與動(dòng)物有關(guān)的英文諺語(yǔ)

1、 Rain cats and dogs. 瓢潑大雨 Dog and pony show 盛大表演 Dog days （7、8月間）三伏天 Dog eat dog 人吃人，各人顧各人，同類(lèi)相殘 Top dog 1）優(yōu)勝者，奪魁者2) 主要人物 Better be the head of a dog than the tail of a lion. 寧為雞頭不為鳳尾。 Love me, love my dog. Every dog has its/his days. 人人都有得意的時(shí)候。 dogs life. 悲慘的景況。 lead a dogs life.過(guò)者悲慘的生活。 dog-tired.

2、累極了；疲憊之至。 let sleeping dog lie.莫惹是非。wake a sleeping dog.惹是生非。 not to have/stand a dogs chance. 毫無(wú)機(jī)會(huì)；毫無(wú)希望。 As strong as a horse 力大如牛 Talk horse 吹牛 Eat like a horse 食大如牛 Work like a willing horse 老黃牛 as timid as a mouse 膽小如鼠膽小如鼠 It is a poor mouse that only has one hole. 狡兔三窟狡兔三窟 a rat in the hole 甕中之

3、鱉甕中之鱉 smell a rat 發(fā)覺(jué)可疑之處；感到事情不妙。發(fā)覺(jué)可疑之處；感到事情不妙。 Horse-racing dark horse 黑馬；競(jìng)爭(zhēng)中出人意料的獲勝者。 bet on the wrong horse/back the wrong horse 判斷失誤（尤指支持比賽失利者） Hold ones horses 沉得住氣 horse-play 胡鬧；惡作??；鬧哄哄的游戲。 pthe cat has got your tongue 無(wú)言以對(duì)pLet the cat out of the bag 露出馬腳，泄露秘密pCuriosity kills the cat 好奇害死貓pThe

4、cat weeping over the dead mouse貓哭老鼠pThe cat shuts its eyes when steeling cream. 掩耳盜鈴pthe cat among the pigeons. 貓?jiān)邙澣褐?人為刀俎，我為魚(yú)肉。pcats paw. 被人當(dāng)爪牙利用的人；受人愚弄的人。 A bird in the hand is worth two in the bush. Two kill two birds with one stone 一箭雙雕 Fine feathers make fine birds. 人靠衣裝馬靠鞍。 give someone the bi

5、rd. 喝倒彩。get the (big) bird.喝倒彩。 a little bird told me.有人私下告訴我；我自然知道；我不告訴你我是怎么知道的。 birds of feather.一丘之貉。 as sly as a fox 像狐貍一樣狡猾 Deal with a fox, think of its tricks.與惡人交往，需小心提防。 black sheep.敗家子；害群之馬；無(wú)用之輩。 cast sheeps eyes 送秋波；拋媚眼；以目傳情。 break a butterfly on a wheel.小題大做；殺雞用牛刀。 a cock-and-bull story.

6、無(wú)稽之談；荒誕的故事。 crocodile tears.假慈悲。 donkey-work 沉重的苦活兒；呆板的例行工作。 drink like a fish.大飲；牛飲；狂飲；酩酊大醉。 kill the goose that lays the golden eggs.殺雞取卵；竭澤而漁。 lion in the path/way.難點(diǎn)；攔路虎。 neither fish nor fowl.不倫不類(lèi)；非驢非馬。 swan song.臨死哀歌；絕筆；最后的演出。 as busy as a bee.忙碌至極 as stupid as an ass 像驢一樣蠢 as gentle as a lamb 像羊一樣溫和 as pur