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1、托福口语素材：145个经典谚语(1)托福口语常用145个经典谚语：积累谚语是提升托福口语水平的有效手段之一，谚语本身就是一个成熟精炼的句子，不太可能存在用错的问题，而且，他浓缩了生活的智慧，能够更深刻或者更幽默的揭示主题，所以，谚语一直是托福考生青睐的口语素材之一。1A bosom friend afar brings a distant land near海内存知己，天涯若比邻。2A common danger causes common action同舟共济。3A contented mind is a continual / perpetual feast知足常乐。4A fall int

2、o the pit, a gain in your wit吃一堑，长一智。5A guest should suit the convenience of the host客随主便。6A letter from home is a priceless treasure家书抵万金。7All rivers run into the sea殊途同归。8All time is no time when it is past机不可失，时不再来。9An apple a day keeps the doctor away一日一个苹果，身体健康不求医。10As heroes think, so thought

3、Bruce英雄所见略同。11A young idler, an old beggar少壮不努力，老大徒伤悲。12Behind the mountains there are people to be found天外有天，山外有山。13Bad luck often brings good luck塞翁失马，安知非福。14Bread is the stall of life面包是生命的支柱。(民以食为天。)15Business is business公事公办。16Clumsy birds have to start flying early笨鸟先飞。17Courtesy costs nothing

4、礼多人不怪。18Custom makes all things easy习惯成自然。19Desire has no rest人的欲望无止境。20Difficult the first time, easy the second一回生，二回熟。21Do not change horses in mid-stream别在河流中间换马。22Do not have too many irons in the fire贪多嚼不烂。23Do not pull all your eggs in one basket别把所有的蛋都放在一个篮子里。(不要孤注一掷。)24Do not teach fish to

5、swim不要班门弄斧。25East or west, home is the best东奔西跑，还是家里好。26Experience is the best teacher实践出真知。27Fact is stranger than fiction事实比虚构更离奇。(大千世界，无奇不有。)28Faith can move mountains信念能移山。(精诚所至，金石为开。)29First impressions are half the battle先入为主。30Give as good as one gets一报还一报。(以德报德，以怨还怨。)31Give everyone his due一

6、视同仁。32Good wine needs no bush酒香不怕巷子深。33Haste makes waste欲速则不达。(忙中常出错。)34He that promises too much means nothing轻诺者寡信。35He who has an art has everywhere a part一招鲜，吃遍天。36He would climb the ladder must begin at the bottom千里之行始于足下。37Home is where the heart is心在哪里，哪里就是家。38If you are not inside a house, y

7、ou don not know about its leaking不在屋里，不知漏雨。(亲身经历才有体会。)39In peace prepare for war平时准备战时。(居安思危。)40It is never too late to mend亡羊补牢，犹未为晚。41It six of one and half a dozen of the other彼此彼此。42Just has long arms天网恢恢，疏而不漏。43Keep something for a rainy day未雨绸缪。44Life is a span人生如朝露。45Man proposes, God dispose

8、s谋事在人，成事在天。46Meet plot with plot将计就计。47Merry meet, merry part好聚好散。48Mind acts upon mind心有灵犀一点通。49Never hit a man when he is down不要落井下石。50 Never judge by appearances切莫以貌取人。51No fire without smoke无风不起浪。52Nurture passes nature教养胜过天性。53One is never too old to learn活到老，学到老。54One swallow does not make a s

9、ummer一燕不成夏。(一花独放不是春。)55One who has seen the ocean thinks nothing of mere rivers曾经沧海难为水。56Out of sight, out of mind眼不见，心不烦。57Practice makes perfect熟能生巧。58Poverty is stranger to industry勤劳之人不受穷。59Rome was not built in a day罗马不是一日建成的。(伟业非一日之功。)60Sense comes with age老马识途。61So many men, so many minds人心各不

10、同。62Some thing is learned every time a book is opened开卷有益。63Strike while the iron is hot趁热打铁。64The car will find its way round the hill when it gets there车到山前必有路。65The heart is seen in wine酒后吐真言。66The older the wiser人老智多。(姜还是老的辣。)67The worse luck now, the better another time风水轮流转。68Thoughts are free

11、 from toll思想不用交税。(人人都可以自由思考。)69Time tries all things时间检验一切。70Use legs and have legs经常用腿，健步如飞。71Virtue never grows old美德常青。72Walls have ears隔墙有耳。73What is done cannot be undone覆水难收。74Wine in, truth out酒后吐真言。75You are only young once青春只有一次。76You cannot burn the candle at both ends蜡烛不可两头燃。(鱼和熊掌不可兼得。)77

12、You cannot have your cake and eat it有得就有失。(事难两全其美。)78You never know till you have tried事非经过不知难。79Youth will be served青春好作乐。80Zeal without knowledge is a runaway horse无知的狂热是脱缰的野马。81Happiness takes no account of time欢乐不觉时光过。82Virtue is her own reward为善最乐。83Small gains bring great wealth小益聚大财，薄利成巨富。84S

13、uspicion is the poison of true friendship猜疑伤害莫逆之交。85Speed is the soldiers asset兵贵神速。86Sweet discourse makes short days and nights言语投机恨时短。87Soft words butter no parsnips画饼充饥。88Set a thief to catch a thief以毒攻毒。89Well fed, wed bred衣食足，知荣辱。90Laugh at your ills, and save doctors bills生病不忧虑，节省医药费。91Sloth

14、is the key of poverty惰能致贫。92Among the blind the one eyed man is the king山中无老虎，猴子称大王。93To err is human犯错是人之常情。/ 人谁无过。94You cant judge a book by its cover不能以外表来判断本质。/ 不要以貌取人。95Gut no fish till you get them勿操之过急96爱屋及乌 Love me, love my dog97百闻不如一见 (眼见为实)Seeing is believing98比上不足比下有余 worse off than some,

15、 better off than many； to fall short of the best, but be better than the worst99笨鸟先飞 A slow sparrow should make an early start100不眠之夜 white night101不以物喜不以己悲 not pleased by external gains, not saddened by personnal losses102不遗余力 spare no effort； go all out； do ones best103不打不成交 No discord, no concord

16、104拆东墙补西墙 rob Peter to pay Paul105辞旧迎新 bid farewell to the old and usher in the new； ring out the old year and ring in the new106大事化小小事化了 try first to make their mistake sound less serious and then to reduce it to nothing at all107大开眼界 open ones eyes； broaden ones horizon； be an eye-opener108国泰民安 Th

17、e country flourishes and people live in peace109过犹不及 going too far is as bad as not going far enough； beyond is as wrong as falling short； too much is as bad as too little110功夫不负有心人 Everything comes to him who waits111好了伤疤忘了疼 once on shore, one prays no more112好事不出门恶事传千里 Good news never goes beyond

18、the gate, while bad news spread far and wide113和气生财 Harmony brings wealth114活到老学到老 One is never too old to learn115既往不咎 let bygones be bygones116金无足赤人无完人 Gold cant be pure and man cant be perfect117金玉满堂 Treasures fill the home118脚踏实地 be down-to-earth119脚踩两只船 sit on the fence120君子之交淡如水 the friendship

19、 between gentlemen is as pure as crystal； a hedge between keeps friendship green121老生常谈陈词滥调 cut and dried, clich122礼尚往来 Courtesy calls for reciprocity123留得青山在不怕没柴烧 Where there is life, there is hope124马到成功 achieve immediate victory； win instant success125名利双收 gain in both fame and wealth126茅塞顿开 be s

20、uddenly enlightened127没有规矩不成方圆 Nothing can be accomplished without norms or standards128每逢佳节倍思亲 On festive occasions more than ever one thinks of ones dear ones far awayIt is on the festival occasions when one misses his dear most129谋事在人成事在天 The planning lies with man, the outcome with HeavenMan pro

21、poses, God disposes130弄巧成拙 be too smart by half； Cunning outwits itself131拿手好戏 masterpiece132赔了夫人又折兵 throw good money after bad133抛砖引玉 a modest spur to induce others to come forward with valuable contributions； throw a sprat to catch a whale134破釜沉舟 cut off all means of retreat；burn ones own way of r

22、etreat and be determined to fight to the end135抢得先机 take the preemptive opportunities136巧妇难为无米之炊 If you have no hand you cant make a fistOne cant make bricks without straw137千里之行始于足下 a thousand-li journey begins with the first step-the highest eminence is to be gained step by step138前事不忘后事之师 Past ex

23、perience, if not forgotten, is a guide for the future139前人栽树后人乘凉 One generation plants the trees in whose shade another generation restsOne sows and another reaps140前怕狼后怕虎 fear the wolf in front and the tiger behind hesitate in doing something141强龙难压地头蛇 Even a dragon (from the outside) finds it hard

24、 to control a snake in its old haunt - Powerful outsiders can hardly afford to neglect local bullies142强强联手 win-win co-operation143瑞雪兆丰年 A timely snow promises a good harvest144人之初性本善 Mans nature at birth is good145人逢喜事精神爽 Joy puts heart into a man以上就是托福口语素材中的常用谚语，需要注意的是，这些谚语的作用最终还要落实到日常练习运用上。更多资料请至百度网盘下载：7