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与动物有关的英语谚语

与动物有关的英语谚语

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与动物有关的英语谚语

与动物有关的英语谚语丰富多样,以下是一些常见的例子:

  1. As hungry as a bear. —— 饿得像狼。(注:这里的bear可能是一种误译或习惯用法,实际上更贴近“饿得像狼”的意境是“as hungry as a wolf”。)
  2. Kill the goose that lays the golden eggs. —— 杀鸡取卵。
  3. As timid as a hare. —— 胆小如鼠。(hare在这里被用作“鼠”的比喻)
  4. Neither fish, flesh nor fowl. —— 非驴非马。
  5. Break a fly upon the wheel. —— 杀鸡用牛刀。(fly在这里被用作“鸡”的比喻)
  6. Talk horse. —— 吹牛。(这里的horse实际上指的是“夸大其词”,但习惯上被翻译为“吹牛”)
  7. Ass in a lion's skin. —— 狐假虎威。(ass代表“狐”,lion代表“虎”)
  8. Black sheep. —— 害群之马。(sheep在这里被用作“马”的比喻)
  9. Lock the stable door after the horse is stolen. —— 亡羊补牢。
  10. Cast pearls before swine. —— 对牛弹琴。
  11. When the cat is away, the mice will play. —— 山中无老虎,猴子称大王。(cat代表“老虎”,mice代表“猴子”)
  12. A wolf in sheep's clothing. —— 披着羊皮的狼。
  13. One swallow does not make a summer. —— 一燕不成夏。
  14. The children were as busy as bees, making preparations for the festival. —— 孩子们准备过节忙得像蜜蜂一样。
  15. The best fish smell when they are three days old. —— 久住招人嫌。
  16. Fish begins to stink at the head. —— 上梁不正下梁歪。
  17. Fight dog, fight bear. —— 不获全胜不收兵。
  18. He who has a mind to beat his dog will easily find a stick. —— 欲加之罪,何患无辞。
  19. Never offer to teach fish to swim. —— 切莫班门弄斧。
  20. Birds of a feather flock together. —— 物以类聚,人以群分。
  21. To kill two birds with one stone. —— 一石二鸟。
  22. Better a living dog than a dead lion. —— 好死不如赖活着。
  23. To shed crocodile tears. —— 掉鳄鱼眼泪(假慈悲)。
  24. Dog doesn't eat dog. —— 虎毒不食子。
  25. A rat in a hole. —— 瓮中之鳖。
  26. May as well be hanged for a sheep as a lamb. —— 一不做二不休。
  27. It's an ill bird that fouls its own nest. —— 家丑不可外扬。
  28. To ride the tiger. —— 骑虎难下。
  29. To help a lame dog over a stile. —— 雪中送炭。
  30. Like a cat on hot bricks. —— 像热锅上的蚂蚁(焦急不安)。
  31. As wet as a drowned rat. —— 湿如落汤鸡。
  32. The fox may grow grey, but never good. —— 狐狸毛色可变灰,但是本性难移。
  33. The fox preys farthest from his hole. —— 狐狸捕食,远离洞府。
  34. Don't 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。
  35. Don't put the cart before the horse. —— 不要本末倒置。
  36. Early bird catches the worm. —— 早起的鸟儿有虫吃。
  37. The early bird gets the late one's breakfast. —— 早起的鸟儿先觅食,迟起的鸟儿误早餐。
  38. If the shepherds quarrel, the wolf has a winning game. —— 鹬蚌相争,渔翁得利。
  39. Love me, love my dog. —— 爱屋及乌。
  40. A lion in the way. —— 拦路虎。
  41. Barking dogs do not bite. —— 吠犬不咬人。
  42. The cat shuts its eyes when stealing cream. —— 掩耳盗铃。
  43. The leopard can't change its spots. —— 本性难移。(与“The fox may grow grey, but never good”意思相近)
  44. Fine feathers make fine birds. —— 人要衣装,马要鞍。
  45. Don't 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)
  46. Scornful dogs will eat dirty puddings. —— 狗再傲慢也会吃脏布丁。
  47. Who will bell the cat? —— 谁去给猫系铃?(谁愿意为大家冒风险)
  48. Too much pudding will choke a dog. —— 布丁太多噎死狗。(物极必反)
  49. 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。
  50. A crow is never the whiter for washing herself often. —— 江山易改,本性难移。

这些谚语通过动物的形象生动地表达了各种人生哲理和道德观念,既富有趣味性,又具有一定的教育意义。