与动物有关的成语英语集锦.doc

与动物有关的成语英语集锦摘要: 十二生肖, 是中国传统文化的重要部分,由 12 种源于自然界的动物即鼠、牛、虎、兔、龙、蛇、马、羊、猴、鸡、狗、猪组成,用于记年,顺序排列为子鼠、丑牛、寅虎、卯兔、辰龙、巳蛇、午马、未羊、申猴、酉鸡、戌狗、亥猪, 在中华文化圈内被广泛使用。有诸多描写十二生肖的文学作品, 也有不少关于十二生肖的成语。 2012 年是龙年, 当我们提到龙, 我们就会想到“龙凤呈祥”、“生龙活虎”等成语, 下面就介绍一些与动物有关的相关成语的英语翻译。关键词:动物;成语;英语一、与“龙”有关的龙飞凤舞 lively and vigorous flourishes in calligraphy 龙盘虎踞 a forbidding strategic point 龙凤呈祥 excellent good fortune 龙蛇混杂 good and bad people mixed up 龙潭虎穴 a danger spot 龙腾虎跃 a scene of bustling activity 龙争虎斗 a fierce struggle between well-matched opponents 龙行虎步 majestic gait; imposing air 龙吟虎啸 dragons singing and tigers roaring 生龙活虎 full of vim and vigor 二、与“狗”有关的狗胆包天 monstrous audacity 狗急跳墙 a corned beast will do something desperate 狗屁不通 unreadable rubbish 狗咬吕洞宾 to mistake a good man asa bad man 狗眼看人低 to be damned snobbish; to act asa snob 狗头军师 villainous adviser 狗皮膏药 quack medicine 狐群狗党 a pack of rogues 狗屁不如 worse than a cur ora swine 狗拿耗子 to poke one s nose into other people s business 三、与“虎”有关的虎背熊腰 tough and stocky 虎口拔牙 dare the greatest danger 虎口余生 be snatched from the jaws of death 虎里虎气(of a young man ) strong and vigorous 虎视眈眈 eye covetously or menacingly 虎头虎脑(of a boy) looking strong and good-natured 虎头蛇尾 a fine start and a poor finish 虎尾春冰 ina precarious position 如虎添翼 with might redoubled 谈虎色变 turn pale at the mere mention of something terrifying 四、与“鸡”有关的鸡飞蛋打 all is lost 鸡毛蒜皮 trifles; trivialities 鸡鸣狗盗 get up to mean or p