动物英语俚语PPT精选文档

1、IDIOMS About Animals,by julia,Let us begin,在英语写作中我们总是在思考怎么做到严谨与优美，但是我觉得有时在写作中也可以考虑加入一些趣味元素，比如用到一些关于动物的俚语。来给文章增添一丝情趣和幽默。当然因为东西方文化的差异，对于同一种动物我们会有一些不同的理解,下面就给同学们分享一些相关信息。,3,Rat,汉语中的“胆小如鼠”，“鼠目寸光”等词皆有猥琐、卑微等意。作为英语俚语中的rat指人时喻意与汉语稍有出入，但也含有贬义 eg. I can smell a rat. 我觉得事有蹊跷 He rats me out. 他把我给卖了,he is not lo

2、yal and always tricks other people. he is such a disgustng rat. he didnt keep his promise and ratted on it.,鼠辈,卑鄙小人，讨厌的人,背弃诺言,5,Cow it is not a big deal ! dont wait for the result anxiously. it willnt come out till the cows come home.,Why buy the cow when the milk is free?,焦虑不安，暴跳如雷,很长时间,舍近求远,tiger

3、he is a hare. he grew so angry, and as mad as a march hare. mad as a march hare,十分狂野的，野性大发的,没有买票的人,Sheep/Goat/lamb 羊在中国上古人的眼中，形象漂亮，温驯忠厚，腼腆害羞，羊肉可口，因此便有了甲骨文的“美“善”“鲜”“羞”等汉字。西方圣经中把耶稣喻为羔羊，有时也把普通的基督教信徒比喻为羊。略有不同的是，耶稣常为未成年的“羔羊(lamb)”，而信徒们却是成年的“绵羊(sheep)”。羊具备许多人类所具有的高贵品质：心地善良、温良谦恭、纯洁无暇，本性上很少有挑衅性但却有宽容度，因而基督教徒

4、对它的赞扬几乎达到登峰造极的地步。,She had a rather sheepish smile. she casts sheeps eyes at me; she seems to like me. he drinks alcohol a lot, fight; and gradually becomes a lost sheep.,a lost sheep 误入歧途的人,向 送秋波,温柔、害羞的,sheep 作褒义时 he was as coward as a sheep. nobody wants to be called a black sheep. goat（山羊） 指色鬼，淫荡的

5、人 an old goat he acts rudely like a goat. eg. separate the sheep from the goats a wolf in sheeps clothing,胆小鬼,害群之马。,行为莽撞的人,分辨善人与恶人,披着羊皮的狼,17,Dog在中国文化中狗的寓意有褒有贬，狗虽忠实但有些用于形容人的词语都是贬义，比如：狗东西、狐朋狗友、狼心狗肺等。而在西方文化中，狗是家中的宠物，可享受较高的待遇，是人类最好的朋友，也是人们寄托感情的对象。,Dog does not eat dog. 同类不相残 sick as a dog 病得厉害 top dog 最

6、重要的人物 as faithful as a dog 像狗一样忠诚 an old dog barks not in vain (老狗不乱吠),比喻“老年人做事有经验”,he is a lucky dog. Love me love my dog. Barking dogs seldom bite. Every dog has his day. An old dog will learn no new tricks.,爱屋及乌,爱叫的狗 不咬人,凡人皆有得意时,老狗学不了新把戏,19,Cat,猫在中国人眼里温顺可爱，中国人喜欢猫，而在西方文化中，猫是魔鬼“撒旦”的化身，是中世纪巫婆的守护神。尤其

7、是黑猫让西方人深恶痛绝。cat 在英语中喻指“可鄙的女人”、“恶妇”。 eg. old cat 脾气坏的老太婆 A cat has nine lives. 猫有九条命；吉人天相 Cats hide their claws. 知人知面不知心。,They lead a cat-and-dog life, so they decided to separated. They are like cats and dogs. cats and dogs 是指猫狗打架的时候嘈杂的声音 its raining cats and dogs.,经常吵架的生活,他们水火不相容,下着倾盆大雨。,I wanted m

8、others present to be secret, but my sister let the cat out of the bag. she was like a cat on hot bricks before driving bricks. when the cat is away, the mice will play.,let the cat out of the bag a cat on hot bricks,泄露机密,坐立不安,猫儿不在，老鼠玩的自在. 指管事的人不在，下面的人玩的痛快。,22,Pig/Swine猪，贬义，提及猪意味着自私、贪吃、迟钝、懒惰、固执、粗鄙、肮脏

9、。如“死猪不怕开水烫”。,What can you expect from a dog but a grunt? 猪除了咕噜还能指望什么？ teach a pig to play on a flute（长笛） 赶鸭子上架,he can win a million pound? pigs might fly. / when pigs fly. I had a box of chocolates and pigged a lot.,太阳从西边升起；不可能,吃的过量，大吃特吃lets pig out.,24,Fox,指诡计多端，狡猾的人 He is an old fox. He is crazy l

10、ike a fox he always plays the fox An old fox is not easily caught 老狐狸不会被轻易捉住,耍花招,She is a fox. She is foxy. 她是很迷人的女郎，她非常地性感。 the questions fox even the experts. i must i am totally foxed.,把.难倒； 使.猜不透,困惑的,背口诀记单词 有一个year (年) 天空很clear (晴朗) 下有个bear (狗熊) 被割掉ear (耳朵) 气跑了dear (爱人) 想起了swear (誓言) 流出了tear (眼泪

11、) 把眼镜wear (戴上) 啃一个pear (梨) 心里很fear (害怕) 老虎在near (附近) 可能会hear (听见) 马上就appear (出现) 赶快找spear (矛),27,Bear在中国人的心目中，熊的形象一般是“行为缓慢”，具有“呆傻”之态。指人时常说“熊样”，股市中有“熊市”之说。,In English, such as a bad-tempered or bad-mannered person（粗鄙、鲁莽之人） be like a bear with a sore head 脾气暴躁,28,Kill two birds with one stone. A bird

12、in the hand is worth two in the bush. Birds of a feather flock together. The early bird catches the worm.,一箭双雕；一举两得。,双鸟在林不如一鸟在手。,物以类聚，人以群分。,(早起的鸟捉到虫。)捷足先登。,others,asbusyasabee.忙碌至极 catspaw. 被人当爪牙利用的人；受人愚弄的人 Dontcountyourchickens! 不要打如意算盘 till/untilthecowscomehome. 遥遥无期；无限期,letsleepingdoglie.莫惹是非 likeabullinachinashop. 非常笨拙卤莽 alittlebirdtoldme. 有人私下告诉我 otherfishtofry. 另有要事；有更重要的事要干seehowthecatjumps. 观望形势；窥探虚实,aspoorasachurchmouse. 一贫如洗 thesheepandthegoats. 好人与坏人 letthecatoutofthebag. 露出马脚；泄露秘密。,ha