英语中动物的习惯用法.doc

英语中动物的习惯用法Bird 鸟1. He eats like a bird他吃得很少。2A bird in the hand is worth two in the bush谚双鸟在林不如一鸟在手。3Were all early birds in my family because we live on a farm. 由于我们生活在农场，所以全家人都起得很早。4. Birds of a feather flock together谚物以类聚，人以群分。5Thats for the birds!那毫无意义！6Its an ill bird that fouls own nest谚家丑不可外扬。7. A little bird told me有人私下告诉我。Horse 马8. He eats like a horse他吃得很多。9Thats just a lot of horse and donkey dust! 那不过都是些废话!10Its time to study now and stop horsing around学习时间已到，别胡闹了。11I got it straight from the horse s mouth我是听当事人亲口说的。12. Just hold your horses！忍耐一下吧！13. She works like a horse all day long她整天辛辛苦苦地干活。14Thats a horse of a different color! 那完全是另外一回事。15You can take a horse to the water，but you cant make him drink！谚带马到河边容易，逼马饮水难！Monkey 猴16Dont get your monkey up for nothing别无缘无故生气。17. You shouldnt monkey about with that machine, if you dont know how to fix it假如你不懂得修，就别瞎弄这台机器。18What kind of monkey business has been going on while Ive been away？ 我不在的时候，出了什么事了？Chichen 小鸡19Come on! Dont be chicken! 来，别害怕！20Well，shes certainly no spring chicken她当然不再是个小丫头了。21Dont count your chickens before theyre hatched! 谚不要过早乐观!Owl 猫头鹰22. He is as blind as an owl他真是个瞎子。23. Hes a wise old owl他是个智叟。Bear 熊24Every 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。25Her husband is a real bear她丈夫脾气确实坏。Bee 蜜蜂26Shes always as busy as a bee她总是忙忙碌碌。Snail蜗牛27He walks at a snails pace他走路慢吞吞。Worm 虫28He wormed his way through the narrow passage他好不容易才走过那条狭窄的小路。29Every 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。30l am a worm today今天一点精神也没有。31A worm will turn谚如果被逼太甚，最温顺的人也会反抗。Ants 蚂蚁32Youd think he has ants in his pants你会觉得他坐立不安。Bug 臭虫33It really bugs me when the bus comes late and l cant go to work on time。由于汽车晚点而不能按时上班，真让我感到烦恼。34l dont feel wellI think I picked up some kind of bug in my travels abroad我感觉有点不适，可能是出国旅行时偶染微恙。35Hes a camera bug他是个摄影迷。Fish 鱼36Never offer to teach fish to swim谚不要班门弄斧。37Hes like a fish out of water他感到生疏。38He drinks like a fish。他喝起酒来不要命。39Alls fish that comes to his net。凡是到手的他都要。hog 猪40When we were young，my sister and l shared the same bed，but she usually hogged all the room小时候姐姐和我共睡一张床，可她总是占很多地方。41When he does something，he usually goes the whole hog他要干什么，就真的干到底。Crab 蟹42When he gets up in the morning，hes usually a crab（或in a crabby mood）他早上起床时，总是很烦躁。Sheep 羊43She had a rather sheepish smile. 她笑起来很害羞的样子，44He is a black sheep 他是个败家子。dog 狗45Did you hear that Bob got a scholarship？What a lucky dog！听没听说鲍勃得了奖学金？他真幸运。46He doesnt have（或stand）a dogs chance他根本没有机会。47Whos the top dog in the company？ 公司里谁是头儿？48Give a dog a bad name and hang him. 欲加之罪，何患无辞。49Every dog has his day.谚人人皆有得意时。50Love me，love my dog谚爱屋及乌。51Barking dogs do not（或seldom）bite谚 吠犬不咬人。Fox 狐狸52Watch out for himHes an old fox防着点儿，他是只老狐狸精。Mule 骡53Hes more stubborn than a mule他顽固得很。Ape 类人猿54He went ape when he heard that he got the highest grade他听说自己得了最高分的时候，高兴得要发狂。Cat 猫55Whatever you do，just dont let the cat out of the bag！不管你干什么，只是不要泄露秘密！56The weather was terrible yesterday.It rained cats and