英語(yǔ)中動(dòng)物詞匯的別解

英語(yǔ)中動(dòng)物詞匯的別解 

 
　　1、bird

　　Birds of a feather flock together.物以類聚

　　Fine feathers make fine birds.人要衣裝，佛要金裝

　　A little bird told me that you win the prize.消息靈通人士告訴我你得了獎(jiǎng)。

　　He is an old bird and you can’t take him in 他是個(gè)老練的人，你騙不了他。

　　A bird in hand worth two in the bush.一鳥在手勝過(guò)雙鳥在林。

　　The early bird gets the the worm.笨鳥先飛/捷足先登

　　Kill two birds with one stone.一舉兩得

　　2、dog

　　Love me ,love my dog.愛(ài)屋及烏

　　Beat the dog befote the lion.殺雞駭猴

　　An old dog will learn no new tricks.老頑固學(xué)不了新事物。

　　A good dog deserves a good bone.有功者受賞

　　cat- and- dog life.吵吵鬧鬧的生活

　　die like a dog.潦倒而死

　　dog days.三伏天

　　rain cat and dog.傾盆大雨

　　lead a dog’s life.過(guò)著潦倒的生活

　　treat someone like a dog.不把某人當(dāng)人看

　　3、rat,cat,mouse

　　When the cat is away,the mice will play.山中無(wú)老虎，猴子稱霸王

　　like a rat in a hole.甕中之鱉

　　let the cat out of the bag.露馬腳

　　as poor as a church mouse.一貧如洗

　　In public affairs he remained a mouse.在公事上他膽小如鼠。

　　A cat may look at a king.地位雖不同，人權(quán)應(yīng)平等。

　　4、tiger,lion

　　His father is a great lion here.他父親是這兒的一個(gè)名人。

　　The soldiers were tigers in fight.那些士兵英勇作戰(zhàn)。

　　5、其他動(dòng)物

　　dark horse.能力深藏不露的

　　put the cart before the horse.本末倒置

　　Have a wolf by the ears. 騎虎難下，進(jìn)退兩難

　　a big frog in the small pond小地方的大人物

　　parrot cry.人云亦云

　　fish in troubled watered.混水摸魚/趁火打劫

　　a snake in the grass.陰險(xiǎn)而偽善的朋友

　　a wolf in sheep’s clothing.偽裝友善的人