与动物有关的英文谚语.ppt

Witty sayings related to animals
Rain cats and dogs.
瓢泼大雨
Dog and pony show 盛大表演
Dog days
(7、8月间)三伏天
Dog eat dog
人吃人,各人顾各人,同类相残
Top dog
1)优胜者,夺魁者2) 主要人物
Better be the head of a dog than the tail of a lion.
宁为鸡头不为凤尾。
Love me, love my dog.
Every dog has its/his days.
人人都有得意的时候。
dog’s life.
悲惨的景况。
lead a dog’s 。
dog-tired.
累极了;疲惫之至。
let sleeping dog 。wake a sleeping 。
not to have/stand a dog’s chance.
毫无机会;毫无希望。
As strong as a horse
力大如牛
Talk horse
吹牛
Eat like a horse
食大如牛
Work like a willing horse
老黄牛
as timid as a mouse
胆小如鼠
It is a poor mouse that only has one hole.
狡兔三窟
a rat in the hole
瓮中之鳖
smell a rat
发觉可疑之处;感到事情不妙。
Horse-racing
dark horse
黑马;竞争中出人意料的获胜者。
bet on the wrong horse/back the wrong horse
判断失误(尤指支持比赛失利者)
Hold one’s horses
沉得住气
horse-play
胡闹;恶作剧;闹哄哄的游戏。
the cat has got your tongue 无言以对
Let the cat out of the bag 露出马脚,泄露秘密
Curiosity kills the cat 好奇害死猫
The cat weeping over the dead mouse猫哭老鼠
The cat shuts its eyes when steeling cream. 掩耳盗铃
the cat among the pigeons. 猫在鸽群中---人为刀俎,我为鱼肉。
cat’s paw. 被人当爪牙利用的人;受人愚弄的人。
A bird in the hand is worth two in the bush.
Two kill two birds with one stone
一箭双雕
Fine feathers make fine birds.
人靠衣装马靠鞍。
give someone the bird. 喝倒彩。get the (big) 。
a little bird told ;我自然知道;我不告诉你我是怎么知道的。
birds of 。
as sly as a fox 像狐狸一样狡猾
Deal with a fox, think of its ,需小心提防。
black ;害群之马;无用之辈。
cast sheep’s eyes 送秋波;抛媚眼;以目传情。
break a butterfly on a ;杀鸡用牛刀。
a cock-and-bull ;荒诞的故事。
crocodile 。
donkey-work 沉重的苦活儿;呆板的例行工作。
drink like a ;牛饮;狂饮;酩酊大醉。
kill the goose that lays the golden ;竭泽而渔。
lion in the path/;拦路虎。
neither fish nor ;非驴非马。
swan ;绝笔;最后的演出。