1、LM 有关动物的俚语和成语集锦1有关动物的俚语和成语集锦Pay attention！以下内容是本人互联网上下载收集后重新整理出来的资料，比较全面，部分内容稍有重复。1.各种动物在英语俚语中的喻意 日常生活中，人一般不能与动物相提并论，但 语言中却有不少借动物的特性来形容人的特性的词语。值得注意的是，这种比喻性表达法往往因语言、文化的不同而具有不同的含义。下面，我们比较一下英汉语言中同一动物名词的不同喻意。1cat（猫）俗话说“猫有九命” ，这是汉语的说法。此外，中国人常戏称嘴馋的人为“馋猫” 。cat 在西方是人们宠爱之物（pet ） ，但令人奇怪的是，在英语俚语中， cat 的含义为 a s
2、piteful or unpleasant woman（心地恶毒或令人讨厌的女人） 。照此看来，似乎是中国的猫可亲，西方的猫可恶了。2dog（狗）在英语中 dog 的形象一般不差，常可泛指“个人” 。如谚语：Every dog has his day （人人皆有得意日。 ）又如：a gay dog（快活的人、好玩的人） 。但 dog 也有形象不佳之时。如：dog eat dog（注意 eat 为原形） ，意指“人们自相残害” ；同样，a dog in the manger 喻“占着茅坑不拉屎的人” 。在汉语里，尽管狗在某些地方也为宠物，但“狗”的形象总是不雅，因而用来指人时多含贬义。如“狗咬狗
3、” 、 “哈巴狗” 、 “走狗” 、 “狗仗人势” 、 “癞皮狗”等等。主要内容：1. 各种动物在英语俚语中的喻意2. 英语中有关动物的俚语3. 英语中有关动物的谚语（上）4. 英语中有关动物的谚语（下）5. 英语中有关动物的俗语6. 英语中有关动物的成语LM 有关动物的俚语和成语集锦23pig（猪）pig 所受待遇可谓最糟，人们总是一边吃猪肉（ pork） ，一边又对猪恶语相加。汉语里，猪集“懒、笨、馋”于一身，借此喻人具有刻毒之意，其用语不胜枚举。英国人也给 pig 以丑恶的形象。 a pig 意为 a greedy，dirty or bad-mannered person（贪婪、肮脏或无
4、礼貌的人） 。注意，最后一喻意似乎未进入汉语。4rat（鼠）汉语中的“胆小如鼠、鼠目寸光、鼠肚鸡肠”及“鼠辈”等词语，皆有“畏琐、卑微”及“心胸狭窄”等含义，可见鼠在汉语中简直一无是处。作为俚语，英语的 rat 指人时喻意与汉语稍有出入，但也含贬义：a rat 即 a person who behaves selfishly（自私的人）或 a person who is disloyal（不忠的人） 。5ass（驴）汉语有“笨驴”之说，用来指人，则表达“愚、笨”之意。英语同汉语在这一点上有相通之处：an ass 意为 a foolish person（傻瓜） ，同义语还有 donkey，但常用
5、来指小孩。6bear（熊）在中国人的心目中，熊的形象一般是“行为缓慢” ，因而具有“呆傻”之态；指人时常有“熊样”之说；目前形容股市不景气乃称“熊市” 。但英语用 bear 指人时，则为 a bad-tempered or bad-mannered person（粗鄙之人、鲁莽之人） ；另一习惯用语 be like a bear with a sore head 则表示“脾气暴躁” 。7lion（狮）百兽之王狮子在中西方文化中有一点是相通的，即“勇猛” ，借此喻人时，汉语有“勇猛如狮”之说；英语也有习语 as brave as a lion。在英语中，a lion 亦用来指“名流、社交场合的宠
6、儿” 。8rabbit（兔）“兔”在中国人心中可谓形象复杂，有好的一面，如“形如脱兔” （喻快捷） ；也有差的一面，如“狡兔三窟、兔子尾巴长不了” 。后者用来形容人时则分别暗示“狡猾”与“难以持久”之意。对英国人来说，rabbit 的形象亦不美。不过用来指人时，所取喻意同汉语大相径庭：a rabbit 意为 a person who plays a game badly（蹩脚的运动员尤指网球运动员） ；与中国兔子不同的是，西 rabbit 一出场就显得“窝囊” 。cukoo: 疯子,笨蛋; -fish:无足轻重的小人物; -bird:活泼可爱的女孩; LM 有关动物的俚语和成语集锦3-fox:
7、1.狡诈的人 2.性感热火的人; -horse:吃苦耐劳的人 -dongky:笨蛋2.英语中有关动物的俚语英语中的俚语层出不穷，尤其是在电视和电影中，一些常见的词往往会构成你从没听说过的意思。熟知这 些俚语是掌握地道的英语口语必不可少的途径。现总结与动物相关的俚语和大家一起分享。1、sitting duck 容易上当的人My friend Joe is a sitting duck, lots of people can cheat his money.2、chicken feed 很小数量的钱I turned down the job at the hamburger restaurant,
8、 because they only pay chicken feed.3、turkey farm 指领导把一些能力低或不愿勤恳工作而又不能解雇的人调到的那个地方。If you continue to behave that way, one day I am going to send you to the turkey farm.4、goose bumps 鸡皮疙瘩Every time I see a snake, even in a zoo, I get goose bumps.5、love rat 爱情骗子Love rats are terrible, theyre people wh
9、o cheat on their partners, and theyre quite often men.6、fly-by-night 骗子机构They told me I could take a four-city trip for three hundred dollars, including hotels and meals, but I think it was a fly-by-night organization.7、mall rat 喜欢到购物中心去逛的年轻人Theres always something to do there for us mall rats。At le
10、ast we can watch the crowds, especially the girls.8、sweet talk 拍马屁You know, I think my youngest daughter was born with honey in her mouth! She can sweet-talk me into doing anything she wants me to do.9、have a turkey on ones back 喝醉酒或吸毒成瘾He has got turkey on his back.10、let sleeping dogs lie 别惹事生非I l
11、et sleeping dogs lie though I knew the secret.11、kill the goose that lays the golden eggs 杀鸡取卵If we dont give weight to the environment, well kill goose that lays the golden eggs.12、the Hong Kong dog 吃坏了肚子、拉肚子Dr. Walker has a touch of the Hong Kong dog and will be here a little late.13、spring chicke
12、n 已不再年轻LM 有关动物的俚语和成语集锦4Who am I kidding? I am not Spring chicken.14、bell the cat 担当风险，挺身而出The whole class think it a good idea to ask the teacher to allow them to go out for a picnic tomorrow. But who will bell the cat and talk to him.15、a horse laugh 嘲笑We all gave him the horse laugh when Harry ask
13、ed the new girl in class to go to a movie and she told him to get lost.16、smell a rat 不太对劲，感觉奇怪How great you are today! I smell a rat!17、black sheep 败家子Dick is a black sheep, always bringing trouble to his family.18、straight from the horses mouth 消息绝对可靠Did you hear that Sally and Bob are going to ge
14、t married? Im not joking. I heard it from Bob himself, so its straight from the horses mouth!19、to beat a dead horse 白费力气-Dad, are you sure we cant get a new computer、-Son, we talked about this and the decision was no. You are beating a dead horse.20、nit-picker 刺儿头She is a nit-picker. = She is a nit
15、-picking lawyer.21、buy a pig in a poke 瞎买东西Buying a car without trying it by yourself just like buying a pig in a poke, isnt it?22、high horse 趾高气扬、自以为很了不起I cant stand Peter; hes always on his high horse.You know Im right! Get off high horse and admit your mistake.23、a lucky dog 幸运儿 top dog 当权派dog in
16、 the manger 占着- - to put on the dog 耍阔go to the dogs 破产，潦倒24、bear down 加倍努力You will bear down if you expect to pass the exam.25、 for the birds 无聊、无趣、愚蠢的Their opinions on art are simply for the birds.26、dont have a cow 别大惊小怪Dont have a cow! Ill pay for the damages.27、till the cows come home 很久，很久Ill
17、stand here till the cows come home unless you pay me back the money I lend you.28、get ones goat 把某人气炸了Youve carried it too far， that really gets my goat!29、a big fish in a small pond 小地方的大人物In her hometown, she was a big fish in a small pond, but she moved to New York, she was just only LM 有关动物的俚语和成
18、语集锦5one among many millions. (芸芸众生之一)30、in the dog house 陷入困境The whole team was in the dog house because they lost the game.31、rain cats and dogs 倾盆大雨Its raining cats and dogs, so we cant go out to play right now.32、talk turkey 严肃地谈某事The time has come to talk turkey about our hometown debt.We have t
19、o talk turkey about the project.33、cash cow 摇钱树The new movie theater near our school is a real cash cow. Tickets are really expensive, but we dont have a choice because there arent any other movie theaters nearby.34、Has the cat got your tongue ? 你怎么不说话了？35、be like a cat on hot bricks 热锅上的蚂蚁Hes alway
20、s very uneasy like a cat on hot bricks whenever he is waiting to hear the results of the exam. 36、sick as a dog 病的十分严重Yesterday I was sick as a dog with the flu. I stayed in bed all day.37、What a turkey! 真是个草包！38、Im hungry as a wolf! 我要饿死了！39、You dirty rat! 你这卑鄙的小人！40、He won a monkey at the horse ra
21、ces . monkey 意为 500 美元41、Stop monkeying with my camera ! 别摆弄我的相机！其他常用俚语：let the cat out of the bag 泄密a fat cat 大款，很有钱的人be catty 爱搬弄是非的，爱诽谤人的bell the cat 为别人利益冒险的chicken out(on) 逃脱chicken-livered/hearted 胆小的，胆怯的count the chickens before they are hatched 高兴的过早be chicken 害怕，显得胆怯cat around 寻花问柳run aroun
22、d like a chicken with its head cut off 晕头转向turkey cock 装腔作势的人a sly dog 阴险的a luck dog 幸运儿LM 有关动物的俚语和成语集锦6a dog in the manger 占着茅坑不拉屎dog-eat-dog 竞争激烈的love me , love my dog 爱屋及乌dog days 热天，三伏天go to the dogs 破产sleeping dogs 阴险的人under dog 走狗every dog has his day 终有出头之日lead a dogs life 过着非人的生活a wolf in a
23、sheeps clothing 披着羊皮的狼eat like a wolf 狼吞虎咽be foxy 吹毛求疵的have a tiger by the tail 骑虎难下lion hearted 非常勇敢的the lions share 绝大部分ass in a lions skin 说大话的胆小鬼bold as an Essex lion(irony) 勇敢如艾塞克斯之狮Can the leopard change its spots? 本性难移beat a dead horse 争论已解决的问题flog a dead horse 做无用功，耽误功夫on a horse 快马加鞭ride on
24、 ones high horse 趾高气扬a dark horse 黑马hold ones horse 耐心点儿，别急Jack ass 愚蠢的人get ants 紧张，烦躁jail bird 关在监狱里的人stool pigeon 卧底，内鬼pigeon hearted 非常胆小的Feather makes a fine bird. 美人美衣Birds of a feather flock together.物以类聚a lame duck 不能继续任职的人，没有前途的人in a bigs whisper 说话声音小，轻声细语at a snails pace 慢吞吞的smell a rat 察觉
25、事情不对头mall rats 商场里年轻的不买东西的逛客pig out 狼吞虎咽地大吃pig headed 顽固的，愚蠢的LM 有关动物的俚语和成语集锦7Buy a pig in poke . 草率同意或接受，隔山买老牛a can(bag) of worms 复杂而麻烦的难题a black sheep 败家子like a lamb 逆来顺受bull shit 吹牛皮bull dyke 同性恋中的男性角色a social butterfly 交际花busy like a bee 忙忙碌碌to be a jelly fish 做事无头脑的have other fish to fry 另有要事得干p
26、lenty fish in the sea 人才济济cold fish 性情怪癖不和群之人Fish begins to rot (stink) from the head. 上梁不正下梁歪play camels 喝多了，醉醺醺的上面所列举的俚语和成语中，有一些意义比较直观，比如 chicken 平时给我们一种警觉，胆小的感觉，这些在”chicken out“chicken-livered“be chicken“都有所体现；但是有些俚语和成语的意义看起来却与其中涉及的动物风马牛不相及，比如”dog days“bell the cat“stool pigeon“等，若想知道其中的所以然，恐怕就得花
27、点功夫亲自探询它们的文化背景和历史渊源了。好在第一部分已经简单的介绍过了常见动物的寓意。3.英语中有关动物的谚语（上）1.Bird (1) Kill two birds with one stone. 一箭双雕；一举两得。 (2) A bird in the hand is worth two in the bush. 双鸟在林不如一鸟在手。 (3) Birds of a feather flock together. 物以类聚，人以群分。 (4) Its an ill bird that fouls own nest. 家丑不可外扬。 (5) Fine feathers make fine
28、birds. 人要衣装，马要鞍。 (6) A bird is known by its note, and a man by his talk. 听音识鸟，闻言识人。 (7) Each bird loves to hear himself sing. 鸟儿都爱听自己唱。 （自我欣赏） (8) You cannot catch old birds with chaff.(粗糠). 用粗糠捉不住老鸟。 （有经验的人难骗。 ） (9) Birds in their little nests agree. 同巢之鸟心儿齐。 2. Cat (1) A cat has nine lives.猫有九条命；吉
29、人天相。 LM 有关动物的俚语和成语集锦8(2) Cats hide their claws. 知人知面不知心。 (3) All cats are grey in the dark 黑暗之中猫都是灰色的。 （人未出名时看起来都差不多。 ） (4) A gloved cat catches no mice. 戴手套的猫，老鼠抓不到。 （不愿吃苦的人成不了大事业。 ） (5) When the weasel and the cat make a marriage, it is a very ill presage. 黄鼠狼和猫结亲，不是好事情。 ） (6) Who will bwll the ca
30、t? 谁去给猫系铃？（谁愿意为大家冒风险？） (7) The cat shuts its eyes when stealing cream. 帽偷吃奶油的时候总是闭着眼睛。 （掩耳盗铃） (8) There are more ways of killing a cat than by choking it with butter. 杀猫的办法很多。 （达到目的的途径很多。 ） (9) Care kill a cat. 忧虑愁死猫。 3. Chicken (1) Dont count your chickens before theyre hatched. 鸡蛋未孵出，先别数小鸡。 （不要过早乐
31、观。 ） 4. Crow (1) A crow is never the whiter for washing herself often. 江山易改，本性难移。 5. Dog (1) He who would hang his dog gives out first that it is mad. 欲加之罪，何患无词. (2) A staff is quickly found to beat a dog with. 欲加之罪，何患无词 . (3) Love me, love my dog. 爱屋及乌. (4) Too much pudding will choke a dog. 布丁太多噎死
32、狗。 (5) Every dog has his day. 人人皆有得意时。 (6) Barking dogs dont (seldom) bite. 爱叫的狗很少咬人。 (7) Let sleeping dogs lie. 勿惹事生非。 (8) Dead dogs bite not. 死狗不咬人。 (9) 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。 ） (10) Every dog is a lion at home. 狗在家门口就成了狮子。 (11) Dont be a dog (lying) in the ma
33、nger. 莫学狗占马槽不吃草。 （不要占着茅坑不拉屎。 ） (12) Dog does not eat dog. 同类不相残。 (13) Scornful dogs will eat dirty puddings. 狗再傲慢也会吃脏布丁。 (14) A son never thinks his mother ugly,and a dog never shuns its owners home however shabby it is.儿不嫌母丑，狗不嫌家贫。 6. Frog (1) The frog in the well knows nothing of the great ocean.
34、井底之蛙，不知大海。 7. Fox LM 有关动物的俚语和成语集锦9(1) The fox may grow grey, but never good. 狐狸毛色可变灰，但是本性难移。 (2) The fox preys farthest from his hole. 狐狸捕食，远离洞府。 （兔子不吃窝边草。 ） (3) When the fox preaches, then take care of your geese. 每当狐狸说教，当心鹅群被盗。 (4) When the fox says he is a vegetarian, its time for the hen to look
35、 out. 狐狸说它吃素的时候，母鸡就得注意。 英语中有关动物的谚语（下） 8. Fish (1) The best fish swim near the bottom. 好鱼常在水底游。 (2) Never offer to teach fish to swim. 不要班门弄斧。 (3 Go to the sea, if you would fish well. 不入虎穴，焉得虎子。 (4) Theres as good fish in the sea as ever came out of it. 海里的好鱼多的是。 (5) It is a silly fish that is caugh
36、t twice with the same bait. 智者不上两次档。 (6) If water is noisy, there are no fish in it. 咆哮的水中无鱼。 （夸夸其谈者无真才实学。 ） 。 9. Hare (1) You cannot run with the hare and hunt with the hounds(猎狗). 不能既和野兔一起跑又和猎狗一起追。 （人不应两面讨好。 ） (2) The tortoise wins the race while the hare is sleeping. 兔子睡懒觉，乌龟跑赢了。 10. Horse (1) Yo
37、u can take a horse to the water, but you cant make him drink. 带马到河边容易，逼马饮水难。 (2) Dont ride the high horse. 勿摆架子。 (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) Dont put the cart before the horse.
38、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) Dont look a gift horse in the mouth. 馈赠之马，勿看牙口。 (10) Hair by hair you will pull out the horses tail. 一根一根拔，拔光马尾巴。 （水滴石穿） 11 . Mouse LM 有关动物的俚语和成语集锦10
39、(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 shee
40、p thinks its wool heavy. 懒羊嫌毛重。 (3) He that makes himself a sheep shall be eaten by the wolf. 甘心做绵羊，必然喂豺狼。 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 dont enter a tigers den, you cant get his cubs. 不入虎穴，焉得虎子。 15. Wolf
41、 (1) Dont 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 其他补充：1.蜜蜂As Busy as bee. 勤奋2.鸟Early bi
42、rd 早到The early bird catches the worm. 早期的鸟有虫吃eat like a bird 吃的很少Kill two birds with one stone. 一石二鸟3.牛Bulls eye 正中红心A bull in a china shop. 鲁莽的人Bull market 牛市LM 有关动物的俚语和成语集锦114.鱼teach a fish to swim. 班门弄斧drink like a fish 牛饮a fish story 吹牛a fish out of water 失去依靠cold fish 冷血5.狗dog ears 卷起的页角live me
43、,live my dog 爱屋及乌It rains cats and dogs. 瓢泼大雨You are a lucky dog. 幸运儿Give it to the dog. 算了吧！during dogs days 最热的日子every dog has his day 人人皆有得意时let sleeping dog lie 不可招惹的人barking dog doesnt bite 虚张声势的人6.马hold your horse 稍等put the cart before the horce 本末倒置Dark horse 黑马7.羊a black sheep 败家子8.鹰eagles e
44、ye = eagle-eyed 犀利的目光9.大象white elephant 大而无用的东西10.狮子lion-hearted person 勇敢的人11.猫a cat may look at king 小人物也有权利a copy cat 抄袭作弊的人cat & dog life 争吵不休的生活LM 有关动物的俚语和成语集锦12cat around 寻欢作乐let the cat out of bag 泄密like a cat on hot bricks 热锅上的蚂蚁make a cat laugh 好笑的see how the cat jumps 观望形势turn cat in the p
45、an 背叛when the cat is away,the mice will play. 山中无老虎，猴子称代王5.英语中有关动物的俗语1. have a whale of a time.玩的非常痛快；过的非常愉快。2. a whale of a victory.巨大的胜利。3. a lion of a man.非常勇敢得人。4. a lamb of a temper.羔羊般的柔顺。5. a little shrimp of a fellow.一个小的像虾米似的人。6. an odd/a queer fish .古怪的人，难以理解得人。7. a big fish (in a little)
46、pound. （小地方或小范围内的）大人物。8. at a snails pace.极慢的。9. a snake in the grass.伪装成朋友的人；阴险的人。10. a (case of) dog eat dog.残酷的竞争；自相残杀。11. dressed like a dogs dinner.穿着十分时髦或显眼。12. every dog has his/its day.犯人皆有得意时。13. love me, love my dog.爱屋及乌。14. put on the dog.炫耀；摆阔。15. teach an old dog new tricks.改变老人的想法，做法。1
47、6. dog days.三伏天。17. monkey business.胡闹；骗人的把戏；恶作剧。18. cling/stick to sb. like a leech.纠缠某人不放；依附与某人。19. act/play the goat.举止轻浮；不负责任。20. separate the sheep form the goats.把好人同坏人分开。21. top dog.有优势的人，国家，团体等。22. like a cat on hot bricks.如坐针毡；像热锅上的蚂蚁。23. have shin like a rihinoceros.（对受攻击，批评，侮辱等）麻木不仁。24. q
48、uiet as a mouse.鸦雀无声。25. the rat race.（贬）激烈的竞争。26. have ants in ones pants.坐立不安。LM 有关动物的俚语和成语集锦1327. go ape.变的狂热；发疯似的。28. the bees knees.出类拔萃之物。29. the birds and the bees.基本的性知识。30. a bird in the hand is worth two in the bush.一鸟在胜于二鸟在林；珍惜现在拥有的。31. like a bird.毫无困难的；一帆风顺的。32. the early bird catches the worm 捷足先登。33. from the horses mouth.（指劝告，情报等）来自直接参与者的；从可靠的人那里获得的；大道消息。34. eat like a horse.吃的很多。35. You can take a horse to water, but you cant make him drink.牵马到水易，逼马喝水难。 （即使给某人机会，他也不一定利用） 。36. a willing horse.积极工作的人（有别于常发牢骚的人或不满的人） 。37. hold ones horse.等一下；忍耐，控制自己的热情等。38. wise as owl.绝顶聪明。39
