英语中单引号和双引号的用法
双引号用于标明短篇出版物的标题,诸如杂志、报纸上的文章、短诗、短篇故事和整部书的某一章节;双引号表示所用的词语具有特殊意义;另外,当俚语出现在较正式的文章中,也用引号引起来,以表示文风的有意转变。单引号只用在一个直接引语中所含有的另一个直接引语上。句号和逗号必须置于引号之内。
标点符号简介
标点符号是辅助文字记录语言的符号,是书面语的组成部分,用来表示停顿、语气以及词语的性质和作用。
句子,前后都有停顿,并带有一定的句调,表示相对完整的意义。句子前后或中间的停顿,在口头语言中,表现出来就是时间间隔,在书面语言中,就用标点符号来表示。
标点符号是书面语言的有机组成部分,是书面语言不可缺少的辅助工具,它可以帮助人们确切地表达思想感情和理解书面语言。
1、Constant dropping wears the stone. (滴水穿石。)
2、Experience is the mother of wisdom.(经验是智慧之母。)
3、Every man is his own worst enemy.(一个人最大的敌人就是他自 己。)
4、Saying and doing are two different things. (说和做是迥然不同的两回事。)
5、Actions speak louder than words. (行动比语言更响亮。)
6、From small beginnings comes great things. (伟大始于渺小。)
7、Money spent on the brain is never spent in vain. (智力投资绝不会白花。)
8、Wisdom in the mind is better than money in the hand.(脑中有知识,胜过手中有金钱。)
9、The voice of one man is the voice of no one. (一个人的声音没有力量。)
10、A great ship asks for deep waters.(大船要走深水。)
11、While there is life, there is hope.(有生命便有希望/留得青山在,哪怕没柴烧)
12、Two heads are better than one. (一人不及二人智;三个臭皮匠,胜个过一个诸葛亮。)
13、Wise men learn by other men's mistakes; fools by their own.(聪明人从别人的错误中学得教训;笨人则自己付出代价。他山之石可以攻玉。)
14、Good company on the road is the shortest cut. (行路有良伴就是捷径。)
15、It takes all sorts to make a world. (世界是由各种不同的人所组成的。)
16、If a thing is worth doing it is worth worth doing well.(如果事情值得做,就值得好好做。)
17、Nothing great was ever achieved without enthusiasm.(无热情成就不了伟业。)
18、Great works are performed not by strength but by perseverance.(没有恒心只有力量是完不成伟业。)
19、It is never too late to learn. (活到老,学到老。)
20、It is never too late to mend. (亡羊补牢,犹时未晚。)
21、The secret of success is constancy of purpose.(成功的秘诀在于持之于恒。)
22、Misfortunes never come alone/single.(祸不单行。)
23、Misfortunes come on wings and depart on foot.(遭祸容易脱祸难。)
24、Misfortunes tell us what fortune is.(不经灾难不知福。)
25、To an optimist every change is a change for the better.(对于乐观者总是越变越好。)
26、Truth never fears investigation.(事实从来不怕调查。)
27、A good medicine tasks bitter.(良药苦口。)
28、Great minds think alike. (英雄所见略同。)
29、Storms make trees take deeper roots.(风暴使树木深深扎根。)
30、Live and let live. (自己生活也让别人生活。)
31、Better late than never. (迟做总比不做好;晚来总比不来强。)
32、A bold attempt is half success.(勇敢的尝试是成功的一半。)
33、All things are difficult before they are easy. (凡事必先难后易。)
34、What we acquire without sweat we give away without regret.(得之不费力,弃之不可惜。)
35、Nothing is impossible to a willing heart.(只要有一颗意志坚强的心,没事不成。)
36、Work makes the workman.(勤工出巧匠。)
37、Constant dropping wears the stone. (滴水穿石。)
38、He that can have patience, can have what he will.(唯坚韧者始能遂其志。)
39、Self-distrust is the cause of most of our failures.(我们绝大多数的失败都是因为缺乏自信之故。)
40、The talent of success is nothing more than doing well whatever you do without a thought of time.(成功之路没它,唯全力投入工作,而不稍存沽名钓誉之心。)
41、To read without reflecting is like eating without digesting.(读书不思考,犹如吃饭不消化。)
42、The important thing in life is to have a great aim, and the determination to attain it.(人生之要事在于确立伟大的目标与实现这目标的决心。)
43、One of these days is none of these days.(有这么一天就是没有这么一天。/吾生待明日,万事成蹉跎。)
44、Every horse thinks its own pack heaviest.(每匹马都认为自己所负的背包最重。)
45、Nothing down, nothing up. (无下则无上。/不经历风雨,怎么见彩虹?)
46、A good book is your best friend. (好书如挚友。)
47、Asking costs nothing. (问人不费分文。)
48、Ask me no questions and I will tell you no lies.(你不问我,我就不会说谎话。)
49、The tongue is boneless but it breaks bones. (舌无骨却折断骨。)
50、A good name is easier lost than won.(名誉失之易,而得之难。)
51、Every profession produces its own best(行行出状元。)
52、Today must borrow nothing of tomorrow. (今日事今日毕。)
· A friend is a second self.朋友是另一个我。
· A friend in need is a friend indeed.患难朋友才是真朋友。
· A friend in court is better than a penny in purse.曩中有钱,不如朝中有友。
· A friend exaggerates a man´s virtue, an enemy his crimes.朋友宣扬人的美德,敌人夸大人的罪过。
· A fox may grow grey, but never good.狐狸会变,但本性难移。
· A fool´s heart dances on his lips.愚人心坦荡,挂在嘴唇上。
· A fool´s bolt may sometimes hit the mark.愚者千虑,必有一得。
· A fool may throw a stone into a well which a hundred wise men cannot pull out.一愚所失,百智难回。
· A fool may give a wise man counsel.愚者千虑,必有一得。
· A fool may ask more questions in an hour than a wise man can answer in seven years.愚者所问,智者难答。
· A fool can ask more questions than seven wise men can answer.一愚发问,七智结舌。
· A fool attempting to be witty is an object of profoundest pity.蠢人装聪明,实在最可怜。
· A fool and his money are soon parted.笨蛋难聚财。
· A fool always rushes to the fore.傻瓜总爱强出头。
· A fool always comes short of his reckoning.愚人常缺算计。
· A flow of words is no proof of wisdom.口若悬河不能作为才智的证明。
· Affairs that are done by due degrees are soon ended.事情要安步就班地做,就会很快地做完。
· A fault confessed is half redressed.承认错误,等於改正一半。
· 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。
· A fall into the pit, a gain in your wit.吃一堑,长一智。
· A faithful friend is hard to find.益友难得。
· A fair face may hide a foul heart.人不可貌相。
· A fair death honours the whole life.死得光明,终身荣耀。
· Adversity successfully overcome is the highest glory.成功地克服困难是最大的光荣。
· Adversity makes strange bedfellows.身处逆境不择友。
· Adversity makes a man wise, not rich.患难使人聪明,但不能致富。
· Adversity leads to prosperity.逆境迎向昌盛。
· Adversity is a good discipline.苦难是磨练人的好机会。
· A dog will not howl if you beat him with a bone.骨头打狗狗不叫。
· Admonish your friends in private, praise them in public.在私底下要忠告你的朋友,在公开场合又表扬你的朋友。
· A disease known is half cured.病情确诊断,治病好一半。
· A discontented man knows not where to sit easy.不满足者坐无宁时。
· Actions speak louder than words.事实胜於雄辩。
· Action is the proper fruit of knowledge.行动是知识的巧果。
· A creaking door hangs long on its hinges.户枢不蠹。
· A crafty knave needs no broker.狡猾的流氓,不需居间人。
· A covetous man is good to none but worse to himself.贪婪的人对别人毫无好处,对自己却坏处更大。
· A contented mind is perpetual feast.知足常乐。
· A constant guest is never welcome.久住非佳宾,常来不欢迎。
· A common danger causes common action.同仇敌忾。
· A cock is valiant on his own dunghill.夜郎自大。
· A close mouth catches no flies.病从口入,祸从口出。
· A clear fast is better than a dirty breakfast.宁为清贫,不为浊富。
· A clear conscience laughs at false accusations.白日不做亏心事,夜半敲门心不惊。
· A clear conscience is a sure card.光明磊落,胜券在握。
· A clear conscience is a soft pillow.问心无愧,高枕无忧。
· A clean hand wants no washing.身正不怕影子斜。
· A cheerful wife is the joy of life.快乐的妻子是生活的乐事。
· A change of work is as good as a rest.调换一下工作是很好的休息。
· Accidents will happen.天有不测风云。
· A cat may look at a king.猫也有权晋见国王。
· A candle lights others and consumes itself.蜡烛焚自身,光亮照别人。
· A burnt child dreads the fire.一朝被蛇咬,十年怕井绳。
· A burden of one´s choice is not felt.自己选的担子不嫌重。
· Absence sharpens love, presence strengthens it.相聚爱益切,离别情更深。
· A borrowed cloak does not keep one warm.借来的斗篷不暖身。
· A book that remains shut is but a block.有书闭卷不阅读,无异是一块木头。
· A book is the same today as it always was and it will never change.一本好书今天如此,将来也如此,永不改变。
· A blind man will not thank you for a looking-glass.秋波送盲,白费痴情。
· A blind man who leans against a wall imagines that it´s the boundary of the world.坐井观天。
· A bit in the morning is better than nothing all day.略有胜於全无。
· A bird may be known by its song.什麽鸟唱什麽歌。
· A bird is known by its note, and a man by his talk.闻其歌知其鸟,听其言知其人
· A bird in the hand is worth two in the bush.双鸟在林不如一鸟在手。
· A beggar´s purse is bottomless.乞丐的钱袋是无底洞。
· A bargain is a bargain.达成的协议不可撕毁。
· A bad workman quarrels with his tools.拙匠常怨工具差。
· A bad thing never dies.坏事传千年。
· A bad padlock invites a picklock.开门揖盗。
· A bad custom is like a good cake, better broken than kept.坏习惯像鲜馅饼,分食要比保存好。
· A bad custom is like a good cake, better broken than kept.坏习惯像鲜馅饼,分食要比保存好。
· A bad conscience is a snake in one´s heart.做贼心虚。
· A bad conscience is a snake in one´s heart.做贼心虚
· A bad compromise is better than a good lawsuit.吃亏的和解也比胜诉强。
· A bad bush is better than the open field.有胜於无。
· A bad beginning makes a bad ending.恶其始者必恶其终。
· No wisdom like silence智者寡言