英语中的一些谚语.ppt

;谚语是一个名族语言的精华，智慧的结晶，是洋溢着文化气息的哲理性语言。近年来高考英语试题中谚语的出现频率也越来越高，它通常与情景对话、交际用语、阅读理解等题型结合，用来提供情景或阐明深意。在写作中，如果考生能够运用几句谚语表达，则会提升作文层次，使自己的作文增色不少，让阅卷老师眼前一亮。 ;;;例1 …… (para3) The fact that adults find it harder to learn musical instrument than children points to a second type of mental decline, the loss of learning ability with age. The part of the brain which is known to control new learning is particularly sensitive to the effects of aging. This means we have to depend more on diaries and other mental aids as we get older, take longer to learn a new language and are slower to master new things at work. ……;Question： Which of the following well-known sayings best expresses the idea of the third paragraph?A. A bird in the hand is worth two in the bush.B. You can’t teach an old dog new tricks.C. Where there’s a will, there’s a way.D. It’s never too old to learn.;例2 … Analyzing the law of the talion --- an eye for an eye, a tooth for a tooth --- William Ian Willer presents an original thinking over the concept of “pay back”… Question： The word “talion” in introducing the book Eye for an Eye is probably a concept of ____.A. medicine B. trade c. avenging D. striving;Happiness takes no account of time.;书面表达中的谚语知识;1. ---Jerry, why did you drop the chance to get big money? --- ___________. I don’t want to get rich by taking risks. A. All is well that ends well. B. One man’s meat is another’s poison. C. Better safe than sorry D. No sweet without sweat. 2. --- Mr. White, will you please teach me how to perform pair skating today? --- _________. You have practice single skating well first. A. Two heads are better than one B. Think twice before you do C. Learn to walk before you run D. One today is worth two tomorrow. ;3. ---It took me ten years to build up my business, and it almost killed me. --- Well, you know what they say. _____. A. There is no smoke without fire. B. Practice makes perfect. C. All ro