含动物的英语习语

1、7 a sleeping dog 不可 惹（ 惹不 起） 的人 8 bell the cat 冒险行 为9 E v er y do g h as h i s d ay 凡 人 皆 有 得 意 时 。1 0 W h e n p i g s f l y . 决 不 可 能 ！11. Love me love my dog . 爱屋 及乌。12 Teach fish to swim. 班门 弄斧 。13. Dog doesnt eat dog . 同行 不相 妒 。14 . The best fish swim near the bottom . 好鱼 居水 底。15.kill two birds

2、with one stone一 石双 鸟， 一箭 双雕16. When the cats are away the mice will play . 山中 无老 虎， 猴 子称 霸王En glish is full of ani mal say ingsbut what are they really talki ng about?1. to let the cat out of the bagto say something you shouldn t say, like telling a secret. Becauseif you let a cat out of a bag, it i

3、s hard to get it back in 说出一些不该 说的话，比如告密。因为一旦你把猫从包里拿出来，就很难再把它放进去！Example: Jane let the cat out of the bag and now Mom knows about her surprise birthday party.2. to look a gift horse in the mouth When buying a horse, you should look inits mouth. Why? Because a horses teetahgtel.lsBiutst if someone ga

4、ve you a horseas a prese nt, would you look at its teeth? No, that would be impolite.买马的时候要 看看它的嘴巴。 为什么？因为从马的牙齿可以看出它的年龄。 不过如果有人送你 一匹马作为礼物，你会不会检查它的牙齿呢？不会，那样很不礼貌。Example: If a small child complains about a gift, their mother will say: Dont look a gift horse in themouth.3. to be in the doghouseto make

5、someone angry and receive a punishment. Usually used formarried couples. 让某人生气并得到惩罚。通常用于夫妻之间。Example: I didn t clean my bedroom yesterday and now Im in the doghouse.Mom says I cant come to your house today.4. to be a big fish in small pondsomeone well-known but only to a small group of people. 在小3.s

6、eet h eelephan t大 开眼界4.w h i t e e lep h an t沉重的 负 担，无用而累赘的东西5.talk horse吹牛6.ducks egg得零分1. bee 蜜 蜂 ， 忙 碌 的 人2. as busy as a bee 忙 忙 碌 碌范围内的知名人士。Example: She s a Ca-pnotop singer. She thinks shes so famous, but really she isjust a big fish in a small pond.5. to rain cats and dogs to rain heavily. 下大

7、雨。Example: Look outside! Its raining cats and dogs! Wed better wait until it stopsa before we go to the bus stop.6. to kill two birds with one stone complete two tasks by doing only one thing. We also call thisi-“tamskuinltg. 一”石两鸟。也叫“多任务处理”。Example: I have to baby-sit my brother and also return my

8、library book. If I take Joey to the library, thenI can kill two birds with one stone.7.to be a fish out of water How would you feel if you were put in unfamiliar surroundings?Scared and unsure of what to do? When this happens, we can say we feel like a fish out of water. 置身于陌生的环境中，你有何感受？会感到害怕、不 知所措吗

9、？这时我们可以说自己就像一条离开水的鱼。Example: On my first day in my new school I felt like a fish out of water.8.to be stubborn as a mule Mules can work hard. But if a mule does not want to work, nothingwill change its mind. To be stubborn means to refuse to change your mind. 骡子工作勤奋、认真。不过如果一头骡子不想工作了，什么都改变不了它 的心意。倔强、

10、固执就是说拒绝改变想法。Example: My baby sister is as stubborn as a mule. I have tried and tried but she will not eat greenvegetables.9.to be strong a an ox Oxen are big, muscular bulls that can pull heavy loads. Big stro ngpeople are ofte n compared to this an imal.公牛十分巨大。肌肉强健的公 牛能拉动沉重的货物。高大强壮的人常被比喻成这种动物。Examp

11、le: I am glad Joe will be on our Tug-o-war team. He s strong as an ox.10. to be free as a birdto be completely free. If someone has no responsibilities, their feelingsare carefree and happy - like a bird flying in the sky. 完全自由自在。 如果一个人不用承担任何责任，他们会觉得无忧无虑、轻松愉快就像在天空 中飞翔的鸟儿一样。Example: I finished my hom

12、ework already so I m free as a bird all weekend. go to the dogs 堕落dog eat dog 自相残杀make apig of on eself 猛吃猛喝；贪得无厌work like a horse 埋头苦干eat like a horse 狼吞虎咽as stro ng as dnorse 健 壮如牛put the cart before thehorse 本末倒置hold on es horse 耐心One man may steal ahorsewhile another may not look over a hedge. 只

13、许州官放火，不许百姓点灯。A cat has nine lives. 猫有九命。When the cat is away, the mice will play. 猫儿不在，老鼠玩得自在。put onesmonkey up 使某人生气When the tree falls, themonkeys scatter. 树倒猢狲散。Dont count your chickens before they are h atch e d .未成事实，勿先乐观。live like fighting cocks 养尊处优crow like a cock and snatch like adog 鸡鸣狗盗as

14、 poor as a churchmouse 一贫如洗to beat the grass and frighte n thsn ake 打草惊蛇Dont warm a snakein your bosom. 别养虎为患。How can you catchtiger cubs without entering thetigers lair? 不入虎穴，焉得虎 子？glare like a tiger eye ing its prey 虎视眈眈like a duck to water 轻而易举Never offer to teachfish to swim. 不要班门弄斧。a wolf in sheeps clothing 披着羊皮的狼have awolf by the ears 处于危急境地 bring wolves into the house 弓丨狼入室 have abee in ones head神经不正常、胡思乱想wait by the stump of a