英语格言(精选5篇)
英语格言范文第1篇
1、Nothing brave, nothing have.
不入虎穴,焉得虎子。
2、Short accounts make long friends.
好朋友勤算账。
3、One good turn deserves another.
行善积德。
4、Praise is not pudding.
恭维话不能当饭吃。
5、A good appetite is a good sauce.
饥不择食。
6、Try to think in English whenever possible. When you see something think of the English word of it; then think about the word in a sentence.
一有机会就努力去用英文来思考。看到某事时,想想它的英文单词;然后把它用到一个句子中去。
7、A little spark kindles a great fire.
星星之火,可以燎原。
8、He is a good friend that speaks well of us behind our backs.
背后说好话,才是真朋友。
9、No man is born wise or learned.
没有生而知之者。
10、A lazy youth, a lousy age.
少壮不努力,老大徒伤悲。
11、Nothing is to be got without pains but poverty.
世上唯有贫穷可以不劳而获。
12、Never too old to learn, never too late to turn.
亡羊补牢,为时未晚。
13、A little leak will sink a great ship.
千丈之堤溃於蚁穴。
14、A clear conscience laughs at false accusations.
白日不做亏心事,夜半敲门心不惊。
15、Once bitten, twice shy.
一朝被蛇咬,十年怕井绳。
16、Nothing in the world is difficult for one who sets his mind to it.
世上无难事,只怕有心人。
17、A good winter brings a good summer.
瑞雪兆丰年。
18、All covet, all lose.
贪多必失。
19、A man apt to promise is apt to forget.
轻诺者易忘。
20、Relax! Be patient and enjoy yourself. Learning foreign languages should be fun.
放松点!要有耐性,并让自己快乐!学习外语应该是乐趣无穷的。
21、All things are obedient to money.
有钱能使鬼推磨。
22、Something is better than nothing.
聊胜于无。
23、A blind man who leans against a wall imagines that it's the boundary of the world.
坐井观天。
24、No smoke without fire.
无风不起浪。
25、Proverbs are the daughters of daily experience.
谚语是日常经验的结晶。
26、Learning any language takes a lot of effort. But don't give up.
学习任何语言都是需要花费很多努力,但不要放弃。
27、A fall into the pit, a gain in your wit.
吃一堑,长一智。
28、Nothing is so necessary for travelers as languages.
外出旅行,语言最要紧。
29、Reading is to the mind while exercise to the body.
读书健脑,运动强身。
30、Promise is debt.
一诺千金。
31、None are so deaf as those who won't hear.
充耳不闻。
32、He is a fool that forgets himself.
愚者忘乎所以。
33、All is fair in war.
兵不厌诈。
34、Strike the iron while it is hot.
趁热打铁。
35、The way to learn a language is to practice speaking it as often as possible.
学习一门语言的方法就是要尽量多地练习说。
36、He knows most who speaks least.
大智若愚。
37、Seeing is believing.
眼见为实。
38、Hasty love, soon cold.
一见钟情难维久。
39、No man is wise at all times.
聪明一世,糊涂一时。
40、Prefer loss to unjust gain.
宁可吃亏,不贪便宜。
41、All roads lead to Rome.
条条道路通罗马。
42、Reading enriches the mind.
开卷有益。
43、One never loses anything by politeness.
讲礼貌不吃亏。
44、A bad workman quarrels with his tools.
拙匠常怨工具差。
45、Saying is one thing and doing another.
言行不一。
46、A hero is known in the time of misfortune.
时势造英雄。
47、Observation is the best teacher.
观察是最好的老师。
48、One swallow does not make a summer.
一燕不成夏。
49、New wine in old bottles.
旧瓶装新酒。
50、A fair face may hide a foul heart.
人不可貌相。
51、A clear fast is better than a dirty breakfast.
宁为清贫,不为浊富。
52、Success belongs to the persevering.
坚持就是胜利。
53、Pour water into a sieve.
竹篮子打水一场空。
54、Send a wise man on an errand, and say nothing to him.
智者当差,不用交代。
55、A good marksman may miss.
智者千虑,必有一失。
56、All the treasures of the earth would not bring back one lost moment.
机会失去不再来,千贯万贯难赎回。
57、No news is good news.
没有消息就是好消息。
58、One eyewitness is better than ten hearsays.
百闻不如一见。
59、All shall be well, Jack shall have Jill.
有情人终成眷属。
60、Praise makes good men better, and bad men worse.
好人越夸越好,坏人越夸越糟。
61、Old sin makes new shame.
一失足成千古恨。
62、A clear conscience is a sure card.
光明磊落,胜券在握。
63、One cannot put back the clock.
时钟不能倒转。
64、Respect yourself, or no one else will respect you.
要人尊敬,必须自重。
65、A faithful friend is hard to find.
益友难得。
66、No pleasure without pain.
没有苦就没有乐。
67、A good face is a letter of recommendation.
好的相貌就是一封推荐的介绍信。
68、A man may lead a horse to the water, but he cannot make him drink.
牵马到河易,强马饮水难。
69、A man may love his house well without riding on the ridge.
有宝何必人前夸。
70、Heaven never helps the man who will not act.
自己不动,叫天何用。
71、Soon learn, soon forgotten.
学得快,忘得快。
72、A bad conscience is a snake in one's heart.
做贼心虚。
73、After black clouds, clear weather.
否极泰来。
74、No rose without a thorn.
没有不带刺的玫瑰。
75、Ale will make a cat speak.
酒後吐真言。
76、Nothing seek, nothing find.
没有追求就没有收获。
77、All is not gold that glitters.
闪光的东西并不都是黄金。
78、A clean hand wants no washing.
身正不怕影子斜。
79、Pride goes before, and shame comes after.
骄傲使人落后。
80、A man knows his companion in a long journey and a little inn.
路遥知马力,日久见人心。
81、A clear conscience is a soft pillow.
问心无愧,高枕无忧。
82、One man's fault is other man's lesson.
前车之鉴。
83、He is wise that is honest.
诚实者最明智。
84、A contented mind is perpetual feast.
知足常乐。
85、After death, the doctor.
放马後炮。
86、Patience is the best remedy.
忍耐是良药。
87、A man may dig his grave with his teeth.
祸从口出。
88、Actions speak louder than words.
事实胜於雄辩。
89、Once a thief, always a thief.
偷盗一次,做贼一世。
90、A good maxim is never out of season.
至理名言不会过时。
91、Accidents will happen.
天有不测风云。
92、Offense is the best defense.
进攻是最好的防御。
93、He is not fit to command others that cannot command himself.
正人先正己。
94、Old friends and old wines are best.
陈酒味醇,老友情深。
95、Nothing is difficult to the man who will try.
世上无难事,只要肯登攀。
96、One false move may lose the game.
一着不慎,满盘皆输。
97、Hear all parties.
兼听则明。
98、No garden without its weeds.
没有不长草的园子。
99、Seek the truth from facts.
实事求是。
100、A bird is known by its note, and a man by his talk.
闻其歌知其鸟,听其言知其人。
101、A maiden with many wooers often chooses the worst.
少女有了许多求婚者往往选中了最差的一个
102、A good friend is my nearest relation.
良友如近亲。
103、None are so blind as those who won't see.
视而不见。
104、Among the blind the one-eyed man is king.
山中无老虎,猴子称霸王。
105、A cock is valiant on his own dunghill.
夜郎自大。
106、Nothing dries sooner than a tear.
眼泪干得最快。
107、I would also like to learn more about the culture behind the language. When you understand the cultural background, you can better use the language.
我想学习和了解更多关于语言背后的文化知识,当你理解了文化背景,你就能更好地运用语言
108、A burnt child dreads the fire.
一朝被蛇咬,十年怕井绳。
109、No sweet without sweat.
先苦后甜。
110、A good fame is better than a good face.
好的名望胜於好的相貌。
111、Put your shoulder to the wheel.
鼎力相助。
112、A happy heart makes a blooming visage.
心花怒放,笑逐颜开。
113、Admonish your friends in private, praise them in public.
在私底下要忠告你的朋友,在公开场合又表扬你的朋友。
114、Please the eye and plague the heart.
贪图一时快活,必然留下隐祸。
115、Use a dictionary and grammar guide constantly. Keep a small English dictionary with you at all time. When you see a new word, look it up. Think about the word-- use it, in your mind, in a sentence.
经常使用字典和语法指南。随身携带一本小英文字典,当你看到一个新字时就去查阅它,想想这个字---然后去用它,在你的心中,在一个句子里。
116、Soon ripe, soon rotten.
熟得快,烂得快。
117、He is a wise man who speaks little.
聪明不是挂在嘴上。
118、Still water run deep.
静水常深。
119、Out of sight, out of mind.
眼不见,心为静。
120、No pains, no gains.
没有付出就没有收获。
121、A great man once said it is necessary to drill as much as possible, and the more you apply it in real situations, the more natural it will become.
一位伟人曾说,反复操练是非常必要的,你越多的将所学到的东西运用到实际生活中,他们就变的越自然。
122、A bird in the hand is worth two in the bush.
双鸟在林不如一鸟在手。
123、A miss is as good as a mile.
失之毫厘,差之千里。
124、Rome is not built in a day.
冰冻三尺,非一日之寒。
125、All things are easy that are done willingly.
做事乐意,诸事容易。
126、Absence sharpens love, presence strengthens it.
相聚爱益切,离别情更深。
127、No way is impossible to courage.
勇者无惧。
128、He is not laughed at that laughs at himself first.
自嘲者不会让人见笑。
129、Not to know what happened before one was born is always to be a child.
不懂世故,幼稚可笑。
130、Health is better than wealth.
健康胜过财富。
131、What is language for? Some people seem to think it's for practicing grammar rules and learning lists of words--- the longer the words the better. That's wrong. Language is for the exchange of ideas, for communication.
语言到底是用来干什么的呢?一些人认为它是用来操练语法规则和学习一大堆单词--而且单词越长越好。这个想法是错误的。语言是用来交换思想,进行交流沟通的!
132、Not to advance is to go back.
不进则退。
133、A little is better than none.
聊胜於无。
134、One hour today is worth two tomorrow.
争分夺秒效率高。
135、A good medicine tastes bitter.
良药苦口,忠言逆耳。
136、A good example is the best sermon.
身教胜似言教。
137、Pleasure comes through toil.
苦尽甘来。
138、Put the cart before the horse.
本末倒置。
139、Prevention is better than cure.
预防胜于治疗。
140、A common danger causes common action.
同仇敌忾。
141、Practice makes perfect.
熟能生巧。
142、god one day. God is equal to everyone!
冰冻三尺,非一日之寒。更加努力的学习,更加勤奋的操练,你所付出的一切将会得到上帝的报答,上帝是公平的。
143、Ambition never dies until there is no way out.
不到黄河心不死
144、No man is content.
人心不足蛇吞象。
145、Talk of the devil and he will appear.
说曹操,曹操就到。
146、No living man all things can.
世上没有万事通。
147、Out of office, out of danger.
无官一身轻。
148、Pull the chestnut out of fire.
火中取栗。
149、One's words reflect one's thinking.
言为心声。
150、No cross, no crown.
不经历风雨,怎么见彩虹。
151、Talking mends no holes.
空谈无补。
152、Speech is silver, silence is gold.
能言是银,沉默是金。
153、Plain dealing is praised more than practiced.
正大光明者,说到的多,做到的少。
154、A man can not spin and reel at the same time.
一心不能二用。
155、Set a thief to catch a thief.
以贼捉贼。
156、Out of debt, out of danger.
无债一身轻。
157、Obedience is the first duty of a soldier.
军人以服从命令为天职。
158、Health is happiness.
健康就是幸福。
159、No one can call back yesterday.
昨日不会重现。
160、A little neglect may breed great mischief.
小不忍则乱大谋。
161、Practice tenses as much as possible. When you learn a new verb, learn its various forms.
尽可能多的操练时态。学习一个动词的时候,要学习它的各种形态。
162、A match will set fire to a large building.
星星之火,可以燎原。
163、Never say die.
永不言败。
164、A close mouth catches no flies.
病从口入,祸从口出。
165、One boy is a boy, two boys half a boy, three boys no boy.()
一个和尚挑水喝,两个和尚抬水喝,三个和尚没水喝。
166、No man can do two things at once.
一心不可二用。
167、Once a man and twice a child.
一次老,两次小。
168、A little wind kindles, much puts out the fire.
适可而止,过犹不及。
169、A man has two ears and one mouth that he may hear much and speak little.
人有两只耳朵一张嘴,就是为了多听少说话。
170、He is lifeless that is faultless.
只有死人才不犯错误。
171、Take things as they come.
既来之,则安之。
英语格言范文第2篇
一、巧用格言警句,激励学生
每每刚接受一个新班级,我都会准备许多英语格言警句,让学生选一句自己喜欢的作为座右铭。比如:The secret of success is constancy of purpose.(成功的秘诀是目标坚定。)Better late than never.(迟做总比不做好。)All work and no play makes Jack a dull boy.(只工作,不玩耍,聪明小孩也变傻。)Never do things by halves.(做事不要半途而废。)Diligence is the mother of success.(勤奋是成功之母。)Care and diligence bring luck.(谨慎和勤奋带来好运。)Time flies.(时光易逝。)等。孩子们争先恐后地选他们喜欢的,如果没有喜欢的,他们就自己上网查找。碰到座右铭上不会的单词,他们就动手查找字典。不要小看这么简单的座右铭,学生们在不知不觉中积累了英语的词汇量,并从中体会到了语言的魅力和前人的智慧。
二、巧用格言警句,教育学生
在英语教学上要想融思想教育于语言教学之中,就要巧用格言警句。记得有一次,两学生课上发生矛盾,互相指责对方,谁也不承认错误。我并没有立即批评他们,而是问他们“一个巴掌拍不响”怎么翻译?他们不会。我便在黑板上写下了:It takes two to tango.直译为“两个人才能跳探戈”。我告诉他们只有两个人才能跳探戈舞,一个巴掌拍不响。我让他们认识到两人都有错,不能互相指责对方。这两个学生都不好意思,互相道了歉。这么一来,我既教育了学生,又让学生长了见识。
平时我向学生灌输诚信待人思想的时候,我常说:Be honest rather than clever.(诚实比聪明更要紧。)在讲到人应该为别人着想时,我会告诉他们:One for all,all for one.(我为人人,人人为我。)Life is sweet.(生活是甜美的。)鼓励学生勤奋学习时,我会告诉他们The early birds catch the worm.(早起的鸟儿有虫吃,即“笨鸟先飞”。)要求学生多读书时,我会说:A good book is a good friend.(一本好书就是一生的朋友。)事实说明,格言警句是我们对学生进行思想品德教育的好教材,是做好学生思想工作的行之有效的方法。它可以促使学生自勉、自省、自警、自立、自强,具有“随风潜入夜,润物细无声”的教育效果。
三、巧用格言警句,融于词汇中
现在,初中英语词汇量较大,学生机械背诵词汇,学得快忘得也很快。就是学了十多年英语的学生,大多掌握的是有几千词汇量的“哑巴英语”,很少有人能讲出流利的英语。学生语言应用能力不强。因为充分认识到这一点,所以我在平时的英语词汇教学中,想方设法,避免学单词的枯燥,学词汇时巧用格言警句就是方法之一。比如在学plan这一词时,我就渗透一些格言教学。A year’s plan starts with spring.(一年之计在于春。)Working without a plan is a sailing without a compass.(工作没有计划,犹如航海没有罗盘。)在学apple时,告诉学生An apple a day,keeps the doctor away.(一天一个苹果,让医生远离你。)在教end,learn,knowledge等单词时用了下面格言警句:By doing(falling)we learn.(吃一堑,长一智。)There is no end to Learning.(学无止境。)Live and learn.(活到老,学到老。)Knowledge is power.(知识就是力量。)如果碰到生词,有学生会读的,我就会不失时机地表扬该学生,让他感受到成功的喜悦。在表扬该生的同时其他学生也会受到激励,以后也会争抢着展示自己。在学有关动物单词时,我用了One swallow does not make a summer.(一燕不成夏。)Give a dog a bad name and hang him.(欲加之罪何患无辞,)Love me and love my dog.(爱屋及乌。)An early bird will catch a worm.(捷足先登。)Birds of a feather flock together.(物以类聚。)An old hand is a good guide.(老马识途。)Flog a dead horse.(徒劳无益。)这些格言,开阔了学生的视野,让他们见识到语言的博大精深,同时唤起了他们的求知欲。
四、巧用格言警句,融于句法中
英语格言范文第3篇
1、I am a slow walker,but I never walk backwards.
我走得很慢,但是我从来不会后退。
2、Wealth is the test of a man's character.
财富是对一个人品格的试金石。
3、It is no use doing what you like; you have got to like what you do.一一Winston Churchill
不能爱哪行才干哪行,要干哪行爱哪行。--丘吉尔
4、Genius only means hard-working all one's life .( Mendeleyer,Russian Chemist)
天才只意味着终身不懈的努力。 (俄国化学家 门捷列夫)
5、The greatest test of courage on earth is to bear defeat without losing heart.
世界上对勇气的最大考验是忍受失败而不丧失信心。
6、I feel strongly that I can make it.
我坚信我一定能成功。
7、Living without an aim is like sailing without a compass.
没有目标的生活如同没有罗盘的航行。
8、There is but one secret to sucess---never give up!
成功只有一个秘诀——永不放弃!
9、Failure is the mother of success.
失败乃成功之母。
10、If you fail, don't forget to learn your lesson.
如果你失败了,千万别忘了汲取教训。
11、Difficult circumstances serve as a textbook of life for people.
困难坎坷是人们的生活教科书。
12、There's only one corner of the universe you can be sure of improving, and that's your own self.
这个宇宙中只有一个角落你肯定可以改进,那就是你自己。
13、All things in their being are good for something.
天生我才必有用。
14、For man is man and master of his fate.
人就是人,是自己命运的主人。
15、Patience is bitter, but its fruit is sweet . (Jean Jacques Rousseau , French thinker)
忍耐是痛苦的,但它的果实是甜蜜的。 (法国思想家 卢梭。 J. J.)
16、The best preparation for tomorrow is doing your best today.
对明天做好的准备就是今天做到最好!
17、The good seaman is known in bad weather.
惊涛骇浪,方显英雄本色。
18、Sharp tools make good work.
工欲善其事,必先利其器。
19、There is no garden without its weeds.
没有不长杂草的花园。
20、Suffering is the most powerful teacher of life.
苦难是人生最伟大的老师。
21、Gods determine what you're going to be. (Julius Erving)
人生的奋斗目标决定你将成为怎样的人。(欧文)
22、Nothing is impossible to a willing heart.
心之所愿,无事不成。
23、When all else is lost the future still remains.
就是失去了一切别的,也还有未来。
24、Believe that god is fair.
相信上帝是公平的。
25、He who has health has hope, and he who has hope has everything.
身体健壮就有希望,有了希望就有了一切。
26、Do what you say,say what you do.
做你说过的,说你能做的。
27、Never say die.
永不气馁!
28、Energy and persistence conquer all things. (Benjamin Franklin)
能量加毅力可以征服一切。(富兰克林)
29、The shortest way to do many things is to only one thing at a time.
做许多事情的捷径就是一次只做一件事。
30、Constant dripping wears away the stone.
锲而不舍,金石可镂。
31、Do one thing at a time, and do well.
一次只做一件事,做到最好!
32、Live a noble and honest life. Reviving past times in your old age will help you to enjoy your life again.
过一种高尚而诚实的生活。当你年老时回想起过去,你就能再一次享受人生。
33、Although again sweet candy, also has a bitter day.
即使再甜的糖,也有苦的一天。
34、The reason why a great man is great is that he resolves to be a great man.
伟人之所以伟大,是因为他立志要成为伟大的人。
35、All things come to those who wait.
苍天不负有心人。
36、Gods determine what you're going to be.
人生的奋斗目标决定你将成为怎样的人。
37、The first step is as good as half over.
第一步是最关键的一步。
38、Nurture passes nature.
教养胜过天性。
39、The best hearts are always the bravest.
心灵最高尚的人,也总是最勇敢的人。
40、What makes life dreary is the want of motive.
没有了目的,生活便郁闷无光。
41、The secret of success is constancy to purpose.
成功的秘诀在于对目标的忠实。
42、Never put off what you can do today until tomorrow.
今日事今日毕!
43、Only they who fulfill their duties in everyday matters will fulfill them on great occasions.
只有在日常生活中尽责的人才会在重大时刻尽责。
44、Nothing is impossible!
没有什么不可能!
45、Keep on going never give up.
勇往直前, 决不放弃!
46、If your world doesn't allow you to dream, move to one where you can.--BILLY IDOL
如果环境不容许你有梦想,迁移到容许你梦想的地方去吧。--比利。艾道尔
47、A man is not old as long as he is seeking something. A man is not old until regrets take the place of dreams.
只要一个人还有追求,他就没有老。直到后悔取代了梦想,一个人才算老。
48、Our destiny offers not the cup of despair , but the chalice of opportunity . (Richard Nixon, American President)
命运给予我们的不是失望之酒,而是机会之杯。(美国总统 尼克松 . R.)
49、Wasting time is robbing oneself.
浪费时间就是掠夺自己。
50、Never underestimate your power to change yourself!
永远不要低估你改变自我的能力!
51、While there is life there is hope.
一息若存,希望不灭。
52、A man can't ride your back unless it is bent.
你的腰不弯,别人就不能骑在你的背上。
53、Progress is the activity of today and the assurance of tomorrow . (Emerson, American thinker)
进步是今天的活动、明天的保证。 (美国思想家 爱默生)
54、The wealth of the mind is the only wealth.
精神的财富是唯一的财富。
55、Victory won''t come to me unless I go to it.
胜利是不会向我们走来的,我必须自己走向胜利。
56、You have to believe in yourself . That''s the secret of success.
人必须相信自己,这是成功的秘诀。
57、A man's best friends are his ten fingers.
人最好的朋友是自己的十个手指。
58、I have nothing to offer but blood , toil tears and sweat . (Winston Churchill, British Politician)
我所能奉献的没有其它,只有热血、辛劳、眼泪与汗水。(英国政治家 丘吉尔 . W.)
59、Don't aim for success if you want it; just do what you love and believe in, and it will come naturally.如果你想要成功,不要去追求成功;尽管做你自己热爱的事情并且相信它,成功自然到来。
60、You cannot improve your past, but you can improve your future. Once time is wasted, life is wasted.
你不能改变你的过去,但你可以让你的未来变得更美好。一旦时间浪费了,生命就浪费了。
61、The man who has made up his mind to win will never say “impossible ”.
凡是决心取得胜利的人是从来不说“不可能的”。
62、Living without an aim is like sailing without a compass.
生活没有目标,犹如航海没有罗盘。
63、Cease to struggle and you cease to live.
生命不止,奋斗不息。
64、Man struggles upwards; water flows downwards.
人往高处走,水往低处流。
65、Wisdom in the mind is better than money in the hand.
胸中有知识,胜于手中有金钱。
66、Sow nothing, reap nothing.
春不播,秋不收。
英语格言范文第4篇
关键词: 商务英语信函 文体特征 用词特征 句式特征
商务英语信函(Business English Letter)是以英语为媒介,以促进商务活动顺利进行为目的的信件,其涵盖的内容涉及与商务有关的诸多领域。随着经济全球化和中国加入世界贸易组织,我国的涉外商务活动日益频繁,商务英语已经成为世界经济活动中必不可少的语言交际工具,而作为涉外商务活动中传递信息和洽谈业务的主要手段的商务信函也得到越来越广泛的使用和普遍的重视。在世界经济和信息技术快速发展的时代,商务英语信函已经成为对外贸易中不可或缺的重要组成部分,它为双方的沟通交流搭起桥梁,准确而具体地传递双方的各类相关的商务信息。因此,要得体地表达自己的观点,或提出请求和建议以达到交易成功的目的,掌握商务英语信函的语言风格就显得非常重要。
商务信函属于比较拘谨正式的公文体,与普通信函相比有着以下特点:
1.内容单一。商函的内容只与商品交易相关。同时,商函内容单一还体现在一文一事上,即一份商函只涉及某一项交易,而不同时涉及几项交易。
2.结构简单。商函因内容单一,段落较少,篇幅较短,整体结构简单清晰,所以读起来一目了然。
3.语言简练。商函属于应用文体,其主要内容涉及公事,交流目的主要在于磋商公务,实用性较强。因此商函通常直截了当,言简意明。
商务英语属于一种语言的变体,一方面,商务英语具备普通英语的语言学特征,与此同时,商务英语又是国际贸易知识和英语语言的有机结合,因而其本身又具独特性。因此,作为公文性质的函件,商务英语信函无论是在文体上,还是遣词造句上都具有自身独有的特征。一般来讲,商务英语信函的书写遵循“7C原则”,即correctness(正确),conciseness(简练),clarity(清楚),completeness(完整),concreteness(具体),courtesy(礼貌),consideration(体谅)。具体来讲,体现在以下几个方面。
一、商务英语信函的文体特征
(1)商务信函是正式文体,遣词造句方面要比普通信函讲究,用词往往应用书面语。语言严谨、规范、朴素、准确。比如经常使用书面语,如“hereafter”、“herein”、“herewith”等。
(2)商务信函的语言表达程式化较强。经过多年的发展,商务英语的语言表达已经打下了深深的行业印记,并且已经形成了一套较为完整的特有的语言表达形式,这就形成了商务英语信函的套语和行话。
(3)商务信函多以收函人为中心,多用You attitude,而较少使用We attitude。如果一封商务信函处处为收函人的利益着想,这样无形中就缩短了双方心理上的距离,收函人也最有可能接受写函人的要求和建议,也就进一步缩小了双方的分歧,为促进双方的贸易起着积极的作用。
(4)商务信函多采用乐观肯定语气,避免消极否定语气。乐观肯定的语气会给对方的心情带来愉悦和减少对方的挫折感,有助于发展双方的友谊和信任度,从而建立一种良好的生意伙伴关系。
(5)商务信函的措辞应体现礼貌真诚的态度。在商务信函中谦恭有礼的用语既能保持友好的贸易关系,又可委婉地拒绝对方的要求或条件。礼貌真诚的态度可为企业建立良好的商誉,提高达成交易的可能性。
二、商务英语信函的用词特征
1.用词规范正式
由于商务英语信函是一种正式的公函文体,因此,在用词方面,大多使用书面词汇,并力求用词简洁朴素、准确具体,能充分体现商务公函的规范正式的特点。如以“inform”代替“tell”;以“therefore”代替“so”等。
2.用词严谨专业
商务英语在用词方面逐渐形成了固定的和常用的词汇。一些普通的英语单词,在外贸中可能有着特定的意思,如average(平均数;普通的)在保险中则为“海损”的意思。商务英语信函用词专业性强主要体现在大量的专业术语、行话、缩略语等上,如:FOB(离岸价),CIF(到岸价),insurance policy(保险单),B/L(提单),L/C(信用证)等。商务英语信函的涉外性决定了其专业术语或缩略语必须约定俗成、国际通用,不能任意更改替换,且这些专业术语意思明确、内涵特定,在商务活动中频繁出现,因此需要学习者不断积累并牢记。商务英语信函属于合同的附件之一,写函人对信中的内容必须负责。如果信函涉及货物的价格、重量等,有关数字必须准确严谨、毫不含糊,时间日期必须准确具体。
3.用词简洁
商务英语信函用词必须清楚易懂,尽量避免使用模棱两可的词语,以免产生不必要的争议。商函应使用双方都熟悉的词,这样信函内容才能一目了然;选择具体的词,具体的词是和抽象的词相对应的,而具体的词的使用使收函人能准确、清晰、明白、快速地掌握信函意思;在复合词与简单词之间、长词与短词之间,尽量选择简单词或短词;在词组与单词之间,尽量选择单词;避免使用赘述和陈腐套词。
4.尽量使用表示肯定的词汇,少用否定词
积极正面的词语比反面的词语更具说服力,从而有助于达成交易目的,而否定词给人一种否定的印象,甚至还有指责对方之意,不利于与对方建立良好的贸易伙伴关系。
三、商务英语信函的句式特征
1.多用简单短句
商务英语信函的文体特点要求信函必须用尽可能少的语言有效地传达信息,信函通常是直接简练,开门见山,忌拖泥带水,过分修饰。要做到这一点,信函的语言必须简单精练,因此简单句出现的较多。
2.时态上多用现在时
在时态方面,商函通常使用现在时,过去的时态用得很少。现在时的广泛应用使信函内容显得客观、有力,这也正是写函人所要追求的效果。
3.恰当使用主动和被动语态
在商务英语写作中,尽可能用主动语态,因为主动语态的优点是避免了枯燥无味的无人称句,让读者感到他正受到关注。有时为了避免使用过多的人称代词作主语,也为了做出客观的表述,商函也会使用被动语态。但如果要强调动作的承受者,或者当动作执行者不明确或不重要时,又或者当你想要得体地传递涉及对方的失职或是错误等负面信息,又避免伤害感情、影响对方的工作积极性时,使用被动语态较合适。
4.使用套语和行话
对外贸易的长期发展,使商务英语信函这一沟通手段在语言表达上逐步形成一种定式,这就形成了商务英语信函的套语和行话。比如,收到信函的套语:“We acknowledge with thanks the receipt of...”;表示想得到对方回函、订单时的套语:“Looking forward to your favorable reply.”;表示随函附寄的套语:“Enclosed please find our inquiry sheet.”当然,商务英语信函中经常使用的套语和行话还有很多,这就需要学习者不断积累,不断总结归纳。
5.使用条件句
条件句的使用会使你显得更礼貌。特别是在你想向对方提出要求或建议时,使用条件句,可以委婉地说明自己的想法和观点。有时,使用非真实条件句,用虚拟肯定形式表示与事实相反的否定意义,可以达到委婉拒绝责任或抱怨的目的。如:
①We shall book a trial order with you if you will give us a 5% commission.
②If you had understood our letter of July 15,you would have done it correctly.
6.使用祈使句和疑问句
写函人在表达自己的观点或向对方提要求时,常有三种选择:陈述句、带“please”的祈使句和疑问句。其中,陈述句过于直白、生硬而不宜使用;带“please”的祈使句语气比较礼貌;疑问句的语气最客气、委婉,并给对方留有余地,特别是在表达不利消息的情况下,有利于缓和危机,效果更为理想。如:
①Please send us your confirmation of sales in duplicate.
②Would you kindly send us your latest catalogue and price-list?
商务英语信函作为信息的使者、沟通的桥梁,在对外贸易中起着不容忽视的作用。一封得体的商函,不仅可以传递信息,促进贸易双方的交流与磋商,从而使贸易活动顺利进行,而且可以增进了解和加深友谊,开展社会交际,节省时间,减少麻烦与不便。随着我国对外贸易的进一步发展,商函的适用范围越来越广,这就要求我们掌握商函的文体、用词和句式特征,正确得体地书写商函。
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英语格言范文第5篇
1、Familiar paths and old friends are the best.
熟路好遵循,老友最可珍。
2、Friendship multiplies joys and divides griefs.
友谊可以增添欢乐,可以分担忧愁。
3、A joke never gains an enemy but often loses a friend.
开玩笑总不能化敌为友,反而有时会失去朋友。
4、Admonish your friends in private, praise them in public.
在私底下要忠告你的朋友,在公开场合又表扬你的朋友。
5、A friend is a second self.
朋友是另一个我。
6、One friend in a lifetime is much; two are many; three are hardly possible.
一生有一个朋友就够了,有两个则太多,三个则很难存在。
7、A life without a friend is a life without a sun.
人生在世无朋友,犹如生活无太阳。
8、A hedge between keeps friendship green.
有一道隔墙会保持友谊常青。
9、Life without a friend is death without a witness.
在世无朋友,死后无证人。
10、A true friend is known in the day of adversity.
疾风知劲草,患难见真情。
11、A friend in need is a friend indeed.
患难见真交。
12、A friend is never known till a man has need.
不到患难时,永远不能认识真正的朋友。
13、A near friend is better than a far-dwelling kinsman.
远亲不如近邻。
14、Friendship the older it grows the stronger it is.
友谊地久天长。
15、A father is a treasure, a brother is a comfort, but a friend is both.
父亲是财富,兄弟是安慰,朋友兼而有之。
16、Your friend is the man who knows all about you and still likes you.
朋友是什么?就是知道你的一切而又喜欢上你的人(包括你的缺点)。
17、A faithful friend is hard to find.
益友难得。
18、Books, like friends, should be few and well chosen.
书籍如朋友,应该少而精。
19、Friendship multiplies joys and divides griefs.
友谊可以增添欢乐,可以分担忧愁。
20、We can live without our friends, but not without our neighbours.
生活可无友,邻居不能无。
21、Friend ship remain and never can end.
友谊永固。
22、A father is a treasure, a brother is a comfort, but a friend is both.
父亲是财富,兄弟是安慰,朋友兼而有之。
23、Be slow in choosing a friend; slower in changing.
选择朋友要审慎,摒弃更要审又慎。
24、good book is a best friend who never turns his back upon us.
一本好书,莫逆之交。
25、There are three kinds of friends: best friends, guest friends, and pest friends.
朋友有三种类:亲密无间的朋友,客人一样的朋友,难缠的朋友。
26、Friendship cannot stand always on one side.
来而不往非礼也。
27、A bosom friend afar brings distant land near.
海内存知己,天涯若比邻。
28、A true friend is one soul in two bodies.
真正的朋友好似两个身子长着一颗心。
29、Good friends are like bras;snug,supportive and always close to the heart!
好友就像胸罩:温暖舒适,默默的支持着,而且永远贴近我们的心。
30、Thy friend has a friend and thy friend's friend has a friend so be discreet.
你的朋友有朋友,朋友的朋友又有朋友,所以要谨慎小心。
31、Better lose a jest than a friend.
宁可不说一句俏皮话,以免得罪朋友们。
32、Everything is good when new, but friend when old.
东西新的好,朋友老的好。
33、There is no stronger bond of friendship than a mutual enemy.
具有共通敌人的友谊最牢固。
34、Choose an author as you choose a friend.
选书如择友。
35、Friends are like fiddle-strings, they must not be screwed too tight.
朋友像琴弦,不能太拧紧。
36、Friendship cannot always stand on one side.
来而不往非礼也。
37、Better an open enemy than a false friend.
明枪易躲,暗箭难防。
38、In time of prosperity, friends will be plenty; In time of adversity, not one amongst twenty.
富在深山有远亲,穷在闹市无人。
39、A friend in court is better than a penny in purse.
囊中有钱,不如朝中有友。
40、A friend without faults will never be found.
没有缺点的朋友是永远找不到的。
41、A good book is a best friend who never turns his back upon us.
一本好书,莫逆之交。
42、Without a friend the world is a wilderness.
没有朋友,世界就等於一片荒野。
43、Between friends all is common.
朋友之间不分彼此。
44、We can live without a brother, but not without a friend.
我们生活中可以没有兄弟,但不能没有朋友。
45、An empty purse frightens many friends.
囊中无分文,亲友不上门。
46、A friend is a second self.
朋友是另一个我。
47、A friend is best found in adversity.
患难见真友。
48、A friend in need is a friend indeed.
患难朋友才是真朋友。
49、A friend to everybody is a friend to nobody.
广交友,无深交。
50、A friend to all is a friend to none.
滥交者无友。
51、Trust not the praise of a friend, nor the contempt of an enemy.
不要信赖朋友的赞扬,也不要仇敌的轻蔑放在心上。
52、Friendship --one soul in two bodies.
友谊是两人一条心。
53、A friend exaggerates a man's virtue, an enemy his crimes.
朋友宣扬人的美德,敌人夸大人的罪过。
54、Better without gold than without friends。
宁可没有金钱,不可没有朋友。
55、Without a friend the world is a wilderness.
没有朋友,世界就等於一片荒野。
56、Good fences make good neighbours.
一篱间隔,友谊常青。
57、He that has a full purse never wants a friend.
只要袋里有,不愁没朋友。
58、Friendship is love with understanding.
友谊是爱加上谅解。
59、A friend is not so soon gotten as lost.
交友慢,失友快。
60、A ready way to lose friend is to lend him money.
失友皆从借钱起。
61、Keep the old, meet the new; one is gold, another is silver.
保有老朋友,认识新朋友;一个是黄金,一个是白银。
62、Friendship is love with understanding.
友谊是爱加上谅解。
63、To preserve a friend three things are required: to honour him present, praise him absent, and assist him in his necessities.
维持友谊需要三点∶当面尊重他,背后赞扬他,需要时帮助他。
64、Absence makes the heart grow fonder.
久别情深。
65、The friendship of a gentleman is insipid as water。
君子之交淡如水。
66、A thousand friends are few, one enemy is too many.
朋友千人尚觉少,仇敌一人犹嫌多。
67、When a friend asks, there is no tomorrow.
朋友的要求不要拖。
68、Friends may meet, but mountains never greet.()
朋友可相逢,高山永分离。
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