一篇英语四级六级优秀作文要求很多，除了内容丰富和组织紧密之外，词汇的运用和句子的处理也起着决定性作用。正如汉语文章引经据典方可提升文章内涵，英语作文如果也能巧妙并恰当使用谚语，可以大大增光添彩，赢得高分。

　　1. It is good to learn at another man’s cost. 前车之鉴。

　　2. The specter sees most clearly. 旁观者清。

　　3. Prevention is better than cure. 预防胜于治疗。

　　4. The older, the wiser. 年岁增长智慧。

　　5. A pet lamp makes a cross ram. 宠坏的羔羊会变成恶羊。

　　6. The loss outweighs the gain. 得不偿失。

　　7. No sweet without sweat. 苦尽甘来。

　　8. Rome wasn’t built in a day. 罗马不是一天建成的。

　　9. Nothing is impossible to a willing heart. 有志者事竟成。

　　10. Bend the willow while it is still young. 修树要趁早，育人要趁小。

　　11. Courage and resolution are the spirit and soul of virtue. 勇敢和坚决是美德的灵魂。

　　12. The path to glory is always rugged. 光荣之路常坎坷。

　　13. Nothing is difficult to the man who will try. 世上无难事，只要人肯试。

　　14. The fire is the test of gold; adversity of strong man. 烈火试真金，困苦炼壮士。

　　15. Great hopes make great man. 远大的希望造就伟大的人物 。

　　16. No way is impossible to courage. 勇士面前无险路。

　　17. A smooth sea never made a skillful mariner. 平静的大海决不能造就出熟练的水手。

　　18. We must not lie down, and cry “God help us”. 求神不如求己。

　　19. Step by step the ladder is ascended. 登梯需要逐级登。

　　20. Adversity leads to prosperity. 困苦通向昌盛。

　　21. Patience and application will carry us through. 忍耐和专心会使我们渡过难关 。

　　22. Fortune often rewards with interest those that have patience to wait for her. 做事只要有耐心，到头总会有好运；耐心候好运，好运常会来。

　　23. All things will come round to him who will but wait. 只要肯等待，一切都会按时来。

　　24. Where there is life, there is hope. 生命不息，希望长在。

　　25. Misfortunes tell us what fortune is. 恶运临头后，才知幸运贵。

　　26. Adversity makes a man wise, not rich. 患难能使人聪明，但不能使人富有。

　　27. A man becomes learned by asking questions. 要长学问，就得多问。

　　28. There is no royal road to learning. 学问无坦途。

　　29. A life without a friend is a life without a sun. 人生没有朋友，犹如生活没有阳光。

　　30. A little help is worth a deal of pity. 一次行动胜过一筐空话。

　　31. A little is better than none. 有一点总比没有好。

　　32. A little knowledge is a dangerous thing. 一知半解，害已误人。

　　33. A picture is a poem without words. 画为无言诗。

　　34. Act fairly by all men. 一视同仁。

　　35. Actions speak louder than words. 事实胜于雄辩。