1.英語(yǔ)諺語(yǔ)反映人類(lèi)社會(huì)生活各個(gè)側(cè)面。如：

①A lazy youth,a lousy age.少壯不努力，老大徒傷悲。

②All things are difficult before they are easy.萬(wàn)事開(kāi)頭難。

③No pains,no gains.不勞無(wú)獲。

④It's dogged as does it.精誠(chéng)所至，金石為開(kāi)。

⑤Constant dropping wears away the stone.水滴石穿。

⑥A good medicine tastes bitter.良藥苦口。

⑦Time and tide wait for no man.時(shí)不我待。

⑧Habit is second nature.習(xí)慣成自然。

⑨Out of sight,out of mind.眼不見(jiàn)心不煩。

2.諺語(yǔ)反映了社會(huì)、歷史、文化、傳統(tǒng)等方面。如：

①I(mǎi)f you want to beat a dog,you can always find a stick.欲加之罪，何患無(wú)辭。

②Don't gild the lily.不要畫(huà)蛇添足。

③To fall in pit,to gain a wit.吃一塹，長(zhǎng)一智。

④Blood is thicker than water.血濃于水。

⑤Speech is silver,silence is golden.沉默是金。

⑥Like father like son.有其父必有其子。

⑦Grasp all,lose all.貪多必失。

⑧Pride goes before a fall.驕兵必?cái)　?/p>

⑨Good fences make good neighbors.好鄰里要有好籬笆。

⑩A stitch in time saves nine.小洞不補(bǔ)，大洞受苦。