动物在中西方象征意义英文分解

Proverbs About Animals
a wolf in sheep's clothing
a black sheep 害群之马
return to one's sheep 回到某人的主题
separate the sheep from the goats（山羊）
区别好人和坏人
copy cat
盲目模仿
Dog
A B C
D
The last but not the least
Title1
Title2
Title3
பைடு நூலகம்
Title4
Luck dog Big dog要 Top dog 优 Dead dog
幸运的人 人
胜者
没用的人
Under dog Dirty dog
失败者
道德败坏
的人
Gay dog快 Sea dog
bull
cat
animals
lion Sheep
China is the traditional agricultural country，ox is very important. So,“ox” has a good meaning for Brave and hardworking
So, In china officials all like to regard themselves as ox
Stubborn life
A cat may look at a king 地位再低微的人也有自己的权利
2 Witch(女巫) witʃ
Old cat---- a old woman is of terrible temper cattish ----wiliness
cat call ----disagree with or laugh at sb
happysatisfaction甭提他有多高兴了ninelivesstubbornlifecatmaylookking地位再低微的人也有自己的权利westerncountrywitch女巫wit?oldcatoldwomanterribletempercattishwilinesscatcalldisagreesbchinaeatmousekindbringmoney招财猫samemeaningkinganimalsbraveviolentpowerbravemansomeonegetgreatachievementliterarywecansayliterarylion学术泰斗chinawecanseestonestatuelionfrontfactorygovernmentalsomeanspowerbraveluckyproverbsaboutanimalssheepsclothingblacksheep回到某人的主题returnonessheep害群之马separatesheepfromgoats山羊区别好人和坏人copycat盲目模仿horselaugh极其可笑让人笑掉大牙rainscatsdogs漂泊大雨?letcatoutbag?泄露秘密?seehowcatjumps?看风使舵whencatsawayleasttitle1title2title3title4luckdog幸运的人bigdog要topdog胜者deaddog没用的人underdog失败者dirtydog道德败坏的人gaydog快活的人seadog老练的水lovemelovemydog
活的人
老练的水
手
Love me,
love my dog.(爱屋 及乌)
Every dog
has its day.(凡人 皆有得意 时)
Give dog a
bad name
and hang him.欲加之 罪，何患 无词)
We often praise “The cow eats grass product milk”
Difference He was now as happy as a cow
他现在像母牛一样快乐？？
Happy, satisfaction, 甭提他有多高兴了
Western country
1."a cat with nine lives” -----《Romeo and Juliet 》
T
enough to make a horse laugh
I
T
极其可笑 让人笑掉大牙
L
E
It rains cats and dogs
漂泊大雨
•let the cat out of the bag •泄露秘密 •see how the cat jumps •看风使舵,
When the cat's away, the mice will play . “山中无老虎 猴子称霸王”
China
Bring money 招财猫
kind eat mouse
The same meaning
king of the animals -----brave, violent, power
In England the brave man will be called the Lion-heart . If someone get a great achievement in a literary we can say ” he was a literary lion ”(学术泰斗) In china we can see the stone statue of lion front in the factory, Government or square. It also means power, brave and lucky
Contrast Between western and Chinese Animals
1
The different meaning（keystone）
2
The same meaning （simple）
3
Proverbs About Animals
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Word about dog
difference