关于动物的英语习语

关于马的谚语:
You can take a horse to the water, but you can';t make him drink. 策马溪边易,逼马饮水难.
A horse may stumble on four feet. 人有失足,马有漏蹄.
A running horse needs no spur. 奔马无须鞭策.
Don';t put the cart before the horse. 不要把车套在马前.(不要本末倒置.)
The common horse is worst shod. 公用之马掌最差.
Lock the barn door after the horse is stolen. 失马之后锁马厩.(亡羊补牢.)
Hair by hair you will pull out the horse';s tail. 一根一根拔,拔光马尾巴.(水滴石穿.) 关于狐狸的谚语:
The fox may grow grey, but never good. 狐狸毛色可以变灰,但是本性难改.(江山易改,本性难移.)
The fox preys farthest from his hole. 狐狸捕食,远离洞府.(兔子不吃窝边草.)
When the fox preaches, then take care of your geese. 每当狐狸说教,当心鹅群被盗.
When the fox says he is a vegetarian, it';s time for the hen to look out. 狐狸说它吃素时,母鸡要注意.
有关狼的谚语:
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.
有关羊的谚语:
If one sheep leaps over the ditch, all the rest will follow. 一只羊跨过沟,其它羊也会跟着做.(榜样的力量是无穷的.)
有关老鼠的谚语:
It is a poor mouse that has only one hole. 狡兔三窟.
A speck of mouse dung will spoil a whole pot of porridge. 一粒老鼠屎,坏了一锅粥.
有关鸡的谚语:
Don';t count your chickens before they';re hatched. 鸡蛋未孵出,先别数小鸡.(不要过早乐观.)
有关兔的谚语:
You cannot run with the hare and hunt with the hounds. 不能既和野兔一起跑又和猎狗一起追.(人不应两面讨好.)
4. A bird in the hand is worth than two in the bush.
一鸟在手胜过双鸟在林。
9. A cat has 9 lives.
猫有九条命。
10. A cat may look at a king.
人人平等。
11. A close mouth catches no flies.
病从口入。
1.Bird
(1) Kill two birds with one stone. 一箭双雕；一举两得。
(2) A bird in the hand is worth two in the bush. 双鸟在林不如一鸟在手。
(3) Birds of a feather flock together. 物以类聚，人以群分。
(4) It’s an ill bird that fouls own nest. 家丑不可外扬。
(5) Fine feathers make fine birds. 人要衣装，马要鞍。
(6) A bird is known by its note, and a man by his talk. 听音识鸟，闻言识人。
(7) Each bird loves to hear himself sing. 鸟儿都爱听自己唱。（自我欣赏）
(8) You cannot catch old birds with chaff.(粗糠). 用粗糠捉不住老鸟。（有经验的人难骗。）
(9) Birds in their little nests agree. 同巢之鸟心儿齐。
2. Cat
(1) A cat has nine lives.猫有九条命；吉人天相。
(2) Cats hide their claws. 知人知面不知心。
(3) All cats are grey in the dark.. 黑暗之中猫都是灰色的。（人未出名时看起来都差不多。）

(4) A gloved cat catches no mice. 戴手套的猫，老鼠抓不到。（不愿吃苦的人成不了大事业。）
(5) 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。）
(6) Who will bwll the cat? 谁去给猫系铃？（谁愿意为大家冒风险？）
(7) The cat shuts its eyes when stealing cream. 帽偷吃奶油的时候总是闭着眼睛。（掩耳盗铃）
(8) There are more ways of killing a cat than by choking it with butter. 杀猫的办法很多。（达到目的的途径很多。）
(9) Care kill a cat. 忧虑愁死猫。
猫披老虎皮Cat wearing tiger-skin——抖威风shaking down to size
猫肚子放虎胆Cat belly Tiger tank——凶不起来tough up
猫守鼠洞at guarding the rat holes——不动声色without batting an eyelid
猫不吃死耗子Cats do not eat dead mouse——假斯文shedding Sven
猫嘴里的老鼠The cat in the mouth of the mouse——跑不了 not run away
猫捉老鼠CAT clutchs the mouse——本分事this thing
3. Chicken
(1) Don’t count your chickens before they’re hatched. 鸡蛋未孵出，先别数小鸡。（不要过早乐观。）
4. Crow
(1) A crow is never the whiter for washing herself often. 江山易改，本性难移。
5. Dog
(1) He who would hang his dog gives out first that it is mad. 欲加之罪，何患无词.
(2) A staff is quickly found to beat a dog with. 欲加之罪，何患无词.
(3) Love me, love my dog. 爱屋及乌.
(4) Too much pudding will choke a dog. 布丁太多噎死狗。
(5) Every dog has his day. 人人皆有得意时。
(6) Barking dogs don’t (seldom) bite. 爱叫的狗很少咬人。
(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. 狗见了叫的不一定都是贼。（不要以貌取人。）
(10) Every dog is a lion at home. 狗在家门口就成了狮子。
(11) 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。）
(12) Dog does not eat dog. 同类不相残。
(13) Scornful dogs will eat dirty puddings. 狗再傲慢也会吃脏布丁。
(14) A son never thinks his mother ugly,and a dog never shuns its owner’s home however shabby it is.儿不嫌母丑，狗不嫌家贫。
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. 狐狸毛色可变灰，但是本性难移。
(2) The fox preys farthest from his hole. 狐狸捕食，远离洞府。（兔子不吃窝边草。）
(3) When the fox preaches, then take care of your geese. 每当狐狸说教，当心鹅群被盗。
(4) When the fox says he is a vegetarian, it’s time for the hen to look out. 狐狸说它吃素的时候，母鸡就得注意。
8. Fish
(1) The best fish swim near the bottom. 好鱼常在水底游

。
(2) Never offer to teach fish to swim. 不要班门弄斧。
(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. 海里的好鱼多的是。
(5) It is a silly fish that is caught twice with the same bait. 智者不上两次档。
(6) If water is noisy, there are no fish in it. 咆哮的水中无鱼。（夸夸其谈者无真才实学。）。
9. Hare
(1) You cannot run with the hare and hunt with the hounds(猎狗). 不能既和野兔一起跑又和猎狗一起追。（人不应两面讨好。）
(2) The tortoise wins the race while the hare is sleeping. 兔子睡懒觉，乌龟跑赢了。
10. Horse
(1) You can take a horse to the water, but you can’t make him drink. 带马到河边容易，逼马饮水难。
(2) Don’t ride the high horse. 勿摆架子。
(3) A good horse cannot be of a bad colour. 好马不会毛色差。
(4) A horse may stumble on four feet. 马有四条腿，亦有失蹄时。
(5) A running horse needs no spur. 奔马无需鞭策。
(6) Don’t put the cart before the horse. 不要将大车套在马前面。（处理问题应按先后次序，不要本末倒置。）
(7) The common horse is worst shod. 公用之马，掌子最差。
(8) Lock the barn door after the horse is stolen. 失马之后锁马厩。（亡羊补牢）
(9) Don’t look a gift horse in the mouth. 馈赠之马，勿看牙口。
(10) Hair by hair you will pull out the horse’s tail. 一根一根拔，拔光马尾巴。（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. 只有一个洞的老鼠，很快就被抓住。
(3) A speck of mouse dung will spoil a whole pot of porridge. 一粒老鼠屎，坏了一锅粥。
12. Sheep
(1) If one sheep leaps over the ditch, all the rest will follow. 榜样的力量是无穷的。
(2) A lazy sheep thinks its wool heavy. 懒羊嫌毛重。
(3) He that makes himself a sheep shall be eaten by the wolf. 甘心做绵羊，必然喂豺狼。
13.Swallow
(1) One swallow does not make a spring. 孤燕不报春。
(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. 不能请羊管菜园，不能请狼管羊圈。
(2) Who keeps company with wolves, will learn to howl. 和狼在一起，就会学狼叫。
(3) Man is a wolf to man. 人对人是狼。（人心狠，人吃人）
(4) A growing youth has a wolf in his belly. 年轻人，在成长，吃起饭来像饿狼
as poor as a church mouse形容贫穷
as strong as a horse强壮如牛
as busy as a

bee形容忙碌
as fit as a fiddle形容身体健康
As angry as a hornet 形容气愤
As bald as a coot 形容秃
As blind as a bat 形容瞎
As brave as a lion 形容勇敢
As crazy as a loon 形容疯癫
As dead as the dodo 形容完蛋（死亡不能还阳）
As drunk as a skunk 形容醉鬼（恶心的味道）
As eager as a beaver 形容迫切（急切）
As free as a bird 形容自由
As graceful as a gazelle 形容优雅
As gentle as a lamb 形容温文尔雅
As happy as a lark 形容高兴
As hairy as a gorilla 形容多毛
As hungry as a horse 形容饥饿
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Bird 鸟
1. He eats like a bird．他吃得很少。
2．A bird in the hand is worth two in the bush．〔谚」双鸟在林不如一鸟在手。
3．We’re all early 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。
4. Birds of a feather flock together．[谚]物以类聚，人以群分。
5．That’s for the birds!那毫无意义！
6．It’s an ill bird that fouls own nest．「谚」家丑不可外扬。
7. A little bird told me．有人私下告诉我。
Horse 马
8. He eats like a horse．他吃得很多。
9．That’s just a lot of horse and donkey dust! 那不过都是些废话!
10．It’s time to study now and stop horsing around．学习时间已到，别胡闹了。
11．I got it straight from the horse s mouth．我是听当事人亲口说的。
12. Just hold your horses！忍耐一下吧！
13. She works like a horse all day long．她整天辛辛苦苦地干活。
14．That’s a horse of a different color! 那完全是另外一回事。
15．You can take a horse to the water，but you can't make him drink！ 〔谚〕带马到河边容易，逼马饮水难！
Monkey 猴
16．Don't get your monkey up for nothing．别无缘无故生气。
17. You shouldn't monkey about with that machine, if you don't know how to fix it．假如你不懂得修，就别瞎弄这台机器。
18．What kind of monkey business has been going on while I've been away？ 我不在的时候，出了什么事了？
Chichen 小鸡
19．Come on! Don’t be chicken! 来，别害怕！
20．Well，she’s certainly no spring chicken．她当然不再是个小丫头了。
21．Don't count your chickens before they're hatched! 「谚」不要过早乐观!
Owl 猫头鹰
22. He is as blind as an owl．他真是个瞎子。
23. He’s a wise old owl．他是个智叟。
Bear 熊
24．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。
25．Her husband is a real bear．她丈夫脾气确实坏。
Bee 蜜蜂
26．She’s always as busy as a bee．她总是忙忙碌碌。
Snail蜗牛
27．He walks at a snail's pace．他走路慢吞吞。
Worm 虫
28．He wormed his way through the narrow passage．他好不容易才走过那条狭窄的小路。
29．Every time l take the kids to the movies，they always worm around in the

ir seats．每次我带孩子们去看电影，他们好像总也坐不住似的。
30．l am a worm today．今天一点精神也没有。
31．A worm will turn．〔谚〕如果被逼太甚，最温顺的人也会反抗。
Ants 蚂蚁
32．You’d think he has ants in his pants．你会觉得他坐立不安。
Bug 臭虫
33．It really bugs me when the bus comes late and l can’t 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。
34．l don’t feel well．I 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。
35．He’s a camera bug．他是个摄影迷。
Fish 鱼
36．Never offer to teach fish to swim．〔谚」不要班门弄斧。
37．He’s like a fish out of water．他感到生疏。
38．He drinks like a fish。他喝起酒来不要命。
39．All’s fish that comes to his net。凡是到手的他都要。
hog 猪
40．When 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。
41．When he does something，he usually goes the whole hog.他要干什么，就真的干到底。
Crab 蟹
42．When he gets up in the morning，he’s usually a crab（或in a crabby mood）．他早上起床时，总是很烦躁。
Sheep 羊
43．She had a rather sheepish smile. 她笑起来很害羞的样子，
44．He is a black sheep 他是个败家子。
dog 狗
45．Did you hear that Bob got a scholarship？What a lucky dog！听没听说鲍勃得了奖学金？他真幸运。
46．He doesn’t have（或stand）a dog's chance．他根本没有机会。
47．Who’s the top dog in the company？ 公司里谁是头儿？
48．Give a dog a bad name and hang him. 欲加之罪，何患无辞。
49．Every dog has his day.[谚]人人皆有得意时。
50．Love me，love my dog．〔谚〕爱屋及乌。
51．Barking dogs do not（或seldom）bite．〔谚] 吠犬不咬人。
Fox 狐狸
52．Watch out for him．He’s an old fox．防着点儿，他是只老狐狸精。
Mule 骡
53．He's more stubborn than a mule．他顽固得很。
Ape 类人猿
54．He went ape when he heard that he got the highest grade．他听说自己得了最高分的时候，高兴得要发狂。
Cat 猫
55．Whatever you do，just don't let the cat out of the bag！不管你干什么，只是不要泄露秘密！
56．The weather was terrible yesterday.It rained cats and dogs a whole day． 昨天的天气真可怕,下了一整天的倾盆大雨。
57．A cat has nine lives.[谚]猫有九命。
58．That cat won’t jump．这一手行不通。
Lamb 羔羊
59．What a lamb she is! 她真是个小宝贝儿！
60．She looks like a lamb．她看上去很温柔。