七年级的有关英语谚语

七年级的有关英语谚语篇一

一珍惜时间-----和时间有关的英语谚语

(一）时间是金，其值无价

Time is money.

（时间就是金钱或一寸光阴一寸金）

Time flies.

（光阴似箭，日月如梭）

Time has wings.

（光阴去如飞）

Time is a file that wears and makes no noise.

（光阴如锉，细磨无声）

Time stays not the fool's leisure.

（时间不等闲逛的傻瓜）

Time and I against any two.

（和时间携起手来，一人抵两人）

Time is life and when the idle man kills time, he kills himself.

（时间就是生命，懒人消耗时间就是消耗自己的生命。或时间就是生命，节省时间，就是延长生命）

Time spent in vice or folly is doubly lost.

（消磨于恶习或愚行的时间是加倍的损失）

（二）时间是风，去而不返

Time undermines us.

（光阴暗中催人才。或莫说年纪小人生容易老）

Time and tide wait for no man.

（岁月不待人）

Time cannot be won again.

（时间一去不再来）

Time is , time was , and time is past.

（现在有时间，过去有时间，时间一去不复返）

Time lost can not be recalled.

（光阴一去不复返）

Time flies like an arrow , and time lost never returns.

(光阴似箭，一去不返）

（三）时间是尺，万物皆检

Time tries friends as fire tries gold.

(时间考验朋友，烈火考验黄金）

Time tries truth.

（时间检验真理）

Time is the father of truth.

（时间是真理之父）

Time will tell.

（时间能说明问题）

Time brings the truth to light.

（时间使真相大白。或时间一到，真理自明。）

Time and chance reveal all secrets.

(时间与机会能提示一切秘密）

Time consecrates: what is gray with age becomes religion.

（时间考验一切，经得起时间考验的就为人所信仰）

Time reveals(discloses) all things.

（万事日久自明）

Time tries all.

（时间检验一切）

（四）时间是秤，衡量权质

There is no time like the present.

（现在正是时候）

Take time by the forelock.

(把握目前的时机）

To choose time is to save time.

（选择时间就是节省时间）

Never put off till tomorrow what may be done today.

（今日事，今日毕）

Procrastination is the thief of time.

（拖延为时间之窃贼）

One of these days is none of these days.

（拖延时日，终难实现。或：改天改天，不知哪天）

Tomorrow never comes.

（明天无尽头，明日何其多）

What may be done at any time will be done at no time.

（常将今日推明日，推到后来无踪迹）

（五）时间是水，淘金流沙

Time works wonders.

（时间可以创造奇迹或时间的效力不可思议）

Time works great changes.

（时间可以产生巨大的变化）

Times change.

(时代正在改变）

七年级的有关英语谚语篇二

课外补充：有关动物的英语习语

课外补充：有关动物的英语习语

Cat

(1) A cat has nine lives.猫有九条命；吉人天相。

(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 bell the cat? 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。

(10)It`s raining cats and dogs. 倾盆大雨

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. 布丁太多噎死狗。

(5) Every dog has his day. 人人皆有得意时。

(6) Barking dogs don’t (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) 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。）

(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 owner’s home however shabby it is.儿不嫌母丑，狗不嫌家贫。

Chicken

(1) Don’t count your chickens before they’re hatched. 鸡蛋未孵出，先别数小鸡。（不要过早乐观。）

Crow

(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, it’s time for the hen to look out. 狐狸说它吃素的时候,母鸡就得注意

Fish

(1)The best fish swim near the bottom.好鱼常在水底。

(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。

(4) There’s 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 caught 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。）。

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。 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。

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 makes himself a sheep shall be eaten by the wolf. 甘心做绵羊，必然喂豺狼。

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。

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。 Horse

(1) You can take a horse to the water, but you can’t make him drink. 带马到河边容易，逼马饮水难。

(2) Don’t ride the high horse. 勿摆架子。

(3) A good horse cannot be of a bad color. 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。 （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）

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. It’s an ill bird that fouls own nest. 家丑不可外扬。

5. Fine feathers make fine 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。

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

(5) Have a wolf by the ears. 骑虎难下

七年级的有关英语谚语篇三

关于朋友的英语谚语

关于朋友的英文谚语

2009-10-10 12:53

A friend is easier lost than found.

得朋友难，失朋友易。

A friend is never known till a man has need.

需要之时方知友。

A friend without faults will never be found.

没有十全十美的朋友。

A joke never gains an enemy but loses a friend.

戏谑不能化敌为友，只能使人失去朋友。

Between friends all is common.

朋友之间不分彼此。

Friends agree best at distance.

朋友之间也会保持距离。

Friends are thieves of time.

朋友是时间的窃贼。

Friends must part.

再好的朋友也有分手的时候。

He is a good friend that speaks well of us behind our backs. 背后说好话，才是真朋友。

I cannot be your friend and your flatterer too.

朋友不能阿谀奉承。

Old friends and old wines are best.

陈酒味醇，老友情深。

A faithful friend is the medicine of life.

真诚的朋友如一剂生活的良药。

What is a friend? A single soul dewlling in two bodies.

朋友是什么？两幅躯壳拥有同一个灵魂。

A friend is never known till a man has need.

需要之时方知友。

No man is the whole of himself; his friends are the rest of him. 任何人自己都不是完整的；他的朋友是他的其余部分。

A life without a friend is a life without a sun.

人生在世无朋友，犹如生活无太阳。

Be slow in choosing a friend; slower in changing.

选择朋友要审慎，摒弃更要审又慎。

A friend in need is a friend indeed.

患难见真交。

A father is a treasure, a brother is a comfort, but a friend is both. 父亲是财富，兄弟是安慰，朋友兼而有之。

A friend exaggerates a man's virtue, an enemy his crimes.

朋友宣扬人的美德，敌人夸大人的罪过。

A friend in court is better than a penny in purse.

囊中有钱，不如朝中有友。

A friend is a second self.

朋友是另一个我。

A friend is best found in adversity.

患难见真友。

A friend is never known till a man has need.

不到患难时，永远不能认识真正的朋友。

A friend is not so soon gotten as lost.

交友慢，失友快。

A friend to everybody is a friend to nobody.

广交友，无深交。

A friend without faults will never be found.

没有缺点的朋友是永远找不到的。

A joke never gains an enemy but often loses a friend.

开玩笑总不能化敌为友，反而有时会失去朋友。

Better lose a jest than a friend.

宁可不说一句俏皮话，以免得罪朋友们。

Choose an author as you choose a friend.

选书如择友。

He that has a full purse never wants a friend.

只要袋里有，不愁没朋友。{七年级的有关英语谚语}.

Life without a friend is death without a witness.

在世无朋友，死后无证人。

Thy friend has a friend and thy friend's friend has a friend so be discreet.

你的朋友有朋友，朋友的朋友又有朋友，所以要谨慎小心。

To preserve a friend three things are required: to honour him present, praise him absent, and assist him in his necessities.

维持友谊需要三点∶当面尊重他，背后赞扬他，需要时帮助他。

Trust not the praise of a friend, nor the contempt of an enemy. 不要信赖朋友的赞扬，也不要仇敌的轻蔑放在心上。

We can live without a brother, but not without a friend.

我们生活中可以没有兄弟，但不能没有朋友。

We can live without our friends, but not without our neighbours. 生活可无友，邻居不能无。

When a friend asks, there is no tomorrow.

朋友的要求不要拖。

Without a friend the world is a wilderness.

没有朋友，世界就等於一片荒野。

A bosom friend afar brings distant land near.

海内存知己，天涯若比邻。

Admonish your friends in private, praise them in public.

在私底下要忠告你的朋友，在公开场合又表扬你的朋友。

A faithful friend is hard to find.

益友难得。

A good book is a best friend who never turns his back upon us. 一本好书，莫逆之交。

A near friend is better than a far-dwelling kinsman.

远亲不如近邻。

An empty purse frightens many friends.

囊中无分文，亲友不上门。

A ready way to lose friend is to lend him money.{七年级的有关英语谚语}.

失友皆从借钱起。

A thousand friends are few, one enemy is too many.

朋友千人尚觉少，仇敌一人犹嫌多。

A true friend is known in the day of adversity.

疾风知劲草，患难见真情。

A true friend is one soul in two bodies.

真正的朋友好似两个身子长著一颗心。

Better an open enemy than a false friend.

明枪易躲，暗箭难防。

Between friends all is common.

朋友之间不分彼此。

Books, like friends, should be few and well chosen.

书籍如朋友，应该少而精。

Everything is good when new, but friend when old.

东西新的好，朋友老的好。

Familiar paths and old friends are the best.

熟路好遵循，老友最可珍。

Friends are like fiddle-strings, they must not be screwed too tight. 朋友像琴弦，不能太拧紧。

Friendship cannot stand always on one side.

来而不往非礼也。

Friendship is love with understanding.

友谊是爱加上谅解。

Friendship multiplies joys and divides griefs.

友谊可以增添欢乐，可以分担忧愁。

Friendship ---- one soul in two bodies.

友谊是两人一条心。

Friendship the older it grows the stronger it is.

友谊地久天长。

Friends may meet, but mountains never greet.

朋友可相逢，高山永分离。

Friends must part.

天下无不散之筵席。

God defend me from my friends; form my enemy I can defend myself.

防友*天，防敌*己。

He is rich enough who has true friends.

有真朋友的人是富翁。

Hunger knows no friend.

饥难周友。

In time of prosperity, friends will be plenty; In time of adversity, not one amongst twenty.

富在深山有远亲，穷在闹市无人

七年级的有关英语谚语篇四

与动物有关的英语短语或谚语

与动物有关的英语短语或谚语

1. as busy as a bee.忙碌至极

2. as merry as a cricket/grig.非常高兴；非常快活。(cricket蟋蟀）

3. as slippery as an eel.油滑；不可靠。（ell是一种油滑的鱼类）鳝、鳗

4. at one fell swoop.一举；一下子；刹那之间。

5. beard the lion 捋虎须；奋勇还击；在太岁头上动土。

6. bell the cat.猫脖子拴铃铛；为了大家的利益承担风险。

7. bird of passage.漂泊不定的人。{七年级的有关英语谚语}.

8. birds of feather.一丘之貉。9. black sheep.败家子；害群之马；无用之辈。

10. dark horse.黑马；竞争中出人意料的获胜者。

11. break a butterfly on a wheel.小题大做；杀鸡用牛刀。

12. buy a pig in a poke 买下没有看的东西；隔山买老牛。

13. a pig in a poke 上当之货。14. by/on shanks’s mare. 骑两脚马----徒步，步行。mare是母马或母驴

15. cannot make a silk purse out of a sow’ ear.朽木不可雕也。坏材料做不出好东西。sow大母猪

16. cannot say boo to a goose. 胆小如鼠。

17. cast peals before swine.明珠暗投；对牛弹琴。swine是指猪或卑贱的人

18. cast sheep’s eyes 送秋波；抛媚眼；以目传情。

19. the cat among the pigeons. 猫在鸽群中---人为刀俎，我为鱼肉。pigeon鸽子

20. cat’s paw. 被人当爪牙利用的人；受人愚弄的人。paw爪子

21. a cock-and-bull story.无稽之谈；荒诞的故事。cock-and-bull adj.荒唐的

22. cock-a-hoop.（俚）得意扬扬；自鸣得意。hoop铁环

23. cock of the walk. 称王称霸的人。

24. don’t count one’s chickens before they are hatched.不要过早乐观。

25. Don’t count your chickens!不要打如意算盘。

26. crocodile tears.假慈悲。 crocodile鳄鱼27. cry wolf.发假警报。

28. dog in the manger.自己不干也不让别人干；自己能享受也不让别人享受的人。

29. dog’s life.悲惨的景况。30. lead a dog’s life.过者悲惨的生活。

31. dog-tired.累极了；疲惫之至。32. donkey-work 沉重的苦活儿；呆板的例行工作。

33. donkey’s years 多年；很久。34. drink like a fish.大饮；牛饮；狂饮；酩酊大醉。

35. even a worm will turn.人急造反，狗急跳墙；人急了也会咬人。

36. an/one’s ewe lamb.唯一的宝贝；唯一的孩子；最珍贵的东西。[英] [ju:] 母羊

37. fine feathers make fine birds.人配衣裳，马配鞍；（讽刺）好的衣裳只能打扮出一个好的外表。

38. fish out of water.离水之鱼；不得其所；感到生疏，不适应。

39. flog a dead horse.徒劳；白费力气；事后再做无益的议论。

40. fly in the face of 公然违抗；悍然不顾。

41. fly in the ointment. 一粒老鼠屎坏了一锅汤；美中不足之处；使人扫兴的小事。软膏, 油膏

42. fly on the wheel. 狂妄自大的人； 盲目自大的人。43. get one’s monkey up.生气；发脾气。

44. get someone’s goat.（俚）触怒某人；惹某人发火；使某人失去自制力。

45. give someone the bird. 喝倒彩。46. get the (big) bird.喝倒彩。

47. go to the dogs.毁灭；失败；堕落；江河日下。

48. gone coon.不可救药的人；没有希望的人。49. gone goose. （同上）

50. grin like a Cheshire cat.咧嘴傻笑。51. white elephant.无用的而且累赘的赠品；沉重的负担。

52. wild-goose chase. 徒劳的搜索；无益的追求。

53. wild horse would/could not drag it from/out of some.休想从某人那里探到口风；无论使用什么手段，不能从某人那里探听到虚实。

54. a wolf in sheep’s clothing.披着羊皮的狼；口蜜腹剑的人。55. ugly ducking.丑小鸭。

56. take a hair of the dog that bite you.以毒攻毒。

57. talk the hind leg off a donkey/horse/dog..唠叨不休；说的天花乱坠。58. talk a dog’s hind leg off.（同

59. till/until the cows come home.遥遥无期；无限期。

60. hang-dog look.卑鄙的摸样；惭愧的脸色；垂头丧气的样子。{七年级的有关英语谚语}.

61. have a bee in one’s bonnet/head/brain.胡思乱想；想入非非；有某种根深蒂固的怪念头。

62. horse-play 胡闹；恶作剧；闹哄哄的游戏。

63. keep the wolf from the door.勉强度日；免于饥饿。64. kettle of fish.糟糕透顶；乱七八糟。

65. kill the goose that lays the golden eggs.杀鸡取卵；竭泽而渔。

66. kill two birds with one stone.一箭双雕；一举两得。

67. lame duck 损坏的东西；落选的议员；可怜虫。lame 意思是瘸的

68. let the cat out of the bag.露出马脚；泄露秘密。

69. let sleeping dog lie.莫惹是非。

70. wake a sleeping dog.惹是生非。

71. like a bull in a china shop.非常笨拙卤莽。

72. like a red rag to/at a bull.使人生气的事。

73. like water off/on a duck’ back.不起作用；毫无作用；漠不关心；犹如耳旁风。

74. lion in the path/way.难点；拦路虎。

75. lion’s share.最大和最好的部分。

76. a little bird told me.有人私下告诉我；我自然知道；我不告诉你我是怎么知道的。

77. live like fighting cock.丰衣足食的日子。

78. the loaves and fishes.物质利益。

79. cock the stable door after the horse is stolen. 亡羊补牢

80. 80.look a gift horse in the mouth.对…..吹毛求疵。

81. look like a dying duck in a thunderstorm.惊慌失措。

82. mad as a March hare.疯疯癫癫。

83. neither fish nor fowl.不伦不类；非驴非马。

84. not to have/stand a dog’s chance.毫无机会；毫无希望。

85. one-horse show.规模很小的；简陋的。

86. other fish to fry.另有要事；有更重要的事要干。

87. pull dog, pull cat.激烈的比赛；加把劲。

88. put/set the cart before the horse.本末倒置；到行逆施。

89. queer fish.怪人；疯子。

90. rain cats and dogs.倾盆大雨。

91. scotch the snake.使危险的东西不能为害。

92. see how the cat jumps.观望形势；窥探虚实。

93. wait for the cat to jump. （同上）

94. see which way the cat jumps. （同上）

95. find out which way the cat has jump. （同上）

96. (as) sick as a cat/dog.病危；生大病。

97. smell a rat.发觉可疑之处；感到事情不妙。

98. throw a sprat to catch a mackerel/whale.出小本，赚大钱；吃小亏占大便宜。

99. swan song.临死哀歌；绝笔；最后的演出。

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) It’s an ill bird that fouls own nest. 家丑不可外扬。

(5) Fine feathers make fine 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；吉人天相。

(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 cat? 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) Don’t count your chickens before they’re hatched. 鸡蛋未孵出，先别数小鸡。（不要过早乐观。）

4. Crow

(1) A crow is never the whiter for washing herself often. 江山易改，本性难移。

5. Dog{七年级的有关英语谚语}.

(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. 布丁太多噎死狗。

(5) Every dog has his day. 人人皆有得意时。

(6) Barking dogs don’t (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) 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。）

(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 owner’s 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. 井底之蛙，不知大海。

7. Fox

(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, it’s time for the hen to look 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) There’s 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 caught 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) You can take a horse to the water, but you can’t make him drink. 带马到河边容易，逼马饮水难。

(2) Don’t 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) 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。