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主要内容： 1. 各种动物在英语俚语中的喻意 2. 英语中有关动物的俚语 3. 英语中有关动物的谚语（上） 4. 英语中有关动物的谚语（下） 1.各种动物在英语俚语中的喻意 日常生活中，人一般不5. 英语中有关动物的俗语 能与动物相提6. 英语中有关动物的成语 并论，但语言中却有不少借动物的特性来形容人的特性的词语。值得注意的是，这种比喻性表达法往往因语言、文化的不同而具有不同的含义。 下面，我们比较一下英汉语言中同一动物名词的不同喻意。 1．cat（猫） 俗话说“猫有九命”，这是汉语的说法。此外，中国人常戏称嘴馋的人为“馋猫”。 cat在西方是人们宠爱之物（pet），但令人奇怪的是，在英语俚语中，cat的含义为a spiteful or unpleasant woman（心地恶毒或令人讨厌的女人）。照此看来，似乎是中国的猫可亲，西方的猫可恶了。 2．dog（狗） 在英语中dog的形象一般不差，常可泛指“个人”。如谚语：Every dog has his day．（人人皆有得意日。）又如：a gay dog（快活的人、好玩的人）。 但dog也有形象不佳之时。如：dog eat dog（注意eat为原形），意指“人们自相残害”；同样，a dog in the manger喻“占着茅坑不拉屎的人”。 在汉语里，尽管狗在某些地方也为宠物，但“狗”的形象总是不雅，因而用来指人时多含贬义。如“狗咬狗”、“哈巴狗”、“走狗”、“狗仗人势”、“癞皮狗”等等。 3．pig（猪） pig所受待遇可谓最糟，人们总是一边吃猪肉（pork），一边又对猪恶语相加。 汉语里，猪集“懒、笨、馋”于一身，借此喻人具有刻毒之意，其用语不胜枚举。

英国人也给pig以丑恶的形象。a pig意为a greedy，dirty or bad-mannered person（贪婪、肮脏或无礼貌的人）。注意，最后一喻意似乎未进入汉语。 4．rat（鼠）

汉语中的“胆小如鼠、鼠目寸光、鼠肚鸡肠”及“鼠辈”等词语，皆有“畏琐、卑微”及“心胸狭窄”等含义，可见鼠在汉语中简直一无是处。

作为俚语，英语的rat指人时喻意与汉语稍有出入，但也含贬义：a rat即a person who behaves selfishly（自私的人）或a person who is disloyal（不忠的人）。

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汉语有“笨驴”之说，用来指人，则表达“愚、笨”之意。

英语同汉语在这一点上有相通之处：an ass意为a foolish person（傻瓜），同义语还有donkey，但常用来指小孩。 6．bear（熊）

在中国人的心目中，熊的形象一般是“行为缓慢”，因而具有“呆傻”之态；指人时常有“熊样”之说；目前形容股市不景气乃称“熊市”。

但英语用bear指人时，则为a bad-tempered or bad-mannered person（粗鄙之人、鲁莽之人）；另一习惯用语be like a bear with a sore head则表示“脾气暴躁”。 7．lion（狮） 百兽之王狮子在中西方文化中有一点是相通的，即“勇猛”，借此喻人时，汉语有“勇猛如狮”之说；英语也有习语as brave as a lion。 在英语中，a lion亦用来指“名流、社交场合的宠儿”。 8．rabbit（兔） “兔”在中国人心中可谓形象复杂，有好的一面，如“形如脱兔”（喻快捷）；也有差的一面，如“狡兔三窟、兔子尾巴长不了”。后者用来形容人时则分别暗示“狡猾”与“难以持久”之意。 对英国人来说，rabbit的形象亦不美。不过用来指人时，所取喻意同汉语大相径庭：a rabbit意为a person who plays a game badly（蹩脚的运动员———尤指网球运动员）；与中国兔子不同的是，西rabbit一出场就显得“窝囊”。 cukoo: 疯子,笨蛋; -fish:无足轻重的小人物; -bird:活泼可爱的女孩; -fox:1.狡诈的人2.性感热火的人; -horse:吃苦耐劳的人 -dongky:笨蛋 2.英语中有关动物的俚语 英语中的俚语层出不穷，尤其是在电视和电影中，一些常见的词往往会构成你从没听说过的意思。熟知这些俚语是掌握地道的英语口语必不可少的途径。现总结与动物相关的俚语和大家一起分享。 1、sitting duck 容易上当的人

My friend Joe is a sitting duck, lots of people can cheat his money. 2、chicken feed 很小数量的钱

I turned down the job at the hamburger restaurant, because they only pay chicken feed. 3、turkey farm 指领导把一些能力低或不愿勤恳工作而又不能解雇的人调到的那个地方。 If you continue to behave that way, one day I am going to send you to the turkey farm. 4、goose bumps 鸡皮疙瘩

Every time I see a snake, even in a zoo, I get goose bumps. 5、love rat 爱情骗子 欢迎阅读

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Love rats are terrible, they’re people who cheat on their partners, and they’re quite often men. 6、fly-by-night 骗子机构

They told me I could take a four-city trip for three hundred dollars, including hotels and meals, but I think it was a fly-by-night organization.

7、mall rat 喜欢到购物中心去逛的年轻人

There’s always something to do there for us mall rats。At least we can watch the crowds, especially the girls.

8、sweet talk 拍马屁

You know, I think my youngest daughter was born with honey in her mouth! She can sweet-talk me into doing anything she wants me to do.

9、have a turkey on one’s back 喝醉酒或吸毒成瘾 He has got turkey on his back. 10、let sleeping dogs lie 别惹事生非 I let sleeping dogs lie though I knew the secret. 11、kill the goose that lays the golden eggs 杀鸡取卵 If we don’t give weight to the environment, we’ll kill goose that lays the golden eggs. 12、the Hong Kong dog 吃坏了肚子、拉肚子 Dr. Walker has a touch of the Hong Kong dog and will be here a little late. 13、spring chicken 已不再年轻 Who am I kidding? I am not Spring chicken. 14、bell the cat 担当风险，挺身而出 The whole class think it a good idea to ask the teacher to allow them to go out for a picnic tomorrow. But who will bell the cat and talk to him. 15、a horse laugh 嘲笑 We all gave him the horse laugh when Harry asked the new girl in class to go to a movie and she told him to get lost. 16、smell a rat 不太对劲，感觉奇怪 How great you are today! I smell a rat! 17、black sheep 败家子 Dick is a black sheep, always bringing trouble to his family. 18、straight from the horse’s mouth 消息绝对可靠 Did you hear that Sally and Bob are going to get married? I’m not joking. I heard it from Bob himself, so it’s straight from the horse’s mouth! 19、to beat a dead horse 白费力气

---Dad, are you sure we can’t get a new computer、

---Son, we talked about this and the decision was’ no’. You are beating a dead horse. 20、nit-picker 刺儿头

She is a nit-picker. = She is a nit-picking lawyer. 21、buy a pig in a poke 瞎买东西 欢迎阅读

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Buying a car without trying it by yourself just like buying a pig in a poke, isn’t it? 22、high horse 趾高气扬、自以为很了不起 I can’t stand Peter; he’s always on his high horse.

You know I’m right! Get off high horse and admit your mistake. 23、a lucky dog 幸运儿 top dog 当权派 dog in the manger 占着-- -- to put on the dog 耍阔 go to the dogs 破产，潦倒 24、bear down 加倍努力

You will bear down if you expect to pass the exam. 25、 for the birds 无聊、无趣、愚蠢的 Their opinions on art are simply for the birds. 26、don’t have a cow 别大惊小怪 Don’t have a cow! I’ll pay for the damages. 27、till the cows come home 很久，很久 I’ll stand here till the cows come home unless you pay me back the money I lend you. 28、get one’s goat 把某人气炸了 You’ve carried it too far， that really gets my goat! 29、a big fish in a small pond 小地方的大人物 In her hometown, she was a big fish in a small pond, but she moved to New York, she was just only one among many millions. (芸芸众生之一) 30、in the dog house 陷入困境 The whole team was in the dog house because they lost the game. 31、rain cats and dogs 倾盆大雨 It’s raining cats and dogs, so we can’t go out to play right now. 32、talk turkey 严肃地谈某事 The time has come to talk turkey about our hometown debt. We have to talk turkey about the project. 33、cash cow 摇钱树 The new movie theater near our school is a real cash cow. Tickets are really expensive, but we don’t have a choice because there aren’t any other movie theaters nearby. 34、Has the cat got your tongue ? 你怎么不说话了？ 35、be like a cat on hot bricks 热锅上的蚂蚁

He’s always very uneasy like a cat on hot bricks whenever he is waiting to hear the results of the exam. 36、sick as a dog 病的十分严重

Yesterday I was sick as a dog with the flu. I stayed in bed all day. 37、What a turkey! 真是个草包！ 38、I’m hungry as a wolf! 我要饿死了！ 39、You dirty rat! 你这卑鄙的小人！ 欢迎阅读

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40、He won a monkey at the horse races . monkey 意为500美元

41、Stop monkeying with my camera ! 别摆弄我的相机！ 其他常用俚语：

let the cat out of the bag 泄密 a fat cat 大款，很有钱的人 be catty 爱搬弄是非的，爱诽谤人的 bell the cat 为别人利益冒险的 chicken out(on) 逃脱

chicken-livered/hearted 胆小的，胆怯的 count the chickens before they are hatched 高兴的过早 be chicken 害怕，显得胆怯 cat around 寻花问柳 run around like a chicken with its head cut off 晕头转向 turkey cock 装腔作势的人 a sly dog 阴险的 a luck dog 幸运儿 a dog in the manger 占着茅坑不拉屎 dog-eat-dog 竞争激烈的 love me , love my dog 爱屋及乌 dog days 热天，三伏天 go to the dogs 破产 sleeping dogs 阴险的人 under dog 走狗 every dog has his day 终有出头之日 lead a dog's life 过着非人的生活 a wolf in a sheep's clothing 披着羊皮的狼 eat like a wolf 狼吞虎咽 be foxy 吹毛求疵的 have a tiger by the tail 骑虎难下 lion hearted 非常勇敢的 the lion's share 绝大部分

ass in a lion's skin 说大话的胆小鬼

bold as an Essex lion(irony) 勇敢如艾塞克斯之狮 Can the leopard change its spots? 本性难移 beat a dead horse 争论已解决的问题 flog a dead horse 做无用功，耽误功夫 on a horse 快马加鞭 欢迎阅读

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ride on one's high horse 趾高气扬 a dark horse 黑马

hold one's horse 耐心点儿，别急 Jack ass 愚蠢的人 get ants 紧张，烦躁 jail bird 关在监狱里的人 stool pigeon 卧底，内鬼 pigeon hearted 非常胆小的

Feather makes a fine bird. 美人美衣 Birds of a feather flock together.物以类聚 a lame duck 不能继续任职的人，没有前途的人 in a big's whisper 说话声音小，轻声细语 at a snail's pace 慢吞吞的 smell a rat 察觉事情不对头 mall rats 商场里年轻的不买东西的逛客 pig out 狼吞虎咽地大吃 pig headed 顽固的，愚蠢的 Buy a pig in poke . 草率同意或接受，隔山买老牛 a can(bag) of worms 复杂而麻烦的难题 a black sheep 败家子 like a lamb 逆来顺受 bull shit 吹牛皮 bull dyke 同性恋中的男性角色 a social butterfly 交际花 busy like a bee 忙忙碌碌 to be a jelly fish 做事无头脑的 have other fish to fry 另有要事得干 plenty fish in the sea 人才济济 cold fish 性情怪癖不和群之人 Fish begins to rot (stink) from the head. 上梁不正下梁歪 play camels 喝多了，醉醺醺的

上面所列举的俚语和成语中，有一些意义比较直观，比如chicken平时给我们一种警觉，胆小的感觉，这些在”chicken out“\都有所体现；但是有些俚语和成语的意义看起来却与其中涉及的动物风马牛不相及，比如”dog days“\cat\等，若想知道其中的所以然，恐怕就得花点功夫亲自探询它们的文化背景和历史渊源了。好在第一部分已经简单的介绍过了常见动物的寓意。

3.英语中有关动物的谚语（上）

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(1) Kill two birds with one stone. 一箭双雕；一举两得。

(2) A bird in the hand is worth two in the bush. 双鸟在林不如一鸟在手。 (3) Birds of a feather flock together. 物以类聚，人以群分。 (4) It’s an ill bird that fouls own nest. 家丑不可外扬。 (5) Fine feathers make fine birds. 人要衣装，马要鞍。

(6) A bird is known by its note, and a man by his talk. 听音识鸟，闻言识人。 (7) Each bird loves to hear himself sing. 鸟儿都爱听自己唱。（自我欣赏）

(8) You cannot catch old birds with chaff.(粗糠). 用粗糠捉不住老鸟。（有经验的人难骗。） (9) Birds in their little nests agree. 同巢之鸟心儿齐。 2. Cat

(1) A cat has nine lives.猫有九条命；吉人天相。 (2) Cats hide their claws. 知人知面不知心。 (3) All cats are grey in the dark.. 黑暗之中猫都是灰色的。（人未出名时看起来都差不多。） (4) A gloved cat catches no mice. 戴手套的猫，老鼠抓不到。（不愿吃苦的人成不了大事业。） (5) When the weasel and the cat make a marriage, it is a very ill presage. 黄鼠狼和猫结亲，不是好事情。）

(6) Who will bwll the cat? 谁去给猫系铃？（谁愿意为大家冒风险？） (7) The cat shuts its eyes when stealing cream. 帽偷吃奶油的时候总是闭着眼睛。（掩耳盗铃） (8) There are more ways of killing a cat than by choking it with butter. 杀猫的办法很多。（达到目的的途径很多。） (9) Care kill a cat. 忧虑愁死猫。 3. Chicken (1) Don’t count your chickens before they’re hatched. 鸡蛋未孵出，先别数小鸡。（不要过早乐观。） 4. Crow (1) A crow is never the whiter for washing herself often. 江山易改，本性难移。 5. Dog

(1) He who would hang his dog gives out first that it is mad. 欲加之罪，何患无词. (2) A staff is quickly found to beat a dog with. 欲加之罪，何患无词. (3) Love me, love my dog. 爱屋及乌. (4) Too much pudding will choke a dog. 布丁太多噎死狗。 (5) Every dog has his day. 人人皆有得意时。

(6) Barking dogs don’t (seldom) bite. 爱叫的狗很少咬人。 (7) Let sleeping dogs lie. 勿惹事生非。 (8) Dead dogs bite not. 死狗不咬人。

(9) All are not thieves that dogs bark at. 狗见了叫的不一定都是贼。（不要以貌取人。） (10) Every dog is a lion at home. 狗在家门口就成了狮子。

(11) Don’t be a dog (lying) in the manger. 莫学狗占马槽不吃草。（不要占着茅坑不拉屎。） (12) Dog does not eat dog. 同类不相残。 欢迎阅读

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(13) Scornful dogs will eat dirty puddings. 狗再傲慢也会吃脏布丁。

(14) A son never thinks his mother ugly,and a dog never shuns its owner’s home however shabby it is.儿不嫌母丑，狗不嫌家贫。 6. Frog

(1) The frog in the well knows nothing of the great ocean. 井底之蛙，不知大海。 7. Fox

(1) The fox may grow grey, but never good. 狐狸毛色可变灰，但是本性难移。 (2) The fox preys farthest from his hole. 狐狸捕食，远离洞府。（兔子不吃窝边草。） (3) When the fox preaches, then take care of your geese. 每当狐狸说教，当心鹅群被盗。

(4) When the fox says he is a vegetarian, it’s time for the hen to look out. 狐狸说它吃素的时候，母鸡就得注意。 英语中有关动物的谚语（下） 8. Fish (1) The best fish swim near the bottom. 好鱼常在水底游。 (2) Never offer to teach fish to swim. 不要班门弄斧。 (3 Go to the sea, if you would fish well. 不入虎穴，焉得虎子。 (4) There’s as good fish in the sea as ever came out of it. 海里的好鱼多的是。 (5) It is a silly fish that is caught twice with the same bait. 智者不上两次档。 (6) If water is noisy, there are no fish in it. 咆哮的水中无鱼。（夸夸其谈者无真才实学。）。 9. Hare (1) You cannot run with the hare and hunt with the hounds(猎狗). 不能既和野兔一起跑又和猎狗一起追。（人不应两面讨好。） (2) The tortoise wins the race while the hare is sleeping. 兔子睡懒觉，乌龟跑赢了。 10. Horse (1) You can take a horse to the water, but you can’t make him drink. 带马到河边容易，逼马饮水难。 (2) Don’t ride the high horse. 勿摆架子。 (3) A good horse cannot be of a bad colour. 好马不会毛色差。 (4) A horse may stumble on four feet. 马有四条腿，亦有失蹄时。 (5) A running horse needs no spur. 奔马无需鞭策。 (6) Don’t put the cart before the horse. 不要将大车套在马前面。（处理问题应按先后次序，不要本末倒置。）

(7) The common horse is worst shod. 公用之马，掌子最差。

(8) Lock the barn door after the horse is stolen. 失马之后锁马厩。（亡羊补牢） (9) Don’t look a gift horse in the mouth. 馈赠之马，勿看牙口。

(10) Hair by hair you will pull out the horse’s tail. 一根一根拔，拔光马尾巴。（水滴石穿） 11 . Mouse

(1) It is a poor mouse that has only one hole. 狡兔三窟。

(2) The mouse that has but one hole is quickly taken. 只有一个洞的老鼠，很快就被抓住。 欢迎阅读

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(3) A speck of mouse dung will spoil a whole pot of porridge. 一粒老鼠屎，坏了一锅粥。 12. Sheep

(1) If one sheep leaps over the ditch, all the rest will follow. 榜样的力量是无穷的。 (2) A lazy sheep thinks its wool heavy. 懒羊嫌毛重。

(3) He that makes himself a sheep shall be eaten by the wolf. 甘心做绵羊，必然喂豺狼。 13.Swallow

(1) One swallow does not make a spring. 孤燕不报春。 (2) One swallow does not make a summer. 一燕不成夏。 14. Tiger

(1) If you don’t enter a tiger’s den, you can’t get his cubs. 不入虎穴，焉得虎子。 15. Wolf (1) Don’t trust a goat with the kitchen-garden,or a wolf with sheepfold. 不能请羊管菜园，不能请狼管羊圈。 (2) Who keeps company with wolves, will learn to howl. 和狼在一起，就会学狼叫。 (3) Man is a wolf to man. 人对人是狼。（人心狠，人吃人） (4) A growing youth has a wolf in his belly. 年轻人，在成长，吃起饭来像饿狼 其他补充： 1.蜜蜂 As Busy as bee. 勤奋 2.鸟 Early bird 早到 The early bird catches the worm. 早期的鸟有虫吃 eat like a bird 吃的很少 Kill two birds with one stone. 一石二鸟 3.牛 Bull`s eye 正中红心 A bull in a china shop. 鲁莽的人 Bull market 牛市 4.鱼 teach a fish to swim. 班门弄斧 drink like a fish 牛饮 a fish story 吹牛

a fish out of water 失去依靠 cold fish 冷血 5.狗

dog ears 卷起的页角 live me,live my dog 爱屋及乌 It rains cats and dogs. 瓢泼大雨 欢迎阅读

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You are a lucky dog. 幸运儿 Give it to the dog. 算了吧！ during dog`s days 最热的日子 every dog has his day 人人皆有得意时 let sleeping dog lie 不可招惹的人 barking dog doesn`t bite 虚张声势的人 6.马

hold your horse 稍等

put the cart before the horce 本末倒置 Dark horse 黑马 7.羊

a black sheep 败家子 8.鹰

eagle`s eye = eagle-eyed 犀利的目光 9.大象

white elephant 大而无用的东西 10.狮子

lion-hearted person 勇敢的人 11.猫

a cat may look at king 小人物也有权利 a copy cat 抄袭作弊的人 cat & dog life 争吵不休的生活 cat around 寻欢作乐 let the cat out of bag 泄密 like a cat on hot bricks 热锅上的蚂蚁 make a cat laugh 好笑的 see how the cat jumps 观望形势 turn cat in the pan 背叛 when the cat is away,the mice will play. 山中无老虎，猴子称代王 5.英语中有关动物的俗语

1. have a whale of a time.玩的非常痛快；过的非常愉快。 2. a whale of a victory.巨大的胜利。 3. a lion of a man.非常勇敢得人。 4. a lamb of a temper.羔羊般的柔顺。

5. a little shrimp of a fellow.一个小的像虾米似的人。 6. an odd/a queer fish .古怪的人，难以理解得人。

7. a big fish (in a little) pound. （小地方或小范围内的）大人物。 欢迎阅读

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