文档介绍：英语中有关动物的谚语
谚语是人类智慧的结晶,是富于色彩的语言形式,它同文学作品、诗歌一样是语言的精华,一般具有生动形象、喻义明显、富于哲理的语言特征。在一定程度上,英语谚语反映了英语民族的文化特点。英语谚语源远流长,它既有民间流传的谚语,又有来自《圣经》的、来自莎士比亚作品的和来自《伊索寓言》的,还有很多外来谚语。英语谚语中有许多有关动物的谚语,本人收集了以下几条:
(1) Kill take fine birds. 人要衣装,马要鞍。
(6) A bird is knoan 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 ice. 戴手套的猫,老鼠抓不到。(不愿吃苦的人成不了大事业。)
(5) arriage, it is a very ill presage. 黄鼠狼和猫结亲,不是好事情。)
(6) ore ad. 欲加之罪,何患无词.
(2) A staff is quickly found to beat a dog e, love my dog. 爱屋及乌.
(4) Too much pudding ) 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 other ugly,and a dog never shuns its oe hoay gro his hole. 狐狸捕食,远离洞府。(兔子不吃窝边草。)
(3) e for the hen to look out. 狐狸说它吃素的时候,母鸡就得注意。
8. Fish
(1) The best fish s near the bottom. 好鱼常在水底游。
(2) Never offer to teach fish to s. 不要班门弄斧。
(3) Go to the sea, if you e out of it. 海里的好鱼多的是。
(5) It is a silly fish that is caught te bait. 智者不上两次档。
(6) If ake 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