關于動物的英語諺語

1、關于動物的英語諺語英語中有趣的動物諺語諺語是人類智慧的結晶，是富于色彩的語言形式，它同文學作品、歌一樣是語言的精華，一般具有生動形象、喻義明顯、富于哲理的語言特征。在一定程度上，英語諺語反映了英語民族的文化特點。英語諺語源遠流長，它既有民間流傳的諺語，又有圣經(jīng)的、莎士比亞作品的和伊索寓言的，還有很多外來諺語。英語諺語中有許多有關動物的諺語，大家看看吧。I.Bird(1) Killtwobirdswithonestone.一箭雙雕；一舉兩得。(2) Abirdinthehandisworthtwointhebush.雙鳥在林不如一鳥在手。(3) Birdsofafeatherflocktoget

2、her.物以類聚，人以群分。人要衣裝，馬要鞍(4) Itsanillbirdthatfoulsownnest.家丑不可外揚。(5) Finefeathersmakefinebirds.(6) Abirdisknownbyitsnote,andamanbyhistalk.音識鳥，聞言識人。(7) Eachbirdlovestohearhimselfsing.鳥兒都愛聽自己唱。(自我欣賞)(8) Youcannotcatcholdbirdswithchaff.(粗糠).用粗糠捉不住老鳥。(有經(jīng)驗的人難騙。)(9) Birdsintheirlittlenestsagree.同巢之鳥心兒齊。2. Ca

3、t(1) Acathasninelives.貓有九條命；吉人天相。(2) Catshidetheirclaws.知人知面不知心。(3) Allcatsaregreyinthedark.黑暗之中貓都是灰色的。(人未出名時看起來都差不多。)(4) Aglovedcatcatchesnomice.戴手套的貓，老鼠抓不到。(不愿吃苦的人成不了大事業(yè)。)(5) Whentheweaselandthecatmakeamarriage,itisavery川presage.黃鼠狼和貓結親，不是好事情。)(6) Whowillbwllthecat?誰去給貓系鈴？(誰愿意為大家冒風險？)(7) Thecatshu

4、tsitseyeswhenstealingcream.帽偷吃奶油的時候總是閉著眼睛。(掩耳盜鈴)(8) Therearemorewaysofkillingacatthanbychokingitwithbutter.殺貓的辦法很多。(達到目的的途徑很多。)(9) Carekillacat.憂慮愁死貓。3. Chicken(1) Don'tcountyourchickensbeforethey'rehatched.雞蛋未孵出，先別數(shù)小雞。(不要過早樂觀。)4. Crow(1) Acrowisneverthewhiterforwashingherselfoften.江山易改，本性難移

5、。5. Dog(1) Hewhowouldhanghisdoggivesoutfirstthatitismad.欲加之罪，何患無詞.(2) Astaffisquicklyfoundtobeatadogwith.欲加之罪，何患無詞.(3) Loveme,lovemydog.愛屋及烏.(4) Toomuchpuddingwillchokeadog.布丁太多噎死狗。(5) Everydoghashisday.人人皆有得意時。勿惹事生非(6) Barkingdogsdon't(seldom)bite.愛叫的狗很少咬人。(7) Letsleepingdogslie.(8)Deaddogsbite

6、not.死狗不咬人。(9) Allarenotthievesthatdogsbarkat.狗見了叫的不一定都是賊。(不要以貌取人。)(10) Everydogisalionathome.狗在家門口就成了獅子。(11) Don'tbeadog(lying)inthemanger.莫學狗占馬梢不吃草。(不要占著茅坑不拉屎。)(12) Dogdoesnoteatdog.同類不相殘。(13) Scornfuldogswilleatdirtypuddings.狗再傲慢也會吃臟布丁。(14) Asonneverthinkshismotherugly,andadognevershunsitsowne

7、r'shomehowevershabbyitis.JL不嫌母丑，狗不嫌家貧。6. Frog(1)Thefroginthewellknowsnothingofthegreatocean.井底之蛀，不知大海。7.Fox(1)Thefoxmaygrowgrey,butnevergood.狐貍毛色可變灰,但是本性難移。(2)Thefoxpreysfarthestfromhishole.狐貍捕食，遠離洞府。(兔子不吃窩邊草。)(3) Whenthefoxpreaches,thentakecareofyourgeese.每當狐貍說教，當心鵝群被盜。(4) Whenthefoxsaysheisave

8、getarian,it'stimeforthehentolookout.狐貍說它吃素的時候，母雞就得注意。8.Fish(1)Thebestfishswimnearthebottom.好魚常在水底游。(2)Neveroffertoteachfishtoswim.不要班門弄斧不入虎穴，焉得(3) Gotothesea,ifyouwouldfishwell.虎子。(4) There'sasgoodfishintheseaasevercameoutofit.海里的好魚多的是。(5) Itisasillyfishthatiscaughttwicewiththesamebait.智者不上兩

9、次檔。(6) Ifwaterisnoisy,therearenofishinit.咆哮的水中無魚。(夸夸其談者無真才實學。)。9. Hare(1) Youcannotrunwiththehareandhuntwiththehounds(獵狗).不能既和野兔一起跑又和獵狗一起追。(人不應兩面討好。)(2) Thetortoisewinstheracewhilethehareissleeping.兔子睡懶覺，烏龜跑贏了。10. Horse(1) Youcantakeahorsetothewater,butyoucantmakehimdrink,帶馬到河邊容易，逼馬飲水難。(2) Don't

10、ridethehighhorse.勿擺架子。(3) Agoodhorsecannotbeofabadcolour.好馬不會毛色差。(4) Ahorsemaystumbleonfourfeet.馬有四條腿，亦有失蹄時。(5) Arunninghorseneedsnospur.奔馬無需鞭策。(6) Don'tputthecartbeforethehorse.不要將大車套在馬前面。(處理問題應按先后次序，不要本末倒置。)(7) Themonhorseisworstshod.公用之馬，掌子最差。(8) Lockthebarndoorafterthehorseisstolen.失馬之后鎖馬廄。(

11、亡羊補牢)(9) Don'tlookagifthorseinthemouth.饋贈之馬，勿看牙口。(10) Hairbyhairyouwillpulloutthehorse'stail.一根一根拔，拔光馬尾巴。(水滴石穿)11. Mouse(1) Itisapoormousethathasonlyonehole.狡兔三窟。(2) Themousethathasbutoneholeisquicklytaken.只有一個洞的老鼠，很快就被抓住。(3) Aspeckofmousedungwillspoilawholepotofporridge.，粒老鼠屎，壞了一鍋粥。12. Shee

12、p(1) Ifonesheepleapsovertheditch,alltherestwillfollow.榜樣的力量是無窮的。(2) Alazysheepthinksitswoolheavy.懶羊嫌毛重。(3) Hethatmakeshimselfasheepshallbeeatenbythewolf.甘心做綿羊，必然喂豺狼。13.Swallow(1) Oneswallowdoesnotmakeaspring.孤燕不報春。(2) Oneswallowdoesnotmakeasummer.一燕不成夏。14. Tiger(1) Ifyoudon'tenteratiger'sden

13、,youcan'tgethiscubs.不入虎穴，焉得虎子。15. Wolf和狼(1) Donttrustagoatwiththekitchen-garden,orawolfwithsheepfold.不能請羊管菜園，不能請狼管羊圈。(2) Whokeepspanywithwolves,willlearntohowl.在一起，就會學狼叫。(3)Manisawolftoman.人對人是狼。（人心狠，人吃人）(4)Agrowingyouthhasawolfinhisbelly.年輕人，在成長，吃起飯來像餓狼有關魚類的諺語:Thebestfishswimnearthebottom.好魚常在水

14、底游.Neveroffertoteachfishtoswim.不要教魚去游泳.（不要班.)Gotothesea,ifyouwouldfishwell.不入虎穴，焉得虎子.Theresasgoodfishintheseaasevercameoutofit.里的好魚多的是.（強中更有強中手.）Itisasillyfishthatiscaughttwicewiththesamebait.笨魚才會咬兩次鉤.(智者不上兩次當.)咆哮的水中無Ifwaterisnoisy,therearenofishinit.魚.（夸夸其談的人沒有真才識學.）有關貓的諺語：Acathasninelives.貓有九命.（吉人

15、自有天相.）Catshidetheirclaws.貓總是藏起自己的爪子.（知人知面不知心.）Allcatsaregreyinthedark.黑暗處的貓都是灰色的.（人未出名時看起來都是差不多.）Aglovedcatcatchesnomice.戴手套的貓抓不至U老鼠.（不愿吃苦的人成不了大事Whentheweaselandthecatmakeamarriage,itisavery川presage.黃鼠狼和貓結親沒好事.Whowillbellthecat?誰去給貓系鈴鐺?（誰愿為大家冒風險?）Thecatshutsitseyeswhenstealingcream.總是閉著眼.（掩耳盜鈴，自欺欺人.

16、）貓偷吃奶油時Therearemorewaysofkillingacatthanbychokingitwithbutter.殺死貓的辦法不僅僅是用黃油噎死它.（達到目的的途徑很多.）有關狗的諺語：Hewhowouldhanghisdoggivesoutfirstthatitismad.欲加之罪，何患無辭.Loveme,lovemydog.愛屋及烏.Everydoghashisday.人人皆有得意時.Barkingdogsseldombite.愛叫的狗不咬人.Allarenotthievesthatdogsbarkat.狗見了叫的不一定都是賊.（不要以貌取人.）Dontbeadoglyingin

17、themanger.莫學狗占馬梢不吃草.（不要占著茅坑不拉屎.）Dogdoesnoteatdog.狗不吃同類.（本是同根生，相煎何太急?）Asonneverthinkshismotherugly,andadognevershunsitsownershomehowevershabbyitis.JL不嫌母丑,狗不嫌家貧.I.Theearlybirdcatchestheworm.早起的鳥捉到蟲。/捷足先登。2 .Abirdisknownbyitsvoice,andamanbyhiswords.聞聲知鳥，聞言知人。3 .Everybirdlikesitsownnestbest.鳥皆愛其巢，人皆愛其家。

18、4 .Therearenobirdsofthisyearinlastyear'snest.今年的巢里找不到去年的鳥。/時過境遷。5 .Ifyousellthecow,yousellthemilktoo.賣了母牛吃不成奶。/事難兩全6 .Nobees,nohoney.不養(yǎng)蜂，無蜜吃。/不勞動，不得食。7 .Oneswallowdoesnotmakeasummer.獨木不成林。8 .Abirdinthehandisworthtwointhebrush.一鳥在手勝過兩鳥在林。9 .Everydogislionathome.狗是百步王，只在門前狠。/驚弓之鳥10 .Thescaldeddogf

19、earscoldwater.燙過的狗連冷水都怕。/一朝被蛇咬，十年怕井繩11 .Alllayloadonthewillinghorse.人善被人欺，馬善被人騎12 .Everydoghashisday.是人皆有出頭日許多英文成語中，都以動物為主角.看看下列的動物成語中，你認識多少?Birdsofafeatherflocktogether.物以類聚（同一種羽毛的鳥會聚在一起）Abirdinthehandisworthtwointhebush.手中一鳥勝過林中二鳥（實際利益遠勝虛幻的美夢）Tokilltwobirdswithonestone.一石二鳥，一箭雙周身,一舉兩得Itistheearlyb

20、irdthatcatchestheworm.早起的鳥兒有蟲吃（勤勉的人才能成功）Letthecatoutofthebag.泄露秘密（不小心讓貓從袋里跑出來）Carekilledthecat.憂慮傷身（一貓雖有九條命，也能因憂慮致死）Loveme,lovemydog.愛屋及屋（你如愛我,也該愛吾狗）Giveadogabadnameandhanghim.欲加之罪何患無辭（說狗不好就可以把牛也吊死）Letsleepingdogslie.少管閑事（勿惹睡狗）Toleadadog'slife.過牛馬般的生活Toshedcrocodiletears.貓哭耗子，假慈悲（鱷魚在吃獵物時據(jù)說會掉眼淚）S

21、eparatethesheepfromthegoats.明是非，辨忠奸（要分哪些是綿羊，哪些是山羊）Awolfinsheep'sclothing.笑里藏刀的人（披著羊皮的狼）Tothrowoutaminnowtocatchawhale.箭雙雕；一舉兩得。1.Bird(1) Killtwobirdswithonestone.(2) Abirdinthehandisworthtwointhebush.雙鳥在林不如一鳥在手。(3) Birdsofafeatherflocktogether.物以類聚，人以群分。(4) Itsanillbirdthatfoulsownnest.家丑不可外揚。(5

22、) Finefeathersmakefinebirds.人要衣裝，馬要鞍。(6) Abirdisknownbyitsnote,andamanbyhistalk.聽音識鳥，聞言識人。(7) Eachbirdlovestohearhimselfsing.鳥兒都愛聽自己唱。(自我欣賞)(8) Youcannotcatcholdbirdswithchaff.(粗糠).用粗糠捉不住老鳥。(有經(jīng)驗的人難騙。)(9) Birdsintheirlittlenestsagree.同巢之鳥心兒齊。2. Cat(1)Acathasninelives.貓有九條命；吉人天相(2) Catshidetheirclaws.

23、知人知面不知心。(3) Allcatsaregreyinthedark.黑暗之中貓都是灰色的。(人未出名時看起來都差不多。)(4) Aglovedcatcatchesnomice.戴手套的貓，老鼠抓不到。(不愿吃苦的人成不了大事業(yè)。)(5) Whentheweaselandthecatmakeamarriage,itisavery川presage.黃鼠狼和貓結親，不是好事情。)(6) Whowillbwllthecat?誰去給貓系鈴？(誰愿意為大家冒風險？)(7) Thecatshutsitseyeswhenstealingcream.帽偷吃奶油的時候總是閉著眼睛。(掩耳盜鈴)(8) Ther

24、earemorewaysofkillingacatthanbychokingitwithbutter.殺貓的辦法很多。(達到目的的途徑很多。)(9) Carekillacat.憂慮愁死貓。3. Chicken(1) Don'tcountyourchickensbeforethey'rehatched.雞蛋未孵出，先別數(shù)小雞。(不要過早樂觀。)4. Crow(1) Acrowisneverthewhiterforwashingherselfoften.江山易改，本性難移。5. Dog(1) Hewhowouldhanghisdoggivesoutfirstthatitismad.

25、欲加之罪，何患無詞.(2) Astaffisquicklyfoundtobeatadogwith.欲加之罪，愛屋及烏.何患無詞.(3) Loveme,lovemydog.(4) Toomuchpuddingwillchokeadog.布丁太多噎死狗(5) Everydoghashisday.人人皆有得意時。(6) Barkingdogsdon't(seldom)bite.愛叫的狗很少咬人。(7) Letsleepingdogslie.勿惹事生非。(8) Deaddogsbitenot.死狗不咬人。(9) Allarenotthievesthatdogsbarkat.狗見了叫的不一定都是

26、賊。(不要以貌取人。)(10) Everydogisalionathome.狗在家門口就成了獅子。(11) Don'tbeadog(lying)inthemanger.莫學狗占馬梢不吃草。(不要占著茅坑不拉屎。)(12) Dogdoesnoteatdog.同類不相殘。(13) Scornfuldogswilleatdirtypuddings.狗再傲慢也會吃臟布丁。(14) Asonneverthinkshismotherugly,andadognevershunsitsowner'shomehowevershabbyitis.JL不嫌母丑，狗不嫌家貧。6. Frog(1) Th

27、efroginthewellknowsnothingofthegreatocean.井底之蛀，不知大海。7. Fox(1) Thefoxmaygrowgrey,butnevergood.狐貍毛色可變灰，但是本性難移。(2) Thefoxpreysfarthestfromhishole.狐貍捕食，遠離洞府。(兔子不吃窩邊草。)(3) Whenthefoxpreaches,thentakecareofyourgeese.每當狐貍說教，當心鵝群被盜。(4)Whenthefoxsaysheisavegetarian,it'stimeforthehentolookout.狐貍說它吃素的時候，母8

28、.Fish(1)Thebestfishswimnearthebottom.好魚常在水底游。(2)Neveroffertoteachfishtoswim.不要班門弄斧。(3)Gotothesea,ifyouwouldfishwell.不入虎穴，焉得虎子。(4)There'sasgoodfishintheseaasevercameoutofit.海里的好魚多的是。(5)Itisasillyfishthatiscaughttwicewiththesamebait.智者不上兩次檔。(6)Ifwaterisnoisy,therearenofishinit.咆哮的水中無魚。（夸夸其談者無真才實學。

29、）。9.Hare（1） Youcannotrunwiththehareandhuntwiththehounds（獵狗）.不能既和野兔一起跑又和獵狗一起追。（人不應兩面討好。）（2） Thetortoisewinstheracewhilethehareissleeping.兔子睡懶覺，烏龜跑贏了10 .Horse(1) Youcantakeahorsetothewater,butyoucan'tmakehimdrink.帶馬到河邊容易，逼馬飲水難。(2) Don'tridethehighhorse.勿擺架子。(3) Agoodhorsecannotbeofabadcolour.好

30、馬不會毛色馬有四條腿，亦有失奔馬無需鞭策。差。(4) Ahorsemaystumbleonfourfeet.蹄時(5) Arunninghorseneedsnospur.(6) Don'tputthecartbeforethehorse.不要將大車套在公用之馬，掌子最差。馬前面。（處理問題應按先后次序，不要本末倒置。）(7) Themonhorseisworstshod.(8) Lockthebarndoorafterthehorseisstolen.失馬之后鎖馬廄。(亡羊補牢)(9) Don'tlookagifthorseinthemouth.饋贈之馬，勿看牙口。(10) H

31、airbyhairyouwillpulloutthehorse'stail.根一根拔，拔光馬尾巴。（水滴石穿）11 .Mouse(1) Itisapoormousethathasonlyonehole.狡兔三窟。(2) Themousethathasbutoneholeisquicklytaken.有一個洞的老鼠，很快就被抓住。(3) Aspeckofmousedungwillspoilawholepotofporridge.粒老鼠屎，壞了一鍋粥12.Sheep(1) Ifonesheepleapsovertheditch,alltherestwillfollow.榜樣的力量是無窮的。

32、(2) Alazysheepthinksitswoolheavy.懶羊嫌毛重。(3) Hethatmakeshimselfasheepshallbeeatenbythewolf.甘心做綿羊，必然喂豺狼。13.Swallow(1) Oneswallowdoesnotmakeaspring.孤燕不報春。(2) Oneswallowdoesnotmakeasummer.一燕不成夏。14. Tiger(1) Ifyoudon'tenteratiger'sden,youcan'tgethiscubs,不入虎穴，焉得虎子。15. Wolf(1) Don'ttrustagoa

33、twiththekitchen-garden,orawolfwithsheepfold,不能請羊管菜園，不能請狼管羊圈。(2) Whokeepspanywithwolves,willlearntohowl,和狼在一起，就會學狼叫。(3) Manisawolftoman.人對人是狼。(人心狠，人吃人)有關15種動物的英語諺語有關15種動物的英語諺語箭雙雕；一舉兩得。1,Bird(1)Killtwobirdswithonestone.(2)Abirdinthehandisworthtwointhebush.雙鳥在林不如一鳥在手。(3)Birdsofafeatherflocktogether.物以類

34、聚，人以群分(4)Itsanillbirdthatfoulsownnest.家丑不可外揚。(5)Finefeathersmakefinebirds.人要衣裝，馬要鞍。(6)Abirdisknownbyitsnote,andamanbyhistalk.音識鳥，聞言識人。(7)Eachbirdlovestohearhimselfsing.鳥兒都愛聽自己唱。（自我欣賞）(8)Youcannotcatcholdbirdswithchaff.(粗糠）.用粗糠捉不住老鳥。（有經(jīng)驗的人難騙。）(9)Birdsintheirlittlenestsagree.同巢之鳥心兒齊2.Cat(1) Acathasnin

35、elives.貓有九條命；吉人天相。(2) Catshidetheirclaws.知人知面不知心。(3) Allcatsaregreyinthedark.黑暗之中貓都是灰色的。(人未出名時看起來都差不多。)(4) Aglovedcatcatchesnomice.戴手套的貓，老鼠抓不到。(不愿吃苦的人成不了大事業(yè)。)(5) Whentheweaselandthecatmakeamarriage,itisavery川presage.黃鼠狼和貓結親，不是好事情。)(6) Whowillbwllthecat?誰去給貓系鈴？(誰愿意為大家冒風險？)(7) Thecatshutsitseyeswhenst

36、ealingcream.帽偷吃奶油的時候總是閉著眼睛。(掩耳盜鈴)(8) Therearemorewaysofkillingacatthanbychokingitwithbutter.殺貓的辦法很多。(達到目的的途徑很多。)(9)Carekillacat.憂慮愁死貓3. Chicken(1) Don'tcountyourchickensbeforethey'rehatched.雞蛋未孵出，先別數(shù)小雞。(不要過早樂觀。)4. Crow(1) Acrowisneverthewhiterforwashingherselfoften.江山易改，本性難移5. Dog(1) Hewhowo

37、uldhanghisdoggivesoutfirstthatitismad.欲加之罪，何患無詞.(2) Astaffisquicklyfoundtobeatadogwith.欲加之罪，愛屋及烏.何患無詞.(3) Loveme,lovemydog.(4) Toomuchpuddingwillchokeadog.布丁太多噎死狗(5) Everydoghashisday.人人皆有得意時。(6) Barkingdogsdon't(seldom)bite.愛叫的狗很少咬人。(7) Letsleepingdogslie.勿惹事生非。(8) Deaddogsbitenot.死狗不咬人。(9) All

38、arenotthievesthatdogsbarkat.狗見了叫的不一定都是賊。(不要以貌取人。)(10) Everydogisalionathome.狗在家門口就成了獅子。(11) Don'tbeadog(lying)inthemanger.莫學狗占馬梢不吃草。(不要占著茅坑不拉屎。)(12) Dogdoesnoteatdog.同類不相殘。(13) Scornfuldogswilleatdirtypuddings.狗再傲慢也會吃臟布丁。(14) Asonneverthinkshismotherugly,a6. Frog(1) Thefroginthewellknowsnothingofthegreatocean.井底之蛀，不知大海。7. Fox狐貍捕食，遠離(1) Thefoxmaygrowgrey,butnevergood.狐貍毛色可變灰,但是本性難移。(2) Thefoxpreysfarthestfromhishole.洞府。(兔子不吃窩邊草。)(3) Whenthefoxpreaches,thentakecareofyourgeese.每當狐貍說教，當心鵝群被盜。(4) Whenthefoxsaysheisavegetarian,it'stimeforthehe