托福写作常用的谚语汇总

 　　1.爱屋及乌 Love me， love my dog.

　　2.百闻不如一见 (眼见为实 )Seeing is believing.

　　3.比上不足比下有余 worse off than some， better off than many; to fall short of the best， but be better than the worst.

　　4.笨鸟先飞 A slow sparrow should make an early start.

　　5.不眠之夜 white night

　　6.不以物喜不以己悲 not pleased by external gains， not saddened by personnal losses7.不遗余力 spare no effort; go all out; do one’s best8.不打不成交 No discord¹， no concord².

　　9.拆东墙补西墙 rob Peter to pay Paul

　　10.辞旧迎新 bid farewell to the old and usher³ in the new; ring out the old year and ring in the new11.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 all12.大开眼界 open one’s eyes; broaden one’s horizon; be an eye-opener13.国泰民安 The country flourishes and people live in peace14.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 little15.功夫不负有心人 Everything comes to him who waits.

 

1 discord   

n.不和，意见不合，争论，（音乐）不和谐

参考例句：

• These two answers are in discord.这两个答案不一样。
• The discord of his music was hard on the ear.他演奏的不和谐音很刺耳。

2 concord   

n.和谐；协调

参考例句：

• These states had lived in concord for centuries.这些国家几个世纪以来一直和睦相处。
• His speech did nothing for racial concord.他的讲话对种族和谐没有作用。

3 usher   

n.带位员，招待员；vt.引导，护送；vi.做招待，担任引座员

参考例句：

• The usher seated us in the front row.引座员让我们在前排就座。
• They were quickly ushered away.他们被迅速领开。