英语中有关动物谚语.docx

英语中有关动物的谚语谚语是人类才智的结晶，是富于颜色的语言形式,它同文学作品、诗 歌一样是语言的精华，一般具有生动形象、喻义明显、富于哲理的语 言特征。在肯定程度上，英语谚语反映了英语民族的文化特点。英语 谚语源远流长，它既有民间流传的谚语，又有来自圣经的、来自 莎士比亚作品的和来自伊索寓言的，还有许多外来谚语。英语谚 语中有很多有关动物的谚语，本人收集了以下几条：l.Bird(1) Kill two birds with one stone. 一箭双雕;一举两得。(2) A bird in the hand is worth two in the bush.双鸟在林不如一鸟在手。Birds of a feather flock together.物以类聚，人以群分。(4) Its an ill bird that fouls own nest.家丑不行外扬。(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。(自我观赏)(8) You cannot catch old birds with chaff.(粗糠).用粗糠捉不住老鸟。(有阅历的人难骗。)(9) Birds in their little nests agree.同巢之鸟心儿齐。2. CatA cat has nine lives.猫有九条命；吉人天相。(2) Cats hide their claws.知人知面不知心。(3) All cats are grey in the dark.黑暗之中猫都是灰色的。(人未出名时 看起来都差不多。)(4) A gloved cat catches no mice.戴手套的猫，老鼠抓不到。(不愿吃 苦的人成不了大事业。)(5) When the weasel and the cat make a marriage, it is a very ill presage. 黄鼠狼和猫结亲，不是好事情。)(6) Who will bwll the cat?谁去给猫系铃？(谁情愿为大家冒风险？) The cat shuts its eyes when stealing cream.帽偷吃奶油的时候总是 闭着眼睛。(掩耳盗铃)(8) There are more ways of killing a cat than by choking it with butter. 杀 猫的方法许多。(达到目的的途径许多。)(9) Care kill a cat.忧虑愁死猫。3. Chicken(1) Dont count your chickens before theyre hatched.鸡蛋未孵出，先另U 数小鸡。(不要过早乐观。)4. Crow(1) A crow is never the whiter for washing herself often. 江山易改，本T生 难移。5. Dog(1) He who would hang his dog gives out first that it is mad. 欲力口之罪， 何患无词.(2) A staff is quickly found to beat a dog with.欲加之罪，何患无词.(3) Love me, love my dog.爱屋及乌.(4) Too much pudding will choke a dog.布丁太多噎死狗。(5) Every dog has his day.人人皆有得意时。(6) Barking dogs dont (seldom) bite.爱叫的狗很少咬人。(7) Let sleeping dogs lie.勿惹事生非。(8) Dead dogs bite not.死狗不咬人。(9) All are not thieves that dogs bark at.狗见了 叫的不肯定都是贼。(不 要以貌取人。)(10) Every dog is a lion at home.狗在家门 口 就成了 狮子。(11) Dont be a dog (lying) in the manger.莫学狗占马槽不吃草。(不要 占着茅坑不拉屎。)(12) Dog does not eat dog.同类不相残。(13) Scornful dogs will eat dirty puddings.狗再高傲也会吃脏布丁。(14) A son never thinks his mother ugly,and a dog never shuns its owners home however shabby it is.儿不嫌母丑，狗不嫌家贫。6. Frog(1) The frog in the well knows nothing of the great ocean. 井底之蛙， 不 知大海。7. FoxThe fox may grow grey, but never good.狐狸毛色可变灰，但是本性 难移。(2) The fox preys farthest from his hole.狐狸捕食，远离洞府。(兔子不 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.狐狸说它吃素的时候，母鸡就得留意。8. Fish(l)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) Theres 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。)。9. 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。10. Horse(1) You can take a horse to the water, but you cant make him drink. 带马到河边简单，逼马饮水难。(2) Dont 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) Dont 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) Dont look a gift horse in the mouth.馈赠之马，勿看牙口。(10) Hair by hair you will pull out the horses tail. 根根拔，拔光 马尾巴。(水滴石穿)11. Mouse(1) It is a poor mousethat 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. 粒 老鼠屎，坏了一锅粥。12.Sheep(1) If one sheep leaps over the ditch, all the rest will follow. 榜样的力气是无穷的。(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，必定喂豺狼。13.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。14. Tiger(1) If you dont enter a tigers den, you cant get his cubs. 不入虎穴, 焉得虎子。15. Wolf(1) Dont 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. 和彳良在 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