与动物有关的谚语.doc

与动物有关的谚语与“羊、猫、狗”有关的谚语 sheep [Fi:p] , 绵羊, 羞答答的人, 胆小鬼, 信徒 a flock of sheep 一群羊 a wolf in sheep's clothing 披着羊皮的狼, 口蜜腹剑的人 a black sheep 害群之马; 拒绝参加罢工的工人 a lost sheep 迷途羔羊, 迷失正道的人 a sheep among wolves 落入狼群; 落在一群恶汉手中的善良人 asa sheep among the shearers 仿佛落在剪羊毛工人手里的绵羊 as well be hanged for a sheep as for a lamb [谚] 偷大羊或偷小羊反正都得挨绞刑; 一不做二不休 count sheep 数羊( 心里计数以求入睡) follow like a sheep 盲从 One scabbed sheep infects the whole flock. [谚] 一只羊生疮整群羊遭殃。 return to one's sheep [muttons] 回到本题 separate the sheep from the goats 区别好人和坏人 There isa black sheep in every flock. [谚] 到处都有害群之马。 sheep and goats 善人与恶人( 来自《圣经》) sheep that have no shepherd 乌合之众" Without a shepherd, sheep are not a flock." - Russian Proverb "An army of sheep led bya lion would defeat an army of lions led bya sheep." - Arab Proverb "The sheep has no choice when in the jaws of the wolf." - Chinese proverb Cat Proverbs and Sayings 与猫相关的英语谚语和短语----------------------------------------------------------- --------------------- A cat has nine lives. 猫有九条命。( 英国迷信, 指猫的生命力强) A cat in gloves catches no mice. (=Muffled cats catch no mice.) [谚] 带手套的猫捉不到耗子; 四肢不勤, 一事无成; 怕沾污手指的人做不出什么事。 A cat may look ata king. [谚] 猫也可以看国王( 指小人物也应有些权利) agree like cats and dogs [口] 像猫和狗一样合不来, 完全合不来 All cats are grey in the dark. (=At night all cats are grey; when candles are out, all cats are grey.) [谚] 猫在暗中都是灰色; 黑暗中难分丑妍 as weak asa cat (=as weak as water) 身体非常虚弱