1 / 6 2015 高考英语常考英文谚语集锦及练习英语谚语是洋溢着异国文化气息的哲理性语言，是智慧的结晶。近年的高考英语试题中的谚语的出现频率越来越高，它通常与情景交际题、阅读理解等题型结合，用来提供情景或点明观点主旨。 在英语作文中适当引用一些谚语或名言，往往也会起到画龙点睛的作用，为文章增光添彩。下面笔者对高考英语常考英文谚语进行简单的归纳总结，希望对 2012 届考生备考能有所帮助。（1）Better late than never. 迟做总比不做好。（2）Easier said than done. 说起来容易做起来难。（3）Something is better than nothing. 有总比没有好。（4）Better safe than sorry. 安全比遗憾好。（事后追悔不如事前稳妥。）（5）Two heads are better than one. 三个臭皮匠顶个诸葛亮。（6）Actions speak louder than words. 行动比言语更有说服力。（事实胜于雄辩。）（7）Health is better than wealth. 健康胜于财富。（8）The sooner begun, the sooner done. 开始越早，完成得越早。（9）Honesty is the best policy. 诚实总是上策。（10）The best fish are / swim near the bottom. 好鱼居水底。 （有价值的东西不能轻易得到。）（注：以上谚语运用了形容词或副词的比较级、最高级。）（11）Seeing is believing. 眼见为实。（12）Saving is getting. 节约而后有。（节约就是获得。）（13）It is no use crying over spilt milk. 覆水难收。（打翻牛奶，哭也没用。）（14）A rising tide lifts all boats. 水涨众船高。（15）Time lost cannot be recalled. 光阴一去不复返。（16）One is never too old to learn. 活到老，学到老。（17）It ’s never too late to mend. 改过迁善从不嫌晚。（亡羊补牢，未为迟也。）（18）To stand still is to move back. 逆水行舟，不进则退。（19）To live is to learn, to learn is to better live. 活着为了学习，学习为了更好的活着。（20）Live not to eat, but eat to live. 活着不是为了吃饭，吃饭为了活着。（注：以上谚语运用了非谓语动词。）（21）All work and no play makes Jack a dull boy. 只工作 /学习不玩耍，聪明孩子也变傻。（22）Early to bed and early to rise makes a man healthy, wealthy, and wise. ...
