英語(yǔ)習(xí)語(yǔ)-四(共23頁(yè))

1、精選優(yōu)質(zhì)文檔-傾情為你奉上英語(yǔ)習(xí)語(yǔ) 四 Bear 熊bear market 熊市-空頭市場(chǎng)You can't have your cake and eat it too.魚和熊掌不可兼得Bird 鳥A bird in the hand is worth two in the bush. A little bird told me.a bird's-eys view鳥瞰Birds of a feather flock together.物以類聚eat like a bird吃的很少，食量小Fine feathers make fine birds.人要衣裝，佛要金

2、裝。give a person the bird喝倒彩Kill two birds with one stone.一石二鳥the birds and the bees有關(guān)性的基本常識(shí)The early birds catches the worm.早起的鳥兒有蟲吃newbie菜鳥Bull,calf,cattle,cow,ox牛bull market 牛市-多頭市場(chǎng)bull session 閑談，男性之間的談話like a bull in china shop笨手笨腳to milk the bull緣木求魚You can't sell the cow and drink the

3、milk.與和熊掌不可兼得why buy the cow when the milk is free.Take the bull by the horns.勇敢的客服困難，挺身而出as dumb as an ox像公牛一般沉默as strong as an ox像牛般強(qiáng)壯dirnk lisk a fish牛飲as stubborn as mule牛脾氣talk horse吹牛to eat like a horse食量大如牛to lead a dog's life 牛馬不如的生活to cast the pearls before swine對(duì)牛彈琴Cat, Kitten貓A ca

4、t has nine lives.cat-and-mouse玩弄，折磨cat burglar蜘蛛盜cat house妓院cat nap/sleep小睡Cat got you tongue?舌頭打結(jié)bell the cat做危險(xiǎn)的事cats and dogs形同水火Curiousity killed the cat.勿多管閑事Let the cat out of the bag.泄漏機(jī)密live a cat-and-dog life爭(zhēng)吵度日It rains cats and dogs.傾盆大雨There is not even enough room for swing a cat.無轉(zhuǎn)身之處S

5、he is a scary cat.很容易受到驚嚇While the cat is away, the mice will play.貓去鼠嬉Chicken ,cock,hen,rooster雞a hen party女性聚會(huì)chicken pox水痘chicken out臨陣脫逃cock-eyed斜眼的henpeck對(duì)丈夫作威作福Which comes first,the chicken or the eggs?better to be the head of duck than the ass of a horse寧為雞頭不為鳳尾Dog, doggie, puppy狗a dog in the

6、 manager 鳩占鵲巢an old dog can't learn new tricksBarking dogs seldom bite.會(huì)叫的狗不咬人doggy bag剩菜袋dog's life生活艱難dog-eat-dog worlddog tireda dog chance極有限的一點(diǎn)希望dog's day很熱的日子dog-eared書頁(yè)的折角dog eat dog無情而野蠻的競(jìng)爭(zhēng)dog sleep小寐Every dog has its day.狗也有出頭的日子Let sleeping dog lie.少惹麻煩Love me ,love

7、 my dog.愛屋及烏put on the dog裝腔作勢(shì)red dog beer私家釀酒top dog人上人paparazzi狗仔隊(duì)bite the hands the feed oneYou can't make a silk purse out of sow's ear.夠最終吐不出象牙Fish魚cold fish冷淡的人drink like a fish酗酒There are other fish in the sea天涯何處無芳草Goat,lamb,sheep,kid羊as gentle as a lamb像綿羊一樣溫和 a black sheep害

8、群之馬follow like sheep盲目順從separate the sheep from and goats辨別好人與壞人Lock the stable door after the horse is stolen.亡羊補(bǔ)牢Goose鵝as silly as goose像鵝般蠢 Fair for the goose is fair for gandergoose bump雞皮疙瘩goose egg考零分gooseflesh雞皮疙瘩Kill the goose that lays the golden eggs.殺雞取卵Hog,pig,swine,sow豬road hog擋道的自私駕駛 b

9、leed like a stuck pig大量出血eat like a pig吃的多而且吃相不好make a pig of oneself狼吞虎咽Pig may fly.Or to milk the bull.Horse,pony馬Don't put the cart before the horse.不要本末倒置Don't ride the high horse.不要妄自尊大Every horse thinks its own pack heaviest.It is useless to flog a dead horse.鞭策死馬，徒勞無功Lock the

10、stable after the horse has gone.亡羊補(bǔ)牢 Don't look a gift horse in the mouth.受贈(zèng)之馬，勿探其齒Zeal without knowledge is runaway horse.Don't change horses in mid-stream.a horse of a different colora dark horse黑馬from the horse's mouth第一手消息horses sense常識(shí)I can eat a horse.one-horse town小鎮(zhèn)Yo

11、u can lead a horse to water,but you can't make him drink.師傅領(lǐng)進(jìn)門，修行在個(gè)人Cruise chicks泡馬子All lay loads on a willing horse馬善被人騎leapfrogpiggyback fight騎馬打仗Lion獅子 as brave as a lion像獅子般勇敢That software designer still the lion's share of the market.那位軟件設(shè)計(jì)師人人握有大部分的市場(chǎng)Put one's head into

12、the lion's mouth自愿冒險(xiǎn)Monkey猴子monkey/horse/idle/fool around鬼混monkey business惡作劇 monkey on the back某事已成了負(fù)擔(dān)Monkey see,monkey de.有樣學(xué)樣monkey uncle吃驚Mouse,rat鼠as poor as church mouserat fink告密者 a rug rat指不會(huì)走路的小嬰兒I can smell the rat.我覺得事有蹊蹺。Rats!胡說八道，該死，可惡Snake蛇a snake in the grass口蜜腹劍的人Once bitten

13、twice shy.一朝被蛇咬，十年怕井繩。to cherish a snake in one's bosom養(yǎng)護(hù)為患crawl蛇行 overdo it畫蛇添足Tiger,cub虎ride the tiger騎虎難下the ass in the lions skin狐假虎威How can one get the tiger cubs if one does not enter tiger den?不入虎穴，焉得虎子Other Animal其他as big as a whaleas blind as a batas busy as a beeas pround as peacoc

14、kas slow as a turtleas slow as a snailas sly as a foxas stupid as a donkeyas stubborn as a muleas wise as an owlbutterfly effect連鎖反應(yīng) to have or get butterfly in one's stomach非常緊張The last straw breaks camel's back.忍無可忍crocodile tears不真誠(chéng)的同情eat crow不得已認(rèn)錯(cuò)A deer caught in the headlight.手足

15、無措eagle-eyed眼力好mad as a March hareA leopard can't change his spots.江山易改本性難移。pet peeve不能忍受的事stag party男人的聚會(huì)stool pigeon奸細(xì)One swallow does not make a summerswan song最后作品white elephant 昂貴而無用的東西。有些諺語(yǔ)和習(xí)語(yǔ)在漢語(yǔ)中有相應(yīng)的說法： Barking dogs do not bite.吠犬 不咬人 The best fish swim near bottom.好魚居深淵 To kill two b

16、irds with one stone.一石二鳥 To ride the tiger.騎虎難下 To shed crocodile tears.掉鱷魚眼淚 漢語(yǔ)中若沒有與英語(yǔ)相同的諺語(yǔ)和習(xí)語(yǔ)，但與漢語(yǔ)中有關(guān)其它動(dòng)物相近或類似的說法： Dog doesn't eat dog.虎毒不食子 If the shepherds quarrel,the wolf has a winning game.鷸蚌相爭(zhēng)，漁翁得利 Love me, love my dog.愛屋及烏 A lion in the way.攔路虎 A rat in a hole.甕中之鱉 As wet as a drown

17、ed rat.濕如落湯雞 Like a cat on hot bricks.像熱鍋上的螞蟻 When the cat is away, the mice will play.山中無老虎，猴子稱大王 To lock the stable door after the horse is stolen.亡羊補(bǔ)牢 另外一些動(dòng)物類詞語(yǔ)，漢語(yǔ)中沒有對(duì)應(yīng)的諺語(yǔ)和習(xí)語(yǔ)，但與漢語(yǔ)中非動(dòng)物類諺語(yǔ)和成語(yǔ)較接近： Better a living dog than a dead lion.好死不如賴活著 Birds of a feather flock together.物以類聚，人以群分 It's a

18、n ill bird that fouls its own nest.家丑不可外揚(yáng) To beard the lion in his den.太歲頭上動(dòng)土 The best fish smell when they are three days old.久住招人嫌 Fish begins to stink at the head.上梁不正下梁歪 Fight dog, fight bear.不獲全勝不收兵 The cat shuts its eyes when stealing cream.掩耳盜鈴 The leopard can't change its sports.本性難移

19、 May as well be hanged for a sheep as a lamb.一不做二不休 To put the cart before the horse.本末倒置 He who has a mind to beat his dog will easily find a stick.欲加之罪，何患無辭 Never offer to teach fish tow swim.切莫班門弄斧 To help a lame dog over a stile.雪中送炭 剩下的是英語(yǔ)中原有的具有獨(dú)特風(fēng)格和特色的動(dòng)物類諺語(yǔ)和習(xí)語(yǔ)，一般可直譯，但需要結(jié)合英語(yǔ)語(yǔ)言的背景作具體理解： A bird i

20、n the hand is worth two in the bush.雙鳥在林，不如一鳥在手 One swallow doesn't make a summer.一燕不成夏 Never swap horse while crossing the stream.渡到河中別換馬 Don't count your chickens before they are hatched.蛋未孵出莫數(shù)雞三、英語(yǔ)有些習(xí)語(yǔ)，如果照字面上的意思翻譯，會(huì)出大笑話的，下面，我就為大家介紹兩則與動(dòng)物有關(guān)的習(xí)語(yǔ)。 “A big fish in a small pond”是“小地方的大人物”

21、的意思。例如，In Wenzhou, he was a big fish in a small pond，but when he moved to Beijing, he found that he was just only one among many millions.在溫州，他很了不起。可是搬到北京后，他發(fā)現(xiàn)他不過是蕓蕓眾生之一罷了。當(dāng)有朋友對(duì)你說：“ I hear that Jane got married to a fat cat the other day”時(shí)，你千萬別以為Jane和一“肥仔”結(jié)婚了，實(shí)際上他說的是：“我聽說幾天前Jane和一大款結(jié)婚了”。記住：“a fat ca

22、t”是“大款”而不是“肥貓”！一、 與“CAT”有關(guān)的習(xí)語(yǔ)和詞組1、 cat-and-dog life(在一起居住者)經(jīng)常吵架的生活。They lead a cat-and-dog life, so they decide d to separated temporarily.他倆老是吵架，于是決定暫時(shí)分居。2、 let the cat out of the bag 無意中泄露秘密，露出馬腳。I wanted mothers present to be secret, but my sister let the cat out of the bag. 給母親的禮物我原想保密的，可是妹妹卻露了馬

23、腳。3、 like a cat in hot bricks像熱鍋上的螞蟻；如坐針氈。He was like a cat in hot bricks before his driving test.他面臨駕駛考試，緊張得像熱鍋上的螞蟻。4、 play cat-and-mouse game with sb. 作弄某人，忽冷忽熱。Marry dumped her boyfriend because he always played cat-and-mouse game with her. 瑪麗跟她男朋友分手了，因?yàn)樗偸菍?duì)她時(shí)好時(shí)壞。5、 put/set the cat among the pige

24、ons 引來亂子、是非或麻煩。The new security guard is a burglarthat will set the cat among the pigeons. 新來的守衛(wèi)是小偷這下子可要雞犬不寧了。6、 no room to swing a cat 沒有(生活，工作等)的足夠空間。Theres no room to swing a cat here. 這里地方過于狹窄。二、 與“GOOSE”有關(guān)的習(xí)語(yǔ)和詞組1、 what is sauce for the goose is sauce for the gander 適用于一個(gè)人也適用于其他人。If you can arri

25、ve late, then so can I: what is sauce for the goose is sauce for the gander. 你可以遲到，那我也可以晚來：一視同仁嘛！2、 not say boo to a goose 形容非常膽小。3、 goose-flesh (寒冷或恐懼時(shí)皮膚上的) 雞皮疙瘩三 、 與“DUCK”有關(guān)的習(xí)語(yǔ)和詞組1、 like water off a ducks back (尤指批評(píng))不起作用，對(duì)牛彈琴。Their hints about his behaviour were like water off a ducks back. 他們示意他舉

26、止不當(dāng)，如同對(duì)牛彈琴。2、 a dead duck 被放棄或?qū)⑹〉氖挛?。The plan is a dead duck: there is no money. 計(jì)劃告吹了，因?yàn)闆]有錢。3、 a lame duck 處于困境無法自理的人，組織或事物。The government should not waste money supporting lame ducks.政府不應(yīng)浪費(fèi)資金去扶持那些無前景的企業(yè)。四、與“BIRD” 有關(guān)的習(xí)語(yǔ)和詞組1、 a little bird told me that. 我聽說 (但我不告訴你我是怎么知道的)。A little bird told me that

27、 you had been caught cheating in the English exam. 我聽說你英語(yǔ)考試時(shí)作弊被逮到了。2、 like a bird 運(yùn)轉(zhuǎn)良好。My new car goes like a 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 home bird. 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(dòng)。五、與“COW ”有關(guān)的習(xí)語(yǔ)和詞組1、 till the cows come home 很長(zhǎng)時(shí)間，永遠(yuǎn)。You can talk

28、till the 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(jī)構(gòu)、制度等。Lets not make a sared cow of the monarchy.咱們別把君主政體奉為神明。六、 與“RAT”有關(guān)的習(xí)語(yǔ)和詞組1、 like a drowned rat 濕得像落湯雞。He forgot the umbrella this morning and was cought in the rain like a drowned rat. 今天早

29、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(duì)頭。I smelt a rat when he started being so helpful . 他主動(dòng)幫起忙來，我懷疑其中另有文章。3、 the rat race 激烈的競(jìng)爭(zhēng)。Jim is the winner in the rat race; he is promoted to be the general manager. 吉姆在激烈的競(jìng)爭(zhēng)中勝出；他被提拔為總經(jīng)理。七、與“WOLF”有關(guān)的習(xí)語(yǔ)和詞組1、 keep the wolf from the door 有維持溫飽的錢。Their wages are

30、 barely keeping the wolf from the door. 他們的工資勉強(qiáng)夠維持生活。八、 與“BULL”有關(guān)的習(xí)語(yǔ)和詞組1、 a cock-and -bull story 無稽之談(尤指用作借口和解釋的)He told us some cock-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 to a bull 可能激起強(qiáng)烈的憎恨，暴力行為。Her remarks were like a red rag to a bull. He was furiou

31、s with her. 她的話惹得他對(duì)她暴跳如雷。九、 與“FLY”有關(guān)的習(xí)語(yǔ)和詞組1、 die/ fall/ drop like flies 大批地死亡或倒下。Men were droping like flies in the intense heat. 人們經(jīng)受不住酷熱而紛紛倒下。2、 not harm/ hurt a fly 心地善良，文質(zhì)彬彬。Our dog may look fierce but he wouldnt hurt a fly. 我們家的狗別看樣子兇，其實(shí)很溫順。十、與“BAT”有關(guān)的習(xí)語(yǔ)和詞組1、 like a bat out of hell 以最快的速度。He da

32、shed out like a bat out of hell.他發(fā)瘋似的橫沖直撞。十一、 與“BEE”有關(guān)的習(xí)語(yǔ)和詞組1、 the bees knees 指出類拔萃之物。She thinks shes the bees knees.她自視甚高。2、 have a bee in ones bonnet (about sth. ) 心神不寧。Our teacher has a bee in his bonnet about punctuation. 我們的老師總是琢磨標(biāo)點(diǎn)符號(hào)。十二、與其它動(dòng)物有關(guān)的習(xí)語(yǔ)和詞組1、 monkey business 騙人的把戲，惡作劇。Theres been som

33、e monkey business going on here. 有人在這里搞鬼。2、 a bear-hug 緊緊地?fù)ё　?、 parrot-fashion 鸚鵡學(xué)舌般地If you learn English parrot-fashion, youll never know what English is. 如果你只是死記硬背英語(yǔ)，你將永遠(yuǎn)學(xué)不會(huì)英語(yǔ)。4、 have a frog in ones throat 失音或嗓音嘶啞。5、 run with the hare and hunt with the hounds 兩面都討好。英語(yǔ)中與動(dòng) 物相關(guān)的習(xí)語(yǔ)：Fish 魚1Never offer

34、to teach a fish to swim諺不要班門弄斧。2Hes like a fish out of water他感到生疏。3He drinks like a fish。他喝起酒來不要命。4Alls fish that comes to his net。凡是到手的他都要。Bird 鳥1. He eats like a bird他吃得很少。2. Birds of a feather flock together諺物以類聚，人以群分。3. A bird in the hand is worth two in the bush諺雙鳥在林不如一鳥在手eg.Bill has offered to

35、 buy my car for $4000.Someone else might pay more,but a bird in the hand is worth two in the bush.(比爾愿出4000美元買我的車，也許有人會(huì)出更多，但有一只鳥在手勝過兩面三刀只鳥在林子里。4. Thats for the birds! 那毫無意義！5. Its an ill bird that fouls own nest諺家丑不可外揚(yáng)。6. A little bird told me有人私下告訴我。7. Were all early birds in my family because we l

36、ive on a farm.由于我們生活在農(nóng)場(chǎng)，所以全家人都起得很早。Chicken 小雞1. Come on! Dont be chicken! 來，別害怕！2. Well，shes certainly no spring chicken她當(dāng)然不再是個(gè)小丫頭了。3. Don't count your chickens before they're hatched! 諺不要過早樂觀!Owl 貓頭鷹1. He is as blind as an owl他真是個(gè)瞎子。2. Hes a wise old owl他是個(gè)智叟。 Bear 熊1. Every time l

37、see my grandfather，he gives me a big bear hug每次見到爺爺，他都要緊緊地?fù)肀摇?. Her husband is a real bear她丈夫脾氣確實(shí)壞。Bee 蜜蜂1. Shes always as busy as a bee她總是忙忙碌碌。Snail蝸牛1. He walks at a snail's pace他走路慢吞吞。 worm 蟲1. He wormed his way through the narrow passage他好不容易才走過那條狹窄的小路。2Every time l take the kids to the

38、 movies，they always worm around in their seats每次我?guī)Ш⒆觽內(nèi)タ措娪?，他們好像總也坐不住似的?. l am a worm today今天一點(diǎn)精神也沒有。4. A worm will turn諺如果被逼太甚，最溫順的人也會(huì)反抗。Ants 螞蟻1. Youd think he has ants in his pants你會(huì)覺得他坐立不安。 Bug 臭蟲1. It really bugs me when the bus comes late and l cant go to work on time。由于汽車晚點(diǎn)而不能按時(shí)上班，真讓我感到煩惱。2. l

39、 dont feel wellI think I picked up some kind of bug in my travels abroad我感覺有點(diǎn)不適，可能是出國(guó)旅行時(shí)偶染微恙。3. Hes a camera bug他是個(gè)攝影迷。hog 豬1When we were young，my sister and l shared the same bed，but she usually hogged all the room小時(shí)候姐姐和我共睡一張床，可她總是占很多地方。2When he does something，he usually goes the whole hog他要干什么，就真的

40、干到底。 Sheep 羊1She had a rather sheepish smile. 她笑起來很害羞的 樣子。2He is a black sheep 他是個(gè)敗家子。dog 狗1. Barking dogs seldom bite.吠犬不咬人（意指：對(duì)于高聲發(fā)出恐嚇，或慣于大聲吼叫的人，勿須當(dāng)真）。2. Every dog has his day.凡人皆有得意日（意指：大家都有走運(yùn)的一天）。3. Dog does not eat dog.同類不相殘；同室不操戈。4. a cat-and-dog life 爭(zhēng)爭(zhēng)吵吵的日子5. Dog does not eat dog.同類不相殘，同時(shí)不操戈

41、6.Dumb dogs are dangerous.不叫的狗咬人7.Give a dog a bad name and hang him.讒言可畏，欲加之罪，何患無辭8.go to the dogs每況愈下9.hang-dog look愁眉苦臉10.If the old dog barks, he give the counsel.老狗叫，是忠告。11.Love me, love my dog.愛屋及烏12. He is a lucky dog.他是個(gè)幸運(yùn)兒。13.lead a dog's life過窮困潦倒的日子14. not have a dog's cha

42、nce毫無機(jī)會(huì)15. come like a dog at a whistle一呼即來16. Every dog is a lion at home. Every dog is valiant at his own door.諺狗是百步王, 只在門前兇。17. Fight dog, fight bear.諺打個(gè)青紅皂白, 一決雌雄。18. Give a dog a bad an ill name(and hang him).諺一旦給人加一個(gè)壞名聲, 他就永遠(yuǎn)洗刷不掉; 人言可畏。19. It is ill to waken sleeping dogs. let sleeping dogs lie; don't wake a sleeping dog.別多事, 別惹麻煩。20. lead a dog's life過著牛馬不如的生活22. love me, love my dog.諺你若把我當(dāng)朋友, 也要把我的朋友當(dāng)朋友; 愛屋及烏。ScornfulHungry dogs will eat dirty puddings.諺人到危急時(shí), 平時(shí)所不屑做的也要做; 急不暇擇, 饑不擇食。teach an old dog new tricks使守舊的人接受新事物teach the dog to bark