英语中与动物相关的习语.doc

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1、英语中与动物相关的习语Fish 鱼1. Never offer to teach a fish to swim谚不要班门弄斧。2. Hes like a fish out of water他感到生疏。3. He drinks like a fish。他喝起酒来不要命。4. Alls fish that comes to his net。凡是到手的他都要。Bird 鸟1.He eats like a bird他吃得很少。2.Birds of a feather flock together谚物以类聚，人以群分。3.A bird in the hand is worth two in the bu

2、sh谚双鸟在林不如一鸟在手eg. Bill has offered to buy my car for $4000.Someone else might pay more, but a bird in the hand is worth two in the bush. (比尔愿出4000美元买我的车，也许有人会出更多，但有一只鸟在手胜过两面三刀只鸟在林子里。4.Thats for the birds! 那毫无意义！5.Its an ill bird that fouls own nest谚家丑不可外扬。6. A little bird told me有人私下告诉我。7.Were all ea

3、rly birds in my family because we live on a farm. 由于我们生活在农场，所以全家人都起得很早。Chicken 小鸡1. Come on! Dont be chicken! 来，别害怕！2. Well，shes certainly no spring chicken她当然不再是个小丫头了。3. Dont count your chickens before theyre hatched! 谚不要过早乐观!Owl 猫头鹰1. He is as blind as an owl他真是个瞎子。2. Hes a wise old owl他是个智叟。Bear

4、熊1.Every time l see my grandfather，he gives me a big bear hug 每次见到爷爷，他都要紧紧地拥抱我。2.Her husband is a real bear她丈夫脾气确实坏。Bee 蜜蜂1.Shes always as busy as a bee她总是忙忙碌碌。Snail蜗牛1. He walks at a snails pace他走路慢吞吞。worm 虫1. He wormed his way through the narrow passage他好不容易才走过那条狭窄的小路。2Every time l take the kids t

5、o the movies，they always worm around in their seats每次我带孩子们去看电影，他们好像总也坐不住似的。3. l am a worm today今天一点精神也没有。4. A worm will turn谚如果被逼太甚，最温顺的人也会反抗。Ants 蚂蚁1.Youd think he has ants in his pants你会觉得他坐立不安。Bug 臭虫1. It really bugs me when the bus comes late and l cant go to work on time。由于汽车晚点而不能按时上班，真让我感到烦恼。2

6、. l dont feel wellI think I picked up some kind of bug in my travels abroad我感觉有点不适，可能是出国旅行时偶染微恙。3. Hes a camera bug他是个摄影迷。hog 猪1When we were young，my sister and l shared the same bed，but she usually hogged all the room小时候姐姐和我共睡一张床，可她总是占很多地方。2When he does something，he usually goes the whole hog他要干什么，

7、就真的干到底。Sheep 羊1She had a rather sheepish smile. 她笑起来很害羞的样子。2He is a black sheep 他是个败家子。dog 狗1. Barking dogs seldom bite.吠犬不咬人（意指：对于高声发出恐吓，或惯于大声吼叫的人，勿须当真）。 2. Every dog has his day.凡人皆有得意日（意指：大家都有走运的一天）。 3. Dog does not eat dog.同类不相残；同室不操戈。 4. a cat-and-dog life 争争吵吵的日子 5. Dog does not eat dog. 同类不相残

8、，同时不操戈 6. Dumb dogs are dangerous. 不叫的狗咬人 7. Give a dog a bad name and hang him. 谗言可畏，欲加之罪，何患无辞 8. go to the dogs 每况愈下 9. hang-dog look 愁眉苦脸 10. If the old dog barks, he give the counsel. 老狗叫，是忠告。 11. Love me, love my dog. 爱屋及乌 12. He is a lucky dog. 他是个幸运儿。 13. lead a dogs life 过穷困潦倒的日子 14. not hav

9、e a dogs chance 毫无机会 15. come like a dog at a whistle 一呼即来 16. Every dog is a lion at home. Every dog is valiant at his own door. 谚狗是百步王, 只在门前凶。 17. Fight dog, fight bear. 谚打个青红皂白, 一决雌雄。 18. Give a dog a bad an ill name(and hang him). 谚一旦给人加一个坏名声, 他就永远洗刷不掉; 人言可畏。 19. It is ill to waken sleeping dogs

10、. let sleeping dogs lie; dont wake a sleeping dog. 别多事, 别惹麻烦。 20. lead a dogs life 过着牛马不如的生活 22. Love me, love my dog. 谚你若把我当朋友, 也要把我的朋友当朋友; 爱屋及乌。 ScornfulHungry dogs will eat dirty puddings. 谚人到危急时, 平时所不屑做的也要做; 急不暇择, 饥不择食。 teach an old dog new tricks 使守旧的人接受新事物 teach the dog to bark 教狗怎么叫(意指多此一举) T

11、he dog returns to his vomit. 狗回头吃自己吐出来的东西; 重犯旧日罪恶。 A living dog is better than a dead lion.一条活狗胜过一头死狮.23、dog eat dog 残酷、竞争激烈Some people say we live in a dog-eat-dog world.24、work like a dog 指一个人努力、卖命地工作They say that to be successful, a person has to work like a dog.他们说，一个人想要成功就得拼命工作。25、dog-tired 筋疲力

12、尽Such hard work can make him dog-tired.如此坚辛的工作使他疲惫不堪。26、sick as a dog 病得严重The situation would be even worse if she became sick as a dog.如果她病得厉害，情况会更糟27、meaner than a junkyard dog 冷漠，不友好He is a man meaner than a junkyard dog.他是一个残酷、冷漠的男人。28、His bark is worse than his bite. 刀子嘴、豆腐心I wouldnt be scared

13、of her if I were you. Her barks a lot worse than her bite.如果我是你，我不会怕她。她是个刀子嘴，豆腐心的人。格林在努力避免招惹是非。29、the dog days of summer 一年中最热的三伏天I can do nothing except for swimming in the dog days of summer.在三伏天里，除了游泳，我什么事也做不成。Horse 马1. He eats like a horse他吃得很多。2. Thats just a lot of horse and donkey dust! 那不过都是

14、些废话!3. Its time to study now and stop horsing around学习时间已到，别胡闹了。4. I got it straight from the horses mouth我是听当事人亲口说的。5. Just hold your horses！忍耐一下吧！6. She works like a horse all day long她整天辛辛苦苦地干活。7. Thats a horse of a different color! 那完全是另外一回事。8. You can take a horse to the water，but you cant make

15、 him drink！谚带马到河边容易, 逼马饮水难！Monkey 猴1. Dont get your monkey up for nothing别无缘无故生气。2. You shouldnt monkey about with that machine, if you dont know how to fix it 假如你不懂得修，就别瞎弄这台机器。3. What kind of monkey business has been going on while Ive been away？ 我不在的时候，出了什么事了？Fox 狐狸1.Watch out for himHes an old fo

16、x防着点儿，他是只老狐狸精。Mule 骡Hes more stubborn than a mule他顽固得很。Cat 猫1. to rain cats and dogs意思为滂沱大雨.西方人认为帽可以预测天气变化,所以帽被看成大雨的象征.而狗是风的使者,所以两者相遇时可以想象.2. curiosity killed the cat译为不要太过好奇.猫有一个很危险的习惯-用鼻子接触所有的东西,如同过于热心的人容易引起别人的反感.Children are usually warned that curiosity killed the cat.3. to let the cat out of bag意为泄露秘密,源于乡村盛行的骗术,人们用猫代替猪放在口袋里到市场上卖,如果猫从口袋里跑出来了,秘密泄露则骗术失败.Do not tell Anna about our plot, or she always let the cat out of the bag .4. A cat has nine lives. 谚猫有九命。5. That cat wont jump这一手行不通。Lamb 羔羊1. What a lamb she is! 她真是个小宝贝儿！2. She looks like a lamb她看上去很温柔。 6 / 6