英语词汇巧记之——格言谚语记单词
八上 Unit
3
I’m
more
outgoing
than
my
sister.
Good
name
is better than
a
good
face.
美名胜过美貌。/好面孔不如好名声。
It
is better to
give
than
to
take.
给予胜过索取。
Wisdom
is better than
gold
or
silver.
智慧胜过金银。
Two
heads
are better than
one.
一个好汉三个帮。/人多智广。
Many
heads
are better than
one. 三个臭皮匠,赛过诸葛亮。/人多智广。
Better early
than
late.
宁早勿迟。
Better late
than
never.
迟到总比不到好。/迟做总比不做强。
Friendship
comes
the
first, competition the
second.
友谊第一,比赛第二。
That
thing which is
rare
is
dear.
物以稀为贵。
A
friend
is
a
present which you
give
yourself.
朋友是你送给自己的一份礼物。
He
who
does
not
hope
to win has
already
lost.不希望赢的人已经输了。
Care killed
(will
kill)
the
(a)
cat.
忧虑伤身。忧伤神,
愁伤身。
Care is
no
cure.
忧伤无益。/忧虑伤身。
Care brings
grey
hair.
愁一愁,白了头。
Care is
enemy
to
health.
忧虑有损健康。
Your
conversation
is
the mirror of
your
thoughts.
言语是心灵的镜子。/心里怎么想,嘴上怎么讲。/言为心声。
Newspapers
are
the
word’s mirrors.
报纸是映照世界的镜子。/报纸为世界之镜。
Nothing
is
so necessary for
travelers
as
languages.
外出旅行,语言最要紧。
Both together
do
best
of
all.
人心齐,泰山移。
A
father
is
a
treasure,
a
brother
is
a
comfort,
but
a
friend
is both. 父亲是财富,兄弟是安慰,朋友兼而有之。
You
cannot
burn
the
candle
at both ends.
蜡烛不可两头燃。/鱼和熊掌不可兼得。
Books
and
friends should be
few
but
good.
读书如交友,应求少而精。
Those
are
in
the
same
boat should row
together.同舟共济。
He
who
doesn’t reach the
Great
Wall
is
not
a
true
man. 不到长城非好汉。
A
feather
in hand is better than
a
bird
in
the
air.
手中一羽胜过空中一鸟。/千鸟在林,不如一鸟在手。
One hand washes
another
(
or the
other).
此手洗那手。/有来有往,互相帮忙。
Many hands make
light
work.
众人拾柴火焰高;人多力量大。
A
clean hand wants
no
washing.
清者自清。/清白的人无需为自己洗刷。/身正不怕影子斜。/真金不怕火炼。
If
you
have
no hand,
you
cannot
make
a
fist. 巧妇难为无米之炊。
A
cold hand and
a
warm
heart.
外表冷淡心肠热。/刀子嘴,豆腐心。
A
light heart lives
long.
乐观者长寿。/不气不愁,能活白头。
A
merry heart goes
all
the
way.
心情愉快,事事顺利。/心情舒畅事易成。
The
joy
of
the heart makes
the
face
merry.
喜形于色。/人逢喜事精神爽。
Every heart has
its
own
ache.
各人有各人的苦衷。
Every heart knows
its
own
bitterness.
各人有各人的苦衷。
The heart is
seen
in
wine.
酒后吐真言。
The
eye
is
the
window
of
the heart (or
mind).
眼睛是心灵之窗。
Facts speak louder than
words.
事实胜于雄辩。
Seek
the
truth
from facts.
实事求是。
Hard
words break no
bones.
忠言逆耳利于行。
Better bend
(or
bow)
than break.
宁可委曲求全,不可惹祸杀身。/人在屋檐下,不得不低头。
The thread breaks
where
it
is
weakest.
线在最不结实的地方断。
Justice
has
long arms.
天网恢恢,疏而不漏。
Laugh and
grow
fat.心宽体胖。
He
who laughs on
Friday
will
weep
on
Sunday.
乐极生悲。
Laugh and
grow
fat.心宽体胖。
Laugh before
breakfast,
you’ll
cry
before
supper.
早饭前欢笑,晚饭前哭叫。/笑得早也哭得早。/乐极生悲。
He laughs best
who
(or that)
laughs
last.
谁笑在最后,谁笑得最好。/必待成功日,方是尽欢时。
Joys shared with
others
are
more
enjoyed.
与人同乐,其乐无穷。
Information is
power.
信息就是力量。
格言谚语记单词方法指导:
1. 同学们首先要理解明白每个例句的深刻含义;
2. 有些单词给了好几个例句,但是注意单词意义可能不同;
3. 有些单词并非本单元的含义,目的是告诉大家记单词时要注意一词多义,因为考试时不一定就是教材单元的意思,这也是单词难记的原因之一;
4. 有些单词并非本单元的词性,目的是告诉大家记单词时要注意一个单词有多种词性,不同语境含义不同,这也是单词难记的原因之一;
5. 有些单词我们没有给出格言例句,目的是让同学们自己去查找补全,这样寻找的过程可能记忆效果会更好;
6. 同学们一定要注意格言谚语的语言形式比较简洁特殊,特别是省略形式比较多;
7. 同学们会注意到有些例句还有个别生词,没有关系,那就把它们也记住吧,这是扩大词汇量的有效方法之一。