托福口语常用145个经典谚语：积累谚语是提升托福口语水平的有效手段之一，谚语本身就是一个成熟精炼的句子，不太可能存在用错的问题，而且，他浓缩了生活的智慧，能够更深刻或者更幽默的揭示主题，所以，谚语一直是托福考生青睐的口语素材之一。

101．不以物喜不以己悲 not pleased by external gains, not saddened by personnal losses

102．不遗余力 spare no effort； go all out； do one's best

103．不打不成交 No discord, no concord．

104．拆东墙补西墙 rob Peter to pay Paul

105．辞旧迎新 bid farewell to the old and usher in the new； ring out the old year and ring in the new

106．大事化小小事化了 try first to make their mistake sound less serious and then to reduce it to nothing at all

107．大开眼界 open one's eyes； broaden one's horizon； be an eye-opener

108．国泰民安 The country flourishes and people live in peace

109．过犹不及 going too far is as bad as not going far enough； beyond is as wrong as falling short； too much is as bad as too little

110．功夫不负有心人 Everything comes to him who waits．

111．好了伤疤忘了疼 once on shore, one prays no more

112．好事不出门恶事传千里 Good news never goes beyond the gate, while bad news spread far and wide．

113．和气生财 Harmony brings wealth．

114．活到老学到老 One is never too old to learn．

115．既往不咎 let bygones be bygones

116．金无足赤人无完人 Gold can't be pure and man can't be perfect．

117．金玉满堂 Treasures fill the home．

118．脚踏实地 be down-to-earth

119．脚踩两只船 sit on the fence

120．君子之交淡如水 the friendship between gentlemen is as pure as crystal； a hedge between keeps friendship green

121．老生常谈陈词滥调 cut and dried, cliché

122．礼尚往来 Courtesy calls for reciprocity．

123．留得青山在不怕没柴烧 Where there is life, there is hope．

124．马到成功 achieve immediate victory； win instant success

125．名利双收 gain in both fame and wealth

126．茅塞顿开 be suddenly enlightened

127．没有规矩不成方圆 Nothing can be accomplished without norms or standards．

128．每逢佳节倍思亲 On festive occasions more than ever one thinks of one's dear ones far away．It is on the festival occasions when one misses his dear most．

129．谋事在人成事在天 The planning lies with man, the outcome with Heaven．Man proposes, God disposes．

130．弄巧成拙 be too smart by half； Cunning outwits itself

131．拿手好戏 masterpiece

132．赔了夫人又折兵 throw good money after bad

133．抛砖引玉 a modest spur to induce others to come forward with valuable contributions； throw a sprat to catch a whale

134．破釜沉舟 cut off all means of retreat；burn one‘s own way of retreat and be determined to fight to the end

135．抢得先机 take the preemptive opportunities

136．巧妇难为无米之炊 If you have no hand you can't make a fist．One can't make bricks without straw．

137．千里之行始于足下 a thousand-li journey begins with the first step--the highest eminence is to be gained step by step

138．前事不忘后事之师 Past experience, if not forgotten, is a guide for the future．

139．前人栽树后人乘凉 One generation plants the trees in whose shade another generation rests．One sows and another reaps．

140．前怕狼后怕虎 fear the wolf in front and the tiger behind hesitate in doing something

141．强龙难压地头蛇 Even a dragon (from the outside) finds it hard to control a snake in its old haunt - Powerful outsiders can hardly afford to neglect local bullies．

142．强强联手 win-win co-operation

143．瑞雪兆丰年 A timely snow promises a good harvest．

144．人之初性本善 Man's nature at birth is good．

145．人逢喜事精神爽 Joy puts heart into a man

以上就是托福口语素材中的常用谚语，需要注意的是，这些谚语的作用最终还要落实到日常练习运用上。