谚语是人类文化最古老和最有价值的表现形式之一，是人类智慧的结晶。英语谚语极其 深广，常容知识性、生活性、艺术性于一体，包含了许多有益又有趣的内容。通过英语 谚语，我们能了解英美人的某些生活习俗。因此，掌握并运用某些常用的谚语及其特 征，对英语学习者来说十分重要。 Proverbs are one of the oldest and most valuable manifestations of human culture and are the crystallization of human wisdom. English proverbs are extremely broad and often informative, life-like and artistic, and contain many useful and interesting content. Through the English proverb, we can understand some of the Anglo-American living customs. Therefore, it is very important for English learners to master and use some commonly used proverbs and their characteristics.