常用的英语格言和成语（The common English proverbs and idioms）.docVIP

常用的英语格言和成语（The common English proverbs and idioms） Commonly used English proverbs and idioms (1), (2) Many people in speech, writing or speaking, love quotes some maxim (adage), idioms (proverb) or quote (quotation), making it more lively, sometimes also received multiplier effect. We can also imitate. It is worth mentioning that idioms or proverbs, in general, are used independently of the original text. Sometimes, however, it can be used in new sentences; sometimes, affirmative or negative sentences can be used; sometimes the verb tense can be changed slightly depending on how it is used. But in any case, the integrity of the original text must be maintained. Here, first take the first sentence as an example, in the hope that we can accept the effect of drawing inferences from others. (1) You can not teach an old new tricks dog literally means you cant teach old dogs to learn new tricks. That is to say, old - fashioned people do not change old ways, or accept new things and new ideas. (Some people find it impossible to change their ways or older people can not; accept the changes or new ideas.) although this idiom can be used independently, but as long as we can maintain the integrity of the original, can also move something. Such as: Stop, trying, to, teach, an, old, dog, new, tricks, you, are, just, wasting, time. (dont want to teach old dog new tricks, you just spend time with white flowers) Are, you, trying, to, teach, an, old, dog, new, tricks? He is, impossible., Don, t, try, to, teach, an, impossible, old, dog, new, tricks. I, have, tried, teaching, an, old, dog, new, tricks, but, it, doesn, t, work. (Note: teach the dog not to use teach directly, use try to teach) (2) All, that, glitters, is, not, gold. - literally means: all that glitters is not gold. In other words, a lot of pretty things are not necessarily real treasures. Because maybe the apple of Sodom, or useless. (not every, beautiful, thing, is, valuable., and some people say: All is not gold that