英語動物詞習語2

1、The governmentshould not waste money supporting lame ducks.政府不應浪費資金政府不應浪費資金去扶持那些無前景的企業(yè)。去扶持那些無前景的企業(yè)。四、與“BIRD” 有關的習語和詞組1、 a little bird toldme that. 我聽說 (但我不告訴你我是怎么知道的)。A little bird toldme that you had been caught cheating in the English exam. 我聽說你英語考試時作弊被逮到了。2、 like a bird 運轉良好。My new car goeslike a

2、 bird. 我的新車行駛自如。3、 a home bird 喜歡呆在家里的人。He is a real homebird. He seldom takes part in the social events. 他老是呆在家里，很少出去參加社交活動。五、與“COW ”有關的習語和詞組1、 till the cows comehome 很長時間，永遠。You can talk tillthe cows come home; youll never make me change my mind. 你就是說出大天來，也休想改變我的主意。2、a sacred cow 神圣不可侵犯的思想、機構、制度等。

3、Lets not make a sacredcow of the monarchy.咱們別把君主政體奉為神明。六、 與“RAT”有關的習語和詞組1、 like a drowned rat濕得像落湯雞。He forgot theumbrella this morning and was caught in the rain like a drowned rat. 今天早上他忘記帶雨傘了，被淋得像落湯雞似的。2、 smell a rat 懷疑某人不對頭。I smelt a rat whenhe started being so helpful. 他主動幫起忙來，我懷疑其中另有文章。3、 the r

4、at race 激烈的競爭。Jim is the winnerin the rat race; he is promoted to be the general manager. 吉姆在激烈的競爭中勝出；他被提拔為總經(jīng)理。七、與“WOLF”有關的習語和詞組1、 keep the wolf fromthe door 有維持溫飽的錢。Their wages arebarely keeping the wolf from the door. 他們的工資勉強夠維持生活。八、 與“BULL”有關的習語和詞組1、 a cock-and -bullstory 無稽之談(尤指用作借口和解釋的)He told us somecock-and-bull stories about having lost all his money.他鬼話連篇，告訴我們他把錢都弄丟了。2、 like a red rag toa bull 可能激起強烈的憎恨，暴力行為。Her remarks werelike a red rag