1.与羊有关的言语
Sheep 羊, 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
As a 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 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. 一只羊生疮整群羊遭殃。
Return to one's sheep 回到本题
Separate the sheep from the goats 区别好人和坏人
There is a black sheep in every flock. 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 by a lion would defeat an army of lions led by a sheep." - Arab Proverb
"The sheep has no choice when in the jaws of the wolf." - Chinese proverb
2. 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.) 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 at a king. 猫也可以看国王(指小人物也应有些权利)
Agree like cats and dogs 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.) 猫在暗中都是灰色; 黑暗中难分丑妍
As weak as a cat (=as weak as water) 身体非常虚弱
Copy cat 盲目的模仿者
Enough to make a cat laugh 极其可笑; 让人笑掉大牙
Enough to make a cat speak 令人惊讶; 事情太出奇
Fat cat 美国政治运动的出资人, 捐献大宗政治款项的富人; 安于现状的懒汉; 以权谋私的人, 享受特权的人
Has the cat got your tongue? 猫把你的舌头叼去了吗?为什么不吭声?
It rains cats and dogs. 下倾盆大雨, 大雨滂沱
Let the cat out of the bag 说走了嘴, (无意中)泄露秘密
Like a cat on hot bricks 局促不安, 如热锅上的蚂蚁
Live like cat and dog 整天吵架
Old cat 脾气坏的老太婆
See how the cat jumps (=wait for the cat to jump) 观望形势然后行动; 看风使舵, 随机应变
That's like putting the cat near the goldfish bowl. 引狼入室; 等于把猫放在金鱼缸旁。
The cat did it. 是猫打破的; 不是我搞的。(推托责任的话)
The cat is out of the bag. 秘密泄露 ; 真相大白。
The cat jumps. 形势清楚了。
The cat shuts its eyes when stealing cream. 掩耳盗铃; 猫偷吃奶油的时候, 总是闭着眼睛。
The cat would eat fish and would not wet her feet. 猫儿想吃鱼, 又怕湿了脚(想吃鱼又怕腥; 想得到某种东西又怕麻烦或担风险)。 The scalded cat fears cold water. 被烫过的猫, 连冷水也怕(一朝被蛇咬, 三年怕井绳)
Watch sb. as a cat watches a mouse. 象猫盯耗子般地盯着某人。
When the cat's away, the mice will play. 猫儿不在,老鼠成精(大王外出, 小鬼跳粱)。
3.与狗相关的英语谚语和短语
He is a lucky dog. 他是个幸运儿。
Lead a dog's life 过穷困潦倒的日子
Not have a dog's chance 毫无机会
Top dog 当权派；头儿
Treat sb. like a dog 不把某人当人看
A hunting dog 猎犬
A lazy dog 懒汉
A gay dog 一个快乐的人
A dirty dog 下流坯
Dog-days n.三伏天, 大热天; 无所作为的时期, 无精打彩的日子
A good dog deserves a good bone. 好狗应该啃好骨头, 有功者受赏。
A living dog is better than a dead lion. 死狮不如活狗。
A staff is quickly found to beat a dog with. 欲加之罪, 何患无辞。
An old dog barks not in vain. 老狗不乱吠; 老狗 一吠, 就得小心。
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。
As a dog with two tails 非常开心
Barking dogs seldom bite. 爱叫的狗 不咬人; 咬人的狗不露齿。
Be (old) dog at (a thing) 对...有经验; 对...很内行
Beware of a silent dog and still water. 提防不吠的狗, 小心 静止的水。
Come like a dog at a whistle 一呼即来
Every dog has his day. 凡人皆有得意日。
Every dog is a lion at home. 狗是百步王 , 只在门前凶。
Fight dog, fight bear. 打个青红皂白, 一决雌雄。
Give a dog a bad name(and hang him). 一旦给人加一个坏名声, 他就永远洗刷不掉; 人言可畏。
It is ill to waken sleeping dogs. 别多事, 别惹麻烦。
lead a dog's life 过着牛马不如的生活
love me, love my dog. 你若把我当朋友, 也要把我的朋友当朋友; 爱屋及乌。
Scornful dogs will eat dirty puddings. 人到危急时, 平时所不屑做的也要做; 急不暇择, 饥不择食。
Teach an old dog new tricks 使守旧的人接受新事物
Teach the dog to bark 教狗怎么叫(意指多此一举)
The dog returns to his vomit. 狗回头吃自己吐出来的东西; 重犯旧日罪恶。
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