简介:it mentions the function of English proverbs. Its function is to teach and advise people what they see in their lives. Many English proverbs guide people to adopt a correct attitude towards life and to take a proper way to get along well with others. Some other proverbs tell people what to do and how to do it,English people have got the proverb Help me to salt and you help me to sorrow. [3] Some proverbs come from people’s distinction between sexes such as their discrimination against women. It comes from a deeply rooted traditional viewpoint. Such as Three women and a goose make a market,it introduces the sources of English proverbs. Proverbs have a long history. 
简介:If we say the philosophic or instructive aspect of English proverbs is a good help to the people,English language borrowed a large number of proverbs widely from many other languages including Greek,preservation and popularization of English proverbs. Bacon is a distinguished English philosopher and writer. He is noted for a style of thorough exposition and alternative maxims. Many sentences in Bacon’s works have become golden saying and prevailed among people. For example
简介:摘要英语中有数以万计的谚语。言语的主要特点是言简意赅,用日常生活中的具体事例来说明带有普遍意思的道理。在英语教学中,教师若能恰到好处地运用英语谚语,不仅有利于提高学生的学习兴趣和语言素养,而且有利于培养学生的欣赏能力和表达能力。在本文中,笔者将从四个方面论述谚语在中学英语教学中的作用。