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* Introduction Proverbs, in colorful and vivid language, reflect important typical cultural values of every culture . Simple and popular, concise and pithy, they are passed on from generation to generation in the readable oral form and have gradually become a component indispensable to the dominant culture of that nation. The sources of English proverbs 1 Originating from folk life 2 Originating from religion 3 Originating from literary works 4 Originating from Greek and Roman mythology 5 Originating from other languages 6 Originating from famous writers’ wisdom The function of English proverbs 1 The function to advice 2 The function to spread experiences and knowledge The rhetorical devices of English proverbs 1 Repetition 反复 2 Comparison 比喻 3 Personification 拟人 4 Parallel 对比 5 Synecdoche 提喻 6 Hyperbole 夸张 7Pun 双关 Some proverbs A cat may look at a king. A fall into a pit, a gain in your wit.A good beginning makes a good ending.All rivers run into sea.An hour in the morning is worth two in the evening.A snow year, a rich year.As a man sows, so he shall reap. A word spoken is past recalling. A new broom sweeps clean. Beauty lies in the loves eyes.Birds of a feather flock together.Constant dripping wears away a stone. Content is better than riches. Do it now.Dont put off till tomorrow what should be done today. Early to bed and early to rise makes a man healthy, wealthy and wise. Even Homer sometimes nods.Every man has his faults.Every man has his hobbyhorse.   One mans meat is another mans poison A blessing in disguise. Like knows like. Sharpening your axe will not delay your job of cutting wood. Two heads are better than one. Its never too late to mend. There is no smoke without fire. Grasp all, lose all. Its never too late to learn. Walls have ears. Now, let us play a game Rome is no