英语谚语是英语语言的精华,它的语言精练,寓意深刻,内容丰富,来源也非常广泛。其中大部分源于人们的日常生产生活。本文试从生活经验、生产实践、名人名言、文学著作、宗教典籍和外来语等六个方面总结英语谚语的来源,并结合具体实例加以阐述说明。 English proverb is the essence of English language, its language concise, profound meaning, rich in content, the source is also very extensive. Most of them stem from people’s daily production and life. This article tries to summarize the sources of English proverbs from the aspects of life experience, production practice, celebrity famous quotations, literary works, religious books, and loanwords, and explain and explain them with concrete examples.