【摘要】英语谚语从形式到内涵都颇具特点。这些特点具体体现在英语谚语言简意赅、句式多样、音韵和谐、描写逼真、底蕴深厚并兼具警喻功能。通过领会英语谚语的形式和内涵上的特点，英语学习者可以从中学习英语，同时学到人生哲理。
【关键词】英语谚语学习英语学习人生哲理
一引言
英语谚语是英语语言的一个精华，从形式到内涵独具特点，它简洁凝练，句式多变，音韵和谐优美，描写生动逼真，内涵丰富，蕴含了说英语国家人们的人生哲理，警喻功能明显。英语学习者可通过领会英语谚语的形式特点来学习英语，同时通过领会英语丰富的内涵，学到人生哲理，知晓如何为人处世。
二抓住英语谚语形式特点来学习英语
形式上，英语谚语简洁凝练、句式多变、语音和谐、描写生动。学习者可以模仿英语谚语来遣词造句，灵活运用所学的语法结构、语音、修辞知识。
英语谚语既简洁凝练又句式多变。这样的例子不胜枚举，比如Accidentswillhappen（天有不测风云）；Barewords，nobargain（空话不能成交）；Benothastytooutbidanother（不要锋芒毕露）。英语谚语语音和谐优美，这具体体现在押韵、重复和对仗等形式上，如Afaithfulfriendishardtofind（知音难觅），Callaspadeaspade（有啥说啥，直言不讳）和Greatboast，smallroast（牛皮吹，收效微）。英语谚语描写惟妙惟肖，常可分为直描、比喻和拟人等，例子俯拾皆是，比如Greatweightshangonsmallwires（千钧一发）；Businessisthesaltoflife（事业如盐，是人生所必需）；Complacencyistheenemyofstudy（自满是学习的敌人）。
英语学习者可抓住上述形式特点来学习英语，用英语简洁明白地表达，又结合多变的句式、和谐的语音、传神的描写，使语言鲜活起来。另外由于具备以上形式特点的英语谚语生动有趣、引人入胜，学习者可寓学于乐，能很好地激发英语学习兴趣和动力，更好地学好英语。
三抓住英语谚语内涵特点来学习人生哲理[泡泡演讲稿 wj62.com]
根据英华大辞典，谚语是箴言。箴言乃警世喻人之语。英语谚语内涵上颇具警喻功能，包含的人生哲理比比皆是。 英语谚语的人生哲理从涉及动植物、饮食、身体、颜色、服装、数字、时间、天气和四季、婚姻和家庭、职业和阶层各个方面体现出来，比如Abirdneverfliesononewing（孤掌难鸣），Aslongasthegreenhilllasts，there’llalwaysbewoodtoburn（留得青山在，不怕没柴烧）；Agoodappetiteisagoodsauce（胃口好，吃什么都香）；Adeformedbodymayhaveabeautifulsoul（残缺的身体也可以有美好的心灵），Agreenwoundissoonhealed（新伤好得快）；Clothesdonotmaketheman（人品好歹，不在穿戴）；Allgoodthingsgobythree（富不过三代）；Amoment’serrorcanbringalifelongregret（一失足成千古恨），Aspellofautumnrain，andaspellofcold（一场雨一场寒）；Ahousedividedagainstitselfcannotstand（家和万事兴），Agoodwifeandhealthisaman’sbestwealth（良妻和健康是男人最好的财富）；Agreatteacherproducesabrilliantstudent（名师出高徒）。道出人生哲理的英语谚语，不胜枚举，语意丰富，不管是严厉警示，还是温和的提醒，都给人以人生启迪。
四结论
英语谚语语言表现形式多样，妙趣横生，寓意深远，体现了不少人生的真谛。英语学习者可抓住英语谚语的形式特点来学习英语，增强学习英语的兴趣和动力，又可抓住其内涵特点学习人生哲理，修身养性，陶冶情操，这样既能提高英语学习的水平，又能提高做人的素质，一举两得。
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交人交心，浇树浇根。
Make friends, water trees and roots.
人在人前闯，刀在石上荡。
People rush in front of people and knives swing on stones.
山中无老虎，猴子称大王。
There are no tigers in the mountains. Monkeys are called kings.
懒人急在嘴上，勤人急在腿上。
The lazy man is anxious in his mouth and the diligent man is anxious in his leg.
量大福大，心宽屋宽。
Big fortune, wide heart and wide house.
不怕学不成，就怕心不诚。
If you are not afraid of failing to learn, you are afraid of sincerity.
出汗不迎风，走路不凹胸。
Sweat is not windward, walk is not concave chest.
蜂采百花酿甜蜜，人读群书明真理。Bees gather flowers to make sweetness, and people read the truth.
做事循天理，出言顺人心。
Do things according to the law and speak out to the people.
多锉出快锯，多做长知识。
More files, more saws, more knowledge.
尺有所短，寸有所长。
The ruler is short and the inch is long.
姑娘讲绣花，秀才讲文章。
The girl talks about embroidery, the scholar talks about articles.
百闻不如一见，百见不如一干。
Seeing is better than hearing, doing is better than seeing.
湖里游着大鲤鱼，不如桌上小鲫鱼。
The big carp swimming in the lake is better than the small crucian carp swimming on the table.
失败中有教训，成功中有经验。
There are lessons in failure and lessons in success.
虎吃人易躲，人吃人难防。
Tigers eat people easily, but people eat people hard to prevent.
天出半截虹，当天有雨响。
Half of the rainbow came out, and there was rain on that day.
前人失脚，后人把滑。
Forefathers lost their feet and later generations slipped.
不怕虎狼当面坐，只怕人前两面刀。
They are not afraid of sitting face to face with tigers and wolves, but of knives on both sides.
老姜辣味大，老人经验多。
Old ginger tastes hot and spicy, and old people have more experience.
草遮不住鹰眼，水遮不住鱼眼。
The grass cant hide the eagles eye, the water cant hide the fishs eye.
用着是宝，用不着是草。
Use is treasure, not grass.
不图便宜不上当，贪图便宜吃大亏。
If you dont want to be cheaper, you will lose a lot if you want to be cheaper.
过头话少说，过头事少做。
Speak less and do less.
有福同享，有难同当。
Happy to share, difficult to share.
力是压大的，胆是吓大的。
Force is strong, courage is frightening.
好马不停蹄，好牛不停犁。
A good horse never stops ploughing, a good ox never stops ploughing.
好花开不败，好事说不坏。
Good flowers never fail, good things never fail.
买锣要打，买伞要撑。
Gong to play, umbrella to support.
粗茶淡饭能养人，破衣破裤能遮寒。
Coarse tea and light rice can support people, ragged clothes and pants can cover the cold.
实干能成事，虚心能添智。
Practice makes success, modesty makes wisdom.
货买三家不吃亏，路走三遭不陌生。
It is not unfamiliar to buy three goods without losing money and walk three times.
明人不做暗事，真人不说假话。
An honest man does not do secret things, but a real man does not tell lies.
不磨不炼，不成好汗。
No temper, no sweat.
把舵的不慌，乘船的稳当。
Take the rudder without panic, and take the boat steadily.
大路不走草成窝，好歌不唱忘记多。
The road does not take grass to form a nest, the good song does not sing forgets many.
不怕不识货，就怕货比货。
If you are afraid of not knowing the goods, you are afraid of comparing them.
出门问路，入乡问俗。
Go out and ask the way, go into the country and ask the custom.
宁吃飞禽四俩，不吃走兽半斤。
We would rather eat four or two birds than half a catty of animals.
买鸡看爪，买鸭看嘴。
Buy chickens and feet, and ducks and mouths.
老实人常在，脱空人常败。
Honest people often exist, empty people often fail.
饱带饥粮，晴带雨伞。
Full of hunger, sunny with umbrella.
冻的是闲人，饿的是馋人。
Frozen is idle, hungry is gluttonous.
不担三分险，难练一身胆。
It is difficult to practise courage without taking three risks.
口说不如身到，耳闻不如目睹。
Speaking is better than seeing, hearing is better than seeing.
久晴必有久连阴。
A long sunshine must last a long time.
不可不算，不可全算。
Not all, not all.
一年庄稼，二年性命。
One years crop, two yearslife.
险山不绝行路客，水深也有渡船人。
Dangerous mountains are full of passers-by and ferrymen in deep water.
补漏趁天晴，读书趁年轻。
Make up leaks while it is sunny, and read while it is young.
有理赢，无理输。
Reasonable wins, unreasonable loses.
好狗不跳，好猫不叫。
A good dog does not jump, a good cat does not bark.
苗多欺草，草多欺苗。
More seedlings bully grass, more grass bully seedlings.
近山知鸟音，近水知鱼性。
Close to the mountains, close to the water, close to the fish.
人在世上练，刀在石上磨。
Man practices in the world, and knives grind on stones.
河有两岸，事有两面。
The river has two banks and two sides.
山高自有客行路，水深自有摆渡人。
The mountain has its own passenger road and the water has its own ferry.
火烧一大片，水流一条线。
The fire burned a large area and the water flowed along a line.
火要空心，人要虚心。
Fire should be hollow, people should be modest.
儿大分家，树大分杈。
Children divide up, trees divide up.
男大当婚，女大当嫁。
When a man marries, a woman marries.
路湿早脱鞋，遇事早安排。
Take off your shoes early when the road is wet, and make arrangements early when things happen.
从俭入奢易，从奢入俭难。
From thrift to luxury is easy, from luxury to frugality is difficult.
老牛肉有嚼头，老人言有听头。
Old beef has a chewing head, old people have a listening ear.
一天省一把，十年买匹马。
Save one horse a day for ten years.
大路有草行人踩，心术不正旁人说。
The road is trampled by grass pedestrians and others say that their mind is not right.
吃饭防噎，走路防跌。
Eat to prevent choking, walk to prevent falling.
逢恶不怕，逢善不欺。
No fear of evil, no deception of good.
家常饭好吃，常调官难做。
Household meals are delicious, but its difficult to cook them.
虎死不变形，狼死不变性。
Tigers die unchanged, wolves die unchanged.
莫学灯笼千只眼，要学蜡烛一条心。
Dont study lanterns with thousands of eyes. Learn candles with one heart.
出门看天色，炒菜看火色。
Go out to see the sky, stir-fried vegetables to see the fire.
饿了吃糠甜似蜜，不饿吃蜜也不甜。
It is sweet to eat chaff when hungry, but not to eat honey when hungry.
有理走遍天下，无理寸步难行。
Reasonable walking all over the world, unreasonable step is difficult.
经典英语谚语学习：小编推荐
1. Pain past is pleasure.(过去的痛苦就是快乐。)[无论多么艰难一定要咬牙冲过去，将来回忆起来一定甜蜜无比。]
2. While there is life, there is hope.(有生命就有希望/留得青山在，不怕没柴烧。)
3. Wisdom in the mind is better than money in the hand.(脑中有知识，胜过手中有金钱。)[从小灌输给孩子的坚定信念。]
4. Storms make trees take deeper roots.(风暴使树木深深扎根。)[感激敌人，感激挫折!]
5. Nothing is impossible for a willing heart.(心之所愿，无所不成。)[坚持一个简单的信念就一定会成功。]
6. The shortest answer is doing.(最简单的回答就是干。)[想说流利的英语吗?那么现在就开口!心动不如嘴动。]
7. All things are difficult before they are easy.(凡事必先难后易。)[放弃投机取巧的幻想。]
8. Great hopes make great man. (伟大的理想造就伟大的人。)
9. God helps those who help themselves.(天助自助者。)
10. Four short words sum up what has lifted most successful individuals above the crowd: a little bit more.(四个简短的词汇概括了成功的秘诀：多一点点!)[比别人多一点努力、多一点自律、多一点决心、多一点反省、多一点学习、多一点实践、多一点疯狂，多一点点就能创造奇迹!]
11. In doing we learn.(实践长才干。)
12. East or west, home is best.(东好西好，还是家里最好。)
13. Two heads are better than one.(三个臭皮匠，顶个诸葛亮。)
14. Good company on the road is the shortest cut.(行路有良伴就是捷径。)
15. Constant dropping wears the stone.(滴水穿石。)
16. Misfortunes never come alone/single.(祸不单行。)
17. Misfortunes tell us what fortune is.(不经灾祸不知福。)
18. Better late than never.(迟做总比不做好;晚来总比不来好。)
19. Its never too late to mend.(过而能改，善莫大焉;亡羊补牢，犹未晚也。)
20. If a thing is worth doing it is worth doing well.(如果事情值得做，就值得做好。)
21. Nothing great was ever achieved without enthusiasm.(无热情成就不了伟业。)
22. Actions speak louder than words.(行动比语言更响亮。)
23. Lifeless, faultless.(只有死人才不犯错误。)
24. From small beginning come great things.(伟大始于渺小。)
25. One today is worth two tomorrows.(一个今天胜似两个明天。)
26. Truth never fears investigation.(事实从来不怕调查。)
27. The tongue is boneless but it breaks bones.(舌无骨却能折断骨。)
28. A bold attempt is half success.(勇敢的尝试是成功的一半。)
29. Knowing something of everything and everything of something.(通百艺而专一长。)
30. Good advice is beyond all price.(忠告是无价宝。)
31. A little knowledge is a dangerous thing. 一知半解，自欺欺人。
32. A man becomes learned by asking questions. 不耻下问才能有学问。
33. An hour in the morning is worth two in the evening. 一日之计在于晨。
34. Complacency is the enemy of study. 学习的敌人是自己的满足。
