有關動物的英語諺語
1、When the fox says he is a vegetarian, it’s time for the hen to look out.
狐狸說它吃素的時候,母雞就得注意。
2、The fox may grow grey, but never good.
狐狸毛色可變灰,但是本性難移。
3、The fox preys farthest from his hole.
狐狸捕食,遠離洞府。
4、Don’t trust a goat with the kitchen-garden,or a wolf with sheepfold.
不能請羊管菜園,不能請狼管羊圈。
5、Don’t put the cart before the horse.
不要將大車套在馬前面。處理問題應按先後次序,不要本末倒置。
6、Man is a wolf to man.
人人心狠,人吃人。
7、The common horse is worst shod.
公用之馬,掌子最差。
8、It is a silly fish that is caught twice with the same bait.
智者不上兩次檔。
9、Lock the barn door after the horse is stolen.
失馬之後鎖馬廄。
10、One swallow does not make a summer.
一燕不成夏。
11、You cannot run with the hare and hunt with the hounds.
不能既和野兔一起跑又和獵狗一起追。人不應兩面討好。
12、It is a poor mouse that has only one hole.
狡兔三窟。
13、Hair by hair you will pull out the horse’s tail.
一根一根拔,拔光馬尾巴。
14、A running horse needs no spur.
奔馬無需鞭策。
15、A growing youth has a wolf in his belly.
年輕人,在成長,吃起飯來像餓狼。
16、A good horse cannot be of a bad colour.
好馬不會毛色差。
17、One swallow does not make a spring.
孤燕不報春。
18、When the fox preaches, then take care of your geese.
每當狐狸說教,當心鵝群被盜。
19、Never offer to teach fish to swim.
不要班門弄斧。
20、Don’t ride the high horse.
勿擺架子。
21、The best fish swim near the bottom.
好魚常在水底遊。
22、A speck of mouse dung will spoil a whole pot of porridge.
一粒老鼠屎,壞了一鍋粥。
23、There’s as good fish in the sea as ever came out of it.
海里的好魚多的是。
24、Go to the sea, if you would fish well.
不入虎穴,焉得虎子。
25、Who keeps company with wolves, will learn to howl.
和狼在一起,就會學狼叫。
26、Don’t look a gift horse in the mouth.
饋贈之馬,勿看牙口。
27、If water is noisy, there are no fish in it.
咆哮的水中無魚。誇誇其談者無真才實學。
28、The mouse that has but one hole is quickly taken.
只有一個洞的老鼠,很快就被抓住。
29、You can take a horse to the water, but you can’t make him drink.
帶馬到河邊容易,逼馬飲水難。
30、If you don’t enter a tiger’s den, you can’t get his cubs.
不入虎穴,焉得虎子。
31、The tortoise wins the race while the hare is sleeping.
兔子睡懶覺,烏龜跑贏了。
32、A horse may stumble on four feet.
馬有四條腿,亦有失蹄時。