第一篇：四级英语作文常用格言谚语
（一）品格行为
A fox may grow gray, but never good.江山易改，本性难移。
A candle lights others and consumes itself.蜡烛照亮别人，却毁灭了自己。A good conscience is a soft pillow.不做亏心事，不怕鬼叫门。As they brew, so let they drink.种瓜得瓜，种豆得豆。
Good will be rewarded with good, and evil with evil.恶有恶报，善有善报。Diligence redeems stupidity.勤能补拙。Like father, like son.有其父，必有其子。
A man must take the consequences of his own deeds.一个人必须为自己的行为负责。Who pleasure gives, shall joy receive.予人以快乐者，自己会获得快乐。
（二）友情友谊
If Jack’s in love, he’s no judge of Jill’s beauty.情人眼里出西施。A true friend is best possession.真诚的朋友是最宝贵的财富。A faithful friend is hard to find.知音觅。
A friend in need is a friend indeed.患难见真情。
A friend is easier lost than found.得朋友难，失朋友易。Love, and be loved.爱，然后被爱。
Be slow in choosing a friend, slower in changing.选友要慎重，换友须更慎。Blood is thicker than water.血浓于水。
A man is known by the company he keeps.物与类聚，人以群分。
A bosom friend afar brings a distant land near.海内存自己，天涯若比邻。
As distance tests a horse’s strength, so time reveals a person’s heart.路遥知马力，日久见人心。Beauty lies in the lover’s eye.情人眼里出西施。It is merry when friends meet.朋友相聚不亦乐乎。
（三）金钱财富
Beware of little expenses, a small leak will sink a great ship.小小开支不可随意，小小漏洞会沉大船。
Cut your coat according to your cloth.量入为出。A light purse makes a heavy heart.囊中羞涩烦事多。A heavy purse makes a light heart.囊中有钱心舒畅。Money makes the mare go.有钱能使鬼推磨。Money talks.金钱万能。
（四）勤劳发奋
The early bird catches the worm.捷足先登。（早起的鸟儿有虫吃。）Laziness travels so early, that poverty overtakes him.懒惰甩不掉贫困。God gives all things to industry.上帝对勤劳者慷慨。Speak little, do much.少说多做。
Well done is better than well said.说得好不如做得好。
He that can have patience can have what he will.有志者事竟成。Diligence is the mother of good luck.勤奋为幸运之母。
Genius is one percent of inspiration and ninety-nine percent perspiration.天才是1%的灵感加上99%的汗水。Strike while the iron is hot.趁热打铁。More haste, less speed.欲速则不达。
（五）处世方法
A bad workman always blames his tools.不会撑船怪河弯。A fall into a pit, a gain in your wit.吃一堑，长一智。A good beginning is half done.好的开头是成功的一半。All roads lead to Rome.条条大路通罗马。
The proof of pudding is in the eating.亲尝方知布丁味。There are tricks in every trade.行行有秘诀。The first blow is half the battle.先下手为强。Practice makes perfect.熟能上巧。All water runs into the sea.百川归海。
If you want to get the honey, you must bear the stings of bees.不吃苦中苦，没有甜中甜。A stitch in time saves nine.小洞不补，大洞难堵。
（六）智慧与心态
A bird in the hand is worth two in the bush.一鸟在手胜过双鸟在林。Actions speak louder than words.事实胜于雄辩。A close mouth catches no flies.病从口入。Call a spade a spade.实事求是。
Don’t teach the fish to swim.不要班门弄斧。
Better be the head of a dog than the tail of a lion.宁为鸡头，不为凤尾。Don’t put off till tomorrow what should be done today.今日之事今日毕。Experience is the father of the wisdom.经验乃智慧之父。He laughs best who laughs last.谁笑到最后笑得最好。Where there’s will, there is a way.有志者事竟成。
Two heads are better than one.三个臭皮匠，赛过一个诸葛亮。Where there is life, there is hope.有生命就有希望。
To err is human, to forgive, divine.人孰无过，宽恕为上。Pride goes before a fall.骄兵必败。Honesty is the best policy.诚为上策。
Never do things by halves.不可半途而废。
A man of great wisdom often seems slow witted.大智若愚。Big mouthfuls often choke.贪多嚼不烂。Do in Rome as the Romans do.入乡随俗。
Judge not according to appearance.不可以貌取人。Look before you leap.三思而后行。Don’t gild the lily.勿画蛇添足。
Learning without thought is labor lost.学而不思则罔。
（七）生活境遇
Adversity makes a man wise.逆境增智慧。Adversity reveals virtue.逆境显本色。Every dog has its day.人人皆有得意时。
Blessings never come in pairs;misfortunes never come singly.福无双至，祸不单行。After suffering is happiness.苦尽甘来。
East or west, home is best.东西南北跑，只要家最好。
（八）书籍与知识
A good book is a good friend.好书如挚友。
Imagination is more important than knowledge.想象重于知识。Knowledge is power.知识就是力量。
（九）事业与成功
Nothing is impossible to a wiling mind.世上无难事，只怕有心人。
Achievement is founded on diligence and wasted upon the recklessness.业精于勤而荒于嬉。Failure is the mother of success.失败是成功之母。
God helps those who help themselves.自助者，天帮助。Nothing venture, nothing have.不入虎穴，焉得虎子。Opportunity knocks only once.机不可失，时不再来。Constant dripping wears away the stone.水滴石穿。
Different trades are separated by mountains.隔行如隔山。Early sow, early mow.早种早收。
If you work at it hard enough, you can grind iron rod into a needle.只要功夫深，铁杵磨成针。No pains, no gain.不劳而获。
There is no rose without thorns.没有玫瑰不带刺。
Chances favor the minds that are prepared.机会青睐有准备的人。
He who would climb the ladder must begin at the bottom.爬梯须从第一步起。
（十）时间
Time lost cannot be won again.时光不复返。Time and tide wait for no man.时不待人。Time is money.时间就是金钱。
Lost years are worse than lost dollars.失去时光金不换。Time flies.光阴似箭。
（十一）教育
Spare the rod, spoil the child.孩子不打不成器。Rome was not built in a day.罗马非一日建成。True love is giving.真爱在于奉献。
Genius without education is like silver in the mine.未受教育的天才，犹如未雕之玉。A great teacher produces a brilliant student.名师出高徒。
A teacher for one day is a father for a lifetime.一日为师，终身为父。Habit(Custom)is the(a)nature.习惯成自然。Example is better than precept.榜样胜于规则。It is never too old to learn.活到老，学到老。a bird in the hand is worth two in the bush 一鸟在手，胜似二鸟在林
a blank slate 干净的黑板（新的一页，新的开始）a bone to pick 可挑剔的骨头（争端，不满）a cat nap 打个盹儿
a ouch potato 躺椅上的马铃薯（懒鬼）a headache 头痛（麻烦事）a knock out 击倒（美得让人倾倒）a load off my mind 心头大石落地 a pain in the neck 脖子疼（苦事）
a piece of cake 一块蛋糕（小菜一碟，易事一件）a shot in the dark 盲目射击（瞎猜）a sinking ship 正在下沉的船
a slap in the face 脸上挨了一耳光（公然受辱）a social butterfly 社交蝴蝶（善于交际，会应酬的人）a thorn in someone''s side 腰上的荆棘（芒刺在背）a turn coat 反穿皮袄的人（叛徒）a weight off my shoulders 放下肩头重担 an ace up my sleeve 袖里的王牌
ants in one''s pants 裤裆里有蚂蚁（坐立不安）back in the saddle重上马鞍（重整旗鼓）back on track重上轨道（改过自新）backfire逆火（弄巧成拙，适得其反）ball and chain 铁球铁链，甜蜜的枷（老婆）beat a dead horse 鞭打死马令其奔驰（徒劳）beaten by the ugly stick 被丑杖打过（生得难看）bet your life 把命赌上（绝对错了）better half 我的另一半
big headed 大脑袋（傲慢，自大）
bigger fish to fry 有更大的鱼要炸（有更重要的事要办）bite the bullet 咬子弹（强忍痛苦）
birds of a feather flock together 羽毛相同的鸟总飞成一群（物以类聚）
blow up in you face 在眼前爆炸（事情完全弄砸了）break a let 折断一条腿（表演真实，演出成功）break the ice 破冰（打破僵局）brown nose 讨好，谄媚
bull in a china shop 瓷器店里的蛮牛（笨拙的人，动辄弄坏东西的人）
burst your bubble 扎破泡泡（打破人的幻想，煞风景）bury one's head in the sand把头埋在沙里（自欺欺人）butterflies in my stomach肚里有只蝴蝶（心里紧张，七上八下）buy the farm买下农场（归道山，死了）cash in my chips兑换筹码（睡觉，就寝）circle the wagons把篷车围成一圈（严阵以待）clean up one's act自我检点，自我改进 come down in sheets整片整片地下（倾盆大雨）cross the line 跨过线（做得太过分了）
cross that bridge when we come to it 到了桥头就过桥（船到桥头自然直）
cut to the chase 抄捷径去追猎物（不绕圈子，开门见山，单刀直入）
daily grind 例行苦事，每天得干的苦工 days are numbered 来日无多 dead center 正当中
dead-end street 死路，死巷子 domino effect 骨牌效应 down to the wire 最后关头
down under 南边（常指面半球的澳洲）
downhill from here 从此都是下坡路（自此每况愈下）drop the ball 掉了球（失职）empty nest 空巢（儿女长大离家）get hitched 拴起来（结婚）
get off on the wrong foot 起步便错（第一印象不佳）get the ball rolling 让球滚起来（动起手来）goose bumps 鸡皮疙瘩 hit the road 上路
hold your horses 勒住你的马（慢来）
hang somebody out to dry 把……晾起来了（把……坑苦了）in one''s back pocket 在某人裤子后口袋里（是某人的囊中之物）
in the dark 在黑暗中（茫然，什么也不知道）in the spotlight 站在聚光灯圈里（出风头）it''s Greek to me 希腊文（天书）
joined at the hip 连体婴（死党，从不分开的两个人）jump the gun 枪未响先偷跑（抢先）kick the bucket 踢水桶（翘辫子）
kill two birds with one stone一 箭双雕，一举两得 last straw 最后一根稻草
left a bitter taste in one''s mouth 留下满嘴苦味（留下不愉快的回忆）
light a fire under your butt 在屁股下点一把火（促其行动）light at the end of the tunnel 隧道末端的光（一线希望）like shooting fish in a barrel 桶里射鱼（瓮中捉鳖）ling winded 长舌，碎嘴
Monday morning quarterback 星期一早晨的四分卫（马后炮）my old man 我的老头（我父亲）
out of the pan and into the fire 跳出锅里，掉进火里（每况愈下）
plenty of other fish in the sea 海里的鱼多得很（天涯何处无芳草）
poker face 扑克面孔（喜怒不形于色）pop the question 提出大问题（求婚）
pot calling the kettle black 锅嫌壶黑（五十步笑百步）punch your lights out 揍得你两眼发黑
put all of one''s eggs in one basket 鸡蛋都放在一个篮子里（孤注一掷）
put one''s foot in one''s mouth 把脚丫放进嘴里（说错话了）rob the cradle 劫摇篮（老牛吃嫩草）
skate on thin ice 在薄冰上滑冰（如履薄冰，身历险境）skeleton in one''s closet 壁橱里的骷髅（不可告人的事）skin and bones 皮包骨
sleep on it 睡在上面（考虑一晚上）small talk 寒喧，闲聊 smooth sailing 一帆风顺
stab in the back 背后插刀（遭人暗算）stallion 千里驹（貌美体健的男人）stud 种马（貌美体健的男人）swing for the fence 打全垒打 take a hike 走路（滚蛋）until you are blue in the face 干到脸发青（也是白干）unwind 放松发条（轻松下来）up for grabs 大家有份
up in the air 挂在空中（悬而未决）
when hell freezes over 地狱结冰（绝不可能的事）weed out 除去杂草（淘汰）well rounded全 能，全才
when pigs fly 猪飞的时候（绝不可能）
not lift a finger 连手指都不动一动（袖手旁观）
wrapped around his/her little finger 化为绕指柔（玩弄于股掌之间）
第二篇：英语四级作文36句谚语格言
四级作文可引用的36句谚语格言
1.Practice makes perfect.熟能生巧。
2.God helps those who help themselves.天助自助者。
3.Easier said than done.说起来容易做起来难。
4.Where there is a will,there is a way.有志者事竟成。
5.One false step will make a great difference.失之毫厘，谬之千里。
6.Slow and steady wins the race.稳扎稳打无往而不胜。
7.A fall into the pit,a gain in your wit.吃一堑，长一智。
8.Experience is the mother of wisdom.实践出真知。
9.All work and no play makes jack a dull boy.只工作不玩耍，聪明孩子也变傻。
10.Beauty without virtue is a rose without fragrance。无德之美犹如没有香味的玫瑰，徒有其表。
11.More hasty,less speed.欲速则不达。
12.It’s never too old to learn.活到老，学到老。
13.All that glitters is not gold.闪光的未必都是金子。
14.A journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step。千里之行始于足下。
15.Look before you leap.三思而后行。
16.Rome was not built in a day.伟业非一日之功。
17.Great minds think alike.英雄所见略同。
18.well begun,half done.好的开始等于成功的一半。
19.It is hard to please all.众口难调。20.Out of sight,out of mind.眼不见，心不念。21.Facts speak plainer than words.事实胜于雄辩。22.Call back white and white back.颠倒黑白。
23.First things first.凡事有轻重缓急。
24.Ill news travels fast.坏事传千里。
25.A friend in need is a friend indeed.患难见真情。
26.live not to eat,but eat to live.活着不是为了吃饭，吃饭为了活着。
27.Action speaks louder than words.行动胜过语言。
28.East or west,home is the best.金窝银窝不如自家草窝。
29.It’s not the gay coat that makes the gentleman.君子在德不在衣。
30.Beauty will buy no beef.漂亮不能当饭吃。
31.Like and like make good friends.趣味相投。
32.The older, the wiser.姜是老的辣。
33.Do as Romans do in Rome.入乡随俗。
34.An idle youth,a needy age.少壮不努力，老大徒伤悲。
35.As the tree,so the fruit.种瓜得瓜，种豆得豆。
36.To live is to learn,to learn is to better live。活着为了学习，学习为了更好的活着。英语四级考试作文通用经典句型
一）比较
1.The advantage far outweigh the disadvantages.2.The advantages of A are much greater than those of B.3.A may be preferable to B，but A suffers from the disadvantages that.。.4.It is reasonable to maintain that。.but it would be foolish to claim that.。.5.For all the disadvantages，it has its compensating advantages.6.Like anything else，it has its faults.7.A and B has several points in common.8.A bears some resemblances to B.9.However，the s me is not applicable to B.10.A and B differ in several ways.11.Evidently，it has both negative and positive effects.12.People used to think。..，but things are different now.13.The same is true of B.14.Wondering as A nbspis，it has its drawbacks.15.It is true that A。..，but the chief faults（obvious defects）are。..二）原因
1.A number of factors are accountable for this situation.A number of factors might contribute to（lead to）（account& bspfor）the phenomenon（problem）。
2.The answer to this problem involves many factors.3.The phenomenon mainly stems from the fact that.。.4.The factors that contribute to this situation include.。.5.The change in。..largely results from the fact&n spthat.。.6.We may blame。..，but the real causes are.。.7.Part of the explanations for it is that。..One of the most common factors（causes）is that。..Another contributing factor（cause）is。..Perhaps the primary actor is that …
But the fundamental cause is that。..三）后果
1.It may give rise to a host of problems.2.The immediate result it produces is。..3.It will exercise a profound influence upon.。.4.Its consequence can&nb pbe so great that.。
四）批驳
1）It is true that。..，but one vital point is being left out.2）There is a grain of truth in these statements，but they ignore a more important fact.3）Some people say。..，but it does not h ld water.4）Many of us have been under the illusion that.。.5）A close examination would reveal how ridiculous the statement is.6）It makes no sense to argue for。..7）Too much stress placed on。..may lead to。..8）Suc a statement mainly rests on the assumption that。..9）Contrary to what is widely accepted，I maintain that。..五）举例
1）A good case in point is。..2）As an illustration，we may take。..3）Such examples might be given easily.4）。..is often cited as an example.六）证明 1）No one can deny the fact that。..2）The idea is hardly supported by facts.3）Unfortunately，none of the available data shows。..4）Recent studies indicate that。..5）There is sufficient evidence to show that。..6）According to statistics proved by。..，it can be seen that。..七）开篇
1）Many nations have been faced with the problem of。..2）Recently the problem has been brought into focus.3）Recently the phenomenon has become a heated topic.4）Recently the issue has aroused great concern among。..5）Nowadays there is a growing concern over。..6）Never in our history has the idea that。..been so popular.7）Faced with。..，quite a few people argue that。..8）According to a recent survey。..9）With the rapid development of。..。..八）结尾
1）From what has been discussed above，we can draw the conclusion that。..2）3）4）5）It is high time that strict measures were taken to stop。..It is necessary that steps should be taken to。..In conclusion，it is imperative that。..There is no easy method，but。..might be of some help.6）To solve the above-mentioned problem，we must。..7）In summary，if we continue to ignore the above-mentioned issue，more problems will crop up.8）With the efforts of all parts concerned，the problem will be solved thoroughly.9）We might do more than identify the cause it is important to take actions to。..10）Taking all these into account，we。..11）Whether it is good or not /positive or negative，one thing is certain/clear.。.英语四级作文模板：综合篇
Along with the advance of the society more and more problems are brought to our attention, one of which is that....随着社会的不断发展，出现了越来越多的问题，其中之一便是____________。As to whether it is a blessing or a curse, however, people take different attitudes.然而，对于此类问题，人们持不同的看法。(Hold different attitudes 持不同的看;Come up with different attitudes 有不同的看法)
As society develops, people are attaching much importance to....随着社会的发展，人们开始关注.....People are attaching more and more importance to the interview during job hunting求职的过程中，人们慢慢意识到面试的重要性。
As to whether it is worthwhile....., there is a long-running controversial debate.It is quite
natural that people from different backgrounds may have divergent attitudes towards it.关于是否值得___________的问题，一直以来争论不休。当然，不同的人对此可能持不同的观点。
In the process of modern urban development, we often find ourselves in a dilemma.在都市的发展中，我们往往会陷入困境。
Recently the phenomenon has aroused wide concern, some people are in alarm that....最近，这种现象引起了人们的广泛关注，有人开始担心______________。
The human race has entered a completely new stage in its history, with the increasingly rapid economic globalization and urbanization, more problems are brought to our attention.人类进入了一个历史的崭新的阶段，经济全球化、都市化的速度不断加快，随之给我们带来了很多问题。
......plays such an important role that it undeniably becomes the biggest concern of the present world, there comes a question, is it a blessing or a curse?“
_______显得非常重要而成为当今世界所关注的最大的问题，这是无可厚非的。不过，问题是：”我们该如何抉择?“
Now we are entering a new era, full of opportunities and challenges,现在我们正在进入一个充满机会和挑战的新时代。
英语四级作文模板：展现问题篇
问题的常用词：question, problem, issue
Recently, the issue of......has been brought into public focus.近来，_______的问题引起了社会的广泛关注。
Now we are entering a brand new era full of opportunities and innovations, and great changes have taken place in people's attitude towards some traditional practice.现在我们进入了一个充满机遇和创新的崭新时代，很多人对某些传统的看法也发生了很大改变。
Recently the issue of whether or not...has been in the limelight and has aroused wide concern in the public.近来，是否_______的问题已经非常明确而且引起了社会的广泛关注。
The issue whether it is good or not to....has aroused a heated discussion all over the country.______的利与弊已在全国范围内引起热烈的讨论。
At present, some people think....while others claim...Both sides have their merits.目前，一些人认为_______而另一些人则认为_______。其实，两种观点都其可取之处。People rarely reach an absolute consensus on such a controversial issue.对于这种极具争议的话题，我们很难作出绝对的回答。
People from different backgrounds would put different interpretations on the same case.不同行业的人对同一种问题的解释不尽相同。
The controversial issue is often brought into public focus.People from different backgrounds hold different attitudes towards the issue.这中极具争议性的话题往往很受社会的关注。不同的人对此问题的看法也不尽相同。When asked..., some people think.....while some prefer...说到______，有人认为________，而另一些人则认为__________。
Just as the saying goes: ”so many people, so many minds“.It is quite understandable that views on this issue vary from person to person.俗话说，”"。不同的人对此有不同的看法是可以理解的。
To this issue, different people come up with various attitudes.对于这个问题，不同的人持不同的观点。
There is a good side and a bad side to everything, it goes without saying that...万事万物都有其两面性，所以，勿庸置疑，____________。
When it comes to..., most people believe that..., but other people regard...as....提到_________问题，很多人认为_________，不过，一些人则认为______是____.When faced with...., quite a few people claim that...., but other people think as...提到_________问题，仅少数人认为________，但另一些人则认为_________。
There is a public controversy nowadays over the issue of....There who criticize...argue that...., they believe that...,but people who favor.., on the other hand, argue that...目前，_______问题争议较大。批判_______的人认为_______，他们认为_______，不过，另一方面，赞同_______的人则认为_________。
Some people are of the opinion that..有些人认为_____________。
Many people claim that...很多人认为_____________。
A majority of 绝大多数
A large number of 很多人
Some people contend that...has proved to bring many advantages(disadvantages)有些人认为________有很多有利之处(不利之处)。
Those who argue for...say that...economic development of the cities.觉得_____的人认为，______ 城市的经济发展。
Some people advocate that....有些人在坚持认为_________。
They hold that...他们认为_________。
People, who advocate that..., have their sound reasons(grounds)
坚持认为______的人也有其说法(依据)。
Those who have already benefited from practicing it sing high praise of it.那些从中受益的人对此大家褒奖。
Those who strongly approve of...have cogent reasons for it.强烈认同_______的人有很多原因。
Many people would claim that...有人会认为___________。People who support...give some or all of the following reasons.那些支持_________观点的人列出了如下原因：________。But others hold the view that...但是，另外一些人则认为_______。
观点的用词：Attitude, opinion, 与其搭配的动词以及词组：Take, have, come up with，set forth, put forward等。
But on the other hand, there are also quite a few people who strongly advocate that..,.不过，另一方面，也有少部分人坚持认为_______________。
But people who are..., on the other hand , maintain that...不过，另一方面，________的人认为__________。
However, there are a large number of people who hold a different view concerning this case.然而，很多人对此有不同的看法。
英语四级作文模板：提纲式作文1.对立观点式
A.有人认为X 是好事，赞成X，为什么?
B.有人认为X 是坏事，反对X，为什么?
C.我的看法。
Some people are in favor of the idea of doing X.They point out the fact that 支持X 的第一个原因。They also argue that 支持X 的另一个原因。
However, other people stand on a different ground.They consider it harmful to do X.They firmly point out that 反对X 的第一个理由。An example can give the details of this argument:There is some truth in both arguments.But I think the advantages of X overweigh the disadvantages.In addition to the above-mentioned negative effects it might bring about, X also may X 的有一个坏处。
2.批驳观点式
A.一个错误观点。
B.我不同意。
Many people argue that 错误观点。By saying that, they mean 对这个观点的进一步解释。An example they have presented is that 一个例子。(According to a survey performed by X on a group of Y, almost 80% of them 赞成这个错误观点或者受到这个错误观点的影响)。
There might be some element of truth in these people's belief.But if we consider it in depth, we will feel no reservation to conclude that 与错误观点相反的观点。There are a number of reasons behind my belief.(以下参照辩论文的议论文写法)。
3.社会问题(现象)式 A.一个社会问题或者现象 B.产生的原因 C.对社会和我们生活的影响
D.如何杜绝。(如果是问题的话)
E.前景的预测。
Nowadays, there exists an increasingly serious social/economic/environmental problem.(X has increasingly become a common concern of the public).According to a survey, 调查内容说明这种现象的情况。(或者是一个例子)。
There are a couple of reasons booming this problem/phenomenon.下面参照辩论式议论文写法。
X has caused substantial impact on the society and our daily life, which has been articulated in the following aspects.参照辩论式议论文的写法。
A dozen of measures are supposed to take to prevent X from bringing us more harm.同上Based on the above discussions, I can easily forecast that more and more people will ……
第三篇：英语四级常用谚语
英语专业四级写作必备名言谚语
个人修养类 道德爱情
1.A candle lights others and consumes itself.蜡烛照亮别人，燃烧了自己。2.A fair death honors the whole life.死得其所，流芳百世。3.A fox may grow gray, but never good.江山易改，本性难移。
4.Ambition is the germ from which all growth of nobleness proceeds.抱负是一切高尚操行的萌芽。
5.A good conscience is a soft pillow.不做亏心事，不怕鬼叫门。6.A good fame is better than a good face.美名胜过美貌。
7.A liar is not believed when he speaks the truth.说谎者即使讲真话也没人相信。8.A little knowledge is a dangerous thing.浅学误人。
9.A man is not old as long as he is seeking something.A man is not old until regrets take the place of dreams.(J.Barrymore)只要一个人还有追求，他就没有老。直到后悔取代了梦想，一个人才算老。（J·巴里摩尔）
10.A word spoken is past recalling.一言既出，驷马难追。11.All that glitters is not gold.闪光的不一定都是金子。12.Beauty lies in the lover’s eyes.情人眼里出西施。13.Do as you would be done by.己所不欲，勿施于人。
14.Doing is better than saying.与其挂在嘴上，不如落实在行动上。（行动胜于言语。）15.Don’t try to teach your grandmother to suck eggs.不要班门弄斧。
16.Friendship is like earthenware: once broken, it can be mended;love is like a mirror: once broken, that ends it.(Josh Billings，American humorist)友谊就像陶器，破了可以修补；爱情好比镜子，一旦打破就难重圆。（美国幽默作家乔什·比林斯）17.Friendship is love without his wings.(George Gordon Byron, British poet)友谊是没有羽翼的爱。（英国诗人G·G·拜伦）
18.Handsome is he who does handsomely.行为漂亮才算美。19.Hasty love, soon cold.一见钟情难持久。
20.He is not fit to command others that cannot command himself.正人先正己。21.If you run after two hares, you will catch neither.脚踏两条船，必定落空。22.Love cannot be compelled.爱情不能强求。
23.Love is never without jealousy.没有妒忌就没有爱情。24.Love me, love my dog.爱屋及乌。
25.On earth there is nothing great but man;in the man there is nothing great but mind.(A.Hamilton)地球上唯一伟大的是人，人身上唯一伟大的是心灵。（A·哈密尔顿）? 理想现实
1.Complacency is the enemy of study.学习的敌人是自满。2.A young idler, an old beggar.少壮不努力，老大徒伤悲。
3.Living without an aim is like sailing without a compass.（Alexander Dumas, French writer)生活没有目标就像航海没有指南针。（法国作家亚历山大·大仲马)4.An aim in life is the only fortune worth finding.(Robert Louis Stevenson)生活的目标，是唯一值得寻找的财富。（R·L·史蒂文森）5.Between the ideal and the reality, between the motion and the act, falls the shadow.(Thomas Stearns Eliot)理想与现实之间，动机与行为之间，总有一道阴影。（T·S·艾略特）
6.Every minute counts.分秒必争。
7.Confidence in yourself is the first step on the road to success.自信是走向成功的第一步。
8.Do not, for one repulse, give up the purpose that you resolved to effect.(William Shakespeare)不要只因一次失败，就放弃你原来决心想要达到的目的。（莎士比亚）9.Don’t part with your illusions.When they are gone you may still exist, but you have ceased to live.(Mark Twain)不要放弃你的幻想。当幻想没有了以后，你虽然还可以生存，但是你虽生犹死。（马克·吐温）
10.A willful man will have his way.有志者事竟成。11.God helps those who help themselves.自助者天助。
12.Goals determine what you’re going to be.(Julius Irving)人生的奋斗目标决定你将成为怎样的人。（朱利斯·欧文）
13.Have an aim in life, or your energies will all be wasted.(R.Peters, American jurist)人生应该树立目标，否则你的精力会白白浪费。（美国法学家彼得斯）14.He who makes no mistakes makes nothing.想不犯错误，就一事无成。
15.Ideal are like the stars—we never reach them, but like mariners, we chart our course by them.(Carl Schulz, American statesman)理想犹如天上的星星，我们犹如水手，虽不能达到天上，但是我们的航程可凭借它指引。（美国政治家卡尔·舒尔茨）
16.Ideal is the beacon.Without ideal, there is no secure direction;without direction, there is no life.(Tolstoy, Russian writer）理想是指路明灯。没有理想，就没有坚定的方向；没有方向，就没有生活。（俄国作家托尔斯泰）
17.If winter comes, can spring be far behind?(P.B.Shelley, British poet)冬天来了，春天还会远吗？（英国诗人P·B·雪莱）
18.If you doubt yourself, then indeed you stand on shaky ground.(Ibsen, Norwegian dramatist)如果你怀疑自己，那么你的立足点确实不稳固了。（挪威剧作家易卜生）19.It is at our mother’s knee that we acquire our noblest and truest and highest, but there is seldom any money in them.(Mark Twain, American writer)就是在我们母亲的膝上，我们获得了最高尚、最真诚和最远大的理想，但是里面很少有金钱的成分。（美国作家马克·吐温）
20.It is the first step that costs troublesome.万事开头难。
21.It never will rain roses.When we want to have more roses we must plant trees.(G.Eliot, British novelist)天上不会掉下玫瑰来，如果想要更多的玫瑰，必须自己种植。（英国小说家G·艾略特）
22.Make hay while the sun shines.良机勿失。23.The important thing in life is to have a great aim, and the determination to attain it.(Goethe, German poet and dramatist)人生重要的事情是确定一个伟大的目标，并决心实现它。（德国诗人、剧作家歌德）24.The only limit to our realization of tomorrow will be our doubts of today.(Franklin Roosevelt, American President)实现明天理想的唯一障碍是今天的疑虑。（美国总统富兰克林·罗斯福）
25.Time and tide wait for no man.时不我待。? 人生逆境
1.A good seaman is known in bad weather.惊涛骇浪，方显英雄本色。2.A man can fail many times, but he isn’t a failure until he begins to blame somebody else.(J.Burroughs, American natural historian)一个人可以失败多次，但是只要他没有开始责怪旁人，他还不是一个失败者。（美国博物学家J·巴勒斯）
3.A strong man will struggle with the storms of fate.(Addison)强者能同命运的风暴抗争。(爱迪生)4.A thousand-mile journey is started by taking the first step.千里之行，始于足下。
5.Hope for the best, but prepare for the worst.抱最好的愿望，做最坏的打算。6.All things in their being are good for something.天生我才必有用。
7.Cease to struggle and you cease to live.(Thomas Carlyle)生命不息，奋斗不止。（托马斯·卡莱尔）
8.Constant dripping wears away a stone.水滴石穿。
9.Difficult circumstances serve as a textbook of life for people.困难坎坷是人们的生活教科书。
10.Energy and persistence conquer all things.(Benjamin Franklin)能量加毅力可以征服一切。（本杰明·富兰克林）
11.No cross, no crown.不经历风雨，怎么见彩虹。
12.Fear not that the life shall come to an end, but rather fear that it shall never have a beginning.(J.H.Newman)不要害怕你的生活将要结束，应该担心你的生活永远没有真正开始。（J·H·纽曼）
13.He who seizes the right moment, is the right man.(Goethe)谁把握机遇，谁就心想事成。（歌德）
14.Man errs as long as he strives.(Goethe)失误是进取的代价。（歌德）15.Man is man and master of his fate.人就是人，是自己命运的主人。
16.Man struggles upwards;water flows downwards.人往高处走，水往低处流。
17.Miracles sometimes occur, but one has to work terribly for them.(C.Weitzman, Irish President）奇迹有时候是会发生的，但是你得为之拼命地努力。（爱尔兰总统C·魏茨曼）
18.It is wise to learn at another man’s cost.前车之鉴。19.Our destiny offers not the cup of despair, but the chalice of opportunity.(Richard Nixon, American President)命运给予我们的不是失望之酒，而是机会之杯。（美国总统理查德·尼克松）20.Our greatest glory consists not in never falling but in rising every time we fall.(Goldsmith)我们最值得自豪的不在于从不跌倒，而在于每次跌倒之后都爬起来。（哥德史密斯）21.Patience is bitter, but its fruit is sweet.(Jean Jacques Rousseau, French thinker)忍耐是痛苦的，但它的果实是甜蜜的。（法国思想家卢梭）
22.Pursue your object, be it what it will, steadily and indefatigably.不管追求什么目标，都应坚持不懈。? 趣味休闲 1.A bird in the hand is worth than two in the bush.一鸟在手胜过双鸟在林。2.A boaster and a liar are cousins germane.吹牛与说谎本是同宗。3.A burden of one’s choice is not felt.爱挑的担子不嫌重。
4.A contented mind is the greatest blessing a man can enjoy in this world.知足是人生一大幸事。
5.A faithful friend is hard to find.知音难觅。6.A friend in need is a friend indeed.患难见真情。
7.A friend is easier lost than found.得朋友难，失朋友易。8.A good husband makes a good wife.夫善则妻贤。9.A light heart lives long.静以修身。
10.A mother’s love never changes.母爱永恒。11.A new broom sweeps clean.新官上任三把火。
12.A rolling stone gathers no moss.滚石不生苔，转业不聚财。
13.A single flower does not make a spring.一花独放不是春，百花齐放春满园。14.All the splendor in the world is not worth a good friend.人世间所有的荣华富贵都不如一个好朋友。
15.An apple a day keeps the doctor away.一天一苹果，不用请医生。
16.An hour in the morning is worth two in the evening.一日之计在于晨。17.As a man sows, so he shall reap.种瓜得瓜，种豆得豆。18.Barking dogs seldom bite.吠犬不咬人。
19.Content is better than riches.知足者常乐。
20.Early to bed and early to rise makes a man healthy, wealthy and wise.早睡早起身体好。?
第四篇：四级作文常用格言谚语[小编推荐]
（一）品格行为
A fox may grow gray, but never good.江山易改，本性难移。
A candle lights others and consumes itself.蜡烛照亮别人，却毁灭了自己。
A good conscience is a soft pillow.不做亏心事，不怕鬼叫门。
As they brew, so let they drink.种瓜得瓜，种豆得豆。
Good will be rewarded with good, and evil with evil.恶有恶报，善有善报。
Diligence redeems stupidity.勤能补拙。
Like father, like son.有其父，必有其子。
A man must take the consequences of his own deeds.一个人必须为自己的行为负责。
Who pleasure gives, shall joy receive.予人以快乐者，自己会获得快乐。
（二）友情友谊
If Jack’s in love, he’s no judge of Jill’s beauty.情人眼里出西施。
A true friend is best possession.真诚的朋友是最宝贵的财富。
A faithful friend is hard to find.知音觅。
A friend in need is a friend indeed.患难见真情。
A friend is easier lost than found.得朋友难，失朋友易。
Love, and be loved.爱，然后被爱。
Be slow in choosing a friend, slower in changing.选友要慎重，换友须更慎。
Blood is thicker than water.血浓于水。
A man is known by the company he keeps.物与类聚，人以群分。
A bosom friend afar brings a distant land near.海内存自己，天涯若比邻。
As distance tests a horse’s strength, so time reveals a person’s heart.路遥知马力，日久见人心。
Beauty lies in the lover’s eye.情人眼里出西施。
It is merry when friends meet.朋友相聚不亦乐乎。
（三）金钱财富
Beware of little expenses, a small leak will sink a great ship.小小开支不可随意，小小漏洞会沉大船。
Cut your coat according to your cloth.量入为出。
A light purse makes a heavy heart.囊中羞涩烦事多。
A heavy purse makes a light heart.囊中有钱心舒畅。
Money makes the mare go.有钱能使鬼推磨。
Money talks.金钱万能。
（四）勤劳发奋
The early bird catches the worm.捷足先登。（早起的鸟儿有虫吃。）
Laziness travels so early, that poverty overtakes him.懒惰甩不掉贫困。
God gives all things to industry.上帝对勤劳者慷慨。
Speak little, do much.少说多做。
Well done is better than well said.说得好不如做得好。
He that can have patience can have what he will.有志者事竟成。
Diligence is the mother of good luck.勤奋为幸运之母。
Genius is one percent of inspiration and ninety-nine percent perspiration.天才是1%的灵感加上99%的汗水。
Strike while the iron is hot.趁热打铁。
More haste, less speed.欲速则不达。
（五）处世方法
A bad workman always blames his tools.不会撑船怪河弯。
A fall into a pit, a gain in your wit.吃一堑，长一智。
A good beginning is half done.好的开头是成功的一半。
All roads lead to Rome.条条大路通罗马。
The proof of pudding is in the eating.亲尝方知布丁味。
There are tricks in every trade.行行有秘诀。
The first blow is half the battle.先下手为强。
Practice makes perfect.熟能上巧。
All water runs into the sea.百川归海。
If you want to get the honey, you must bear the stings of bees.不吃苦中苦，没有甜中甜。
A stitch in time saves nine.小洞不补，大洞难堵。
（六）智慧与心态
A bird in the hand is worth two in the bush.一鸟在手胜过双鸟在林。
Actions speak louder than words.事实胜于雄辩。
A close mouth catches no flies.病从口入。
Call a spade a spade.实事求是。
Don’t teach the fish to swim.不要班门弄斧。
Better be the head of a dog than the tail of a lion.宁为鸡头，不为凤尾。
Don’t put off till tomorrow what should be done today.今日之事今日毕。
Experience is the father of the wisdom.经验乃智慧之父。
He laughs best who laughs last.谁笑到最后笑得最好。
Where there’s will, there is a way.有志者事竟成。
Two heads are better than one.三个臭皮匠，赛过一个诸葛亮。
Where there is life, there is hope.有生命就有希望。
To err is human, to forgive, divine.人孰无过，宽恕为上。
Pride goes before a fall.骄兵必败。
Honesty is the best policy.诚为上策。
Never do things by halves.不可半途而废。
A man of great wisdom often seems slow witted.大智若愚。
Big mouthfuls often choke.贪多嚼不烂。
Do in Rome as the Romans do.入乡随俗。
Judge not according to appearance.不可以貌取人。
Look before you leap.三思而后行。
Don’t gild the lily.勿画蛇添足。
Learning without thought is labor lost.学而不思则罔。
（七）生活境遇
Adversity makes a man wise.逆境增智慧。
Adversity reveals virtue.逆境显本色。
Every dog has its day.人人皆有得意时。
Blessings never come in pairs;misfortunes never come singly.福无双至，祸不单行。
After suffering is happiness.苦尽甘来。
East or west, home is best.东西南北跑，只要家最好。
（八）书籍与知识
A good book is a good friend.好书如挚友。
Imagination is more important than knowledge.想象重于知识。
Knowledge is power.知识就是力量。
（九）事业与成功
Nothing is impossible to a wiling mind.世上无难事，只怕有心人。
Achievement is founded on diligence and wasted upon the recklessness.业精于勤而荒于嬉。
Failure is the mother of success.失败是成功之母。
God helps those who help themselves.自助者，天帮助。
Nothing venture, nothing have.不入虎穴，焉得虎子。
Opportunity knocks only once.机不可失，时不再来。
Constant dripping wears away the stone.水滴石穿。
Different trades are separated by mountains.隔行如隔山。
Early sow, early mow.早种早收。
If you work at it hard enough, you can grind iron rod into a needle.只要功夫深，铁杵磨成针。
No pains, no gain.不劳而获。
There is no rose without thorns.没有玫瑰不带刺。
Chances favor the minds that are prepared.机会青睐有准备的人。
He who would climb the ladder must begin at the bottom.爬梯须从第一步起。
（十）时间
Time lost cannot be won again.时光不复返。
Time and tide wait for no man.时不待人。
Time is money.时间就是金钱。
Lost years are worse than lost dollars.失去时光金不换。
Time flies.光阴似箭。
（十一）教育
Spare the rod, spoil the child.孩子不打不成器。
Rome was not built in a day.罗马非一日建成。
True love is giving.真爱在于奉献。
Genius without education is like silver in the mine.未受教育的天才，犹如未雕之玉。
A great teacher produces a brilliant student.名师出高徒。
A teacher for one day is a father for a lifetime.一日为师，终身为父。
Habit(Custom)is the(a)nature.习惯成自然。
Example is better than precept.榜样胜于规则。
It is never too old to learn.活到老，学到老。
第五篇：提升英语四级作文谚语
1.爱屋及乌 Love me, love my dog.2.百闻不如一见 Seeing is believing.3.比上不足比下有余 worse off than some, better off than many;to fall short of the best, but be better than the worst.4.笨鸟先飞 A slow sparrow should make an early start.5.不眠之夜 white night.6.不以物喜不以己悲 not pleased by external gains, not saddened by personnal losses.7.不遗余力 spare no effort;go all out;do one‘s best.8.不打不成交 No discord, no concord.9.拆东墙补西墙 rob Peter to pay Paul.10.辞旧迎新 bid farewell to the old and usher in the new;ring out the old year and ring in the new.11.大事化小小事化了 try first to make their mistake sound less serious and then to reduce it to nothing at all.12.大开眼界 open one’s eyes;broaden ones horizon;be an eye-opener.13.国泰民安 The country flourishes and people live in peace.14.过犹不及 going too far is as bad as not going far enough;beyond is as wrong as falling short;too much is as bad as too little.15.功夫不负有心人 Everything comes to him who waits.16.好了伤疤忘了疼 once on shore, one prays no more.17.好事不出门恶事传千里 Good news never goes beyond the gate, while bad news spread far and wide.18.和气生财 Harmony brings wealth.19.活到老学到老 One is never too old to learn.20.既往不咎 let bygones be bygones.21.金无足赤人无完人 Gold can’t be pure and man can‘t be perfect.22.金玉满堂 Treasures fill the home.23.脚踏实地 be down-to-earth.24.脚踩两只船 sit on the fence.25.君子之交淡如水 the friendship between gentlemen is as pure as crystal;a hedge between keeps friendship green.26.老生常谈陈词滥调 cut and dried, cliché.27.礼尚往来 Courtesy calls for reciprocity.28.留得青山在不怕没柴烧 Where there is life, there is hope.29.马到成功 achieve immediate victory;win instant success.30.名利双收 gain in both fame and wealth.31.茅塞顿开 be suddenly enlightened.32.没有规矩不成方圆 Nothing can be accomplished without norms or standards.33.每逢佳节倍思亲 On festive occasions more than ever one thinks of onedear ones far away.It is on the festival occasions when one misses his dear most.34.谋事在人成事在天 The planning lies with man, the outcome with Heaven.Man proposes, God disposes.35.弄巧成拙 be too smart by half;Cunning outwits itself.36.拿手好戏 masterpiece.37.赔了夫人又折兵 throw good money after bad.38.抛砖引玉 a modest spur to induce others to come forward with valuable contributions;throw a sprat to catch a whale.39.破釜沉舟 cut off all means of retreat；burn one own way of retreat and be determined to fight to the end.40.抢得先机 take the preemptive opportunities.41.巧妇难为无米之炊 If you have no hand you cant make a fist.One can make bricks without straw.42.千里之行始于足下 a thousand-li journey begins with the first step--the highest eminence is to be gained step by step.43.前事不忘后事之师 Past experience, if not forgotten, is a guide for the future.44.前人栽树后人乘凉 One generation plants the trees in whose shade another generation rests.One sows and another reaps.45.前怕狼后怕虎 fear the wolf in front and the tiger behind hesitate in doing something.46.强龙难压地头蛇 Even a dragon(from the outside)finds it hard to control a snake in its old haunt-Powerful outsiders can hardly afford to neglect local bullies.47.强强联手 win-win co-operation.48.瑞雪兆丰年 A timely snow promises a good harvest.49.人之初性本善 Man’s nature at birth is good.50.人逢喜事精神爽 Joy puts heart into a man.51.人海战术 huge-crowd strategy.52.世上无难事只要肯攀登 Where there is a will, there is a way.53.世外桃源 a fictitious land of peace away from the turmoil of the world.54.死而后已 until my heart stops beating.55.岁岁平安 Peace all year round.56.上有天堂下有苏杭 Just as there is paradise in heaven, ther are Suzhou and Hangzhou on earth.57.塞翁失马焉知非福 Misfortune may be an actual blessing.58.三十而立 A man should be independent at the age of thirty.At thirty, a man should be able to think for himself.59.升级换代 updating and upgrading
(of products).60.四十不惑 Life begins at forty.61.谁言寸草心报得三春晖 Such kindness of warm sun, can;t be repaid by grass.62.水涨船高 When the river rises, the boat floats high.63.时不我待Time and tide wait for no man.64.杀鸡用牛刀break a butterfly on the wheel.65.实事求是seek truth from facts;be practical and realistic;be true to facts.66.说曹操,曹操到Talk of the devil and he comes.67.实话实说speak the plain truth;call a spade a spade;tell it as it is.68.实践是检验真理的唯一标准Practice is the sole criterion for testing truth.69.山不在高，有仙则名;No matter how high the mountain is, its name will spread far and wide if there is a fairy.;
70.韬光养晦hide one;s capacities and bide one;s time.71.糖衣炮弹sugar-coated bullets.72.天有不测风云Anything unexpected may happen.a bolt from the blue.73.团结就是力量Unity is strength.74.跳进黄河洗不清eve if one jumped into the Yellow River, one can not wash oneself clean--there;s nothing one can do to clear one;s name;.75.歪风邪气unhealthy practices and evil phenomena.76.物以类聚，人以群分Birds of a feather flock together.77.往事如风;The past has vanished(from memory)like wind.;What in past, is pas.78.望子成龙hold high hopes for one;s child.79.屋漏又逢连阴雨Misfortunes never come singly.When it rains it pours.80.文韬武略military expertise;military strategy.81.唯利是图draw water to one;s mill.82.无源之水,无本之木water without a source, and a tree wiithout roots.83.无中生有make create something out of nothing.84.无风不起浪There are no waves without wind.There;s no smoke without fire.85.徇私枉法bend the law for the benefit of relatives or friends.86.新官上任三把火a new broom sweeps clean.87.虚心使人进步,骄傲使人落后Modesty helps one go forward, whereas conceit makes one lag behind.88.蓄势而发accumulate strength for a take-off.89.心想事成May all your wish come true.90.心照不宣have a tacit understanding;give tacit consent;tacit understanding91.先入为主First impressions are firmly entrenched.
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