全文 The whole set, with pinyin and English
一、连词成句 Put the words in order
俗话说，熟能生巧，只要多练习，你一定会进步。
sú huà shuō shú néng shēng qiǎo zhǐ yào duō liàn xí nǐ yí dìng huì jìn bù
As the saying goes, practice makes perfect: as long as you practise more, you will surely improve.
失败是成功之母，这次没考好也不要灰心。
shī bài shì chéng gōng zhī mǔ zhè cì méi kǎo hǎo yě bú yào huī xīn
Failure is the mother of success, so don't lose heart if you didn't do well this time.
一寸光阴一寸金，我们要珍惜每一分钟。
yí cùn guāng yīn yí cùn jīn wǒ men yào zhēn xī měi yì fēn zhōng
An inch of time is an inch of gold; we must treasure every minute.
正所谓有志者事竟成，他终于学会了游泳。
zhèng suǒ wèi yǒu zhì zhě shì jìng chéng tā zhōng yú xué huì le yóu yǒng
Where there's a will, there's a way: he finally learnt to swim.
千里之行，始于足下，再难的事也要从第一步做起。
qiān lǐ zhī xíng shǐ yú zú xià zài nán de shì yě yào cóng dì yī bù zuò qǐ
A journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step; even the hardest task starts with the first step.
学习不能三天打鱼，两天晒网，要天天坚持。
xué xí bù néng sān tiān dǎ yú liǎng tiān shài wǎng yào tiān tiān jiān chí
You can't study on and off; you have to keep at it every day.
爷爷常说早睡早起身体好，所以他每天六点起床。
yé ye cháng shuō zǎo shuì zǎo qǐ shēn tǐ hǎo suǒ yǐ tā měi tiān liù diǎn qǐ chuáng
Grandpa often says early to bed, early to rise keeps you healthy, so he gets up at six every day.
常言道，一分耕耘，一分收获，努力一定会有回报。
cháng yán dào yì fēn gēng yún yì fēn shōu huò nǔ lì yí dìng huì yǒu huí bào
As people say, you reap what you sow; hard work will surely be rewarded.
妈妈用失败是成功之母这句话来鼓励我。
mā ma yòng shī bài shì chéng gōng zhī mǔ zhè jù huà lái gǔ lì wǒ
Mum used the saying "failure is the mother of success" to encourage me.
这句名言告诉我们，时间比金子还宝贵。
zhè jù míng yán gào su wǒ men shí jiān bǐ jīn zi hái bǎo guì
This famous saying tells us that time is even more precious than gold.
二、完成句子 Fill in the blank
我每天练习弹这首曲子，现在弹得很熟练，真是熟能生巧。
wǒ měi tiān liàn xí tán zhè shǒu qǔ zi xiàn zài tán de hěn shú liàn zhēn shì shú néng shēng qiǎo
I practised this piece every day and now I play it well; it really is practice makes perfect.
💡 Getting good by practising every day is 熟能生巧.
比赛输了，教练说：“失败是成功之母，我们下次再来！”
bǐ sài shū le jiào liàn shuō shī bài shì chéng gōng zhī mǔ wǒ men xià cì zài lái
We lost the match, and the coach said: "Failure is the mother of success, we'll try again next time!"
💡 After losing, the saying that cheers you up is 失败是成功之母.
一寸光阴一寸金，我们不要把时间浪费在玩手机上。
yí cùn guāng yīn yí cùn jīn wǒ men bú yào bǎ shí jiān làng fèi zài wán shǒu jī shàng
An inch of time is an inch of gold, so we shouldn't waste our time playing on our phones.
💡 Not wasting time goes with 一寸光阴一寸金 (time is precious).
他练了三年，终于当上了校队队长，真是有志者事竟成。
tā liàn le sān nián zhōng yú dāng shàng le xiào duì duì zhǎng zhēn shì yǒu zhì zhě shì jìng chéng
He trained for three years and finally became captain of the school team; truly, where there's a will, there's a way.
💡 Reaching a goal after years of effort is 有志者事竟成.
写作文要一句一句地写，正所谓千里之行，始于足下。
xiě zuò wén yào yí jù yí jù de xiě zhèng suǒ wèi qiān lǐ zhī xíng shǐ yú zú xià
A composition is written sentence by sentence; as they say, a journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step.
💡 千里之行 is always followed by 始于足下.
他学画画总是半途而废，所以一直画得不好。
tā xué huà huà zǒng shì bàn tú ér fèi suǒ yǐ yì zhí huà de bù hǎo
He always gives up halfway when learning to draw, so he still doesn't draw well.
💡 Not drawing well comes from giving up halfway: 半途而废.
俗话说，一分耕耘，一分收获。
sú huà shuō yì fēn gēng yún yì fēn shōu huò
As the saying goes, as much work as you put in, so much you will reap.
💡 一分耕耘 is always followed by 一分收获.
老师常提醒我们：“一寸光阴一寸金。”
lǎo shī cháng tí xǐng wǒ men yí cùn guāng yīn yí cùn jīn
The teacher often reminds us: "An inch of time is an inch of gold."
💡 A teacher passing on a saying as advice 提醒 (reminds) us; 嘀咕 and 抱怨 are muttering and complaining.
这次实验失败了，但我没有灰心，因为失败是成功之母。
zhè cì shí yàn shī bài le dàn wǒ méi yǒu huī xīn yīn wèi shī bài shì chéng gōng zhī mǔ
This experiment failed, but I didn't lose heart, because failure is the mother of success.
💡 The saying keeps you from 灰心 (losing heart); not keeping at it or not trying would go against it.
俗话说，早睡早起身体好，所以我每天十点前睡觉。
sú huà shuō zǎo shuì zǎo qǐ shēn tǐ hǎo suǒ yǐ wǒ měi tiān shí diǎn qián shuì jiào
As the saying goes, early to bed, early to rise keeps you healthy, so I sleep before ten every night.
💡 俗话说 (as the saying goes) introduces a well-known saying.
三、改病句 Correct the sentence
病句：俗话说，熟能生巧，所以我们不用多练习。
sú huà shuō shú néng shēng qiǎo suǒ yǐ wǒ men bú yòng duō liàn xí
As the saying goes, practice makes perfect, so we don't need to practise much. (mistake)
改正：俗话说，熟能生巧，所以我们要多练习。
sú huà shuō shú néng shēng qiǎo suǒ yǐ wǒ men yào duō liàn xí
As the saying goes, practice makes perfect, so we should practise more.
💡 熟能生巧 means practice makes you good, so the conclusion must be to practise more.
病句：一寸光阴一寸金，我们要浪费时间。
yí cùn guāng yīn yí cùn jīn wǒ men yào làng fèi shí jiān
An inch of time is an inch of gold, so we should waste time. (mistake)
改正：一寸光阴一寸金，我们不要浪费时间。
yí cùn guāng yīn yí cùn jīn wǒ men bú yào làng fèi shí jiān
An inch of time is an inch of gold, so we shouldn't waste time.
💡 Time is precious, so we must not waste it: 不要浪费.
病句：失败是成功之母，他这次输了，就再也不参加了。
shī bài shì chéng gōng zhī mǔ tā zhè cì shū le jiù zài yě bù cān jiā le
Failure is the mother of success: he lost this time, so he never took part again. (mistake)
改正：失败是成功之母，他这次输了，下次还要再参加。
shī bài shì chéng gōng zhī mǔ tā zhè cì shū le xià cì hái yào zài cān jiā
Failure is the mother of success: he lost this time, but he'll take part again next time.
💡 The saying means you learn from failing and try again, so giving up goes against it.
病句：我们要珍惜时间，正所谓熟能生巧。
wǒ men yào zhēn xī shí jiān zhèng suǒ wèi shú néng shēng qiǎo
We must treasure time; as they say, practice makes perfect. (mistake)
改正：我们要珍惜时间，正所谓一寸光阴一寸金。
wǒ men yào zhēn xī shí jiān zhèng suǒ wèi yí cùn guāng yīn yí cùn jīn
We must treasure time; as they say, an inch of time is an inch of gold.
💡 The saying must match the point: treasuring time is 一寸光阴一寸金, not 熟能生巧.
病句：他学弹琴三天打鱼，两天晒网，所以进步得很快。
tā xué tán qín sān tiān dǎ yú liǎng tiān shài wǎng suǒ yǐ jìn bù de hěn kuài
He learnt the piano on and off, so he improved very quickly. (mistake)
改正：他学弹琴三天打鱼，两天晒网，所以进步得很慢。
tā xué tán qín sān tiān dǎ yú liǎng tiān shài wǎng suǒ yǐ jìn bù de hěn màn
He learnt the piano on and off, so he improved very slowly.
💡 Practising on and off (三天打鱼，两天晒网) makes you improve slowly, not quickly.
病句：正所谓俗话说，千里之行，始于足下。
zhèng suǒ wèi sú huà shuō qiān lǐ zhī xíng shǐ yú zú xià
Just as the saying goes as the saying goes, a journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step. (mistake)
改正：俗话说，千里之行，始于足下。
sú huà shuō qiān lǐ zhī xíng shǐ yú zú xià
As the saying goes, a journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step.
💡 正所谓 and 俗话说 both introduce a saying; use only one.
四、扩句 Make the sentence longer
我要坚持。
wǒ yào jiān chí
I'll keep at it.
坚持什么？：我要坚持练习。
wǒ yào jiān chí liàn xí
I'll keep practising.
为什么？用哪句俗语？：俗话说，熟能生巧，我要坚持练习。
sú huà shuō shú néng shēng qiǎo wǒ yào jiān chí liàn xí
As the saying goes, practice makes perfect, so I'll keep practising.
练什么？想达到什么？：俗话说，熟能生巧，我要坚持每天练习写字，把字写得又快又好。
sú huà shuō shú néng shēng qiǎo wǒ yào jiān chí měi tiān liàn xí xiě zì bǎ zì xiě de yòu kuài yòu hǎo
As the saying goes, practice makes perfect, so I'll keep practising my handwriting every day until I write fast and well.
他没有放弃。
tā méi yǒu fàng qì
He didn't give up.
发生了什么？：比赛输了，他没有放弃。
bǐ sài shū le tā méi yǒu fàng qì
He lost the match, but he didn't give up.
为什么？：比赛输了，他没有放弃，因为失败是成功之母。
bǐ sài shū le tā méi yǒu fàng qì yīn wèi shī bài shì chéng gōng zhī mǔ
He lost the match, but he didn't give up, because failure is the mother of success.
他相信什么？：第一次比赛输了，他没有放弃，因为他相信失败是成功之母，下次一定能做得更好。
dì yī cì bǐ sài shū le tā méi yǒu fàng qì yīn wèi tā xiāng xìn shī bài shì chéng gōng zhī mǔ xià cì yí dìng néng zuò de gèng hǎo
He lost his first match, but he didn't give up, because he believed failure is the mother of success and next time he would surely do better.
五、造句 Make a sentence
俗话说 sú huà shuō · as the saying goes
俗话说，熟能生巧，我每天都练习写毛笔字。
sú huà shuō shú néng shēng qiǎo wǒ měi tiān dōu liàn xí xiě máo bǐ zì
As the saying goes, practice makes perfect, so I practise brush calligraphy every day.
俗话说，早睡早起身体好，所以奶奶每天很早就睡了。
sú huà shuō zǎo shuì zǎo qǐ shēn tǐ hǎo suǒ yǐ nǎi nai měi tiān hěn zǎo jiù shuì le
As the saying goes, early to bed, early to rise keeps you healthy, so Grandma goes to bed early every day.
失败是成功之母 shī bài shì chéng gōng zhī mǔ · failure is the mother of success
这次没考好，妈妈对我说，失败是成功之母。
zhè cì méi kǎo hǎo mā ma duì wǒ shuō shī bài shì chéng gōng zhī mǔ
I didn't do well this time, and Mum told me that failure is the mother of success.
科学家们常说，失败是成功之母，所以他们从不怕失败。
kē xué jiā men cháng shuō shī bài shì chéng gōng zhī mǔ suǒ yǐ tā men cóng bú pà shī bài
Scientists often say failure is the mother of success, so they are never afraid of failing.
正所谓 zhèng suǒ wèi · just as the saying goes
他每天练球，终于进了校队，正所谓有志者事竟成。
tā měi tiān liàn qiú zhōng yú jìn le xiào duì zhèng suǒ wèi yǒu zhì zhě shì jìng chéng
He practised every day and finally got into the school team; where there's a will, there's a way.
她从小事做起，一步一步完成了计划，正所谓千里之行，始于足下。
tā cóng xiǎo shì zuò qǐ yí bù yí bù wán chéng le jì huà zhèng suǒ wèi qiān lǐ zhī xíng shǐ yú zú xià
She started with small things and finished her plan step by step; a journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step.
六、仿写 Write on the pattern
例句：俗话说：“熟能生巧。”只要我们多练习，就一定能做好。
sú huà shuō shú néng shēng qiǎo zhǐ yào wǒ men duō liàn xí jiù yí dìng néng zuò hǎo
As the saying goes: "Practice makes perfect." As long as we practise more, we can surely do it well.
俗话说：“……。”只要……，就……。
俗话说：“早睡早起身体好。”只要我们按时睡觉，就会有好精神。
sú huà shuō zǎo shuì zǎo qǐ shēn tǐ hǎo zhǐ yào wǒ men àn shí shuì jiào jiù huì yǒu hǎo jīng shén
As the saying goes: "Early to bed, early to rise keeps you healthy." As long as we sleep on time, we'll be full of energy.
俗话说：“一分耕耘，一分收获。”只要肯付出，就会有收获。
sú huà shuō yì fēn gēng yún yì fēn shōu huò zhǐ yào kěn fù chū jiù huì yǒu shōu huò
As the saying goes: "You reap what you sow." As long as you are willing to put in the work, you'll see results.
例句：时间就像金子一样宝贵，正所谓一寸光阴一寸金。
shí jiān jiù xiàng jīn zi yí yàng bǎo guì zhèng suǒ wèi yí cùn guāng yīn yí cùn jīn
Time is as precious as gold; as they say, an inch of time is an inch of gold.
……，正所谓……。
他摔倒了又爬起来，最后赢得了比赛，正所谓有志者事竟成。
tā shuāi dǎo le yòu pá qǐ lái zuì hòu yíng dé le bǐ sài zhèng suǒ wèi yǒu zhì zhě shì jìng chéng
He fell and got up again, and in the end he won the race; where there's a will, there's a way.
她每天读一页书，一年就读完了好几本，正所谓千里之行，始于足下。
tā měi tiān dú yí yè shū yì nián jiù dú wán le hǎo jǐ běn zhèng suǒ wèi qiān lǐ zhī xíng shǐ yú zú xià
She read one page a day and finished several books in a year; a journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step.