核心提示：英文中，关于动物的歇后语、俗语、俚语有很多。但是这种用法经常会造成考生的误解。比如，在中文用语中通常具有贬义含义的“狗（dog）”，在英文中可绝不是在骂人。与中文的比喻类似，英文中引用动物的说法也都有其深层的含义。要想在考试的阅读和作文中能够准确理解、自由使用，就要留意相关内容的搜集。 狗·Dog...
英文中，关于动物的歇后语、俗语、俚语有很多。但是这种用法经常会造成考生的误解。比如，在中文用语中通常具有贬义含义的“狗（dog）”，在英文中可绝不是在骂人。与中文的比喻类似，英文中引用动物的说法也都有其深层的含义。要想在考试的阅读和作文中能够准确理解、自由使用，就要留意相关内容的搜集。
狗·Dog
He who would hang his dog gives out first that it is mad. 欲加之罪，何患无辞。
Love me, love my dog. 爱屋及乌。
Every dog has his day. 人人皆有得意时。
Barking dogs seldom bite. 爱叫的狗不咬人。
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）。
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）。
Dog does not eat dog. 狗不吃同类（本是同根生,相煎何太急? ）
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。
猫·Cat
A cat has nine lives. 猫有九命（吉人自有天相）。
Cats hide their claws. 猫总是藏起自己的爪子（知人知面不知心）。
All cats are grey in the dark.黑暗处的猫都是灰色的（人未出名时看起来都是差不多）。
A gloved cat catches no mice. 戴手套的猫抓不到老鼠（不愿吃苦的人成不了大事业）。
When the weasel and the cat make a marriage, it is a very ill presage. 黄鼠狼和猫结亲没好事。
Who will bell the cat? 谁去给猫系铃铛?（谁愿为大家冒风险? ）
The cat shuts its eyes when stealing cream. 猫偷吃奶油时总是闭着眼（掩耳盗铃,自欺欺人）。
There are more ways of killing a cat than by choking it with butter. 杀死猫的办法不仅仅是用黄油噎死它（达到目的的途径很多）。
鱼·Fish
The best fish swim near the bottom. 好鱼常在水底游。
Never offer to teach fish to swim. 不要教鱼去游泳（不要班门弄斧）。
Go to the sea, if you would fish well. 不入虎穴,焉得虎子。
There's as good fish in the sea as ever came out of it. 海里的好鱼多的是（强中更有强中手）。
It is a silly fish that is caught twice with the same bait. 笨鱼才会咬两次钩（智者不上两次当）。
If water is noisy, there are no fish in it. 咆哮的水中无鱼（夸夸其谈的人没有真才识学）。
鸟·Bird
Kill two birds with one stone. 一箭双雕；一举两得。
A bird in the hand is worth two in the bush. 双鸟在林不如一鸟在手。
Birds of a feather flock together. 物以类聚，人以群分。
It’s an ill bird that fouls own nest. 家丑不可外扬。
Fine feathers make fine birds. 人要衣装，马要鞍。
A bird is known by its note, and a man by his talk. 听音识鸟，闻言识人。
Each bird loves to hear himself sing. 鸟儿都爱听自己唱。（自我欣赏）
You cannot catch old birds with chaff. 用粗糠捉不住老鸟。（有经验的人难骗。）
Birds in their little nests agree. 同巢之鸟心儿齐。
狐狸·Fox
The fox may grow grey, but never good. 狐狸毛色可变灰，但是本性难移。
The fox preys farthest from his hole. 狐狸捕食，远离洞府。（兔子不吃窝边草。）
When the fox preaches, then take care of your geese. 每当狐狸说教，当心鹅群被盗。
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。
