引用英文諺語的技巧
諺語是一種充滿智慧的語言,是記錄人們的一些生活經驗或教訓的短小警句。每個民族、每種語言裏都有自己的諺語。它們彼此有所不同,卻又有許多相通之處。以下小編來教大家如何在寫作中使用諺語。
如何在寫作中活用英文諺語
一、引用英語諺語的技巧
1. 用as the saying goes來引出諺語，其意爲“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。”
“Accidents will happen，” as the saying goes.
正如有句諺語所說：“天有不測風雲。”
As the saying goes，“A miss is as good as a mile.”
正如有句諺語所說：“失之毫釐，謬以千里。”
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：“每個硬幣都有兩個面。”請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，其意爲“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。”什麼樣的朋友纔算是真正的朋友呢?
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[有助於] us a lot.
中國有句諺語是這樣說的：“讀萬卷書不如行萬里路。”旅遊對我們的確很有益處。
3. 用which is a saying we are all familiar with來引出諺語。此時的 which 引出的是一個非限制性定語從句，注意其前用逗號，不可用句號。其實，這類表達若運用得當，對於提高書面表達得分非常有幫助，因爲引用諺語不僅是一種高級表達，還能恰當地用上非限制性定語從句，可以說是“高級中的高級”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.
“誠爲上策。”這是我們大家都熟悉的一句諺語。每個人都可能犯錯誤，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] which are good for our health.
“一日一蘋果，醫生遠離我。”這是我們大家都熟悉的一句諺語。事實上，蘋果含有大量對我們身體有益的營養成份。
二、套用英文諺語的技巧
套用英文諺語就是直接將諺語套用在自己的句子中，使之成爲自己句子的組成部分。下面略舉幾例，同學們可以從中學習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 can’t 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 don’t care much for the Christmas present， for beggars can’t be choosers.
什麼樣的聖誕禮物我都不介意，因爲叫花子不能挑肥揀瘦。
I would have preferred a bed， but beggars can’t be choosers， so I slept on the sofa.
我本想要張牀，但是叫花子不能挑肥揀瘦，所以我就睡在沙發上了。
Usually I hate pancakes[薄煎餅] but beggars can’t 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，所以我還是走了進去，希望能找到一些別人吃剩的烙餅，因爲我身無分文。
2. Once bitten， twice shy. 一朝被蛇咬，十年怕井繩。如：
She certainly won’t swim again—once bitten， twice shy.
她肯定不會再游泳了——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.
我儘量避免與她見面。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，接着又丟了鑰匙——真是禍不單行!
