动物词汇 Animal Words

Other Expressions
glare like a tiger eyeing its prey虎视眈眈 like a duck to water轻而易举 Never offer to teach fish to swim. 不要班门弄斧。 a wolf in sheep's clothing 披着羊皮的狼 have a wolf by the ears处于危急境地 bring wolves into the house引狼入室 have a bee in one's head 神经不正常、胡思乱想 A rat crossing the street is chased by all. 老鼠过街，人人喊打。 When the fox preaches, take care of your geese. 狐狸在说教，当心被盗。
动物词汇 Animal Words
• Favorite Animals: –Chinese: Crane, Cat, Rabbit, Ox, Horse, Panda, Swan, Peacock, Gold Fish, Birds –English: Dog, Cat, Horse, Birds, Sheep
十二生肖动物英语习语
• Rat -- smell a rat 觉得可疑 -- the rat race 激烈的竞争 -- play cat and mouse with sb. 欲擒故纵， 欲擒故纵， (像猫抓耗子似地 欺负 折磨、虐待 某人 像猫抓耗子似地)欺负 折磨、 像猫抓耗子似地 欺负(折磨 虐待)某人
动物词汇 Animal Words
• Some English Expressions: –as graceful as a swan: - as fit as a flea 健康 有活力 –as red as a lobster –as fat as a pig –as fierce as a tiger –As dead as a dodo: out of fashion
动物词汇 Animal Words
中文 孔雀 Peacock 猪Pig 驴Ass/ 鹅Goose 蝙蝠Bat 蝙蝠 小羊Lamb 小羊 good fortune happiness food symbol of luck/ beauty stupidity 英文 proud/showy dirty stupidity ugly/frightening blood sucking symbol of religion
devotion/hard working
evil rebirth/ resurrection slithery attractive timid
动物词汇 Animal Words
中文 蚂蚁Ant 蚂蚁 蜜蜂Bee 蜜蜂 鸳鸯 Mandarin duck 鸽子Dove 鸽子 猫头鹰Owl 猫头鹰 bad luck solidarity hardworking love love wisdom 英文 hardworking busy
像猴子一样诡计多端;极端狡猾 像猴子一样诡计多端 极端狡猾
- as slow as a snail/tortoise – as mute as a mouse 非常安静 – as silly/stupid as a goose
动物词汇 Animal Words
• Some English Expressions: –as sick as a dog:
动物词汇 Animal Words
• Some English Expressions: –as surly as a bull (公牛 公牛) 公牛 –as fat as an ox –as strong as a horse –as happy as a lark (百灵鸟 百灵鸟) 百灵鸟 –as merry as a cricket (蟋蟀 蟋蟀) 蟋蟀 –as dumb as an oyster (蚝) 蚝
Dog
a dog in the manger占着茅坑不拉屎的人， 自私自利的人 top dog处于支配地位 lead a dog‘s life过困苦的生活 put on the dog炫耀，摆阔；竭力表现自己， 似乎自己非常重要，而事实并非如此 go to the dogs堕落 dog eat dog自相残杀
Ox
-- a bull in a china shop 经常闯祸的人，笨手笨脚的人 -- take the bull by the horns 不畏艰险 -- like a red rag to a bull 使愤怒 -- till the cows come home 永远地，无限期 地 -- kill the fatted calf 热情款待，设宴欢迎
动物词汇 Animal Words
• Some English Expressions: –as busy as a bee –as stubborn as a mule –as timid as a hare –as hungry as a bear –as poor as a church mouse
Pig
pigs might fly 无稽之谈，奇迹可能会发生 buy a pig in a poke (未见实物而)乱买东西(吃了亏) make a pig of oneself 猛吃猛喝；贪得无厌
Other Expressions
Lock the stable door(马丢锁圈 亡羊补牢 马丢锁圈)亡羊补牢 马丢锁圈 a fly in the ointment(一只苍蝇弄坏整块膏 一只苍蝇弄坏整块膏 油)一粒老鼠坏一锅汤 一粒老鼠坏一锅汤 Don't beard the lion(别挑逗狮子 老虎屁股 别挑逗狮子)老虎屁股 别挑逗狮子 摸不得 kill the goose that lays golden eggs (杀 杀 掉下金蛋的鹅)杀鸡取卵 掉下金蛋的鹅 杀鸡取卵
非常关切,深深担心 非常沮丧或消沉 非常关切 深深担心,非常沮丧或消沉 大量呕吐 深深担心 非常沮丧或消沉;
–as red as a lobster –as nimble as a squirrel 非常敏捷 –as timid as a dove/lamb非常温和 非常温和 –As greedy as a wolf
动物词汇 Animal Words
中文 龟Turtle/ 鹤Crane 象Elephant 鹊Magpie 海猩 Beaver 天鹅Swan 天鹅 graceful/noble symbol of good luck longevity clumsy/useless longevity gossip eager/anxious impatient graceful/noble 英文
Cock
cock one‘s snook (snoot) to (at) sb. 瞧不起某人 cock up把……弄糟 Don't count your chickens before they are hatched. 未成事实，勿先乐观。 live like fighting cocks养尊处优 crow like a cock and snatch like a dog鸡鸣狗盗
动物词汇 Animal Words
• Some English Expressions:
– as wet as a drowned rat: 浑身湿透; 浑身湿透 犹如落汤鸡 – as ugly as a toad: very ugly 难看极了;像个丑八怪 难看极了 像个丑八怪
- as tricky as a monkey:
hare
wait by the stump of a tree for the appearance of hare守株待兔 If you run after two hares you will catch neither. 脚踏两只船，必定落空。
Dragon
sow (the) dragon‘s teeth挑起纠纷或引起争端 Wherever he went, he sowed (the) dragon‘s teeth by preaching racial segregation.
Tiger
paper tiger 貌似强大而实质虚弱的敌人 hunt with the hounds and run with the hare 同时支持相对立的两派, 脚踩两只船 How can you catch tiger cubs without entering the tiger‘s lair? 不入虎穴，焉得虎子？ glare like a tiger eyeing its prey虎视眈眈
动物词汇 Animal Words
• Some English Expressions: –as regal/majestic as a lion –as sly as a fox –as slippery as a eel (鳗鲤，或 鳗鲤， 鳗鲤 loach泥鳅 泥鳅) 泥鳅 –as blind as a bat –as eager as a beaver (海狸 海狸) 海狸
动物词汇 Animal Words
• Some English Expressions: –as light as a butterfly 轻浮 - as wise as an owl –as sleet as a deer敏捷如鹿 敏捷如鹿 –as solemn as an owl –as black as a crow –as bald as a coot(水鸭，秃翁） 水鸭， 水鸭 秃翁）
Other Expressions
• • • • • • • • • take a hair of the dog that bites you 以牙还牙 lion’s share 最大的一份，最好的一份 Never offer to teach fish to swim. 不要班门弄斧 Go to the sea, if you would fish well. 不入虎穴，焉得虎子 It is a silly fish that is caught twice with the same bait. 智 者不上两次当 Cats hide their claws. 知人知面不知心 A gloved cat catches no fish. 不愿吃苦的人成不了大事 Dog does not eat dog. 本是同根生，相煎何太急 Life is a horse, and either you ride it or it rides you. 生活 就像一匹马，你不驾驭它，它就驾驭你。