一、引用英语谚语的技巧

1. 用as the saying goes来引出谚语，其意为“常言道”“正如有句谚语所说”；它可以放在句首，也可以放在句末，有时也可放在句子中间。如：

“More haste[急速]， less speed，” as the saying goes.

常言道：“欲速则不达。”

“Accidents will happen，” as the saying goes.

正如有句谚语所说：“天有不测风云。”

As the saying goes，“A miss is as good as a mile.”

正如有句谚语所说：“失之毫厘，谬以千里。”

However， as an old saying goes，“Every coin has two sides.” Having a private[私人的] teacher also has its disadvantages.

但是，正如有句谚语所说：“每个硬币都有两个面。”请家庭教师也有其不利之处。

2. 用There is a saying going like this 来引出谚语，其意为“有句谚语是这样说的”。如：

There is a saying going like this，“A friend in need is a friend indeed.” What is a true friend？

A true friend is a person who can share your happiness and sorrow[忧伤].

有句谚语是这样说的：“患难见真情。”什么样的朋友才算是真正的朋友呢？

真正的朋友就是能与你分享快乐和分担忧愁的人。

There is a Chinese saying going like this，“Traveling ten thousand miles is better than reading ten thousand books.” Indeed， travel benefits[有助于] us a lot.

中国有句谚语是这样说的：“读万卷书不如行万里路。”旅游对我们的确很有益处。

3. 用which is a saying we are all familiar with来引出谚语。此时的 which 引出的是一个非限制性定语从句，注意其前用逗号，不可用句号。其实，这类表达若运用得当，对于提高书面表达得分非常有帮助，因为引用谚语不仅是一种高级表达，还能恰当地用上非限制性定语从句，可以说是“高级中的高级”了。如：

“Honesty¹ is the best policy，” which is a saying we are all familiar with. Everyone is likely to make mistakes，so are the children.

“诚为上策。”这是我们大家都熟悉的一句谚语。每个人都可能犯错误，小孩子也一样。

“An apple a day keeps the doctor away，” which is a saying we are all familiar with. In fact， apples contain plenty of nourishments[营养] which are good for our health.

“一日一苹果，医生远离我。”这是我们大家都熟悉的一句谚语。事实上，苹果含有大量对我们身体有益的营养成份。