英语文化中 关于动物的谚语大全

 1.Fish    INCLUDEPICTURE "../../../DOCUME~1/ADMINI~1/LOCALS~1/Temp/msohtml1/01/clip_image001.jpg" \* MERGEFORMAT 　　(1) The best fish swim near the bottom. 好鱼常在水底游。    　　(2) Never offer to teach fish to swim. 不要班门弄斧。    　　(3) Go to the sea, if you would fish well. 不入虎穴，焉得虎子。    　　(4) There’s as good fish in the sea as ever came out of it. 海里的好鱼多的是。    　　(5) It is a silly fish that is caught twice with the same bait. 智者不上两次档。    　　(6) If water is noisy, there are no fish in it. 咆哮的水中无鱼。（夸夸其谈者无真才实学。）。    2. Hare    　　(1) You cannot run with the hare and hunt with the hounds(猎狗). 不能既和野兔一起跑又和猎狗一起追。（人不应两面讨好。）   　　(2) The tortoise wins the race while the hare is sleeping. 兔子睡懒觉，乌龟跑赢了。    3. Horse    　　(1) You can take a horse to the water, but you can’t make him drink. 带马到河边容易，逼马饮水难。    　　(2) Don’t ride the high horse. 勿摆架子。    　　(3) A good horse cannot be of a bad colour. 好马不会毛色差。    　　(4) A horse may stumble on four feet. 马有四条腿，亦有失蹄时。    　　(5) A running horse needs no spur. 奔马无需鞭策。    　　(6) Don’t put the cart before the horse. 不要将大车套在马前面。（处理问题应按先后次序，不要本末倒置。）    　　(7) The common horse is worst shod. 公用之马，掌子最差。    　　(8) Lock the barn door after the horse is stolen. 失马之后锁马厩。（亡羊补牢）    　　(9) Don’t look a gift horse in the mouth. 馈赠之马，勿看牙口。    　　(10) Hair by hair you will pull out the horse’s tail. 一根一根拔，拔光马尾巴。（水滴石穿）    4 . Mouse    　　(1) It is a poor mouse that has only one hole. 狡兔三窟。    　　(2) The mouse that has but one hole is quickly taken. 只有一个洞的老鼠，很快就被抓住。    　　(3) A speck of mouse dung will spoil a whole pot of porridge. 一粒老鼠屎，坏了一锅粥。     5. Sheep    　　(1) If one sheep leaps over the ditch, all the rest will follow. 榜样的力量是无穷的。    　　(2) A lazy sheep thinks its wool heavy. 懒羊嫌毛重。    　　(3) He that makes himself a sheep shall be eaten by the wolf. 甘心做绵羊，必然喂豺狼。    6.Swallow    　　(1) One swallow does not make a spring. 孤燕不报春。    　　(2) One swallow does not make a summer. 一燕不成夏。    7. Tiger    　　(1) If you don’t enter a tiger’s den, you can’t get his cubs. 不入虎穴，焉得虎子。    8. Wolf    　　(1) Don’t trust a goat with the kitchen-garden,or a wolf with sheepfold. 不能请羊管菜园，不能请狼管羊圈。    　　(2) Who keeps company with wolves, will learn to howl. 和狼在一起，就会学狼叫。    　　(3) Man is a wolf to man. 人对人是狼。（人心狠，人吃人）    　　(4) A growing youth has a wolf in his belly. 年轻人，在成长，吃起饭来像饿狼 英语和汉语一样，有许多有关动物的谚语，如“狐假虎威”，“爱屋及乌”，“狗 仗人势”等。这里收录了部分与动物有关的英语谚语，与诸位共享。这里作一些简要的 注解或感想。 　　1.A bird in the hand is worth two in the bush.（珍惜所有） 　　2.A cat has nine lives.（九死一生） 　　3.A living dog is better than a dead lion. 　　4.All his geese are swans.（自己的总比别人的好） 　　5.All lay loads on a willing horse.（能者多劳） 　　6.At nightts all cats are grey.（有时鱼目还真难分辨） 　　7.Barking dogs seldom bite.（色厉内荏？） 　　8.Birds of a feather flock together.（物以类聚） 　　9.Care killed the cat. 　　10.Curiosty kills a cat.（好奇真害人） 　　11.Dogs does not eat dog.（虎毒不食子） 　　12.Dumb dogs are dangerous.（阴险的人未必一眼能看出） 　　13.Every ass likes to hear himself bray.（自命不凡） 　　14.Every dog has his day.（你也一样，每周一星祝愿！） 　　15.Flies are easier caught with honey than with vinegar. 　　16.He has a bee in his bonnet. 　　17.He is like a fish out of water. 　　18.He who rides on a tiger can never dismount. 　　19.His bark is worse than his bite. 　　20.If you run after two hares at once you will catch neither.（何不专一）    　　21.It is too late to shut the stable door after the horse has been stole n.（亡羊补牢又怎样理解？） 　　22.No bees, no honey. 　　23.One may lead a horse to the water, but twenty cannot make him drink. 　　24.One swallow doesn't make a summer.（一叶难为春） 　　25.There is a snake in the grass.（隐患大也） 　　26.The leopard cannot change its spots. 　　27.There is life in the old dog yet.（老骥伏枥） 　　28.When the cat is away, the mice will play.（猫懒鼠猖狂） 　　29.Why keep a cow when you can buy milk? 　　30.You can't make a silk purse out of a sow's ear.（巧妇难为无米之炊）  2． as busy as a bee 忙忙碌碌     3． see the elephant 大开眼界     4． white elephant 沉重的负担，无用而累赘的东西     5． talk horse 吹牛     6． duck's egg 得零分     7． a sleeping dog 不可惹（惹不起）的人     8． bell the cat 冒险行为     9． Every dog has his day． 凡人皆有得意时。     10． When pigs fly. 决不可能！     11． Love me□love my dog． 爱屋及乌。     12． Teach fish to swim. 班门弄斧。     13． Dog doesn't eat dog． 同行不相妒。     14． The best fish swim near the bottom． 好鱼居水底。     15． kill two birds with one stone 一石双鸟，一箭双雕     16． When the cats are away the mice will play．山中无老虎，猴子称霸王   猫有九条命。(英国迷信, 指猫的生命力强) A cat in gloves catches no mice. (=Muffled cats catch no mice.) [谚]带手套的猫捉不到耗子; 四肢不勤, 一事无成; 怕沾污手指的人做不出什么事。 A cat may look at a king. [谚]猫也可以看国王(指小人物也应有些权利) agree like cats and dogs [口]像猫和狗一样合不来, 完全合不来 All cats are grey in the dark. (=At night all cats are grey; when candles are out, all cats are grey.) [谚]猫在暗中都是灰色; 黑暗中难分丑妍 as weak as a cat (=as weak as water) 身体非常虚弱 copy cat 盲目的模仿者 enough to make a cat [horse] laugh 极其可笑; 让人笑掉大牙 enough to make a cat speak [口]令人惊讶; 事情太出奇 fat cat 美国政治运动的出资人, 捐献大宗政治款项的富人; 安于现状的懒汉; 以权谋私的人, 享受特权的人 Has the cat got your tongue? [口]猫把你的舌头叼去了吗?为什么不吭声? It rains cats and dogs. 下倾盆大雨, 大雨滂沱 let the cat out of the bag 说走了嘴, (无意中)泄露秘密 like a cat on hot bricks 局促不安, 如热锅上的蚂蚁 live like cat and dog [口]整天吵架 old cat 脾气坏的老太婆 see [watch] how [which way] the cat jumps (=wait for the cat to jump) 观望形势然后行动; 看风使舵, 随机应变 That's like putting the cat near the goldfish bowl. 引狼入室; 等于把猫放在金鱼缸旁。 The cat did it. [口谑]是猫打破的; 不是我搞的。(推托责任的话) The cat is out of the bag. [口]秘密泄露; 真相大白。 The cat jumps. [口]形势清楚了。 The cat shuts its eyes when stealing cream. [谚]掩耳盗铃; 猫偷吃奶油的时候, 总是闭着眼睛。 The cat would eat fish and would not wet her feet. 猫儿想吃鱼, 又怕湿了脚(想吃鱼又怕腥; 想得到某种东西又怕麻烦或担风险)。 The scalded cat fears cold water. [谚] 被烫过的猫, 连冷水也怕(一朝被蛇咬, 三年怕井绳) Watch sb. as a cat watches a mouse. 象猫盯耗子般地盯着某人。 When the cat's away, the mice will play. [谚]猫儿不在,老鼠成精(大王外出, 小鬼跳粱)。