英语四级写作可用的36句格言【下】

 　　19.It is hard to please all. 众口难调。

　　20.Out of sight,out of mind. 眼不见，心不念。

　　21.Facts speak plainer than words. 事实胜于雄辩。

　　22.Call back white and white back. 颠倒黑白。

　　23.First things first. 凡事有轻重缓急。

　　24.Ill news travels fast. 坏事传千里。

　　25.A friend in need is a friend indeed. 患难见真情。

　　26.live not to eat,but eat to live. 活着不是为了吃饭，吃饭为了活着。

　　27.Action speaks louder than words. 行动胜过语言。

　　28.East or west,home is the best. 金窝银窝不如自家草窝。

　　29.It’s not the gay¹ coat that makes the gentleman. 君子在德不在衣。

　　30.Beauty will buy no beef. 漂亮不能当饭吃。

　　31.Like and like make good friends. 趣味相投。

　　32.The older, the wiser. 姜是老的辣。

　　33.Do as Romans do in Rome. 入乡随俗。

　　34.An idle² youth,a needy³ age. 少壮不努力，老大徒伤悲。

　　35.As the tree,so the fruit. 种瓜得瓜，种豆得豆。

　　36.To live is to learn,to learn is to better live。活着为了学习，学习为了更好的活着。

1 gay   

adj.同性恋的；色彩鲜艳的；n.(男)同性恋者

参考例句：

• I don't know he was a gay person.我不知道他是同性恋者。
• Spring comes round to the earth again and everything looks fresh and gay.春回大地，万象更新。

2 idle   

adj.空闲的，闲置的；无用的；懒散的；v.空费

参考例句：

• Mike doesn't study at all.Instead,he sits idle all day.迈克根本不肯读书，相反地，他终日游手好闲。
• How much trouble in this life is caused by idle talk!生活中有多少麻烦不都是由闲谈引起的么！

3 needy   

adj.贫穷的，贫困的，生活艰苦的

参考例句：

• Although he was poor,he was quite generous to his needy friends.他虽穷，但对贫苦的朋友很慷慨。
• They awarded scholarships to needy students.他们给贫苦学生颁发奖学金。