有关动物的英语经典谚语分类集锦(2)

　　(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。

　　(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

　　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

　　1.If the shepherds quarrel,the wolf has a winning game.鹬蚌相争，渔翁得利

　　2.Love me, love my dog.爱屋及乌

　　3.A lion in the way.拦路虎

　　4.Barking dogs do not bite.吠犬不咬人

　　5.To put the cart before the horse.本末倒置

　　6.When the cat is away, the mice will play.山中无老虎，猴子称大王

　　7.To beard the lion in his den.太岁头上动土

　　8.The best fish smell when they are three days old.久住招人嫌

　　9.Fish begins to stink at the head.上梁不正下梁歪

　　10.Fight dog, fight bear.不获全胜不收兵

　　11.He who has a mind to beat his dog will easily find a stick.欲加之罪，何患无辞

　　12.Never offer to teach fish tow swim.切莫班门弄斧

　　13.Birds of a feather flock together.物以类聚，人以群分

　　14.The best fish swim near bottom.好鱼居深渊

　　15.To kill two birds with one stone.一石二鸟

　　16.To lock the stable door after the horse is stolen.亡羊补牢

　　17.Better a living dog than a dead lion.好死不如赖活着

　　18.To shed crocodile tears.掉鳄鱼眼泪

　　19.Dog doesn't eat dog.虎毒不食子

　　20.A rat in a hole.瓮中之鳖

　　21.May as well be hanged for a sheep as a lamb.一不做二不休

　　22.It's an ill bird that fouls its own nest.家丑不可外扬

　　23.To ride the tiger.骑虎难下

　　24.To help a lame dog over a stile.雪中送炭

　　25.Like a cat on hot bricks.像热锅上的蚂蚁

　　26.As wet as a drowned rat.湿如落汤鸡

　　27.The cat shuts its eyes when stealing cream.掩耳盗铃

　　28.The leopard can't change its sports.本性难移