谚语一般已为大家所接受，由它开头引出下文或提出作者本人的观点，也易为读者所接受，如：

　　a． As the saying goes “Money makes the mare go”, but there are something that can’t be bought with money such as time and true love.

　　b．As the saying goes “Time flies”, “Time is money”, how to spend your time properly is becoming increasingly important to everyone. 其中"Time is money”皆是谚语，说明文章内容的范围，从而引出主题，提出自己的观点。

　　若无谚语，则可用My grandmother told me that……