1. What is language for? Some people seem to think it's for practicing grammar rules and learning lists of words---the longer the words the better. That's wrong. Language is for the exchange of ideas, for communication. (语言到底是用来干什么的呢？一些人认为它是用来操练语法规则和学习一大堆单词--而且单词越长越好。这个想法是错误的。语言是用来交换思想，进行交流沟通的！）
2. The way to learn a language is to practice speaking it as often as possible. (学习一门语言的方法就是要尽量多地练习说。）
3. A great man once said it is necessary to dill as much as possible, and the more you apply it in real situations, the more natural it will become. (一位伟人曾说，反复操练是非常必要的，你越多的将所学到的东西运用到实际生活中，他们就变的越自然。）
4. Learning any language takes a lot of effort. But don't give up. (学习任何语言都是需要花费很多努力，但不要放弃。）
5. Relax! Be patient and enjoy yourself. Learning foreign languages should be fun. (放松点！要有耐性，并让自己快乐！学习外语应该是乐趣无穷的。）
6. Rome wasn't built in a day. Work harder and practice more. Your hard-work will be rewarded by god one day. God is equal to everyone! (冰冻三尺，非一日之寒。更加努力的`学习，更加勤奋的考(试^*大操练，你所付出的一切将会得到上帝的报答，上帝是公平的。）
7. Use a dictionary and grammar guide constantly. Keep a small English dictionary with you at all time. When you see a new word, look it up. Think about the word--use it, in your mind, in a sentence. (经常使用字典和语法指南。随身携带一本小英文字典，当你看到一个新字时就去查阅它，想想这个字---然后去用它，在你的心中，在一个句子里。）
8. Try to think in English whenever possible. When you see something think of the English word of it; then think about the word in a sentence. (一有机会就努力去用英文来思考。看到某事时，想想它的英文单词；然后把它用到一个句子中去。）
9. Practice tenses as much as possible. When you learn a new verb, learn its various forms. (尽可能多的操练时态。学习一个动词的时候，要学习它的各种形态。）
10. I would also like to learn more about the culture behind the language. When you understand the cultural background, you can better use the language. (我想学习和了解更多关于语言背后的文化知识，当你理解了文化背景，你就能更好地运用语言。）
1、To be both a speaker of words and a doer of deeds.
既当演说家，又做实干家。
2、Variety is the spice of life.
变化是生活的调味品。
3、Bad times make a good man.
艰难困苦出能人。
4、There is no royal road to learning.
求知无坦途。
5、Doubt is the key to knowledge.
怀疑是知识的钥匙。
6、The greatest test of courage on earth is to bear defeat without losing heart.
世界上对勇气的最大考验是忍受失败而不丧失信心。
7、A mans best friends are his ten fingers.
人最好的朋友是自己的十个手指。
8、Only they who fulfill their duties in everyday matters will fulfill them on great occasions.
只有在日常生活中尽责的人才会在重大时刻尽责。
9、The shortest way to do many things is to only one thing at a time.
做许多事情的捷径就是一次只做一件事。
10、Sow nothing, reap nothing.
春不播，秋不收。
11、Life is real, life is earnest.
人生真实，人生诚挚。
12、Life would be too smooth if it had no rubs in it.
生活若无波折险阻，就会过于平淡无奇。
13、Life is the art of drawing sufficient conclusions form insufficient premises.
生活是一种艺术，要在不充足的.前提下得出充足的结论。
14、Life is fine and enjoyable, yet you must learn to enjoy your fine life.
人生是美好的，但要学会如何享用美好的生活。
15、Life is but a hard and tortuous journey.
人生即是一段艰难曲折的旅程，人生无坦途。
16、Life is a horse, and either you ride it or it rides you.
人生像一匹马，你不驾驭它,它便驾驭你。
17、Life is a great big canvas, and you should throw all the paint on it you can.
人生是一幅大画布，你应该努力绘出绚丽多彩的画面。
18、Life is like music. It must be composed by ear, feeling and instinct, not by rule.
人生如一首乐曲，要用乐感，感情和直觉去谱写，不能只按乐律行事。
19、Life is painting a picture, not doing a sum.
生活是绘画，不是做算术。
20、The wealth of the mind is the only wealth.
精神的财富是唯一的财富。
21、You cant judge a tree by its bark.
人不可貌相。
22、Sharp tools make good work.
工欲善其事，必先利其器。
23、Wasting time is robbing oneself.
浪费时间就是掠夺自己。
24、Nurture passes nature.
教养胜过天性。
25、There is no garden without its weeds.
没有不长杂草的花园。
26、A man is only as good as what he loves.
一个人要用他所爱的东西有多好来衡量。
27、Wealth is the test of a mans character.
财富是对一个人品格的试金石。
28、The best hearts are always the bravest.
心灵最高尚的人，也总是最勇敢的人。
29、One never lose anything by politeness.
讲礼貌不吃亏。
30、Theres only one corner of the universe you can be sure of improving, and thats your own self.
这个宇宙中只有一个角落你肯定可以改进，那就是你自己。
31、The world is like a mirror: Frown at itand it frowns at you; smile, and it smiles too.
世界犹如一面镜子：朝它皱眉它就朝你皱眉，朝它微笑它也吵你微笑。
32、Death comes to all, but great achievements raise a monument which shall endure until the sun grows old.
死亡无人能免，但非凡的成就会树起一座纪念碑，它将一直立到太阳冷却之时。
33、The reason why a great man is great is that he resolves to be a great man.
伟人之所以伟大，是因为他立志要成为伟大的人。
34、Suffering is the most powerful teacher of life.
苦难是人生最伟大的老师。
35、A bosom friend afar brings a distant land near.
海内存知己，天涯若比邻。
36、A common danger causes common action.
同舟共济。
37、A contented mind is a continual / perpetual feast.
知足常乐。
38、A fall into the pit, a gain in your wit.
吃一堑，长一智。
39、A guest should suit the convenience of the host.
客随主便。
40、A letter from home is a priceless treasure.
家书抵万金。
41、All rivers run into the sea.
殊途同归。
42、All time is no time when it is past.
机不可失，时不再来。
43、An apple a day keeps the doctor away.
一日一个苹果，身体健康不求医。
44、As heroes think, so thought Bruce.
英雄所见略同。
45、A young idler, an old beggar.
少壮不努力，老大徒伤悲。
46、Behind the mountains there are people to be found.
天外有天，山外有山。
47、Bad luck often brings good luck.
塞翁失马，安知非福。
48、Business is business.
公事公办。
49、Clumsy birds have to start flying early.
笨鸟先飞。
50、Do one thing at a time, and do well.
一次只做一件事，做到最好!搞自读书名言网
The family is one of nature's masterpieses. (George Santayana, American Philosopher and poet)
家庭是大自然创造的杰作之一。(美国哲学家、诗人 桑塔亚那.G.)
Mariage may be compared to a cage:the birds outside deapair to get in and those within despair to get out. (Michel de Montaigne, French thinker and ssayist)
婚姻好比鸟笼，外面的鸟想进进不去;里面的鸟儿想出出不来。(法国思想家、散文家 蒙田.M.D.)
My father had always said that there are four things a child needs plenty of love, nourishing food, fegular sleep , and lots of soap and water---and after those, what he needs most is some intelligent neglect. (Ivy Baker Priest, American officer of government)
我父亲总是说，一个孩子需要四样东西--充分的爱、富于营养的食物、有规律的睡眠、大量的`肥皂和水――这些完了呢，他最需要的是一些明智的放任。(美国政府官员 普里斯特.I.B.)
The brotherly spirit of science , which unites into one family all its votaries of whatever grade ,and however widely dispersed throughout the different quarters of the globe. (Franklin Rosevelt, American president)
科学的博爱精神把分散在世界各地、各种热心科学的人联结成一个大家庭。(美国总统 罗斯。.F.)
The family you came from isn't as important as the family you are going to have. (D.Herbert Lawrence, British writer)
你将拥有的家庭比你出身的那个家庭重要。(英国作家劳伦斯.D.H.)
The fundamental defect of fathers is that they want their children to be a credit to them. (Bretrand Rrssell, British philosopher)
父亲们最根本的缺点在于想要自己的孩子为自己争光。(英国哲学家 罗素.B.)
The house of every one is to him as his castle and fortress. (E.Coke, British jutist)
每个人的家对他自己都像是城堡和要塞。(英国法学家 科克.E.)
The sooner you treat your son as a man, the sooner he will be one. (William John Locke, British novelist)
越早把你的儿子当成男人，他就越早成为男人。(英国小说家 洛克.W.J.)
There is a skeleton in every house. (William Makepeace Thackeray, Bdritish novelist)
家家都有一本难念的经。(英国小说家 萨克雷.W.M.)
To make a lasting marriage we have to overcome self-centeredness. (Grorge Goreon Byron, Nritish poet)
要使婚姻长久，就需克服自我中心意识。(英国诗人 拜伦,G.G.)
We never know the love of the parents until we become parents ourselves. (Henry Ward Beecher, American clergyman and orator)
不养儿不知父母恩(美国牧师、演说家 比沏.H.W.)
How sharper than a serpent's tooth is to have a thankless child. (William Shakespeare, British dramatist)
逆子无情甚于蛇蝎。(英国剧作家 莎士比亚W.)
Husbands and wives in the process of divorce (and those in the throes of another argument )easily fall into the trap of denigraging the other, publicly if possible, and as often as possible. (Howards Mel, American writer)
正在闹离婚的(包括那些处于吵闹不停的痛楚中的)夫妻们很容易陷在对方的泥沼中不能自拔， 这种诋毁是尽可能公开的，尽量频繁地进行。(美国作家 梅尔.H.)
I don'nt know who my grandfather was. I' m much more concerned to know what his grandson will be. (Abraham Lincoln, American president)
我不知道我爷爷是什么样的人，我更关心的是，他的孙子会成为什么样的人。(美国总统 林肯.A.)
If you want your children to keep their feet on the ground, put some responsibility on their shouldres. (Joh Brnyan Btitish ssayist)
你若希望你的孩子总是脚踏实地， 就要让他们负些责任。(英国散文家 班扬，J.)
It was the policy of the good old gentlemen to make his chileren feel that home was the happiest place in the world; and I value this delicious home---feeling as one of the choicest gifts a parent can bestow. (Irvng Washington, Father of literature of the United States.)
让孩子感到家庭是世界上最幸福的地方，这是以往有涵养的大人明智的做法。这种美妙的家庭情感，在我看来，和大人赠给孩子们的那些最精致的礼物
