动物谚语

第一篇：动物谚语

动物谚语

Dog 狗

1.a lucky dog

幸运儿 a lazy dog

懒汉 a gay dog

快乐的人 a dirty dog

下流胚 a yellow dog

卑鄙无耻的小人 a dead dog

废物，无用之人 a clever dog

聪明的人 a top dog

当权派，头儿 the black dog 沮丧，忧郁

例：They said the black dog was over Bob.据说鲍勃曾很忧郁。2.treat sb.like a dog 不把某人当人看 3.dog-days

三伏天 4.dog-eared

书角翻卷的 5.a dog’s breakfast/dinner

一团糟

6.dog in the manger

自己不干也不让别人干；自己能享受也不让别人享受的人 7.be dressed(up)like a dog’s dinner

穿着时髦 8.put on the dog 炫耀 9.go to the dogs

每况愈下 10.hang-dog look 愁眉苦脸

11.not have a dog's chance

毫无机会 12.come like a dog at a whistle

一呼即来

13.lead a dog's life

过着牛马不如（穷困潦倒）的生活，14.lead a dog-and-cat life

(尤指夫妇)过着争吵不休的生活 15.work like a dog

拼命工作 16.dog-tired

累极了；疲惫之至 17.as [like] a dog with two tails 非常高兴 18.die like a dog 穷困潦倒而死 19.talk a dog’s hind leg off

唠叨不休 20.Love me, love my dog.[谚]爱屋及乌

21.Every dog has his day.[谚]凡人皆有得意日（意指：大家都有走运的一天）。22.Dog does not eat dog.[谚]同类不相残，同时不操戈 23.Barking dogs seldom bite.[谚]吠犬不咬人 24.Dumb dogs are dangerous.[谚]不叫的狗咬人

25.Beware of a silent dog and still water.[谚]提防不吠的狗, 小心 静止的水。

26.Give a dog a bad name and hang him.[谚]谗言可畏；欲加之罪，何患无辞 27.If the old dog barks, he gives the counsel.[谚]老狗叫，是忠告。28.Every dog is a lion at home.[Every dog is valiant at his own door.] [谚]狗是百步王, 只在门前凶。

29.Fight dog, fight bear.[谚]打个青红皂白, 一决雌雄。

30.It is ill to waken sleeping dogs.[let sleeping dogs lie;don't wake a sleeping dog.] [谚]别多事, 别惹麻烦。

31.Scornful[Hungry] dogs will eat dirty puddings.[谚]人到危急时,平时所不屑做的也要做;急不暇择, 饥不择食。

32.An old dog will learn no new tricks.(=You cannot teach old dogs new tricks.)老狗学不了新把戏;老年人很难适应新事物。

33.Never offer to teach the dog to bark/ teach fish to swim.[谚]不要班门弄斧, 不要多此一举。34.The dog returns to his vomit.[谚]狗回头吃自己吐出来的东西;重犯旧日罪恶。35.A living dog is better than a dead lion.[谚]一条活狗胜过一头死狮;好死不如赖活。36.Beat the dog before the lion.杀鸡给猴看。

Cat 猫

1.rain cats and dogs滂沱大雨

西方人认为帽可以预测天气变化,所以帽被看成大雨的象征.而狗是风的使者,所以两者相遇时可以想象.2.let the cat out of bag 泄露秘密

源于乡村盛行的骗术,人们用猫代替猪放在口袋里到市场上卖,如果猫从口袋里跑出来了,秘密泄露则骗术失败。如：Do not tell Anna about our plot, or she always let the cat out of the bag.3.a cat nap 打个盹儿

4.like a cat on hot bricks

非常紧张，像热锅上的蚂蚁

5.set the cat among the pigeons

引来可能招惹是非或麻烦的人或事物 6.bell the cat自告奋勇去冒险；老虎头上拍苍蝇

7.Curiosity killed the cat.好奇害死猫，意为不要太过好奇。

猫有一个很危险的习惯-用鼻子接触所有的东西,如同过于热心的人容易引起别人的反感。如：Children are usually warned that curiosity killed the cat.8.Care kills a cat.忧虑愁死猫。

9.A cat has nine lives.[谚] 猫有九命;吉人天相。

[谚] 2 10.That cat won’t jump．这一手行不通。11.Cats hide their claws.知人知面不知心。

12.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。）

13.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。）

14.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。

15.The cat shuts its eyes when stealing cream.掩耳盗铃

16.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。）

17.When the cats are away, the mice will play.山中无老虎，猴子称大王。

Horse 马

1.talk horse

吹牛

2.eat like a horse

吃得很多

3.work like a horse

辛辛苦苦地干活 4.a willing horse

工作积极的人 5.horse and donkey dust 废话

6.horse around

<美俚>胡闹；鬼混；玩弄；闹哄

e.g.It’s time to study now and stop horsing around．学习时间已到，别胡闹了。7.from the horse’s mouth 根据最可靠的消息来源

e.g.I got it straight from the horse’s mouth．我是听当事人亲口说的。

8.hold one’s horses

忍耐一下，镇静，别冲动

从字面意思来解释就是勒住你的马，停步不走。这个习惯用语是十九世纪马匹作为重要交通工具时的一个口令，用来要求赶马车的停下他的那些马匹。但是现在hold one’s horses被广泛应用在各种场合。让我们听个例子来琢磨它的含义。例：Dad, please hold your horses before you get mad at me.It was the other guy’s fault.The cop said so.His insurance company will have to pay for having the car fixed.这是个儿子跑回来告诉爸爸: 他开家里的那辆车闯了祸，但是他要求爸爸先别发火，耐心听他把事情说明白。原来警察说车祸的责任在对方，所以对方的保险公司得承担汽车的修理费用。

9.a horse of a different color

截然不同，风马牛不相及，两码事

起源：Horses are registered at birth and the registration includes a record of their color.When a horse is sold, the registration is also transferred.Sometimes the color recorded on the registration may not match the actual color of the horse.The buyer may then suspect the horse is not the one in the registration.e.g.That’s a horse of a different color!那完全是另外一回事。10.beat a dead horse 鞭打死马(徒劳)11.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。

12.Don’t ride the high horse.勿摆架子

13.A good horse cannot be of a bad colour.好马不会毛色差。14.A horse may stumble on four feet.马有四条腿，亦有失蹄时。15.A running horse needs no spur.奔马无需鞭策。

16.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。）

17.The common horse is worst shod.公用之马，掌子最差。

18.Lock the barn door after the horse is stolen.失马之后锁马厩。（亡羊补牢）19.Don’t look a gift horse in the mouth.馈赠之马，勿看牙口。

20.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）

Sheep 羊

1.a black sheep

害群之马, 败家子

2.separate the sheep from the goats 把好人与坏人分开

3.a wolf in sheep’s clothing

披着羊皮的狼

4.If one sheep leaps over the ditch, all the rest will follow.榜样的力量是无穷的。5.He that makes himself a sheep shall be eaten by the wolf.甘心做绵羊，必然喂豺狼。6.As well be hanged for a sheep as a lamb.偷羊偷羔都是绞（死）；偷大偷小统是贼（意指：一不做，二不休）。7.There’s a black sheep in every flock.每一羊群里都会有一只黑羊，丑儿子家家有（意指：每个家里都会有个败家子）。8.He that makes himself a sheep shall be eaten by the wolf.甘心做绵羊，早晚喂豹狼（人弱受人欺）。

9.The sheep who talks peace with a wolf will soon be mutton.向狼乞求和平，很快就会变成羊肉（意指，切勿向敌人乞求和平）

Fish 鱼

1.a fish out of water 离水的鱼, 不得其所的人，形容对新环境的不融合 2.drink like a fish 喝起酒来不要命 3.fish in troubled waters 浑水摸鱼

4.Never offer to teach a fish to swim．［谚］不要班门弄斧。5.The best fish swim near the bottom.好鱼常在水底游。6.Go to the sea, if you would fish well.不入虎穴，焉得虎子。

7.It is a silly fish that is caught twice with the same bait.智者不上两次当。8.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.There’s as good fish in the sea as ever came out of it.海里的好鱼多的是。（天涯何处无芳草）10.as mute as fish

噤若寒蝉

Bird 鸟

1.The early bird catches the worm.捷足先登；笨鸟先飞

2.Kill two birds with one stone.一箭双雕；一举两得。

3.A bird in the hand is worth two in the bush.双鸟在林不如一鸟在手。4.Birds of a feather flock together.物以类聚，人以群分。5.It’s an ill bird that fouls own nest.家丑不可外扬。6.Fine feathers make fine birds.人要衣装，马要鞍。

7.A bird is known by its note, and a man by his talk.听音识鸟，闻言识人。8.Each bird loves to hear himself sing.鸟儿都爱听自己唱。（自我欣赏）9.You cannot catch old birds with chaff.用粗糠捉不住老鸟。（有经验的人难骗。）10.Birds in their little nests agree.同巢之鸟心儿齐。11.eat like a bird 吃得很少

12.That’s for the birds!

那毫无意义！13.A little bird told me．

有人私下告诉我。

Mouse/Rat 老鼠

1.as poor as a church mouse

一贫如洗

2.like a drowned rat

湿得像落汤鸡

例：He forgot the umbrella this morning and was caught in the rain like a drowned rat.今天早上他忘记带雨伞了，被淋得像落汤鸡似的。3.smell a rat

怀疑某人不对头

例：I smelt a rat when he started being so helpful.他主动帮起忙来，我怀疑其中另有文章。4.the rat race 激烈的竞争。

例：Jim is the winner in the rat race;he is promoted to be the general manager.吉姆在激烈的竞争中胜出；他被提拔为总经理。5.It is a poor mouse that has only one hole.狡兔三窟。

6.A speck of mouse dung will spoil a whole pot of porridge.一粒老鼠屎，坏了一锅粥。7.play cat and mouse with sb.欲擒故纵，(像猫抓耗子似地)欺负(折磨、虐待)某人

Rabbit/Hare 兔子

1.as fast as a hare意思是“像野兔一样快”。兔子胆小，英语有短语as timid as a rabbit/hare，意思是“胆小如兔”，汉语则要说成是“胆小如鼠”。另一方面，汉语有些习语中的兔子，由于文化差异，在对应的英语习语中变成了别的动物。例如： It is a poor mouse that has only one hole.(相当于“狡兔三窟”，“兔子”变成“耗子”。)The fox preys farthest from home.(相当于“兔子不吃窝边草”，“兔子”变成“狐狸”。)2.as mad as a March hare 像三月的野兔一样发疯

三月是野兔发情的季节，March hare(三月的野兔)因为在交配期间行为怪异而被称为“发狂的兔子”，这个短语比喻 mentally ill或 very silly

2、公兔子叫做buck，母兔子则是doe——雄鹿雌鹿也是这俩词儿，另外buck大家应该很熟悉，在俚语里有美元的意思哦。而小兔子呢，则能叫做kit，又有成套球衣之解。还有一个更常用更熟悉的儿化口语bunny兔宝宝，bun就是小圆包，兔子尾巴不是个小圆包么？

3、dust bunny，灰尘兔子，就是长时间没有大扫除的话，你们家家具底下，很多灰尘聚集起来成一小团的毛球，那个就叫dust bunny，长得确实像灰兔子。记得《老友记》里有提到过。又能叫做dust kitten，灰尘猫咪或者turkey's nest，火鸡窝

4.If you run after two hares, you will catch neither.如果你同时追两只野兔，一只也捉不到。

5.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。）

6.The tortoise wins the race while the hare is sleeping.兔子睡懒觉，乌龟跑赢了。7.rabbit punch

(用掌边对某人颈背的)重击

Chicken 小鸡

1.chicken在英语俚语中却象征“胆小鬼,懦夫”或 “黄毛丫头” 例： Come on!Don’t be chicken!

来，别害怕！

Well，she’s certainly no spring chicken．她当然不再是个小丫头了。2.Don’t count your chickens before they’re hatched!「谚」不要过早乐观!

Goose 鹅

1．as stupid as goose 呆头鹅

2.goose-flesh

(寒冷或恐惧时皮肤上的)鸡皮疙瘩 3.not say boo to a goose

形容非常胆小

4.What is sauce for the goose is sauce for the gander

适用于一个人也适用于其他人

例：If you can arrive late, then so can I: what is sauce for the goose is sauce for the gander.你可以迟到，那我也可以晚来：一视同仁嘛！5.All his geese are swans.言过其实

Duck 鸭

1．duck’s egg

得零分

2.like water off a duck’s back

(尤指批评)不起作用，对牛弹琴。例：Their hints about his behavior were like water off a duck’s back.他们示意他举止不当，如同对牛弹琴。3.a dead duck

被放弃或将失败的事物。

例：The plan is a dead duck: there is no money.计划告吹了，因为没有钱。4.a lame duck

处于困境无法自理的人，组织或事物

例：The government should not waste money supporting lame ducks.政府不应浪费资金去扶持那些无前景的企业。Pig 猪

1.when pigs fly

猪飞的时候(绝不可能)2.eat like a pig

大吃大喝

3.He who scrubs every pig he sees will not be clean himself.见猪就擦洗的人,自己也干净不了多久.(近墨者黑)

Bull/Ox(公牛)/Cow(母牛)/Calf(小牛)1.a bull in a china shop

瓷器店里的蛮牛（经常闯祸的人，笨手笨脚的人）例：He’s like a bull in a china shop, always knocking things over.2.take the bull by the horns

不畏艰险

例：You can’t just sit back in a situation like this.You should take the bull by the horns.3.like a red rag to a bull

使愤怒

例：Any statement against the government is like a red rag to a bull to that minister.4.He that will steal a pin will steal an ox.小时偷针，大时偷金 5.till the cows come home

永远地，无限期地

例：If you’re waiting for him to pay you, you’ll wait till the cows come home!6.a sacred cow

神圣不可侵犯的思想、机构、制度等。例：Let’s not make a sacred cow of the monarchy.咱们别把君主政体奉为神明。

7.kill the fatted calf

热情款待，设宴欢迎 例：He welcomed me at home by killing the fatted calf.Elephant 大象

1.see the elephant

大开眼界

2.white elephant

沉重的负担

3.Don’t use an elephant to crack a nut.核桃不用大象踩.(杀鸡焉用牛刀)

Monkey 猴

1.monkey business 猢狲把戏(胡闹)，骗人的把戏，恶作剧

例：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？

2.monkey on one’s back 背上的猴子(难以摆脱的负担)

Wolf 狼

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。5.cry wolf虚发警报；慌报险情；危言耸听 6.keep the wolf from the door 有维持温饱的钱。

例：Their wages are barely keeping the wolf from the door.他们的工资勉强够维持生活。

Fox 狐狸

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。

Tiger 老虎

If you don’t enter a tiger’s den, you can’t get his cubs.[Nothing ventured, nothing gained.] 不入虎穴，焉得虎子。

Lion 狮子

1.a lion in the way

拦路虎

2.as brave as a lion

像狮子一样勇敢 Bear 熊

1.like a bear with a sore head

易怒的，脾气坏的

bear在英语中可指脾气坏的人，如：Her husband is a real bear．她丈夫脾气确实坏。2.a bear garden

嘈杂，喧闹的场所或者会议 3.a big bear hug

紧紧拥抱

例：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。

Snake/Serpent 蛇

a snake in the grass 伪装成朋友的阴险小人

He that has been bitten by a serpent is afraid of a rope.一朝被蛇咬,十年怕井绳

Camel 骆驼

straw that broke the camel’s back

压倒骆驼脊梁的稻草(最后致命的一击)

Swallow 燕子

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

Butterfly 蝴蝶

1.a social butterfly 社交蝴蝶(善于交际，会应酬的人)2.butterflies in one’s stomach 肚里有只蝴蝶(七上八下)

Worm 虫

1.He wormed his way through the narrow passage．他好不容易才走过那条狭窄的小路。2．Every time l take the kids to the movies，they always worm around in their seats．每次我带孩子们去看电影，他们好像总也坐不住似的。3.l am a worm today．今天一点精神也没有。

4.A worm will turn．［谚］如果被逼太甚，最温顺的人也会反抗。

Ants 蚂蚁

ants in one’s pants

坐立不安

例：You’d think he has ants in his pants．你会觉得他坐立不安。

Frog 青蛙

1.have a frog in one’s throat

失音或嗓音嘶哑

2.The frog in the well knows nothing of the great ocean.井底之蛙，不知大海。As….as……

as angry as a bull 像公牛一样愤怒

as blind as a bat 像蝙蝠一样盲目 as busy as a bee 像蜜蜂一样忙碌 as bald as an eagle 像鹰一样秃顶

as brave as a lion 像狮子一样勇敢

as changeful as a chameleon 像变色龙一样多变 as eager as a beaver

像海狸一样勤奋 as fast as a hare 像野兔一样快

as fit as a fiddle

形容身体健康 as free as a bird

形容自由

as gentle as a lamb 像小羊一样温和

as graceful as a swan 像天鹅一样优美

as hungry as a wolf/bear/horse 像狼/熊/马一样饥饿 as happy as a lark

形容高兴

as mute as fish

噤若寒蝉

as poor as a church mouse

形容贫穷 as playful as a kitten 像小猫一样喜欢嬉戏 as quick as a rabbit 像兔子一样快

as sly as a fox 像狐狸一样狡猾

as silly as a goose 像鹅一样愚蠢

as stubborn as a mule 像骡子一样顽固

as slow as a snaill/turtle 像蜗牛/乌龟一样缓慢 as stupid as a goose

形容呆笨 as songful as a bird 像鸟一样动听 as strong as a horse

强壮如牛 as tall as a giraffe 像长颈鹿一样高

as wise as an owl 像猫头鹰一样聪明

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动物谚语1

塞翁失马焉知非福。

一粒老鼠屎，坏了一锅粥。

猪鼻子插葱，装像象。

爱叫的狗不咬人。

打蛇打七寸。

爱屋及乌。

过街老鼠人人喊打

心急马秆迟。

马群奔驰靠头马。

懒羊嫌毛重。

落地凤凰不如鸡。

不入虎穴，焉得虎子。

儿不嫌母丑，狗不嫌家贫

不入虎穴，焉得虎子

动物谚语2

龙生九子，子子不同

骑驴看唱本，走着瞧

孤燕不报春。

蜻蜓低飞要下雨。

人对人是狼。人心狠，人吃人。

蚂蚁搬家蛇过道，明日必有大雨到。

走马看真珠。

赶鸭子上架

猪鼻子插葱，装相。

牛头不对马嘴。

马无夜草不肥，人无横财不富。

不能请羊管菜园，不能请狼管羊圈。

恶狗到处碰到木棍。

学如逆水行舟不进则退，心如平原奔马易放难收。

动物谚语3

叫化子无棒受狗欺。

汉极大，然不耐饥渴，失一狼，走千羊。

苍蝇不叮无缝的蛋。

路遥知马力日久见人心。

狼终究是狼，即使它不吃你的狼。

狗咬耗子，多管闲事。

和狼在一起，就会学狼叫。

想要马儿好又不给马儿吃草。

甘心做绵羊，必然喂豺狼。

披着羊皮的狼。

一燕不成夏。

兔子的尾巴长不了

狗眼看人低

动物谚语4

狗拿耗子多管闲事。

狗肚子盛不住香油。

爱屋及乌。

射人先射马，擒贼先擒王。

狗记路，猫记家。

羊毛出在羊身上。

狗嘴里吐不出象牙来。

亡羊补牢，为时未晚

黄狗坐轿，不识抬举。

狗咬狗，一嘴毛。

狗见骨头亲。

七岁八岁狗也嫌。

动物谚语5

蝼蛄唱歌，天气晴和。

蚂蚁搬家蛇过道，燕子低飞雨来到。

久雨闻鸟鸣，不久即转晴。

南风怕水溺，北风怕日辣。

蚁搬家天将雨。

大水无雷，浸崩屋。

蜻蜓飞得低，出门带笠。

鸡晒翅，天将雨。

蜻蜓飞得低，快快备雨衣。

蝉儿鸣叫，雨季早停止。

母鸡背雏鸡，后天要有雨。

长虫过道，下雨之兆。

蚂蚁搬家早晚要下。

第三篇：有关动物的谚语

英语中有关动物的谚语

谚语是人类智慧的结晶，是富于色彩的语言形式,它同文学作品、诗歌一样是语言的精华,一般具有生动形象、喻义明显、富于哲理的语言特征。在一定程度上，英语谚语反映了英语民族的文化特点。英语谚语源远流长，它既有民间流传的谚语，又有来自《圣经》的、来自莎士比亚作品的和来自《伊索寓言》的，还有很多外来谚语。英语谚语中有许多有关动物的谚语，本人收集了以下几条：

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。

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。

英语中有关动物的谚语（下）

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。

(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）.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。

(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

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.)

He that makes himself a sheep shall be eaten by the wolf.甘心做绵羊,必然喂豺狼.(人不能太软弱可欺.)

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.)

第四篇：有关动物的谚语

有关动物的谚语

有关动物的谚语 狗咬耗子，多管闲事。落地凤凰不如鸡。到处都有害群之马。一粒老鼠屎，坏了一锅粥。懒羊嫌毛重

甘心做绵羊，必然喂豺狼。孤燕不报春。一燕不成夏。

不能请羊管菜园，不能请狼管羊圈。和狼在一起，就会学狼叫。人对人是狼。（人心狠，人吃人）

狼众食人，人众食狼。披着羊皮的狼。

狼行千里，改不了吃人。

狼终究是狼，即使它不吃你的狼。灰狼其为吾人之口令。

汉极大，然不耐饥渴，失一狼，走千羊。落地凤凰不如鸡。

笨鸟先飞早入林．比喻人不聪明的话,可以用勤奋来补偿。不见兔子不撒鹰．比喻做事时要抓住时机，认准目标。苍蝇不叮无缝的蛋．比喻没有平白无故出现的事情，任何的事情都是有原因的。这句话和这句话的意思 都是贬意的

得志的猫欢似虎．比喻小人当了官,盛气凌人。

好马不吃回头草．比喻有志气的人立志别图,即使遭受挫折,也决不走回头路

不要教鱼去游泳（不要班门弄斧）海里的好鱼多的是（强中更有强中手）笨鱼才会咬两次钩（智者不上两次当）

咆哮的水中无鱼（夸夸其谈的人没有真才实学）猫有九命（吉人自有天相）

猫总是藏起自己的爪子（知人知面不知心）

黑暗处的猫都是灰色的（人未出名时看起来都是差不多）戴手套的猫抓不到老鼠（不愿吃苦的人成不了大事业）猫偷吃奶油时总是闭着眼（掩耳盗铃，自欺欺人）

杀死猫的办法不仅仅是用黄油噎死它（达到目的的途径很多）爱屋及乌 爱叫的狗不咬人

狗见了叫的不一定都是贼（不要以貌取人）狗嘴吐不出象牙解释：形容那些爱说坏话的人 牛头不对马嘴解释：比喻答非所问或两下不相合 小肚鸡肠解释：鸡和鸟的肠肚都很小,比喻人的度量狭小,性格暴躁。

路遥知马力，日久见人心解释：路途遥远才能知道马的力气大小，日子长了才能看出人心的好坏。

放虎归山，必有后患解释：意思是有机会消灭敌人就要一鼓作气，不要放敌人逃跑，否则对方重整旗鼓 就不好对付了，日后会造成更大的麻烦。

子不嫌母丑，狗不嫌家贫解释：儿子不会因为母亲长得丑陋而嫌弃，狗不会因为家庭贫穷而离开主人。

过街老鼠人人喊打解释：比喻害人的东西，大家一致痛恨。羊毛出在羊身上解释：比喻表面上给了人家好处，但实际上这好处已附加在人家付出的代价里。

马屁拍在马腿上解释：讨好人不到位，反而没有落好。人是衣裳马是鞍解释：就是说衣服对人的装饰作用很重要，就像马鞍对马的装饰作用一样重要。

塞翁失马焉知非福解释：比喻一时虽然受到损失，也许反而因此能得到好处。也指坏事在一定条件下可

变为好事。形容人的心态,一定要乐观向上,任何事情有好的一面和不好的一面,不好的一面,是有可能向 好的一面进行转化。

风马牛不相及解释：比喻事物彼此毫不相干 挂羊头卖狗肉解释：表里不一，狡诈欺骗。手无缚鸡之力解释：连捆绑鸡的力气都没有。形容身体弱、力气小。

好狗不挡路解释：有人挡在你的路上不肯让你通过，你可以用这句话骂对方，告诉他连一条聪明的好狗

也不会当着别人的路，更别提人了。现在你挡在我的路上，连一条好狗都不如。

狗咬吕洞宾解释：不识好人心。就是说帮了那人，那人还倒打一耙！恩将仇报。狗拿耗子多管闲事

人怕出名猪怕壮解释：人怕出了名招致麻烦，就象猪长肥了就要被宰杀一样

猪八戒照镜子,里外不是人解释：吃力不讨好。死猪不怕开水烫解释：比喻无所顾忌,怎么办都行。不入虎穴，焉得虎子解释：不进老虎窝，怎能捉到小老虎。比喻不亲历险境就不能获得成功。

偷鸡摸狗解释：指偷窃的行为。也指不正经的勾当。害群之马解释：比喻危害社会或集体的人。人心不足蛇吞相：比喻人的贪心是永无止境的。

第五篇：关于动物的谚语

关于动物的谚语

１、一犬影に吠ゆれば、百犬声に吠ゆ。１、猫に小判。

２、馬には乗って見よ人には添うて見よ。３、泣く面に蜂。４、猫の手に借りたい。５、猫を被る。６、猫の額。７、犬と猿。８、犬も食わない。９、馬は馬連れ。

１０、犬も歩けば棒になる。１１、閑古鳥が鳴く。１２、蝦でな鯛を釣る。１３、亀の甲より年の功。１４、目とすっぱん。

１５、飼い犬に手を噛まれる。１６、蛙の子は蛙。

１７、井の中の蛙大海をしらず。１８、狡兎死して走狗烹らる。１９、鹿を指して馬となす。