在英语中经常需要大写的有：每句话的开头字母、人名、专有名词等。
例如：“thank you，liutao.”这句话中有三个字母没有大写，应该将它改成：“Thank you，Liu Tao.”这样这句话也就很明白了。
与中文不同，在英文中字母的大小写有时也就决定了一句话的意义。
Doctor 和doctor就是因为一字之差其意思也就大大不同，前者是博士而后者则是医生。所以在平时，应该注意这类题型的解答。

考点名称：日常用语、谚语

• 日常用语：
  就是日常生活中的交际用语，如Thank you. Sorry.等
  谚语：
  即是人们生活中常用的现成的话。
  谚语类似成语，但口语性强，通俗易懂，而且一般都表达一个完整的意思，形式上差不多都是一两个短句。
  例如：Helaughsbestwholaughslast.谁笑到最后，谁就笑得最好。
              Nopains,nogains.没有付出，就没有收获。

• 英语日常交际用语分类：
  打招呼与告别用语（Greeting and Saying Good-bye）
  1.－How are you ?       
  －I’m fine, thanks.
  2. －Nice to meet you.    
  －Nice to meet you, too.

  谈论颜色（Talking about colour）
  1. －What colour is  it?    
  －It’s red.
  2. －What’s you favourite colour, Jenny?      
  －My favourite colour is blue.
  3. －How many colours do you like?         
  －Three.

  谈论高度（Talking about height）
  1. －Are you short or tall?               
  －I’m short／tall.
  2. －How tall am I, Mr Wood?            
  －You’re 1.6 metres tall.

  看病用语（Seeing a doctor）
  1. －What’s the matter?                  
  －I cut my knee. It hurts.

  就餐用语（Having meals）
  1. －Would you like some dumpling?            
  －No, thanks.／ Yes please.
  2. I’d like porridge for breakfast.        
  3. It’s ／Thery’re delicious.
  4. What would you like for supper?
  5. －Are you ready to order?                    
  －Yes, please. I’d like…….

  谈论天气（Talking about weather）
  1 －How is the weather today?／ What’s the weather like today?
  －It’ sunny rainy snowy windy.
  2. －Is it snowy?                      
  － No , it’s hot today.
  3. －what’s the temperature?             
  － It’s 0 degrees.
  4. －Is it rainy?                         
  －Yes, it’s rainy.
  5 It’s warm and windy in spring.
  6. －How’s the weather today, Steven?        
  －It’s cold and snowy.
  7.－What’s the temperature outside, Kim?      
  －It’s minus fifteen degress.
  8.What’s the temperature today? Is it warm or hot?
  9.It’s very cold\ hot today, isn’t it?
  10. It ‘s a cold day!
  11. what a cold day!               
  12. It’s getting warmer.

  谈论时间和日期（Talking about time and date）
  1. －What time is it?／What’s the time?      
  －It’s 7:00 a quarter to seven ten past seven.
  2. －What day is it?                          
  －It’s Tuesday.
  3. －What’s the date?                         
  －It’s October 30.

  谈论年龄（Talking about age）
  1. －How old are you? What’s your age?         
  － I’m fourteen years old.
  2. She is very young.

  谈论购物（Talking about shopping ）
  1.－May I help you ?／What can I do for you?   
  －I would like／want to buy a pencil, please.
  2. －How much is this are they?               
  －Three yuan.
  3. I’ll take it.                  
  4. Here’s your change.
  5. What colour kind would you like?    
  6. What about this one?
  7.I’m looking for a birthday present for my friend.
  8.Do you have any other sizes／ kinds?

  谈论距离（Talking about distance）
  1. How far is it from China to Canada?           
  It’s about 8,500 kilometres.
  2. Beijing is far from our city.
  3. －How far is Beijing from here?      
  －It’s about 7,000 kilometres miles away.

  请求允许（Asking for permission）
  1. May I have some donuts, please?
  2. －May I have some grapes?    
  －Sorry. We don’t have any grapes. But we have some pears.
  3. －what would you like, Mom?     
  －I would like a bowl of noodles.

  指路（Showing the way）
  －Excuse me. Does the hotel have a computer?
  －Yes! I can show you. Go straight down this hall. Here it is!

  道别用语（Saying good-bye）
  －Okay. See you later!                
  －See you later!

  表扬与鼓励（Praise and encouragement）
  1.The gift is wonderful!           
  2. You can do it.
  3.These chopsticks are beautiful!    
  4.Beijing is great!
  5.Very good!                    
  6. Good work!
  7.Well done! ／ Wonderful! ／Excellent!   
  8.You speak English very well!
  9.Keep trying!               
  10.You dress is beautiful!
  11.Come on!

  谈论节日和季节（Talking about festivals and seasons）
  1. －What’s your favourtite festival ／season?            
  － My favourite festival is Children’s Day.
  _My favourite seasons is fall are spring and winter.
  2. I like Teachers’ Day.
  3.I like winter because I like to ski and skate.    
  4.Spring in China is usually warm.
  5. There’re four seasons in a year.

• 初中常用谚语：
  He is not fit to command others that cannot command himself.正人先正己。

  He knows most who speaks least.大智若愚。

  He who does not advance loses ground.逆水行舟，不进则退。

  If you make yourself an ass, don't complain if people ride you.人善被人欺，马善被人骑。
  
  If you want knowledge, you must toil for it.要想求知，就得吃苦。

  Industry is the parent of success.勤奋是成功之母。

  It is better to die when life is a disgrace.宁为玉碎，不为瓦全。

  It is easy to open a shop but hard to keep it always open.创业容易守业难。