第一篇：英語(yǔ)中有趣的動(dòng)物諺語(yǔ)

英語(yǔ)中有趣的動(dòng)物諺語(yǔ)

諺語(yǔ)是人類智慧的結(jié)晶，是富于色彩的語(yǔ)言形式,它同文學(xué)作品、詩(shī)歌一樣是語(yǔ)言的精華,一般具有生動(dòng)形象、喻義明顯、富于哲理的語(yǔ)言特征。在一定程度上，英語(yǔ)諺語(yǔ)反映了英語(yǔ)民族的文化特點(diǎn)。英語(yǔ)諺語(yǔ)源遠(yuǎn)流長(zhǎng)，它既有民間流傳的諺語(yǔ)，又有來(lái)自《圣經(jīng)》的、來(lái)自莎士比亞作品的和來(lái)自《伊索寓言》的，還有很多外來(lái)諺語(yǔ)。英語(yǔ)諺語(yǔ)中有許多有關(guān)動(dòng)物的諺語(yǔ)，大家看看吧。。

1.Bird

(1)Kill two birds with one stone.一箭雙雕；一舉兩得。

(2)A bird in the hand is worth two in the bush.雙鳥(niǎo)在林不如一鳥(niǎo)在手。

(3)Birds of a feather flock together.物以類聚，人以群分。

(4)It’s an ill bird that fouls own nest.家丑不可外揚(yáng)。

(5)Fine feathers make fine birds.人要衣裝，馬要鞍。

(6)A bird is known by its note, and a man by his talk.聽(tīng)音識(shí)鳥(niǎo)，聞言識(shí)人。

(7)Each bird loves to hear himself sing.鳥(niǎo)兒都愛(ài)聽(tīng)自己唱。（自我欣賞）

(8)You cannot catch old birds with chaff.(粗糠).用粗糠捉不住老鳥(niǎo)。（有經(jīng)驗(yàn)的人難騙。）

(9)Birds in their little nests agree.同巢之鳥(niǎo)心兒齊。

2.Cat

(1)A cat has nine lives.貓有九條命；吉人天相。

(2)Cats hide their claws.知人知面不知心。

(3)All cats are grey in the dark..黑暗之中貓都是灰色的。（人未出名時(shí)看起來(lái)都差不多。）

(4)A gloved cat catches no mice.戴手套的貓，老鼠抓不到。（不愿吃苦的人成不了大事業(yè)。）

(5)When the weasel and the cat make a marriage, it is a very ill presage.黃鼠狼和貓結(jié)親，不是好事情。）

(6)Who will bwll the cat? 誰(shuí)去給貓系鈴？（誰(shuí)愿意為大家冒風(fēng)險(xiǎn)？）

(7)The cat shuts its eyes when stealing cream.帽偷吃奶油的時(shí)候總是閉著眼睛。（掩耳盜鈴）

(8)There are more ways of killing a cat than by choking it with butter.殺貓的辦法很多。（達(dá)到目的的途徑很多。）

(9)Care kill a cat.憂慮愁死貓。

3.Chicken

(1)Don’t count your chickens before they’re hatched.雞蛋未孵出，先別數(shù)小雞。（不要過(guò)早樂(lè)觀。）

4.Crow

(1)A crow is never the whiter for washing herself often.江山易改，本性難移。

5.Dog

(1)He who would hang his dog gives out first that it is mad.欲加之罪，何患無(wú)詞.(2)A staff is quickly found to beat a dog with.欲加之罪，何患無(wú)詞.(3)Love me, love my dog.愛(ài)屋及烏.(4)Too much pudding will choke a dog.布丁太多噎死狗。

(5)Every dog has his day.人人皆有得意時(shí)。

(6)Barking dogs don’t(seldom)bite.愛(ài)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.狗見(jiàn)了叫的不一定都是賊。（不要以貌取人。）

(10)Every dog is a lion at home.狗在家門(mén)口就成了獅子。

(11)Don’t be a dog(lying)in the manger.莫學(xué)狗占馬槽不吃草。（不要占著茅坑不拉屎。）

(12)Dog does not eat dog.同類不相殘。

(13)Scornful dogs will eat dirty puddings.狗再傲慢也會(huì)吃臟布丁。

(14)A son never thinks his mother ugly,and a dog never shuns its owner’s home however shabby it is.兒不嫌母丑，狗不嫌家貧。

6.Frog

(1)The frog in the well knows nothing of the great ocean.井底之蛙，不知大海。

7.Fox

(1)The fox may grow grey, but never good.狐貍毛色可變灰，但是本性難移。

(2)The fox preys farthest from his hole.狐貍捕食，遠(yuǎn)離洞府。（兔子不吃窩邊草。）

(3)When the fox preaches, then take care of your geese.每當(dāng)狐貍說(shuō)教，當(dāng)心鵝群被盜。

(4)When the fox says he is a vegetarian, it’s time for the hen to look out.狐貍說(shuō)它吃素的時(shí)候，母雞就得注意。

8.Fish

(1)The best fish swim near the bottom.好魚(yú)常在水底游。

(2)Never offer to teach fish to swim.不要班門(mén)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.海里的好魚(yú)多的是。

(5)It is a silly fish that is caught twice with the same bait.智者不上兩次檔。

(6)If water is noisy, there are no fish in it.咆哮的水中無(wú)魚(yú)。（夸夸其談?wù)邿o(wú)真才實(shí)學(xué)。）。

9.Hare

(1)You cannot run with the hare and hunt with the hounds(獵狗).不能既和野兔一起跑又和獵狗一起追。（人不應(yīng)兩面討好。）

(2)The tortoise wins the race while the hare is sleeping.兔子睡懶覺(jué)，烏龜跑贏了。

10.Horse

(1)You can take a horse to the water, but you can’t make him drink.帶馬到河邊容易，逼馬飲水難。

(2)Don’t ride the high horse.勿擺架子。

(3)A good horse cannot be of a bad colour.好馬不會(huì)毛色差。

(4)A horse may stumble on four feet.馬有四條腿，亦有失蹄時(shí)。

(5)A running horse needs no spur.奔馬無(wú)需鞭策。

(6)Don’t put the cart before the horse.不要將大車(chē)套在馬前面。（處理問(wèn)題應(yīng)按先后次序，不要本末倒置。）

(7)The common horse is worst shod.公用之馬，掌子最差。

(8)Lock the barn door after the horse is stolen.失馬之后鎖馬廄。（亡羊補(bǔ)牢）

(9)Don’t look a gift horse in the mouth.饋贈(zèng)之馬，勿看牙口。

(10)Hair by hair you will pull out the horse’s tail.一根一根拔，拔光馬尾巴。（水滴石穿）

11.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.只有一個(gè)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，壞了一鍋粥。

12.Sheep

(1)If one sheep leaps over the ditch, all the rest will follow.榜樣的力量是無(wú)窮的。

(2)A lazy sheep thinks its wool heavy.懶羊嫌毛重。

(3)He that makes himself a sheep shall be eaten by the wolf.甘心做綿羊，必然喂豺狼。

13.Swallow

(1)One swallow does not make a spring.孤燕不報(bào)春。

(2)One swallow does not make a summer.一燕不成夏。

14.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。

15.Wolf

(1)Don’t trust a goat with the kitchen-garden,or a wolf with sheepfold.不能請(qǐng)羊管菜園，不能請(qǐng)狼管羊圈。

(2)Who keeps company with wolves, will learn to howl.和狼在一起，就會(huì)學(xué)狼叫。

(3)Man is a wolf to man.人對(duì)人是狼。（人心狠，人吃人）

(4)A growing youth has a wolf in his belly.年輕人，在成長(zhǎng)，吃起飯來(lái)像餓狼

有關(guān)魚(yú)類的諺語(yǔ):

The best fish swim near the bottom.好魚(yú)常在水底游.Never offer to teach fish to swim.不要教魚(yú)去游泳.(不要班門(mén)弄斧.)

Go to the sea, if you would fish well.不入虎穴,焉得虎子.Theres as good fish in the sea as ever came out of it.海里的好魚(yú)多的是.(強(qiáng)中更有強(qiáng)中手.)

It is a silly fish that is caught twice with the same bait.笨魚(yú)才會(huì)咬兩次鉤.(智者不上兩次當(dāng).)

If water is noisy, there are no fish in it.咆哮的水中無(wú)魚(yú).(夸夸其談的人沒(méi)有真才識(shí)學(xué).)

有關(guān)貓的諺語(yǔ):

A cat has nine lives.貓有九命.(吉人自有天相.)

Cats hide their claws.貓總是藏起自己的爪子.(知人知面不知心.)

All cats are grey in the dark.黑暗處的貓都是灰色的.(人未出名時(shí)看起來(lái)都是差不多.)

A gloved cat catches no mice.戴手套的貓抓不到老鼠.(不愿吃苦的人成不了大事

業(yè).)

When the weasel and the cat make a marriage, it is a very ill presage.黃鼠狼和貓結(jié)親沒(méi)好事.Who will bell the cat? 誰(shuí)去給貓系鈴鐺?(誰(shuí)愿為大家冒風(fēng)險(xiǎn)?)

The cat shuts its eyes when stealing cream.貓偷吃奶油時(shí)總是閉著眼.(掩耳盜鈴,自欺欺人.)

There are more ways of killing a cat than by choking it with butter.殺死貓的辦法不僅僅是用黃油噎死它.(達(dá)到目的的途徑很多.)

有關(guān)狗的諺語(yǔ):

He who would hang his dog gives out first that it is mad.欲加之罪,何患無(wú)辭.Love me, love my dog.愛(ài)屋及烏.Every dog has his day.人人皆有得意時(shí).Barking dogs seldom bite.愛(ài)叫的狗不咬人.All are not thieves that dogs bark at.狗見(jiàn)了叫的不一定都是賊.(不要以貌取人.)Don’t be a dog lying in the manger.莫學(xué)狗占馬槽不吃草.(不要占著茅坑不拉屎.)Dog does not eat dog.狗不吃同類.(本是同根生,相煎何太急?)

A son never thinks his mother ugly, and a dog never shuns its owners home however shabby it is.兒不嫌母丑,狗不嫌家貧.1.The early bird catches the worm.早起的鳥(niǎo)捉到蟲(chóng)。/ 捷足先登。

2.A bird is known by its voice, and a man by his words.聞聲知鳥(niǎo)，聞言知人。

3.Every bird likes its own nest best.鳥(niǎo)皆愛(ài)其巢，人皆愛(ài)其家。

4.There are no birds of this year in last year's nest.今年的巢里找不到去年的鳥(niǎo)。/時(shí)過(guò)境遷。

5.If you sell the cow, you sell the milk too.賣(mài)了母牛吃不成奶。/事難兩全。

6.No bees, no honey.不養(yǎng)蜂，無(wú)蜜吃。/不勞動(dòng)，不得食。

7.One swallow does not make a summer.獨(dú)木不成林。

8.A bird in the hand is worth two in the brush.一鳥(niǎo)在手勝過(guò)兩鳥(niǎo)在林。

9.Every dog is lion at home.狗是百步王，只在門(mén)前狠。

10.The scalded dog fears cold water.燙過(guò)的狗連冷水都怕。/一朝被蛇咬，十年怕井繩。/驚弓之鳥(niǎo)

11.All lay load on the willing horse.人善被人欺，馬善被人騎。

12.Every dog has his day.是人皆有出頭日

許多英文成語(yǔ)中,都以動(dòng)物為主角.看看下列的動(dòng)物成語(yǔ)中,你認(rèn)識(shí)多少?Birds of a feather flock together.物以類聚(同一種羽毛的鳥(niǎo)會(huì)聚在一起)

A bird in the hand is worth two in the bush.手中一鳥(niǎo)勝過(guò)林中二鳥(niǎo)(實(shí)際利益遠(yuǎn)勝虛幻的美夢(mèng))

To kill two birds with one stone.一石二鳥(niǎo),一箭雙鵰,一舉兩得

It is the early bird that catches the worm.早起的鳥(niǎo)兒有蟲(chóng)吃(勤勉的人才能成功)

Let the cat out of the bag.泄露秘密(不小心讓貓從袋里跑出來(lái))

Care killed the cat.憂慮傷身(一貓雖有九條命,也能因憂慮致死)

Love me, love my dog.愛(ài)屋及屋(你如愛(ài)我,也該愛(ài)吾狗)

Give a dog a bad name and hang him.欲加之罪何患無(wú)辭(說(shuō)狗不好就可以把牠吊死)

Let sleeping dogs lie.少管閑事(勿惹睡狗)

To lead a dog's life.過(guò)牛馬般的生活

To shed crocodile tears.貓哭耗子,假慈悲(鱷魚(yú)在吃獵物時(shí)據(jù)說(shuō)會(huì)掉眼淚)

Separate the sheep from the goats.明是非,辨忠奸(要分哪些是綿羊,哪些是山羊)

A wolf in sheep's clothing.笑里藏刀的人(披著羊皮的狼)

To throw out a minnow to catch a whale.

第二篇：英語(yǔ)中有關(guān)動(dòng)物的諺語(yǔ)

一個(gè)弓箭手,箭法很好,有一天上山打獵.A man who was very skiiful with his bow, went up into the mountains to hunt.他一走近野獸,獸群就立刻陷入了一片恐慌,亂成一片.只有獅子一個(gè)堅(jiān)定地露出想要奮戰(zhàn)的決心.At his approach there was instantly a great consternation and rout among all the wild beasts,the lion along showing any determination to fight.“等等,”弓箭手對(duì)他說(shuō),“你先等我的使者來(lái),他有些話想跟你說(shuō).” 說(shuō)這話,他就沖著獅子射出了一箭,正中獅子的腹部.“Stop,” said the bowman to him, “and await my messenger, who has somewhat to say to you.” With that he sent an arrow after the lion, and wounded him in the side.獅子覺(jué)得疼痛無(wú)比,逃進(jìn)了樹(shù)林深處.一只狐貍看見(jiàn)他逃跑,就激勵(lì)他鼓起勇氣,對(duì)抗自己的敵人.The lion, smarting with anguish feld into the depth of the thickets, but a fox, seeing him run, bid him take courage and face his enemy.“不,”獅子拒絕了,“你不用再勸我了!假如那個(gè)獵人連他的使者都這么鋒利難擋的話,那么,作為派遣主人,他的力量該有多么強(qiáng)大啊!

”No,“ said the lion, ”you will not persuade me to that;for if the messenger he sends is so sharp, what must be the power of him who sends it?"

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第三篇：英語(yǔ)中有關(guān)動(dòng)物的諺語(yǔ)

英語(yǔ)中有關(guān)動(dòng)物的諺語(yǔ)

諺語(yǔ)是人類智能的結(jié)晶，是富于色彩的語(yǔ)言形式,它同文學(xué)作品、詩(shī)歌一樣是語(yǔ)言的精華,一般具有生動(dòng)形象、喻義明顯、富于哲理的語(yǔ)言特征。在一定程度上，英語(yǔ)諺語(yǔ)反映了英語(yǔ)民族的文化特點(diǎn)。英語(yǔ)諺語(yǔ)源遠(yuǎn)流長(zhǎng)，它既有民間流傳的諺語(yǔ)，又有來(lái)自《圣經(jīng)》的、來(lái)自莎士比亞作品的和來(lái)自《伊索寓言》的，還有很多外來(lái)諺語(yǔ)。英語(yǔ)諺語(yǔ)中有許多有關(guān)動(dòng)物的諺語(yǔ)，本人收集了以下幾條：

1.Bird

(1)Kill two birds with one stone.一箭雙雕；一舉兩得。

(2)A bird in the hand is worth two in the bush.雙鳥(niǎo)在林不如一鳥(niǎo)在手。

(3)Birds of a feather flock together.物以類聚，人以群分。

(4)It’s an ill bird that fouls own nest.家丑不可外揚(yáng)。

(5)Fine feathers make fine birds.人要衣裝，馬要鞍。

(6)A bird is known by its note, and a man by his talk.聽(tīng)音識(shí)鳥(niǎo)，聞言識(shí)人。

(7)Each bird loves to hear himself sing.鳥(niǎo)兒都愛(ài)聽(tīng)自己唱。（自我欣賞）

(8)You cannot catch old birds with chaff.(粗糠).用粗糠捉不住老鳥(niǎo)。（有經(jīng)驗(yàn)的人難騙。）

(9)Birds in their little nests agree.同巢之鳥(niǎo)心兒齊。

2.Cat

(1)A cat has nine lives.貓有九條命；吉人天相。

(2)Cats hide their claws.知人知面不知心。(3)All cats are grey in the dark..黑暗之中貓都是灰色的。（人未出名時(shí)看起來(lái)都差不多。）(4)A gloved cat catches no mice.戴手套的貓，老鼠抓不到。（不愿吃苦的人成不了大事業(yè)。）

(5)When the weasel and the cat make a marriage, it is a very ill presage.黃鼠狼和貓結(jié)親，不是好事情。）

(6)Who will bwll the cat? 誰(shuí)去給貓系鈴？（誰(shuí)愿意為大家冒風(fēng)險(xiǎn)？）

(7)The cat shuts its eyes when stealing cream.帽偷吃奶油的時(shí)候總是閉著眼睛。（掩耳盜鈴）

(8)There are more ways of killing a cat than by choking it with butter.殺貓的辦法很多。（達(dá)到目的的途徑很多。）

(9)Care kill a cat.憂慮愁死貓。

3.Chicken

(1)Don’t count your chickens before they’re hatched.雞蛋未孵出，先別數(shù)小雞。（不要過(guò)早樂(lè)觀。）

4.Crow

(1)A crow is never the whiter for washing herself often.江山易改，本性難移。

5.Dog

(1)He who would hang his dog gives out first that it is mad.欲加之罪，何患無(wú)詞.(2)A staff is quickly found to beat a dog with.欲加之罪，何患無(wú)詞.(3)Love me, love my dog.愛(ài)屋及烏.(4)Too much pudding will choke a dog.布丁太多噎死狗。

(5)Every dog has his day.人人皆有得意時(shí)。

(6)Barking dogs don’t(seldom)bite.愛(ài)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.狗見(jiàn)了叫的不一定都是賊。（不要以貌取人。）

(10)Every dog is a lion at home.狗在家門(mén)口就成了獅子。

(11)Don’t be a dog(lying)in the manger.莫學(xué)狗占馬槽不吃草。（不要占著茅坑不拉屎。）

(12)Dog does not eat dog.同類不相殘。

(13)Scornful dogs will eat dirty puddings.狗再傲慢也會(huì)吃臟布丁。

(14)A son never thinks his mother ugly,and a dog never shuns its owner’s home however shabby it is.兒不嫌母丑，狗不嫌家貧。

6.Frog

(1)The frog in the well knows nothing of the great ocean.井底之蛙，不知大海。

7.Fox

(1)The fox may grow grey, but never good.狐貍毛色可變灰，但是本性難移。

(2)The fox preys farthest from his hole.狐貍捕食，遠(yuǎn)離洞府。（兔子不吃窩邊草。）(3)When the fox preaches, then take care of your geese.每當(dāng)狐貍說(shuō)教，當(dāng)心鵝群被盜。

(4)When the fox says he is a vegetarian, it’s time for the hen to look out.狐貍說(shuō)它吃素的時(shí)候，母雞就得注意。

英語(yǔ)中有關(guān)動(dòng)物的諺語(yǔ)（下）

8.Fish

(1)The best fish swim near the bottom.好魚(yú)常在水底游。

(2)Never offer to teach fish to swim.不要班門(mén)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.海里的好魚(yú)多的是。

(5)It is a silly fish that is caught twice with the same bait.智者不上兩次檔。

(6)If water is noisy, there are no fish in it.咆哮的水中無(wú)魚(yú)。（夸夸其談?wù)邿o(wú)真才實(shí)學(xué)。）。

9.Hare

(1)You cannot run with the hare and hunt with the hounds(獵狗).不能既和野兔一起跑又和獵狗一起追。（人不應(yīng)兩面討好。）

(2)The tortoise wins the race while the hare is sleeping.兔子睡懶覺(jué)，烏龜跑贏了。

10.Horse

(1)You can take a horse to the water, but you can’t make him drink.帶馬到河邊容易，逼馬飲水難。

(2)Don’t ride the high horse.勿擺架子。

(3)A good horse cannot be of a bad colour.好馬不會(huì)毛色差。

(4)A horse may stumble on four feet.馬有四條腿，亦有失蹄時(shí)。

(5)A running horse needs no spur.奔馬無(wú)需鞭策。

(6)Don’t put the cart before the horse.不要將大車(chē)套在馬前面。（處理問(wèn)題應(yīng)按先后次序，不要本末倒置。）

(7)The common horse is worst shod.公用之馬，掌子最差。

(8)Lock the barn door after the horse is stolen.失馬之后鎖馬廄。（亡羊補(bǔ)牢）

(9)Don’t look a gift horse in the mouth.饋贈(zèng)之馬，勿看牙口。

(10)Hair by hair you will pull out the horse’s tail.一根一根拔，拔光馬尾巴。（水滴石穿）11.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.只有一個(gè)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，壞了一鍋粥。

12.Sheep

(1)If one sheep leaps over the ditch, all the rest will follow.榜樣的力量是無(wú)窮的。

(2)A lazy sheep thinks its wool heavy.懶羊嫌毛重。

(3)He that makes himself a sheep shall be eaten by the wolf.甘心做綿羊，必然喂豺狼。

13.Swallow

(1)One swallow does not make a spring.孤燕不報(bào)春。

(2)One swallow does not make a summer.一燕不成夏。

14.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。

15.Wolf

(1)Don’t trust a goat with the kitchen-garden,or a wolf with sheepfold.不能請(qǐng)羊管菜園，不能請(qǐng)狼管羊圈。

(2)Who keeps company with wolves, will learn to howl.和狼在一起，就會(huì)學(xué)狼叫。

(3)Man is a wolf to man.人對(duì)人是狼。（人心狠，人吃人）

(4)A growing youth has a wolf in his belly.年輕人，在成長(zhǎng)，吃起飯來(lái)像餓狼

第四篇：動(dòng)物諺語(yǔ)

動(dòng)物諺語(yǔ)

Dog 狗

1.a lucky dog

幸運(yùn)兒 a lazy dog

懶漢 a gay dog

快樂(lè)的人 a dirty dog

下流胚 a yellow dog

卑鄙無(wú)恥的小人 a dead dog

廢物，無(wú)用之人 a clever dog

聰明的人 a top dog

當(dāng)權(quán)派，頭兒 the black dog 沮喪，憂郁

例：They said the black dog was over Bob.據(jù)說(shuō)鮑勃曾很憂郁。2.treat sb.like a dog 不把某人當(dāng)人看 3.dog-days

三伏天 4.dog-eared

書(shū)角翻卷的 5.a dog’s breakfast/dinner

一團(tuán)糟

6.dog in the manger

自己不干也不讓別人干；自己能享受也不讓別人享受的人 7.be dressed(up)like a dog’s dinner

穿著時(shí)髦 8.put on the dog 炫耀 9.go to the dogs

每況愈下 10.hang-dog look 愁眉苦臉

11.not have a dog's chance

毫無(wú)機(jī)會(huì) 12.come like a dog at a whistle

一呼即來(lái)

13.lead a dog's life

過(guò)著牛馬不如（窮困潦倒）的生活，14.lead a dog-and-cat life

(尤指夫婦)過(guò)著爭(zhēng)吵不休的生活 15.work like a dog

拼命工作 16.dog-tired

累極了；疲憊之至 17.as [like] a dog with two tails 非常高興 18.die like a dog 窮困潦倒而死 19.talk a dog’s hind leg off

嘮叨不休 20.Love me, love my dog.[諺]愛(ài)屋及烏

21.Every dog has his day.[諺]凡人皆有得意日（意指：大家都有走運(yùn)的一天）。22.Dog does not eat dog.[諺]同類不相殘，同時(shí)不操戈 23.Barking dogs seldom bite.[諺]吠犬不咬人 24.Dumb dogs are dangerous.[諺]不叫的狗咬人

25.Beware of a silent dog and still water.[諺]提防不吠的狗, 小心 靜止的水。

26.Give a dog a bad name and hang him.[諺]讒言可畏；欲加之罪，何患無(wú)辭 27.If the old dog barks, he gives the counsel.[諺]老狗叫，是忠告。28.Every dog is a lion at home.[Every dog is valiant at his own door.] [諺]狗是百步王, 只在門(mén)前兇。

29.Fight dog, fight bear.[諺]打個(gè)青紅皂白, 一決雌雄。

30.It is ill to waken sleeping dogs.[let sleeping dogs lie;don't wake a sleeping dog.] [諺]別多事, 別惹麻煩。

31.Scornful[Hungry] dogs will eat dirty puddings.[諺]人到危急時(shí),平時(shí)所不屑做的也要做;急不暇擇, 饑不擇食。

32.An old dog will learn no new tricks.(=You cannot teach old dogs new tricks.)老狗學(xué)不了新把戲;老年人很難適應(yīng)新事物。

33.Never offer to teach the dog to bark/ teach fish to swim.[諺]不要班門(mén)弄斧, 不要多此一舉。34.The dog returns to his vomit.[諺]狗回頭吃自己吐出來(lái)的東西;重犯舊日罪惡。35.A living dog is better than a dead lion.[諺]一條活狗勝過(guò)一頭死獅;好死不如賴活。36.Beat the dog before the lion.殺雞給猴看。

Cat 貓

1.rain cats and dogs滂沱大雨

西方人認(rèn)為帽可以預(yù)測(cè)天氣變化,所以帽被看成大雨的象征.而狗是風(fēng)的使者,所以兩者相遇時(shí)可以想象.2.let the cat out of bag 泄露秘密

源于鄉(xiāng)村盛行的騙術(shù),人們用貓代替豬放在口袋里到市場(chǎng)上賣(mài),如果貓從口袋里跑出來(lái)了,秘密泄露則騙術(shù)失敗。如：Do not tell Anna about our plot, or she always let the cat out of the bag.3.a cat nap 打個(gè)盹兒

4.like a cat on hot bricks

非常緊張，像熱鍋上的螞蟻

5.set the cat among the pigeons

引來(lái)可能招惹是非或麻煩的人或事物 6.bell the cat自告奮勇去冒險(xiǎn)；老虎頭上拍蒼蠅

7.Curiosity killed the cat.好奇害死貓，意為不要太過(guò)好奇。

貓有一個(gè)很危險(xiǎn)的習(xí)慣-用鼻子接觸所有的東西,如同過(guò)于熱心的人容易引起別人的反感。如：Children are usually warned that curiosity killed the cat.8.Care kills a cat.憂慮愁死貓。

9.A cat has nine lives.[諺] 貓有九命;吉人天相。

[諺] 2 10.That cat won’t jump．這一手行不通。11.Cats hide their claws.知人知面不知心。

12.All cats are grey in the dark.黑暗之中貓都是灰色的。（人未出名時(shí)看起來(lái)都差不多。）

13.A gloved cat catches no mice.戴手套的貓，老鼠抓不到。（不愿吃苦的人成不了大事業(yè)。）

14.When the weasel and the cat make a marriage, it is a very ill presage.黃鼠狼和貓結(jié)親，不是好事情。

15.The cat shuts its eyes when stealing cream.掩耳盜鈴

16.There are more ways of killing a cat than by choking it with butter.殺貓的辦法很多。（達(dá)到目的的途徑很多。）

17.When the cats are away, the mice will play.山中無(wú)老虎，猴子稱大王。

Horse 馬

1.talk horse

吹牛

2.eat like a horse

吃得很多

3.work like a horse

辛辛苦苦地干活 4.a willing horse

工作積極的人 5.horse and donkey dust 廢話

6.horse around

<美俚>胡鬧；鬼混；玩弄；鬧哄

e.g.It’s time to study now and stop horsing around．學(xué)習(xí)時(shí)間已到，別胡鬧了。7.from the horse’s mouth 根據(jù)最可靠的消息來(lái)源

e.g.I got it straight from the horse’s mouth．我是聽(tīng)當(dāng)事人親口說(shuō)的。

8.hold one’s horses

忍耐一下，鎮(zhèn)靜，別沖動(dòng)

從字面意思來(lái)解釋就是勒住你的馬，停步不走。這個(gè)習(xí)慣用語(yǔ)是十九世紀(jì)馬匹作為重要交通工具時(shí)的一個(gè)口令，用來(lái)要求趕馬車(chē)的停下他的那些馬匹。但是現(xiàn)在hold one’s horses被廣泛應(yīng)用在各種場(chǎng)合。讓我們聽(tīng)個(gè)例子來(lái)琢磨它的含義。例：Dad, please hold your horses before you get mad at me.It was the other guy’s fault.The cop said so.His insurance company will have to pay for having the car fixed.這是個(gè)兒子跑回來(lái)告訴爸爸: 他開(kāi)家里的那輛車(chē)闖了禍，但是他要求爸爸先別發(fā)火，耐心聽(tīng)他把事情說(shuō)明白。原來(lái)警察說(shuō)車(chē)禍的責(zé)任在對(duì)方，所以對(duì)方的保險(xiǎn)公司得承擔(dān)汽車(chē)的修理費(fèi)用。

9.a horse of a different color

截然不同，風(fēng)馬牛不相及，兩碼事

起源：Horses are registered at birth and the registration includes a record of their color.When a horse is sold, the registration is also transferred.Sometimes the color recorded on the registration may not match the actual color of the horse.The buyer may then suspect the horse is not the one in the registration.e.g.That’s a horse of a different color!那完全是另外一回事。10.beat a dead horse 鞭打死馬(徒勞)11.You can take a horse to the water, but you can’t make him drink.帶馬到河邊容易，逼馬飲水難。

12.Don’t ride the high horse.勿擺架子

13.A good horse cannot be of a bad colour.好馬不會(huì)毛色差。14.A horse may stumble on four feet.馬有四條腿，亦有失蹄時(shí)。15.A running horse needs no spur.奔馬無(wú)需鞭策。

16.Don’t put the cart before the horse.不要將大車(chē)套在馬前面。（處理問(wèn)題應(yīng)按先后次序，不要本末倒置。）

17.The common horse is worst shod.公用之馬，掌子最差。

18.Lock the barn door after the horse is stolen.失馬之后鎖馬廄。（亡羊補(bǔ)牢）19.Don’t look a gift horse in the mouth.饋贈(zèng)之馬，勿看牙口。

20.Hair by hair you will pull out the horse’s tail.一根一根拔，拔光馬尾巴。（水滴石穿）

Sheep 羊

1.a black sheep

害群之馬, 敗家子

2.separate the sheep from the goats 把好人與壞人分開(kāi)

3.a wolf in sheep’s clothing

披著羊皮的狼

4.If one sheep leaps over the ditch, all the rest will follow.榜樣的力量是無(wú)窮的。5.He that makes himself a sheep shall be eaten by the wolf.甘心做綿羊，必然喂豺狼。6.As well be hanged for a sheep as a lamb.偷羊偷羔都是絞（死）；偷大偷小統(tǒng)是賊（意指：一不做，二不休）。7.There’s a black sheep in every flock.每一羊群里都會(huì)有一只黑羊，丑兒子家家有（意指：每個(gè)家里都會(huì)有個(gè)敗家子）。8.He that makes himself a sheep shall be eaten by the wolf.甘心做綿羊，早晚喂豹狼（人弱受人欺）。

9.The sheep who talks peace with a wolf will soon be mutton.向狼乞求和平，很快就會(huì)變成羊肉（意指，切勿向敵人乞求和平）

Fish 魚(yú)

1.a fish out of water 離水的魚(yú), 不得其所的人，形容對(duì)新環(huán)境的不融合 2.drink like a fish 喝起酒來(lái)不要命 3.fish in troubled waters 渾水摸魚(yú)

4.Never offer to teach a fish to swim．［諺］不要班門(mén)弄斧。5.The best fish swim near the bottom.好魚(yú)常在水底游。6.Go to the sea, if you would fish well.不入虎穴，焉得虎子。

7.It is a silly fish that is caught twice with the same bait.智者不上兩次當(dāng)。8.If water is noisy, there are no fish in it.咆哮的水中無(wú)魚(yú)。（夸夸其談?wù)邿o(wú)真才實(shí)學(xué)。）。9.There’s as good fish in the sea as ever came out of it.海里的好魚(yú)多的是。（天涯何處無(wú)芳草）10.as mute as fish

噤若寒蟬

Bird 鳥(niǎo)

1.The early bird catches the worm.捷足先登；笨鳥(niǎo)先飛

2.Kill two birds with one stone.一箭雙雕；一舉兩得。

3.A bird in the hand is worth two in the bush.雙鳥(niǎo)在林不如一鳥(niǎo)在手。4.Birds of a feather flock together.物以類聚，人以群分。5.It’s an ill bird that fouls own nest.家丑不可外揚(yáng)。6.Fine feathers make fine birds.人要衣裝，馬要鞍。

7.A bird is known by its note, and a man by his talk.聽(tīng)音識(shí)鳥(niǎo)，聞言識(shí)人。8.Each bird loves to hear himself sing.鳥(niǎo)兒都愛(ài)聽(tīng)自己唱。（自我欣賞）9.You cannot catch old birds with chaff.用粗糠捉不住老鳥(niǎo)。（有經(jīng)驗(yàn)的人難騙。）10.Birds in their little nests agree.同巢之鳥(niǎo)心兒齊。11.eat like a bird 吃得很少

12.That’s for the birds!

那毫無(wú)意義！13.A little bird told me．

有人私下告訴我。

Mouse/Rat 老鼠

1.as poor as a church mouse

一貧如洗

2.like a drowned rat

濕得像落湯雞

例：He forgot the umbrella this morning and was caught in the rain like a drowned rat.今天早上他忘記帶雨傘了，被淋得像落湯雞似的。3.smell a rat

懷疑某人不對(duì)頭

例：I smelt a rat when he started being so helpful.他主動(dòng)幫起忙來(lái)，我懷疑其中另有文章。4.the rat race 激烈的競(jìng)爭(zhēng)。

例：Jim is the winner in the rat race;he is promoted to be the general manager.吉姆在激烈的競(jìng)爭(zhēng)中勝出；他被提拔為總經(jīng)理。5.It is a poor mouse that has only one hole.狡兔三窟。

6.A speck of mouse dung will spoil a whole pot of porridge.一粒老鼠屎，壞了一鍋粥。7.play cat and mouse with sb.欲擒故縱，(像貓抓耗子似地)欺負(fù)(折磨、虐待)某人

Rabbit/Hare 兔子

1.as fast as a hare意思是“像野兔一樣快”。兔子膽小，英語(yǔ)有短語(yǔ)as timid as a rabbit/hare，意思是“膽小如兔”，漢語(yǔ)則要說(shuō)成是“膽小如鼠”。另一方面，漢語(yǔ)有些習(xí)語(yǔ)中的兔子，由于文化差異，在對(duì)應(yīng)的英語(yǔ)習(xí)語(yǔ)中變成了別的動(dòng)物。例如： It is a poor mouse that has only one hole.(相當(dāng)于“狡兔三窟”，“兔子”變成“耗子”。)The fox preys farthest from home.(相當(dāng)于“兔子不吃窩邊草”，“兔子”變成“狐貍”。)2.as mad as a March hare 像三月的野兔一樣發(fā)瘋

三月是野兔發(fā)情的季節(jié)，March hare(三月的野兔)因?yàn)樵诮慌淦陂g行為怪異而被稱為“發(fā)狂的兔子”，這個(gè)短語(yǔ)比喻 mentally ill或 very silly

2、公兔子叫做buck，母兔子則是doe——雄鹿雌鹿也是這倆詞兒，另外buck大家應(yīng)該很熟悉，在俚語(yǔ)里有美元的意思哦。而小兔子呢，則能叫做kit，又有成套球衣之解。還有一個(gè)更常用更熟悉的兒化口語(yǔ)bunny兔寶寶，bun就是小圓包，兔子尾巴不是個(gè)小圓包么？

3、dust bunny，灰塵兔子，就是長(zhǎng)時(shí)間沒(méi)有大掃除的話，你們家家具底下，很多灰塵聚集起來(lái)成一小團(tuán)的毛球，那個(gè)就叫dust bunny，長(zhǎng)得確實(shí)像灰兔子。記得《老友記》里有提到過(guò)。又能叫做dust kitten，灰塵貓咪或者turkey's nest，火雞窩

4.If you run after two hares, you will catch neither.如果你同時(shí)追兩只野兔，一只也捉不到。

5.You cannot run with the hare and hunt with the hounds.不能既和野兔一起跑又和獵狗一起追。（人不應(yīng)兩面討好。）

6.The tortoise wins the race while the hare is sleeping.兔子睡懶覺(jué)，烏龜跑贏了。7.rabbit punch

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Chicken 小雞

1.chicken在英語(yǔ)俚語(yǔ)中卻象征“膽小鬼,懦夫”或 “黃毛丫頭” 例： Come on!Don’t be chicken!

來(lái)，別害怕！

Well，she’s certainly no spring chicken．她當(dāng)然不再是個(gè)小丫頭了。2.Don’t count your chickens before they’re hatched!「諺」不要過(guò)早樂(lè)觀!

Goose 鵝

1．a(chǎn)s stupid as goose 呆頭鵝

2.goose-flesh

(寒冷或恐懼時(shí)皮膚上的)雞皮疙瘩 3.not say boo to a goose

形容非常膽小

4.What is sauce for the goose is sauce for the gander

適用于一個(gè)人也適用于其他人

例：If you can arrive late, then so can I: what is sauce for the goose is sauce for the gander.你可以遲到，那我也可以晚來(lái)：一視同仁嘛！5.All his geese are swans.言過(guò)其實(shí)

Duck 鴨

1．duck’s egg

得零分

2.like water off a duck’s back

(尤指批評(píng))不起作用，對(duì)牛彈琴。例：Their hints about his behavior were like water off a duck’s back.他們示意他舉止不當(dāng)，如同對(duì)牛彈琴。3.a dead duck

被放棄或?qū)⑹〉氖挛铩?/p>

例：The plan is a dead duck: there is no money.計(jì)劃告吹了，因?yàn)闆](méi)有錢(qián)。4.a lame duck

處于困境無(wú)法自理的人，組織或事物

例：The government should not waste money supporting lame ducks.政府不應(yīng)浪費(fèi)資金去扶持那些無(wú)前景的企業(yè)。Pig 豬

1.when pigs fly

豬飛的時(shí)候(絕不可能)2.eat like a pig

大吃大喝

3.He who scrubs every pig he sees will not be clean himself.見(jiàn)豬就擦洗的人,自己也干凈不了多久.(近墨者黑)

Bull/Ox(公牛)/Cow(母牛)/Calf(小牛)1.a bull in a china shop

瓷器店里的蠻牛（經(jīng)常闖禍的人，笨手笨腳的人）例：He’s like a bull in a china shop, always knocking things over.2.take the bull by the horns

不畏艱險(xiǎn)

例：You can’t just sit back in a situation like this.You should take the bull by the horns.3.like a red rag to a bull

使憤怒

例：Any statement against the government is like a red rag to a bull to that minister.4.He that will steal a pin will steal an ox.小時(shí)偷針，大時(shí)偷金 5.till the cows come home

永遠(yuǎn)地，無(wú)限期地

例：If you’re waiting for him to pay you, you’ll wait till the cows come home!6.a sacred cow

神圣不可侵犯的思想、機(jī)構(gòu)、制度等。例：Let’s not make a sacred cow of the monarchy.咱們別把君主政體奉為神明。

7.kill the fatted calf

熱情款待，設(shè)宴歡迎 例：He welcomed me at home by killing the fatted calf.Elephant 大象

1.see the elephant

大開(kāi)眼界

2.white elephant

沉重的負(fù)擔(dān)

3.Don’t use an elephant to crack a nut.核桃不用大象踩.(殺雞焉用牛刀)

Monkey 猴

1.monkey business 猢猻把戲(胡鬧)，騙人的把戲，惡作劇

例：What kind of monkey business has been going on while I've been away？ 我不在的時(shí)候，出了什么事了？

2.monkey on one’s back 背上的猴子(難以擺脫的負(fù)擔(dān))

Wolf 狼

1.Don’t trust a goat with the kitchen-garden, or a wolf with sheepfold.不能請(qǐng)羊管菜園，不能請(qǐng)狼管羊圈。

2.Who keeps company with wolves, will learn to howl.和狼在一起，就會(huì)學(xué)狼叫。3.Man is a wolf to man.人對(duì)人是狼。（人心狠，人吃人）

4.A growing youth has a wolf in his belly.年輕人，在成長(zhǎng)，吃起飯來(lái)像餓狼。5.cry wolf虛發(fā)警報(bào)；慌報(bào)險(xiǎn)情；危言聳聽(tīng) 6.keep the wolf from the door 有維持溫飽的錢(qián)。

例：Their wages are barely keeping the wolf from the door.他們的工資勉強(qiáng)夠維持生活。

Fox 狐貍

1.The fox may grow grey, but never good.狐貍毛色可變灰，但是本性難移。2.The fox preys farthest from his hole.狐貍捕食，遠(yuǎn)離洞府。（兔子不吃窩邊草。）3.When the fox preaches, then take care of your geese.每當(dāng)狐貍說(shuō)教，當(dāng)心鵝群被盜。4.When the fox says he is a vegetarian, it’s time for the hen to look out.狐貍說(shuō)它吃素的時(shí)候，母雞就得注意。

Tiger 老虎

If you don’t enter a tiger’s den, you can’t get his cubs.[Nothing ventured, nothing gained.] 不入虎穴，焉得虎子。

Lion 獅子

1.a lion in the way

攔路虎

2.as brave as a lion

像獅子一樣勇敢 Bear 熊

1.like a bear with a sore head

易怒的，脾氣壞的

bear在英語(yǔ)中可指脾氣壞的人，如：Her husband is a real bear．她丈夫脾氣確實(shí)壞。2.a bear garden

嘈雜，喧鬧的場(chǎng)所或者會(huì)議 3.a big bear hug

緊緊擁抱

例：Every time l see my grandfather，he gives me a big bear hug． 每次見(jiàn)到爺爺，他都要緊緊地?fù)肀摇?/p>

Snake/Serpent 蛇

a snake in the grass 偽裝成朋友的陰險(xiǎn)小人

He that has been bitten by a serpent is afraid of a rope.一朝被蛇咬,十年怕井繩

Camel 駱駝

straw that broke the camel’s back

壓倒駱駝脊梁的稻草(最后致命的一擊)

Swallow 燕子

1.One swallow does not make a spring.孤燕不報(bào)春 2.One swallow does not make a summer.一燕不成夏

Butterfly 蝴蝶

1.a social butterfly 社交蝴蝶(善于交際，會(huì)應(yīng)酬的人)2.butterflies in one’s stomach 肚里有只蝴蝶(七上八下)

Worm 蟲(chóng)

1.He wormed his way through the narrow passage．他好不容易才走過(guò)那條狹窄的小路。2．Every time l take the kids to the movies，they always worm around in their seats．每次我?guī)Ш⒆觽內(nèi)タ措娪埃麄兒孟窨傄沧蛔∷频摹?.l am a worm today．今天一點(diǎn)精神也沒(méi)有。

4.A worm will turn．［諺］如果被逼太甚，最溫順的人也會(huì)反抗。

Ants 螞蟻

ants in one’s pants

坐立不安

例：You’d think he has ants in his pants．你會(huì)覺(jué)得他坐立不安。

Frog 青蛙

1.have a frog in one’s throat

失音或嗓音嘶啞

2.The frog in the well knows nothing of the great ocean.井底之蛙，不知大海。As….as……

as angry as a bull 像公牛一樣憤怒

as blind as a bat 像蝙蝠一樣盲目 as busy as a bee 像蜜蜂一樣忙碌 as bald as an eagle 像鷹一樣禿頂

as brave as a lion 像獅子一樣勇敢

as changeful as a chameleon 像變色龍一樣多變 as eager as a beaver

像海貍一樣勤奮 as fast as a hare 像野兔一樣快

as fit as a fiddle

形容身體健康 as free as a bird

形容自由

as gentle as a lamb 像小羊一樣溫和

as graceful as a swan 像天鵝一樣優(yōu)美

as hungry as a wolf/bear/horse 像狼/熊/馬一樣饑餓 as happy as a lark

形容高興

as mute as fish

噤若寒蟬

as poor as a church mouse

形容貧窮 as playful as a kitten 像小貓一樣喜歡嬉戲 as quick as a rabbit 像兔子一樣快

as sly as a fox 像狐貍一樣狡猾

as silly as a goose 像鵝一樣愚蠢

as stubborn as a mule 像騾子一樣頑固

as slow as a snaill/turtle 像蝸牛/烏龜一樣緩慢 as stupid as a goose

形容呆笨 as songful as a bird 像鳥(niǎo)一樣動(dòng)聽(tīng) as strong as a horse

強(qiáng)壯如牛 as tall as a giraffe 像長(zhǎng)頸鹿一樣高

as wise as an owl 像貓頭鷹一樣聰明

第五篇：英語(yǔ)中有關(guān)動(dòng)物的諺語(yǔ)(上)

英語(yǔ)中有關(guān)動(dòng)物的諺語(yǔ)（上）

諺語(yǔ)是人類智慧的結(jié)晶，是富于色彩的語(yǔ)言形式,它同文學(xué)作品、詩(shī)歌一樣是語(yǔ)言的精華,一般具有生動(dòng)形象、喻義明顯、富于哲理的語(yǔ)言特征。在一定程度上，英語(yǔ)諺語(yǔ)反映了英語(yǔ)民族的文化特點(diǎn)。英語(yǔ)諺語(yǔ)源遠(yuǎn)流長(zhǎng)，它既有民間流傳的諺語(yǔ)，又有來(lái)自《圣經(jīng)》的、來(lái)自莎士比亞作品的和來(lái)自《伊索寓言》的，還有很多外來(lái)諺語(yǔ)。英語(yǔ)諺語(yǔ)中有許多有關(guān)動(dòng)物的諺語(yǔ)，本人收集了以下幾條：

1.Bird

(1)Kill two birds with one stone.一箭雙雕；一舉兩得。

(2)A bird in the hand is worth two in the bush.雙鳥(niǎo)在林不如一鳥(niǎo)在手。(3)Birds of a feather flock together.物以類聚，人以群分。(4)It’s an ill bird that fouls own nest.家丑不可外揚(yáng)。(5)Fine feathers make fine birds.人要衣裝，馬要鞍。

(6)A bird is known by its note, and a man by his talk.聽(tīng)音識(shí)鳥(niǎo)，聞言識(shí)人。(7)Each bird loves to hear himself sing.鳥(niǎo)兒都愛(ài)聽(tīng)自己唱。（自我欣賞）

(8)You cannot catch old birds with chaff.(粗糠).用粗糠捉不住老鳥(niǎo)。（有經(jīng)驗(yàn)的人難騙。）(9)Birds in their little nests agree.同巢之鳥(niǎo)心兒齊。

2.Cat(1)A cat has nine lives.貓有九條命；吉人天相。(2)Cats hide their claws.知人知面不知心。

(3)All cats are grey in the dark..黑暗之中貓都是灰色的。（人未出名時(shí)看起來(lái)都差不多。）(4)A gloved cat catches no mice.戴手套的貓，老鼠抓不到。（不愿吃苦的人成不了大事業(yè)。）(5)When the weasel and the cat make a marriage, it is a very ill presage.黃鼠狼和貓結(jié)親，不是好事情。）

(6)Who will bwll the cat? 誰(shuí)去給貓系鈴？（誰(shuí)愿意為大家冒風(fēng)險(xiǎn)？）(7)The cat shuts its eyes when stealing cream.帽偷吃奶油的時(shí)候總是閉著眼睛。（掩耳盜鈴）(8)There are more ways of killing a cat than by choking it with butter.殺貓的辦法很多。（達(dá)到目的的途徑很多。）

(9)Care kill a cat.憂慮愁死貓。

3.Chicken(1)Don’t count your chickens before they’re hatched.雞蛋未孵出，先別數(shù)小雞。（不要過(guò)早樂(lè)觀。）

4.Crow(1)A crow is never the whiter for washing herself often.江山易改，本性難移。

5.Dog(1)He who would hang his dog gives out first that it is mad.欲加之罪，何患無(wú)詞.(2)A staff is quickly found to beat a dog with.欲加之罪，何患無(wú)詞.(3)Love me, love my dog.愛(ài)屋及烏.(4)Too much pudding will choke a dog.布丁太多噎死狗。(5)Every dog has his day.人人皆有得意時(shí)。

(6)Barking dogs don’t(seldom)bite.愛(ài)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.狗見(jiàn)了叫的不一定都是賊。（不要以貌取人。）(10)Every dog is a lion at home.狗在家門(mén)口就成了獅子。

(11)Don’t be a dog(lying)in the manger.莫學(xué)狗占馬槽不吃草。（不要占著茅坑不拉屎。）(12)Dog does not eat dog.同類不相殘。(13)Scornful dogs will eat dirty puddings.狗再傲慢也會(huì)吃臟布丁。(14)A son never thinks his mother ugly,and a dog never shuns its owner’s home however shabby it is.兒不嫌母丑，狗不嫌家貧。

6.Frog(1)The frog in the well knows nothing of the great ocean.井底之蛙，不知大海。

7.Fox(1)The fox may grow grey, but never good.狐貍毛色可變灰，但是本性難移。(2)The fox preys farthest from his hole.狐貍捕食，遠(yuǎn)離洞府。（兔子不吃窩邊草。）(3)When the fox preaches, then take care of your geese.每當(dāng)狐貍說(shuō)教，當(dāng)心鵝群被盜。(4)When the fox says he is a vegetarian, it’s time for the hen to look out.狐貍說(shuō)它吃素的時(shí)候，母雞就得注意。

英語(yǔ)中有關(guān)動(dòng)物的諺語(yǔ)（下）

8.Fish

(1)The best fish swim near the bottom.好魚(yú)常在水底游。

(2)Never offer to teach fish to swim.不要班門(mén)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.海里的好魚(yú)多的是。

(5)It is a silly fish that is caught twice with the same bait.智者不上兩次檔。

(6)If water is noisy, there are no fish in it.咆哮的水中無(wú)魚(yú)。（夸夸其談?wù)邿o(wú)真才實(shí)學(xué)。）。9.Hare

(1)You cannot run with the hare and hunt with the hounds(獵狗).不能既和野兔一起跑又和獵狗一起追。（人不應(yīng)兩面討好。）

(2)The tortoise wins the race while the hare is sleeping.兔子睡懶覺(jué)，烏龜跑贏了。

10.Horse

(1)You can take a horse to the water, but you can’t make him drink.帶馬到河邊容易，逼馬飲水難。

(2)Don’t ride the high horse.勿擺架子。

(3)A good horse cannot be of a bad colour.好馬不會(huì)毛色差。

(4)A horse may stumble on four feet.馬有四條腿，亦有失蹄時(shí)。

(5)A running horse needs no spur.奔馬無(wú)需鞭策。

(6)Don’t put the cart before the horse.不要將大車(chē)套在馬前面。（處理問(wèn)題應(yīng)按先后次序，不要本末倒置。）

(7)The common horse is worst shod.公用之馬，掌子最差。

(8)Lock the barn door after the horse is stolen.失馬之后鎖馬廄。（亡羊補(bǔ)牢）

(9)Don’t look a gift horse in the mouth.饋贈(zèng)之馬，勿看牙口。

(10)Hair by hair you will pull out the horse’s tail.一根一根拔，拔光馬尾巴。（水滴石穿）11.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.只有一個(gè)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，壞了一鍋粥。

12.Sheep

(1)If one sheep leaps over the ditch, all the rest will follow.榜樣的力量是無(wú)窮的。

(2)A lazy sheep thinks its wool heavy.懶羊嫌毛重。

(3)He that makes himself a sheep shall be eaten by the wolf.甘心做綿羊，必然喂豺狼。

13.Swallow

(1)One swallow does not make a spring.孤燕不報(bào)春。

(2)One swallow does not make a summer.一燕不成夏。

14.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。

15.Wolf

(1)Don’t trust a goat with the kitchen-garden,or a wolf with sheepfold.不能請(qǐng)羊管菜園，不能請(qǐng)狼管羊圈。

(2)Who keeps company with wolves, will learn to howl.和狼在一起，就會(huì)學(xué)狼叫。

(3)Man is a wolf to man.人對(duì)人是狼。（人心狠，人吃人）

(4)A growing youth has a wolf in his belly.年輕人，在成長(zhǎng)，吃起飯來(lái)像餓狼

英語(yǔ)中有關(guān)動(dòng)物的諺語(yǔ)（下）

8.Fish

(1)The best fish swim near the bottom.好魚(yú)常在水底游。

(2)Never offer to teach fish to swim.不要班門(mén)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.海里的好魚(yú)多的是。

(5)It is a silly fish that is caught twice with the same bait.智者不上兩次檔。

(6)If water is noisy, there are no fish in it.咆哮的水中無(wú)魚(yú)。（夸夸其談?wù)邿o(wú)真才實(shí)學(xué)。）。

9.Hare

(1)You cannot run with the hare and hunt with the hounds(獵狗).不能既和野兔一起跑又和獵狗一起追。（人不應(yīng)兩面討好。）

(2)The tortoise wins the race while the hare is sleeping.兔子睡懶覺(jué)，烏龜跑贏了。

10.Horse

(1)You can take a horse to the water, but you can’t make him drink.帶馬到河邊容易，逼馬飲水難。

(2)Don’t ride the high horse.勿擺架子。

(3)A good horse cannot be of a bad colour.好馬不會(huì)毛色差。

(4)A horse may stumble on four feet.馬有四條腿，亦有失蹄時(shí)。

(5)A running horse needs no spur.奔馬無(wú)需鞭策。

(6)Don’t put the cart before the horse.不要將大車(chē)套在馬前面。（處理問(wèn)題應(yīng)按先后次序，不要本末倒置。）

(7)The common horse is worst shod.公用之馬，掌子最差。

(8)Lock the barn door after the horse is stolen.失馬之后鎖馬廄。（亡羊補(bǔ)牢）

(9)Don’t look a gift horse in the mouth.饋贈(zèng)之馬，勿看牙口。

(10)Hair by hair you will pull out the horse’s tail.一根一根拔，拔光馬尾巴。（水滴石穿）.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.只有一個(gè)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，壞了一鍋粥。

12.Sheep

(1)If one sheep leaps over the ditch, all the rest will follow.榜樣的力量是無(wú)窮的。

(2)A lazy sheep thinks its wool heavy.懶羊嫌毛重。

(3)He that makes himself a sheep shall be eaten by the wolf.甘心做綿羊，必然喂豺狼。

13.Swallow(1)One swallow does not make a spring.孤燕不報(bào)春。

(2)One swallow does not make a summer.一燕不成夏。

14.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。

15.Wolf(1)Don’t trust a goat with the kitchen-garden,or a wolf with sheepfold.不能請(qǐng)羊管菜園，不能請(qǐng)狼管羊圈。

(2)Who keeps company with wolves, will learn to howl.和狼在一起，就會(huì)學(xué)狼叫。

(3)Man is a wolf to man.人對(duì)人是狼。（人心狠，人吃人）

(4)A growing youth has a wolf in his belly.年輕人，在成長(zhǎng)，吃起飯來(lái)像餓狼