常見英語禽獸詞匯的轉(zhuǎn)義

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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。
     He is an old bird and you can‘t take him in 他是個老練的人,你騙不了他。
     A bird in hand worth two in the bush.一鳥在手勝過雙鳥在林。
     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.過著潦倒的生活
     treat someone like a dog.不把某人當人看。
     3、rat,cat,mouse
     When the cat is away,the mice will play.山中無老虎,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,人權應平等。
     4、tiger,lion
     His father is a great lion here.他父親是這兒的一個名人。
     The soldiers were tigers in fight.那些士兵英勇作戰(zhàn)。
     5、其他動物
     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.陰險而偽善的朋友
     a wolf in sheep‘s clothing.偽裝友善的人