一、記敘文的思路與練習(xí)
1)記敘文
以敘述人物的經(jīng)歷和事物的發(fā)展變化過(guò)程為主要表現(xiàn)形式的一種文體。記敘文既可以以寫(xiě)人為主，又可以以寫(xiě)事為主。寫(xiě)記敘文要注意記敘文的“六大要素”即：
時(shí)間(When)—— 何時(shí)發(fā)生，有沒(méi)有具體時(shí)間?
地點(diǎn)(Where)—— 何地發(fā)生，有沒(méi)有地點(diǎn)變化?
人物(Who)—— 何人參與，誰(shuí)是主角?
事件(What)—— 發(fā)生了什么，有何特點(diǎn)?
原因(Why)—— 事件的起因?
結(jié)果(How)—— 事件的經(jīng)過(guò)及結(jié)局?
一般說(shuō)來(lái)，在一篇記敘文中這六大要素是缺一不可的。
記敘文的思路就圍繞這六大要素充分展開(kāi)。
【例】四級(jí)考試中，只出現(xiàn)過(guò)一次專(zhuān)門(mén)的記敘文體裁的寫(xiě)作，即“An Early Morning Walk”(1988.6.)，2003年6月出現(xiàn)過(guò)包含記敘文的作文，即“An Eye-Witness Account of a Traffic Accident”。
對(duì)于“An Early Morning Walk”，知道命題要求后，我們就要開(kāi)始構(gòu)思了。
When：題目已規(guī)定了是“清晨”，在這個(gè)時(shí)候，“我”去散步。
Where：到哪兒散步?去公園?在校園里?在街上(街上空氣不好，還是不去!)。
Who：在公園里看到晨練的人：中老年人、年輕人、小孩子;在校園里看到讀書(shū)背單詞的學(xué)生。
What：人們熱火朝天地做操，隨音樂(lè)跳舞，打球，等等。
Why：清晨空氣清新，適合鍛煉;一日之際在于晨，背背書(shū)，讀讀單詞。
當(dāng)然，由這個(gè)題目可以令人想到很多東西，因篇幅所限，我們做了刪減。
2)參考范文
An Early Morning Walk
One morning I got up very early, and everything around was very quiet. The sun had just risen, shining brilliantly and everything seemed to be covered with a layer of golden silk. There were only some birds singing occasionally in the tall trees. I strolled along the street toward the park, breathing the fresh air and feeling extremely happy.
When I arrived at the park, I found, to my surprise, that there were so many people there. Men and women, boys and girls, all were enjoying themselves in their various activities. Some were doing morning exercises, some were playing badminton and some old people were having their tea while talking to each other cheerfully.
I wandered around the park. To my delight, I found a few middle-school students talking to each other in English in one corner of the park. I went up and spoke to them in English. We soon became friends. I was very glad to find another opportunity to practice my spoken English. On the way home, I realized that an early morning walk really was good and healthful. Taking early morning walks makes one healthy and wise.
【點(diǎn)評(píng)】文章按照時(shí)間順序(in chronological order)，第一句話(huà)點(diǎn)明時(shí)間(One morning)、人物(第一人稱(chēng)“I”)，并簡(jiǎn)要描述了早晨的特點(diǎn)(What was the setting)，接著第二段第一句話(huà)交代地點(diǎn)(in the park)，然后介紹公園里人們及作者的活動(dòng)(What was happening)，最后在文章結(jié)尾點(diǎn)題，即，歸納中心思想——Taking early morning walks makes one healthy and wise. 僅僅189個(gè)單詞既滿(mǎn)足了記敘文的“六大要素”，又有明確的中心思想和生動(dòng)的細(xì)節(jié)，行文方式符合要求。
1. 以“A Most Unlucky Day”為題，想想該怎么寫(xiě)。注意：題目的中心詞是“unlucky”。
When， Where， Who， What， Why:， How。
參考思路
When：哪一天是最倒霉的日子?考前的晚上?公布成績(jī)的日子?周末?
Where：在大街上違章停車(chē)?在學(xué)校?在商場(chǎng)?在經(jīng)常光顧的地方——食堂、餐廳、麥當(dāng)勞、圖書(shū)館、溜冰場(chǎng)、投影廳?
Who：是我倒霉?是好友?你?那個(gè)蛋白質(zhì)室友?
What：拿到罰單?上課上班遲到?失戀?被竊?四級(jí)沒(méi)過(guò)?
Why：倒霉嘛，無(wú)非是運(yùn)氣不好，睡過(guò)頭了、態(tài)度惡劣、偷懶、不刻苦…
How：一團(tuán)糟，挨批，心情極度沮喪，不過(guò)也無(wú)所謂嘛…
想完之后，我們?cè)倩c(diǎn)兒功夫?qū)㈥P(guān)聯(lián)的東東挑出來(lái)，別忘了本文的中心是“unlucky”。
根據(jù)自己的思路，寫(xiě)一篇文章：
參考范文
A Most Unlucky Day
I had a streak of tough luck yesterday. Everything, it seemed to me, went wrong. And I simply couldn’t understand why all the bad things happened to me in one single day.
In the morning, as luck would have it, my alarm clock didn’t ring, and with an aching head I woke up half an hour later than usual. I was in such a hurry that, when making an omelet, I got my fingers burnt and splashed the omelet all over the floor of the kitchen.
Having no time for my breakfast at that point, I rushed out of my house with an empty stomach and hurting fingers. I had intended to catch the 7:30 subway, but somehow I couldn’t make it. I became very nervous at the mere thought of being late for my English class, because my English teacher is very strict and demanding, and he gets angry whenever any student is late for his class.
After getting off the 7:40 subway, I raced all the way from the station to my school, thinking it would be impossible for me to flag a taxi at this hour of the day. At the corner of the street near my school, I abruptly bumped into a man and, worse luck, broke the glasses I had bought for 500 yuan just last week. With scarcely any time to receive or offer an apology, I just kept on running and running. At long last, I arrived at the school only to find, with great sadness mixed with some relief, that the school was empty and the classrooms were all locked. It was Saturday.
My ill luck showed no sign of coming to an end. When I returned home greatly frustrated, I found myself locked out. In my hurry I had forgotten to bring the key with me. Just my luck!
【點(diǎn)評(píng)】這篇文章按照時(shí)間順序一氣呵成。文章的標(biāo)題、第一句和最后一句都點(diǎn)出了中心思想：“I had a most unlucky day”。故事從作者醒來(lái)開(kāi)始，在慌慌張張中煎蛋卷、趕地鐵、急奔學(xué)校、撞破眼鏡、發(fā)現(xiàn)白忙乎了一場(chǎng)，最后猛然清醒——匆忙之中忘了鑰匙!整個(gè)故事描述得精彩生動(dòng)，既有動(dòng)作的細(xì)節(jié)又有作者內(nèi)心的感受，讓讀者也身臨其境地體會(huì)了倒霉的一天。
A: 根據(jù)以下提示敘述一場(chǎng)交通事故：1)用第一人稱(chēng);2)短語(yǔ)提示：drive home at about 30 kilometers an hour;it was dark;a small girl chased a dog;not hit her but hit a car in the other direction3)寫(xiě)出作者對(duì)此交通意外的感想。
參考范文
Last night I was driving home from work. I had an accident. I was following behind a truck, driving at about 30 kilometers an hour. I was watching the traffic carefully because it was getting dark.
Suddenly a small girl ran onto the road from the left. She was chasing a dog and she wasn’t paying any attention to the traffic. I immediately applied the brakes and turned the steering wheel quickly to the right.
The girl jumped towards the side of the road as soon as she saw my car. Fortunately I did not hit her, but I hit a car coming in the other direction. Luckily I was not driving very fast so the damage was not serious. It is better to damage a car than to injure a young child, I thought to myself.
B: 以第一人稱(chēng)寫(xiě)一篇記敘文，講述在旅行中經(jīng)歷的一件小事。
參考范文
Go on a Mediterranean Journey
My wife and I have always enjoyed traveling by sea，and last year we decided to go on a Mediterranean journey. Although our holiday was rather expensive we thought that the high standard of accommodation, the first-class food and the many interesting places we saw were well worth the price we paid.
We found that most of the other passengers were friendly and interesting, but there was one man, a Mr. James, who irritated and annoyed us. Whatever subject we talked about, it seemed that he was an expert at it. He had, apparently, read more books, visited more countries and studied more languages, than anyone else had. After a few days, we ate our meals in silence, because nobody wanted to begin a conversation that would soon be taken over by this man.
Then my wife had an idea. She suggested that we might think of an unusual subject, look it up in an encyclopedia and then talk about it at dinner. If it were an unusual subject, Mr. James could not possibly know anything about it. The subject we chose was “English Agriculture in the Eleventh Century.” At dinner that night we discussed this subject with great enthusiasm. Mr. James was silent. We realized we had at last come to find something he knew nothing about.
二、說(shuō)明文的思路與練習(xí)
說(shuō)明文是用言簡(jiǎn)意賅的語(yǔ)言來(lái)介紹客觀(guān)事物，講清事理，并給人增加知識(shí)的一種文體。說(shuō)明文解說(shuō)事物的特點(diǎn)、發(fā)展變化規(guī)律，分析前因后果，目的在于使讀者“明白事理”，獲得必要的信息，對(duì)事物有個(gè)較完整明晰的了解和認(rèn)識(shí)。說(shuō)明文不同于記敘文和議論文，它重在給人介紹，讓人明白，因而，輕“情義”重事實(shí)。說(shuō)明文與議論文關(guān)系密切，有人將其統(tǒng)稱(chēng)為議論文。但在寫(xiě)作的目的和方法上兩者仍有區(qū)別。說(shuō)明文主要是通過(guò)事實(shí)客觀(guān)地解釋或說(shuō)明事物本身;而議論文則以事實(shí)、數(shù)據(jù)等為證據(jù)，表明主觀(guān)見(jiàn)解，使讀者信服或贊同某一觀(guān)點(diǎn)。
歷年四級(jí)考試中的“How I Overcome Difficulties in Learning English”、“My Ideal Job”以及圖表作文的第一段都屬于說(shuō)明文的范疇，如，2002年6月的根據(jù)坐標(biāo)圖寫(xiě)題為“Students Use of Computers”的作文。
說(shuō)明文必須按一定的順序進(jìn)行說(shuō)明：時(shí)間順序、空間順序、邏輯順序或認(rèn)識(shí)順序，選擇具體的特點(diǎn)和細(xì)節(jié)來(lái)說(shuō)明。
所以，說(shuō)明文的思路要圍繞說(shuō)明順序、事物的特點(diǎn)和細(xì)節(jié)展開(kāi)。例如：
范文點(diǎn)評(píng)
A Famous Clock
When you visit London, one of the first things you will see is Big Ben, the famous clock which can be heard all over the world on the B.B.C. If the Houses of Parliament had not been burned down in 1834, the great clock would never have been erected. Big Ben takes its name from Sir Benjamin Hall who was responsible for the making of the clock when the new Houses of Parliament were being built. It is not only of immense size, but is extremely accurate as well. Officials from Greenwich Observatory have the clock checked twice a day. On the B.B.C. you can hear the clock when it is actually striking because microphones are connected to the clock tower. Big Ben has rarely gone wrong. Once, however, it failed to give the correct time. A painter who had been working on the tower hung a pot of paint on one of the hands and slowed it down!
【點(diǎn)評(píng)】這是《新概念英語(yǔ)》中的一篇經(jīng)典說(shuō)明文，介紹了世界著名的“大本鐘”。文章開(kāi)篇指明該鐘位于英國(guó)倫敦，且全世界的人們通過(guò)BBC就能夠聽(tīng)到鐘聲。接下來(lái)講述了“大本鐘”的由來(lái)，特點(diǎn)——不僅外型巨大，而且走時(shí)準(zhǔn)確，在結(jié)尾處講了“大本鐘”的一個(gè)幽默的小插曲——油漆工把油漆桶掛在指針上，把鐘弄慢了。細(xì)讀這篇文章，我們不難發(fā)現(xiàn)，區(qū)區(qū)159個(gè)單詞就把“大本鐘”的光輝形象牢牢地刻在讀者的腦海里，為什么?本文基于事實(shí)，分析了主題的來(lái)龍去脈，語(yǔ)言簡(jiǎn)潔又不失生動(dòng)貼切，作者態(tài)度客觀(guān)又充滿(mǎn)幽默，使讀者既“明白了事理”，又對(duì)事物有較完整明晰的了解認(rèn)識(shí)，此乃說(shuō)明文之真諦也。
以“Goals”為題打開(kāi)一篇說(shuō)明文的思路。
參考思路
1)目標(biāo)的分類(lèi)：(可根據(jù)時(shí)間順序，空間順序、邏輯順序或認(rèn)識(shí)順序，任選一個(gè)進(jìn)行分類(lèi)和排列)
2)各個(gè)類(lèi)別的特點(diǎn)和細(xì)節(jié)：
3)組織成文：
范文點(diǎn)評(píng)
Goals
Everyone has goals. Many people do not reach their goals for lack of planning. These three sets of goals should be developed: lifetime, intermediate and short term.
Lifetime goals should be written out. These goals should be clear and reasonable. For instance, the goal to win a research prize is clear and measurable. Other lifetime goals might include publishing a certain number of influential books or articles, earning a departmental chairmanship at a major university, successfully competing for a grant from the National Science Foundation or securing a consultantship with a big corporation.
Intermediate goals relate to outcomes during the next few years. For the beginning doctoral student, intermediate goals may include completion of course work and preparation of a doctoral research proposal. Like lifetime goals, these are measurable and clearly stated.
Short-term goals involve outcomes expected during the next 12 months. These goals are more performance oriented, and they help with achievement of intermediate goals. Examples of short-term goals are earning an A in a course, learning how to program a computer or performing an experiment.
【點(diǎn)評(píng)】本文介紹了人生的三種目標(biāo)：終生的、長(zhǎng)期的和短期的目標(biāo)。在文中采用了說(shuō)明文常用的方法：定義、舉例、分類(lèi)和比較等。
對(duì)這些方法我們要了解并且掌握：
1. 定義法(definition)
定義法是用下定義的方式去揭示事物本質(zhì)特征或概念內(nèi)涵。它能使讀者迅速抓住本質(zhì)屬性和基本特點(diǎn)。此法的句型：
�、� … is a/the … of … which/that …② … relate to/involve/refer to …
【例】
(1)Language is a system of arbitrary vocal symbols which is used for human communication. 語(yǔ)言是人類(lèi)用來(lái)交際的任意性的語(yǔ)音符號(hào)體系。
(2)Intermediate goals relate to outcomes during the next few years.
(3)Short-term goals involve outcomes expected during the next 12 months.
2. 舉例法(illustration)
舉例法就是舉出實(shí)際事例來(lái)說(shuō)明事物的方法，是最常見(jiàn)，往往也是最有效的闡釋模式。
專(zhuān)家提醒，舉例時(shí)應(yīng)挑選具體、典型且有能力表達(dá)清楚的例子，并注意按照一定的順序編排。
請(qǐng)看上述范文第二段：“For instance”引出“l(fā)ifetime goals”的實(shí)例，如，贏得研究獎(jiǎng)金、出版有影響書(shū)或文章、獲得大學(xué)的系主任職位、獲得國(guó)家自然科學(xué)基金及大公司穩(wěn)定的顧問(wèn)職位。
3. 分類(lèi)法(classification)
分類(lèi)法就是把說(shuō)明的對(duì)象，按一定的標(biāo)準(zhǔn)劃分成不同類(lèi)別分別加以說(shuō)明的方法。如：上述范文介紹人生的三種目標(biāo)，并按照時(shí)間的長(zhǎng)短對(duì)終生目標(biāo)、長(zhǎng)期目標(biāo)和短期目標(biāo)做了分類(lèi)說(shuō)明。
4. 比較法(comparison)
比較法是用一個(gè)事物和與其有聯(lián)系的其他事物加以對(duì)比的說(shuō)明方法。目的是為了幫助讀者準(zhǔn)確地區(qū)分事物，通過(guò)對(duì)比達(dá)到對(duì)該事物的深刻認(rèn)識(shí)。
如：上述范文對(duì)三種人生目標(biāo)在時(shí)間上和實(shí)際操作上進(jìn)行了比較，并闡明了彼此的聯(lián)系。
(1)Lifetime goals should be written out.
(2)Like lifetime goals, these are measurable and clearly stated.
(3)These goals are more performance oriented, and they help with achievement of intermediate goals.
5. 數(shù)字法(statistics)
數(shù)字法是運(yùn)用數(shù)據(jù)來(lái)表明事物的本質(zhì)和特點(diǎn)，準(zhǔn)確合理的數(shù)據(jù)使文章精確可信。
【例】
(1)Nearly half of all Americans over age 20 wear a bridge or denture，and more than 20 percent have complete upper and lower denture. By age 50, one out of every two persons has gum disease.
(2)And it seems sensible to wait. One quarter of all marriages between people under twenty-one end in divorce. In Britain in 1972, there were 124,248 divorces.
說(shuō)明文的說(shuō)明方法除上面介紹的常見(jiàn)的幾種以外，還有諸如分項(xiàng)法、列舉法、比喻法及引用法等，只有綜合運(yùn)用多種說(shuō)明方法，才能多角度、多層次地全面、清晰、準(zhǔn)確地展示客觀(guān)事物的本來(lái)面貌。
6. 借助說(shuō)明文的構(gòu)思方法，看看下列題目該如何寫(xiě)：
(1)The Layout of a Hospital
Direction: You are asked to write a composition about “The Layout Of a Hospital”. Locate some important departments in the hospital based on the picture and information given below. Your compositions should be no less than 100 words.
1)the Emergency Department
2)the Out-patient Department
3)the Surgery Department
4)Dispensary/Pharmacy
5)Physician Department
6)the Eye, Ear, and Throat Department
7)the Dental Department
8)the Laboratory
9)the X-ray Department
10)the Administrative Building
11)the Ward
參考范文
Near the gate, on the west side of the road is the Emergency Department. Opposite the Emergency Department across the Main Road is the Out-patient Department. The building to the southwest of the lake is the Dispensary, which faces the Surgery Department lying on the other side of the road. Along the west wall, from south to north, stand three buildings: the Physician Department, the Eye, Ear, and Throat Department, and the Dental Department. The Laboratory is to the northwest of the round about, and beside the Laboratory, the X-ray Department is located on the same side of the road.
A winding road by the lake leads to the Ward. Near the end of the main road, the Administrative Building is situated on the east side. The hospital is nicely and conveniently laid out.
1. How to Lose Weight
思路提示：第一段先綜述現(xiàn)象：大家都想保持身材要求減肥。第二段介紹多余的體重在身體中形成的原因。第三段提出相應(yīng)的減肥方法。在最后一段，提出總結(jié)性的看法，指出減肥的要訣就是：減少攝入的卡路里，通過(guò)運(yùn)動(dòng)增加卡路里的消耗量。
參考范文
How to Lose Weight
A beautiful and healthy figure is everyone’s dream. However, not everyone can easily fulfill this dream. Overweight people often have to find precise ways to lose weight.
For normal healthy people, weight is gained by taking in more calories than the body needs. Therefore, if you want to lose weight, you either have to eat fewer calories or find ways to use up more calories you take in. Dieting is probably the most popular way of losing weight, because when on a diet, you are taking fewer calories.
However, the body needs many elements in order to stay healthy, and “fad” or starvation diets are bad because they are not nutritiously balanced. A better way of dieting is to keep track of everything you eat, either by your own careful choices or by buying, for a week at a time, the packaged meals sold by some diet companies. If you do not normally exercise, you should also begin sensible exercises for your age and lifestyle to help your body use up surplus calories.
In short, a combined effort of reducing the calories you eat and using up more calories than usual through exercises should help you shed off part of your body.
三、議論文的思路與練習(xí)
議論文又稱(chēng)論說(shuō)文，是一種既常見(jiàn)又十分重要的文體。在四級(jí)作文考試中運(yùn)用得最多。議論文通常采用擺事實(shí)講道理的方式，圍繞著某一個(gè)有爭(zhēng)議的觀(guān)點(diǎn)展開(kāi)論證，陳述各種理由，表明作者立場(chǎng)、闡明作者觀(guān)點(diǎn)看法。在文章中要明確地表明贊成什么、反對(duì)什么，用詞不能模棱兩可，必須明確肯定。議論文的三要素是論點(diǎn)、論據(jù)和論證，其中論點(diǎn)要鮮明，論據(jù)要合理、恰當(dāng)、充分，論證過(guò)程要邏輯嚴(yán)密。
關(guān)于記敘文的思路打開(kāi)，我這里推薦幾種方法：
1. 生活化細(xì)節(jié)聯(lián)想法
針對(duì)大多數(shù)相對(duì)抽象不好下手的作文題目，我們可以先把作文題同自身聯(lián)系到一起，把抽象、概括的作文題細(xì)化到自己身邊，先打開(kāi)一個(gè)突破口，再順藤摸瓜，進(jìn)行發(fā)散式聯(lián)想。請(qǐng)看例子：
What are your opinions about the advantages and disadvantages of fast food?
題目的主體是快餐，方向?yàn)槔滋�。先不要考慮快餐是好是壞，而應(yīng)該先考慮你身邊的、你知道的快餐究竟有哪些，這些快餐給你或你的家人帶來(lái)了哪些影響。請(qǐng)看一位同學(xué)記錄下來(lái)的思路。請(qǐng)注意其跳躍性。
�、� 遍地都是麥當(dāng)勞、肯德基、永和豆?jié){、餛飩、油條。
�、� 每次老爸不在家時(shí)，我吃雞腿漢堡，快，省事、省時(shí)間。不用買(mǎi)菜，切菜，做菜，蒸飯，洗碗，擦桌子。
不過(guò)還是老爸做的飯好吃，吃麥當(dāng)勞吃不飽。為什么呢?油少，沒(méi)營(yíng)養(yǎng)!
�、� 永和24小時(shí)，但東西賊貴，晚上避風(fēng)的好地方，粥還行，油條，爛!
�、� 麥當(dāng)勞小孩多，因?yàn)橥婢叨�，電視上有很多他們的廣告，小孩又哭又笑，學(xué)雞叫的那個(gè)廣告特傻，……兒童樂(lè)園。
⑤ 還是太貴。在美國(guó)，垃圾食品，到了中國(guó)，特火!洋貨?老爸不愛(ài)吃漢堡，因有奶酪。不符合中國(guó)人的口味，農(nóng)民就不喜歡，中國(guó)有8億農(nóng)民……
(為了方便大家閱讀，我們?cè)阡浫霑r(shí)加入了一半字?jǐn)?shù))
大家不妨問(wèn)問(wèn)自己兩個(gè)問(wèn)題：
——上面的東西不夠?qū)?20字嗎?
——上面的東西用英文表達(dá)難嗎?
答案是否定的。試想，有了這個(gè)思路，無(wú)論怎么寫(xiě)，從哪一個(gè)方面寫(xiě)，我們都不缺觀(guān)點(diǎn)和支持觀(guān)點(diǎn)的細(xì)節(jié)性論據(jù)。
寫(xiě)下你對(duì)下列題目在生活中的聯(lián)想(中英文混寫(xiě))
1) Harmfulness of Fake Commodities
2) the Influence of the Internet
第十部分.英語(yǔ)諺語(yǔ)警句
Proverbs are the daughters of daily experience.諺語(yǔ)是日常經(jīng)驗(yàn)的結(jié)晶。
1. Look before you leap./Second thoughts are best. 三思而后行。/再想而后行。
2. Great minds think alike; (heroes have similar views.) 英雄所見(jiàn)略同。
3. We shall never have friends if we expect to find them without fault.欲求完美無(wú)缺的朋友必然成為孤家寡人。
4. What you sow, you must mow. 種瓜得瓜，種豆得豆。
5. A beggar can never be bankrupt.天無(wú)絕人之路。
6.A friend in need is a friend indeed.患難見(jiàn)真情。
7. No news is good news. 沒(méi)有消息就是好消息。
8. No cross, no crown. 不經(jīng)歷風(fēng)雨,怎么見(jiàn)彩虹。
9. The more haste, the less speed. /Haste makes waste.欲速則不達(dá)。
10. Victory belongs to the most persevering. 堅(jiān)持就是勝利!
11. A young idler, an old beggar. 少壯不努力，老大徒傷悲。
12. Put one’s foot in one’s mouth. 說(shuō)話(huà)不得體。
13. It is no use crying over spilt milk.覆水難收/悔恨已晚/木已成舟,回天乏力。
14. Content is better than riches. 知足常樂(lè)。
15. No gains without pains. 沒(méi)有辛苦就沒(méi)有收獲。
16. The more a man knows, the more he is inclined to be modest. 大智若愚。
17. All roads lead to Rome .條條大路通羅馬。
18. A snow year, a rich year. 瑞雪兆豐年。
19. Never say die! 永不言敗!
20. The best mirror is a friend’s eye. 朋友的眼睛是最好的鏡子。
21. Faith will move mountain. 精誠(chéng)所至，金石為開(kāi)。
22. A life without a friend is a life without a sun. 人生沒(méi)有朋友，猶如生活沒(méi)有了太陽(yáng)。
23. Great wits have short memories.貴人多忘事。
24. Do well and have well. 善有善報(bào)。
25. A bad thing never dies. 壞事傳千年。
26. Four eyes see more than two. 人多識(shí)廣/集思廣益。
27. Diligence is the parent of success. 勤勞是成功的根本。
28. Water dropping day by day wears the hardest rock away.滴水穿石。
29. Hope for the best, but prepare for the worst. 抱最好的愿望，做最壞的打算。
30. While there is life, there is hope. /Debt is better than death. 留得青山在，不怕沒(méi)柴燒。/有生命就有希望。
31. Where there is a will, there is a way. 功夫不負(fù)有心人。/有志者事竟成。
32. Where there is great love, there are always miracles. 哪里有真愛(ài)存在，哪里就有奇跡。
33. Where there is smoke, there is fire. 無(wú)風(fēng)不起浪。
34. One boy is a boy, two boys half a boy, three boys no boy.一個(gè)和尚挑水喝，兩個(gè)和尚抬水喝，三個(gè)和尚沒(méi)水喝。
35. A stitch in time saves nine. 及時(shí)縫一針能省九針。/小洞不補(bǔ)，大洞吃苦。
36. Never too old to learn, never too late to turn. 亡羊補(bǔ)牢，為時(shí)不晚。
37. Don’t claim to know what you don’t know. 不要不懂裝懂。
38. Do in Rome as Roman do. 入鄉(xiāng)隨俗。
39. Rome was not built in a day. 冰凍三尺，非一日之寒。
40. Sharpening your axe will not delay your job of cutting wood. 磨刀不誤砍柴工。
41. Things of a kind come together, people a mind fall into a group. 物以類(lèi)聚,人以群分。
42. One man’s meat is another man’s poison. 蘿卜白菜,各有所愛(ài)。
43. like author like book.文如其人。
46. Like for like. 惺惺相息。
47. Like teacher like pupil. 有其師必有其徒。
48. Gods that run many hares kill none.貪多必失。
49. Practice makes perfect. 熟能生巧。
50. Actions speak louder than words. 行勝于言。
51. You cannot eat your cake and have it. 魚(yú)與熊掌，不可兼得。
52. One loses by pride and gains by modesty. 滿(mǎn)招損,謙受益。
53. Love me, love my dog. 愛(ài)屋及烏。
54. An apple a day keeps the doctor away. 每日一蘋(píng)果遠(yuǎn)離醫(yī)生。
55. Time past cannot be called back again. 時(shí)光不倒流。
56. A drop of water cannot make a sea, and a tree cannot make a wood. 滴水不成海，獨(dú)木不成林。
57. If you venture nothing, you will have nothing. 不入虎穴,焉得虎子。
58.The tree is known by its fruit. 觀(guān)其行知其人。
59. All work no play makes Jack a dull boy. 只會(huì)用功不玩耍,聰明的孩子也變傻。
60. The pot calls the kettle black. 五十步笑百步。
61. Unkindness often reacts on the unkind person. 惡有惡報(bào)。
62. Today’s work should never be left over till tomorrow. 今日事今日畢。
63. Nothing so bad but might have been worse. 塞翁失馬,焉知非福。
64. God helps those who help themselves. 自助者天助。
65. Complacency is the enemy of study. 學(xué)習(xí)的敵人是自己的滿(mǎn)足。
66. A fox may grow gray, but never good.江山易改，本性難移。
67. A friend without faults will never be found. 沒(méi)有十全十美的朋友。
68. A good beginning is half done. 良好的開(kāi)端是成功的一半。
69. A good book is the best of friends, the same today and forever. 一本好書(shū)，相伴一生。
70. A good medicine tastes bitter. 良藥苦口。
71. A leopard cannot change its spots.積習(xí)難改。
72. A little knowledge is a dangerous thing. 一知半解，自欺欺人。
73. All good things come to an end. 天下沒(méi)有不散的筵席。
74. Justice has long arms. 天網(wǎng)恢恢，疏而不漏。
75.A man becomes learned by asking questions. 不恥下問(wèn)才能有學(xué)問(wèn)。
76. A man can do no more than he can. 凡事都應(yīng)量力而行。
77. A man cannot spin and reel at the same time. 一心不能二用。
78. Diamond cuts diamond. 強(qiáng)中自有強(qiáng)中手。
79. Doing is better than saying. 與其掛在嘴上，不如落實(shí)在行動(dòng)上。
80. Do it now. 機(jī)不可失，時(shí)不再來(lái)。
81. It is the unforeseen that always happens. 天有不測(cè)風(fēng)云，人有旦夕禍福。
82. Don't put off till tomorrow what should be done today.今日事，今日畢。
83. Do well and have well. 善有善報(bào)。
84. Easy come, easy go. 來(lái)也匆匆，去也匆匆。
85. Every advantage has its disadvantage.有利必有弊。
86. Every day is not Sunday. 好景不常在。
87. Every man has his faults. 金無(wú)足赤，人無(wú)完人。
88. Every man has his weak side. 人人都有弱點(diǎn)。
89. Every potter praises hit pot. 王婆賣(mài)瓜，自賣(mài)自夸。
90. Experience must be bought. 吃一塹，長(zhǎng)一智。
91. Far from eye, far from heart. 眼不見(jiàn)，心不煩。
92. First come, first served. 先來(lái)后到。
93. Judge not from appearances.人不可貌相，海不可斗量。
94. Gold will not buy anything.黃金并非萬(wàn)能。
95. He laughs best who laughs last.誰(shuí)笑到最后，誰(shuí)笑得最好。
96. He who makes no mistakes makes nothing. 想不犯錯(cuò)誤，就一事無(wú)成。
97. Learn not and know not. 不學(xué)無(wú)術(shù)。
98. It is never too old to learn. 活到老，學(xué)到老。
99. It takes three generations to make a gentleman.十年樹(shù)木，百年樹(shù)人。
100. It is the first step that costs troublesome. 萬(wàn)事開(kāi)頭難。