有关动物的英语习语(7页).doc

-一 谚语1.Bird (1) Kill two birds with one stone. 箭双雕；举两得 (2) A bird in the hand is worth two in the bush. 双鸟林鸟手 (3) Birds of a feather flock together. 物类聚人群分 (4) Its an ill bird that fouls own nest. 家丑外扬 (5) Fine feathers make fine birds. 人要衣装马要鞍 (6) A bird is known by its note, and a man by his talk. 听音识鸟闻言识人 (7) Each bird loves to hear himself sing. 鸟儿都爱听自己唱（） (8) You cannot catch old birds with chaff.(粗糠). 用粗糠捉住老鸟（有经验人难骗） (9) Birds in their little nests agree. 同巢之鸟心儿齐 2. Cat (1) A cat has nine lives.猫有； (2) Cats hide their claws. 知人知面知心 (3) All cats are grey in the dark. 黑暗之猫都灰色（人未出名时看起来都差多） (4) A gloved cat catches no mice. 戴手套猫老鼠抓（愿吃苦人成了大事业） (5) When the weasel and the cat make a marriage, it is a very ill presage. 和猫结亲好事情） (6) Who will bwll the cat? 谁去给猫系铃（谁愿意大家冒风险） (7) The cat shuts its eyes when stealing cream. 帽偷吃奶油时候总闭着眼睛（） (8) There are more ways of killing a cat than by choking it with butter. 办法多（达目途径多） (9) Care kill a cat. 忧虑愁猫披老虎皮Cat wearing tiger-skin抖威风shaking down to size猫肚子放Cat belly Tiger tank凶起来tough up猫守鼠洞at guarding the rat holes动声色without batting an eyelid猫吃Cats do not eat dead mouse假斯文shedding Sven猫嘴里老鼠The cat in the mouth of the mouse跑了 not CAT clutchs the mouse本分事this thing3. Chicken (1) Dont count your chickens before theyre hatched. 鸡蛋未孵出先别数小鸡（要过早乐观） 4. Crow (1) A crow is never the whiter for washing herself often. 5. Dog (1) He who would hang his dog gives out first that it is mad. 何患无词. (2) A staff is quickly found to beat a dog with. 何患无词. (3) Love me, love my dog. . (4) Too much pudding will choke a dog. 太多噎死狗 (5) Every dog has his day. 人人皆有得意时 (6) Barking dogs dont (seldom) bite. 爱叫狗少 (7) Let sleeping dogs lie. 勿惹事生非 (8) Dead dogs bite not. 死狗 (9) All are not thieves that dogs bark at. 狗见了叫定都贼（要貌取人） (10) Every dog is a lion at home. 狗家门口成了狮子 (11) Dont be a dog (lying) in the manger. 莫学狗占吃草（要占着茅坑拉屎） (12) Dog does not eat dog. 同类相残 (13) Scornful dogs will eat dirty puddings. 狗再傲慢也会吃脏 (14) A son never thinks his mother ugly,and a dog never shuns its owners home however shabby it is.儿嫌母丑狗嫌家贫 6. Frog (1) The frog in the well knows nothing of the great ocean. 知大海 7. Fox (1) The fox may grow grey, but never good. 狐狸毛色变灰 (2) The fox preys farthest from his hole. 狐狸捕食远离洞府（兔子吃窝边草） (3) When the fox preaches, then take care of your geese. 每当狐狸说教当心鹅群被盗 (4) When the fox says he is a vegetarian, its time for the hen to look out. 狐狸说吃素时候母鸡得注意 8. Fish (1) The best fish swim near the bottom. 好鱼常水底游 (2) Never offer to teach fish to swim. 要 (3) Go to the sea, if you would fish well. 入虎穴 (4) Theres as good fish in the sea as ever came out of it. 海里好鱼多 (5) It is a silly fish that is caught twice with the same bait. 智者上两次档 (6) If water is noisy, there are no fish in it. 咆哮水无鱼（者无真才实学）9. Hare (1) You cannot run with the hare and hunt with the hounds(). 能既和起跑又和起追（人应两面讨好） (2) The tortoise wins the race while the hare is sleeping. 兔子乌龟跑赢了 10. Horse (1) You can take a horse to the water, but you cant make him drink. 带马河边容易逼马饮水难 (2) Dont ride the high horse. 勿 (3) A good horse cannot be of a bad colour. 好马会毛色差 (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. 无需鞭策 (6) Dont put the cart before the horse. 要大车套马前面（处理问题应按先次序要） (7) The common horse is worst shod. 公用之马掌子差 (8) Lock the barn door after the horse is stolen. 失马之锁（） (9) Dont look a gift horse in the mouth. 馈赠之马勿看 (10) Hair by hair you will pull out the horses tail. 根根拔拔光马尾巴（） 11 . Mouse (1) It is a poor mouse that has hole. (2) The mouse that has but one hole is quickly taken. 只有洞老鼠快被抓住 (3) A speck of mouse dung will spoil a whole pot of porridge. 粒坏了锅粥12. Sheep (1) If one sheep leaps over the ditch, all the rest will follow. 榜样力量无穷 (2) A lazy sheep thinks its wool heavy. 懒羊嫌 (3) He that makes himself a sheep shall be eaten by the wolf. 甘心做绵羊必喂13.Swallow (1) One swallow does not make a spring. 孤燕报春 (2) One swallow does not make a summer. 燕成夏 14. Tiger (1) If you dont enter a tigers den, you cant get his cubs. 入虎穴 15. Wolf (1) Dont trust a goat with the kitchen-garden,or a wolf with sheepfold. 能请羊管菜园能请狼管 (2) Who keeps company with wolves, will learn to howl. 和狼起会学狼叫 (3) Man is a wolf to man. 人对人狼（人心狠人吃人） (4) A growing youth has a wolf in his belly. 年轻人成长吃起饭来像小练习：关于英语动物习语的翻译1.Love me, love my dog. 2.I wanted mother's present to be secret, but my sister let the cat out of the bag.3.He was like a cat in hot bricks before his driving test.4.The plan is a dead duck: there is no money.5.My new car goes like a bird. It runs fairly well.6.You can talk till the cows come home; you'll never make me change my mind.7.I smelt a rat when he started being so helpful.8.They lead a cat-and-dog life, so they decided to get separated.来自沪江英语一些与动物有关的俗语。再补充一些关于动物的英语俗语，希望大家多多指正，多多赐教。1. have a whale of a time.玩的非常痛快；过的非常愉快。2. a whale of a victory.巨大的胜利。3. a lion of a man.非常勇敢得人。4. a lamb of a temper.羔羊般的柔顺。5. a little shrimp of a fellow.一个小的像虾米似的人。6. an odd/a queer fish .古怪的人，难以理解得人。7. a big fish (in a little) pound. （小地方或小范围内的）大人物。8. at a snails pace.极慢的。9. a snake in the grass.伪装成朋友的人；阴险的人。10. a (case of) dog eat dog.残酷的竞争；自相残杀。11. dressed like a dogs dinner.穿着十分时髦或显眼。12. every dog has his/its day.犯人皆有得意时。13. love me, love my dog.爱屋及乌。14. put on the dog.炫耀；摆阔。15. teach an old dog new tricks.改变老人的想法，做法。16. dog days.三伏天。17. monkey business.胡闹；骗人的把戏；恶作剧。18. cling/stick to sb. like a leech.纠缠某人不放；依附与某人。19. act/play the goat.举止轻浮；不负责任。20. separate the sheep form the goats.把好人同坏人分开。21. top dog.有优势的人，国家，团体等。22. like a cat on hot bricks.如坐针毡；像热锅上的蚂蚁。23. have shin like a rihinoceros.（对受攻击，批评，侮辱等）麻木不仁。24. quiet as a mouse.鸦雀无声。25. the rat race.（贬）激烈的竞争。26. have ants in ones pants.坐立不安。27. go ape.变的狂热；发疯似的。28. the bees knees.出类拔萃之物。29. the birds and the bees.基本的性知识。30. a bird in the hand is worth two in the bush.一鸟在胜于二鸟在林；珍惜现在拥有的。31. like a bird.毫无困难的；一帆风顺的。32. the early bird catches the worm 捷足先登。33. from the horses mouth.（指劝告，情报等）来自直接参与者的；从可靠的人那里获得的；大道消息。34. eat like a horse.吃的很多。35. You can take a horse to water, but you cant make him drink.牵马到水易，逼马喝水难。（即使给某人机会，他也不一定利用）。36. a willing horse.积极工作的人（有别于常发牢骚的人或不满的人）。37. hold ones horse.等一下；忍耐，控制自己的热情等。38. wise as owl.绝顶聪明。39. run with the hare and hunt with the hounds.两面讨好；左右逢迎。-第 7 页-