英语动物隐喻课件

MetaphorofmammalsMetaphorofmammalsvertebrateinvertebratemammalsbirdsamphibiansfishreptilesarthropodmolluskcoelenterateprotozoanechinodermsplatyhelminthes

annelidanemathelminthesmammalsbirdsreptilesfisharthropodvertebrateinvertebratemammalsbmammalsmammalsLionFormostWesterners,thelionisthekingofthebeasts.The“lion”usuallysymbolizesconfidenceandstrength.ButwhenwetranslatesomesentencesintoChinese,wealwaysuse“tiger”insteadofit.asboldasalionalioninthewayanassinalion'sskin如老虎般凶猛拦路虎狐假虎威LionFormostWesterners,theTigerKing王者Wittmann威猛symbolofstrength力量Asweallknow,tigeristhekingofbeastsinChinesetranditionalculture.CrouchingTigerYouhaveatigerbythetail.Youbitoffmorethanyoucouldchew.Thereisamixtureofthetigerandtheapeinhisnature.WilltheUnitedNationgsbeabletomakeanydifference,orisitjustapapertiger?Lookscanbedeceiving.Hemaybejustapapertiger.生龙活虎你现在真是骑虎难下，你没有能力完成你接下的重任。他的本性既残暴又狡猾。联合国能起作用吗？也许它仅仅是只纸老虎。外表有事是会骗人的，她可能只是个纸老虎。TigerKing王者Wittcow/heiferheiferShehasgrownintoaheifer.cowTheoldladyisacow.小母牛漂亮姑娘她已出落成漂亮姑娘了。母牛；肥胖而不整洁的女人那个老妇人是个肥胖而不整洁的人。cow/heiferheiferHorseAdarkhorseisnotnecessarilyahorse,buttohavetheabilityandhidden.Manyofmystudentsaredarkhorses:theyhavepotentialsthatneedonlybeexloited.吹牛像老黄牛一样干活健壮如牛好马常须好靴内奸Youcantakeahorsetothewater,butyoucannotmakehimdrink.牵马河边易，逼马饮水难（不要逼人做他不愿做的事。）Don‘tchangehorsesinthemiddleoftheriver.不要在河中间换马（太危险）Horse:classofpeople（一类人）Alongroadtestsahorse'sstrengthandalongtaskprovesaman'sheart.

路遥知马力事久见人心TalkhorseWorklikeahorseAsstrongasahorseAgoodhorseoftenneedsagoodsper.ATrojanHorseHorseAdarkhorseisnotnecesWolfhaveawolfbytheears

骑虎难下Awolfinsheep'sclothing披着羊皮的狼Thewolfhasawinninggamewhenthesheepherdsquarrel.螳螂捕蝉黄雀在后Hehasafacelikeanangel,butheisreallyaterriblewolf.他有貌似天使般的面孔，实际上他是个大色鬼。Wolfhaveawolfbytheearspig/hog/swineThe"pig“"hog“"swine“areallmeanstupidandrudewhentheyareusedtodescribepeople.pigsmightfly无稽之谈，奇迹可能会发生Mr.Chanisaroadhog,heisalwaysimpolitetootherroad-usersandspeedsontheroad.陈先生是一个路霸，他对其他道路使用者及不礼貌，又经常超速驾驶。tocastpearlsbeforeswine对牛弹琴pig/hog/swineThe"pig“"hog“"BearBear:Rough（粗暴）Kingsandbearsoftenworrykeepers.abeargardenHerhusbandissuchabearthatnobodylikeshim.Theoldmanisabear;heisalwaysgrumbling.伴君如伴虎

嘈杂喧闹的地方她丈夫很粗暴，没人喜欢他他是个鲁莽汉，总是发牢骚。BearBear:Rough（粗暴）birdsbirdsbirdlike似鸟的，敏捷轻快的Birdonawire惊弓之鸟bird喻指女朋友eg：Jimtookhisbirdtothepictureslastnight.birdbirdlikebirdIfdreamsdie,lifeisabroken-wingedbirdthatcannotfly如果没有理想，生活就像是伤了翅膀的小鸟不能飞翔Killtwobirdswithonestone.一箭双雕；一举两得.Abirdinthehandisworthtwointhebush.双鸟在林不如一鸟在手.Birdsofafeatherflocktogether.物以类聚,人以群分.It’sanillbirdthatfoulsownnest.家丑不可外扬.Finefeathersmakefinebirds.人要衣装,马要鞍.Abirdisknownbyitsnote,andamanbyhistalk.听音识鸟,闻言识人.Eachbirdlovestohearhimselfsing.鸟儿都爱听自己唱.（自我欣赏）Youcannotcatcholdbirdswithchaff.(粗糠).用粗糠捉不住老鸟.(有经验的人难骗.)birdIfdreamsdie,lifeisabrokeEverybirdlikesitsownnestbest.

鸟皆爱其巢，人皆爱其家。Therearenobirdsofthisyearinlastyear'snest.

(今年的巢里找不到去年的鸟。)时过境迁。Acrowisneverthewhiterforwashingherselfoften.

江山易改，本性难移。

Birdsintheirlittlenestsagree.同巢之鸟心儿齐.Theearlybirdcatchestheworm.早起的鸟儿有虫吃.（捷足先登.）Unabletofly,invainthebirdflapshiswings.鸟儿不会飞，拍翅也枉然birdbirdgiveapersonthebird

thebirdsandthebees

LikeabirdTohearabirdsingTodobirdAfunnybirdBird’seyeviewbird喝倒彩有关性的基本常识运转良好私下听人说服刑怪人鸟瞰giveapersonthebird

bird喝倒BirdofpassageForthebirdsalittlebirdtoldme.

ahomebird

Oneswallowdoesnotmakeasummer.

eatlikeabird

bird流浪者、候鸟愚蠢无聊的我听说

(但我不告诉你我是怎么知道的)。喜欢呆在家里的人。独木不成林。吃的很少，食量小Birdofpassagebird流浪者、候鸟reptilesreptilesDragonInstoriesandlegends,adragonisananimallikeabiglizard.Ithaswingsandclaws,andbreathesoutfire.ThiskindofanimalinChinesecultureissacred,auspicious,perfect,asymbolofhighhonorandthespiritofthriving.ChinesePeoplehaveaspecialpreferenceto"dragon”.ItissaidtheChinesepeopleare"DescendentsoftheDragon",whichmeansChinesepeopleareanationofgreatnessandoutstanding.However,inEnglish,thedragonisthesymbolofevil.Theword“dragon”referstoafierceolderwoman

(onewhoallowstoolittlefreedomtoayounggirlinhercharge).It'sverydifferentfromthemeaninginChina.Example:

Ifyoulike，I’llpretendtobethedragon.DragonInstoriesandlegends,CrocodileAcrocodileisalargereptilewithalongbodyandstrongjaws.Crocodilesliveinriversandeatmeat.toshedcrocodiletears（掉鳄鱼眼泪）Toshedcrocodiletearsmeanstocrywhensomeoneisnotreallysadorsorry.Themeaningissameasthatthecattocryoverthedeathofmouse.Johnisacrocodile（约翰是鳄鱼）meansJohniswildorshowshismalignantbehavior.CrocodileAcrocodileisalargChameleonAchameleonisakindoflizardwhoseskinchangescolourtomatchthecolourofitssurroundings.Heisachameleonwithnoopinionsofhisown.Inthissentence,chameleonreferstoamanwhoalwayschangeshismindsandbehaviors.They(thechameleonandtheman)haveapointincommonthattheyarecapricious.ChameleonAchameleonisakindTortoiseAtortoiseisaslow-movinganimalwithashellintowhichitcanpullitsheadandlegsforprotection.InChinese,itsmetaphorislongevityorimplyingsomeone’shusbandorwifeishavinganaffair.However,inthewest,thetortoiseisusedtomeanslowworkofpeople.example:asslowasatortoise(慢如乌龟)TortoiseAtortoiseisaslow-fishfishFishingHookone’sfish如愿以偿,用诡计得到想要的东西，得奖haveotherfishtofry有其他鱼要煎——有其他事要做strikeafish猛拉钩线把鱼钩住swimlikeafish识水性，像鱼一样善于游泳fishfor拐弯抹角地打听或谋取fishorcutbait定取舍，决定行动方针fishout(up)钓光，捕尽，探寻，找出，掏出，捞出catchfishwithasilverhook银钩钓鱼，意指钓不到鱼，花钱去买鱼，冒充是自己钓的fishwife(卖鱼妇)比喻说话粗野的人FishingHookone’sfishactionsofFishwhiteaboutgills(鱼鳃变白——有病容)

nibbleat(鱼咬一小口——尝试)aliveandkicking(活蹦乱跳——生气勃勃)getariseof(跳过——超过)fishdive(鱼跃)afishystare(两眼发呆的凝视)actionsofFishwhiteaboutgilCulturalElementofFishneitherfish,flesh,norfowl中世纪时，fish是僧侣的食物，flesh(肉)是普通市民的食物，fowl(家禽)是穷人的食品。既不是fish或flesh，也不是fowl，即非驴非马之意。类似的词语有makefishofoneandfleshofanother(一个当成鱼，一个当成肉——厚此薄彼)。aprettykettleoffish在苏格兰，每逢鲑鱼回游的季节，人们去河边进行野餐，吃一锅新鲜的鲑鱼，场面十分热闹，因而这个短语就用来形容“一团糟”的局面了。redherring[‘herɪŋ]

青鱼

比喻转移对主要问题的注意力的东西。此习语源于猎狐时，用熏鲱引开猎犬不使它循嗅迹追猎。习语drawaredherringacrossthetrack意为谈些不相关的东西来分散谈话的中心。

CulturalElementofFishneitheCulturalElementofFishAprilfish

西方有愚人节作弄人的习俗，受骗上当的人被称为Aprilfish。eatfishonFridays

斋戒日吃鱼(有些基督教信徒在星期五不吃肉，作为守斋)。

CulturalElementofFishAprilWitElementNeverfryafishtillit'scaught．

没捉到鱼别忙着开肚取肠(勿操之过急)。或：鱼未捉到不要忙着煎鱼；不要操之过急。

Hewhowouldcatchfishmustnotmindgettingwet．

要抓鱼就不要怕沾水。即，有心采花不怕棘。

Ifyouswearyouwillcatchnofish．

诅咒捕不到鱼。即咒骂不解决问题。

Itisasillyfishthatiscaughttwicewiththesamebait．

两次上钩的鱼是蠢鱼。即智者不上两回当。

Thebestfishsmellwhentheyarethreedaysold．

新鲜的鱼三天也要变臭。即作客不可久留。

WitElementNeverfryafishtiWitElementsThebestfishswimnearthebottom．

好鱼常在水底游。即珍贵的东西不会轻易得到。

Thegreatfisheatupthesmall．

弱肉强食。

Ventureasmallfishtocatchagreatone．

欲钓大鱼，先舍小鱼

WitElementsThebestfishswimSimilaritybetweenChina&UKdrinklikeafish

像鱼儿那样能喝酒。相当于汉语的“牛饮”，牛是主要的农耕工具。

crystinkingfish

卖鱼人叫卖臭鱼，自扬家丑。汉语有一相反习语，“王婆卖瓜，自卖自夸”。

Allisfishthatcomestohisnet

进到网里都是鱼。相当于汉语谚语“抓到篮子里的都是菜”。

Fishbeginstostinkatthehead

鱼从头臭起。相当与汉语的“上梁不正下梁歪”。

Neveroffertoteachfishtoswim

不要教鱼儿游泳。汉语的等值习语为“不要班门弄斧”。

SimilaritybetweenChina&UKdSimilaritybetweenChina&UKThere’sasgoodfishintheseaasevercomesoutofit

海里的鱼和冒出来的鱼一样多。相当于汉语的“留得青山在，不怕没柴烧”。

汉语习语“如鱼得水”表示处于顺境，英语习语likeafishoutofwater表示处于逆境。英汉语言中均有“喂鱼”的说法，即feedthefishes(晕船；葬身鱼腹)。

abigfishinasmallpond

此习语并非小池塘容不下大鱼，而是小池塘的大鱼，相当于汉语谚语“林中无老虎，猴子称大王”。

tofishintroubledwaters

此习语并不等同于“浑水摸鱼”，而含有干预，冒险之意。

tothrowasprattocatchawha