一、常用谚语
1. Actions speak louder than words. 事实胜于雄辩?
2. A friend in need is a friend indeed. 患难朋友才是真朋友?
3. A good beginning is half done. 良好的开端是成功的一半?
4. Where there is a will, there is a way. 有志者事竟成?
5. All roads lead to Rome. 条条大道通罗马?
6. Easier said than done. 说起来容易,做起来难?
7. Easy come, easy go. 来得快,去得快?
8. Every man has his weak side. 人人都有缺点?
9. Failure is the mother of success. 失败是成功之母?
10. Look before you leap. 三思而后行?
11. Nothing in the world is difficult if you set your mind to it. 世上无难事,只怕有心人?
12. A life without a friend is a life without a sun. 人若无友,就如同生命中没有太阳?
13. All things are difficult before they are easy. 万事开头难?
14. Always prepare for a rainy day. 未雨绸缪?
15. As you sow, so shall you reap. 种瓜得瓜,种豆得豆?
16. I might say that success is won by three things: first, effort; second, more effort; third, still more effort. 成功要靠三件事才能赢得:努力,努力,再努力?
17. Don’t put off till tomorrow what should be done today. 有事莫推明天?
18. Practice makes perfect.熟能生巧?
19. Bad news has wings. 好事不出门,坏事传千里?
20. Honesty is the best policy. 做人以诚信为本?
21. You have to believe in yourself. That’s the secret of success. 你必须相信自己,这是成功的关键?
22. Don’t judge a man by his looks. 不可以貌取人?
二、常用过渡语
23. 表起始的'过渡语:first of all, to begin with, in my opinion, according to, so far, as far as等?
24. 表时间的过渡语:first, at first, then, later, in the end, finally, afterwards, after that, since then, for the first time, at last, as soon as, the next moment, meanwhile, later on, soon, finally等?
25. 表空间的过渡语:on the right/left, to the right/left of, on one side of… on the other side of…, at the foot/top/end of, in the middle/centre of, next to, far from, in front of等?
26. 表因果的过渡语:for, because of, one reason is that… another reason is that…, thus, so, as a result (of)等?
27. 表转折的过渡语:but, yet, however, after all, in fact, while, on the contrary, instead of, unlike, although, otherwise,nevertheless, in spite of, after all等?
28. 表列举的过渡语:for example, such as, that is, like, as follows, in other words, and so on等?
29. 表推进的过渡语:what’s more, on one hand… on the other hand…, in addition to, as well, still, also, in other words, not only…but also…, besides, furthermore, moreover等?
30. 表总结的过渡语:in short, in a word, in general, in brief, in all, on the whole等?
1. We ' re often told that ......But is this really the case ?
我们经常被告知......但事实真是这样吗?
2. People used to ......however , things are quite different today .
过去，人们习惯......但,今天的'情况有很大的不同。
3.some people think that ......Others believe that the opposite is true . There is probably some truth in both sides.But we must realize that ......
一些人认为......另一些人持相反意见。也许双方的观点都有一定道理。但是我们必须认识到......
4.Recognizing a problem is the first step in finding a solution .
认识到问题是找到解决办法的第一步。
5. It is another new and bitter truth we must learn to face .
这是一个我们必须学会面对的痛苦的新情况。
6. In short , we must work hard to make the world a better place .
简而言之，为了把世界变成更美好的地方，我们必须勤奋工作。
7.Lost time is never found again.
岁月既往，一去不回。
8.Everybody should have a dream.
每个人都该有个梦想.
9.Hope for the best, but prepare for the worst.
抱最好的愿望,做最坏的打算。
10.Failure is the mother of success.
失败乃成功之母。
1. 不用说…… It goes without saying that … = (It is) needless to say (that) …
= It is obvious that …
例：不用说早睡早起是值得的。
It goes without saying that it pays to keep early hours.
2. 在各种……之中，…… Among various kinds of …， … /= Of all the …， …
例︰在各种运动中我尤其喜欢慢跑。
Among various kinds of sports， I like jogging in particular.
3. 就我的看法……;我认为……
In my opinion， …
= To my mind， …
= As far as I am concerned， …
= I am of the opinion that …
例：In my opinion， playing video games not only takes much time but is also harmful to health.
就我的看法打电动玩具既花费时间也有害健康。
4. 随着人口的增加…… With the increase/growth of the population， …
随着科技的进步…… With the advance of science and technology， …
例：With the rapid development of Taiwan‘s economy， a lot of social problems have come to pass.
随着台湾经济的快速发展许多社会问题产生了。
5. ……是必要的 It is necessary (for sb.) to do / that …
…… 是重要的 It is important/essential (for sb.) to do / that …
…… 是适当的 It is proper (for sb.) to do / that …
……是紧急的 It is urgent (for sb.) to do / that …
例：It is proper for us to keep the public places clean.
It is proper that we (should) keep the public places clean.
我们应当保持公共场所清洁。
6. 花费 spend … on sth. / doing sth. …
例：我们不应该在我们不感兴趣的事情上花太多的时间。
We shouldn‘t spend too much time on something we aren‘t interested in.
7. how 引导的感叹句
例：那至少可以证明你很诚实。
At least it will prove how honest you are.
8. 状语从句
A)如果你不……，你就会…… If you don‘t …， you‘ll …
例︰If you don‘t keep working hard， you‘ll lose the chance.
如果你不坚持努力工作，你就会失去这次机会。
B) 如此 ……，以至于…… so … that …
例：At that moment， I was so upset that I wanted to give up.
当时，我非常伤心，最后都想放弃了。
9. 宾语从句
我认为，…… / 我认为……不 I think / I don‘t think that …
我想知道是否…… I wonder whether …
例：He doesn‘t think I should stop him joining the club.
他认为我不应该阻止他参加这个俱乐部。
10. Since + S + 过去式， S + 现在完成式。
例：Since he went to senior high school， he has worked very hard.
自从他上高中，他就一直很用功。
