preferred a bed， but beggars cant be choosers， so I slept on the sofa.

我本想要張床，但是叫花子不能挑肥揀瘦，所以我就睡在沙發(fā)上了。

Usually I hate pancakes[薄煎餅] but beggars cant be choosers. So I walked in hoping to find some unfinished pancakes since I had no money.

通常我不喜歡吃烙餅，但是叫花子不能挑肥揀瘦，所以我還是走了進(jìn)去，希望能找到一些別人吃剩的烙餅，因?yàn)槲疑頍o分文。

2. Once bitten， twice shy. 一朝被蛇咬，十年怕井繩。如：

She certainly wont swim again—once bitten， twice shy.

她肯定不會(huì)再游泳了——所謂一朝被蛇咬，十年怕井繩。

I try to avoid meeting her. Probably because once bitten， twice shy， I always feel nervous whenever I see her.

我盡量避免與她見面。也許是一朝被蛇咬，十年怕井繩吧，我每次見到她都感到很緊張。

3. It never rains but it pours. 不雨則已，一雨傾盆；禍不單行。如：

First his car broke down， then he lost his key—it never rains but it pours！

先是他的汽車出了故障，接著又丟了鑰匙——真是禍不單行！